ABOUT JASON

 

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With a background in illustration, design and print, Jason (He/Him, They/Them) currently supports both local and international LGBTQ+ artists as founder of Sassify Magazine. A Not-For– Profit queer culture print magazine and online features website that luxuriates in l LGBTQ+ art from both established and up and coming LGBTQ+ artists who are at the forefront of what we do to advocate for meaningful change and education through art.  

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Having travelled across Japan and South Korea to interview and collaborate with a plethora of LGBTQ+ people, Jason has seen the magazine receive a shortlist for the Best Use of Illustration award at the Stack awards  in 2018. Most recently Jason was nominated for a Diversity Award at the National Diversity awards 2019 and Won a Castle Quay community award for volunteer of the year 2019. 

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Outside of Sassify, Jason is an avid Northern Soul fan and dancer and has danced for film and TV including: Ben Sherman, Linder Sterling, Elaine Constantine, The One Show and Strictly Come Dancing.

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Favourite TEDx Talk:  Susan Cottrell - Why I Chose My LGBTQ  Daughter Over The Evangelical Church

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Website: Sassify Zine​

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