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BIO
For the past four years Jackson has been an Artist-in-Residence at the Kala Art Institute in Berkeley, California, focusing on printmaking—primarily etching. His work has been shown in various settings:
Exhibitions
2009 Two-man show, Fingado Art Gallery, El Cerrito, Sept. 11-Oct. 30
2009 Group Show, Kala Art Institute, "New Work from Kala," Aug. 27-Nov. 28
2009 Academy of Art Gallery Show, San Francisco, CA, April 1-29
2009 Codex 2009 Book Fair, Berkeley, CA, Feb. 8-11, 2009
2008 Group Show, Seattle Art Museum Gallery, Seattle, WA, Sept.-Oct. (ongoing print circulation in 2009)
2008 Group Show, Downtown Restaurant, Berkeley, CA, through Jan. 2009
2008 Group Show, Rhythmix Cultural Works, K Gallery, Alameda, CA,
2008 Group Show, Synopsys Inc. corporate offices, Mountain View CA
2005-08 Kala Annual Gallery Exhibitions, Berkeley, CA
2008 Kala Group Show, Berkeley, CA
2008 Commission for Anshen + Allen Architects, San Francisco, CA; 70-print etching edition for principals’ retreat
2008 Five-artist show in Alameda, CA
2008 Solo show at Delessio Market & Bakery, San Francisco, CA
2007-08 Five-artist show at Clara Street Studios, San Francisco, CA
2007 Roadworks: Steamroller Prints, Center for the Book, San Francisco, CA
Education
1964 University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana, IL
B. S. Architecture
1966 Columbia University, New York, NY
M.S. Urban Planning
1967 Columbia University, New York, NY
M.S. Architecture
Previously, Jackson spent 35 years as an architect and urban designer involved in projects around the world. He has received training in etching at Crown Point Press in San Francisco and at Kala. More recently, bookmaking has become a passion. Three artist books are currently in production. His work in this field (letterpress and book composition) has been conducted at The Center for the Book in San Francisco and at Kala. He is a member of the California Society of Printmakers and the Pacific Center for the Book Arts.
WORK STATEMENT
“From the 1960’s when, as part of my architectural training at the University of Illinois, I sketched the grain silos of the Midwest, to the time recently when I drew portions of the Great Mosque in Cordoba, Spain, art has been an ever-evolving creative outlet. My work in architecture has allowed me to develop artistically as well as conceptually in terms of how I perceive and draw from the built and natural environment. Intaglio and, specifically etching, to me, is the natural transferential agent of the drawn line. Stunning visual effects can be achieved by incising a copper plate with acid, resulting in an array of textures, lines, and tones. Anticipation builds when the print is finally pulled from the bed of the press—quite often a happy event but even more often a confirmation that work is still needed.
‘Bookmaking brings its own set of pleasures when I combine selected pieces from my photos or sketches with original text, typically resulting in an interpretive slant on a particular place or feature. The initial production involves creating a digital file of the images and related graphics and then printing the page layout on a large format color printer. A separate digital file is made of the text which is “burned” onto a photo polymer plate and then run, along with the previously printed image sheets, through a letterpress machine. The final product is then hand assembled and placed into a custom box. In the end, I find great delight in fusing the hand-made with digital technology. The end result can extract the best of both worlds.”
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