DISCOVER THE ARTIST
Using ancient gilding techniques and old master’s oil painting methods, Kay Jackson explores subjects ranging from climate change to the human figure in order to investigate how man, animals and natural systems are interdependent and connected in an ever evolving web of life. She calls it the “original internet’’ THE ARTIST
Using ancient gilding techniques and old master’s oil painting methods, Kay Jackson explores subjects ranging from climate change to the human figure in order to investigate how man, animals and natural systems are interdependent and connected in an ever evolving web of life. She calls it the “original internet’’
The ethos of nature and human connection plays one of the most important roles in her work. The focus on environmental concerns such as global warming, endangered species, pollution effects, and over-population started in the early 1990’s as she sought to bring attention to these subjects so critical to our very survival. Her hope is that the artwork inspires a better stewardship of our“common home” and reminds us that every action has a ripple effect for better or for worse.
Jackson helps to preserve art forms potentially lost to newer media by using traditional techniques of past centuries. Her pieces depict both the fragility and resiliency of our ecosystems while exposing our planet’s vulnerability with a delicate artistic sensitivity.
Her paintings have been shown nationally for forty years and exhibited internationally through the State Department’s Arts in Embassies Program and Museums. The Smithsonian American Art 1Museum, The National Museum of Women in the Arts, The Muscarelle Museum of Art at the College of William & Mary and the National Academy of Science include her work in their permanent collections.
Born in Texas in1952, Jackson attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, VA from 1970 to 1974; also studied at the Corcoran School of Art, Washington, DC in 1977 and earned a MFA in Painting at George Washington University, Washington, DC, in 1984. She currently lives in Washington, DC with her husband William Adair.
Notable affiliations
Public Collections
The Archdiocese of Chicago, Chicago Illinois
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
District of Columbia Commissions on the Arts, Washington, DC
Embassy of the United States of America, Cambodia
Embassy of the United States of America, Peru
Embassy of the United States of America, Russia
Embassy of the United States of America, Saudi Arabia
Embassy of the United States of America, Tajikistan
Federal Reserve Board Fine Arts Program Collection, Washington, DC
George Washington University Collection, Washington, DC
Muscarelle Museum of Art at the College of William & Mary, Virginia
National Academy of Science, Keck Center, Washington, DC
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
Art in Embassies
Moscow, Russia
Belize City, Belize
Paris, France
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Lima, Peru
Bangkok, Thailand
Suva, Fiji
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Rangoon, Burma
Corporate Collections
Bell Atlantic, Arlington, Virginia
Bracewell and Patterson, Washington, DC
The Club at Franklin Square, Washington, DC
ERC, Fairfax, Virginia
Ernst and Young, Baltimore, Maryland
Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, Washington, DC
ICF, Washington, DC
Kenwood Country Club, Bethesda, Maryland
LCOR Inc., Bethesda, Maryland
Landsdowne Conference Center, Leesburg, Virginia
Mintz, Levin, Cohen, Ferris, Golvsky and Popeo, Washington
Oliver T. Carr, Washington, DC
Paine Webber, Washington, DC
Ross, Dixon and Bell, Washington, DC
Sallie Mae, Inc., Reston, Virginia
Signet Bank, Washington, DC
Silverstein and Mullens, Washington, DC
Society for Human Resource Management, Virginia
The Tower Club, Tyson’s Corner, Virginia
The Washington Post Company, Washington, DC
The Willard Hotel, Washington, DC
Solo and Group Exhibitions
2021 Addison/Ripley Fine Art, Washington, DC***
2019 Addison/Ripley Fine Art, Washington, DC***
2018
Luther W. Brady Art Gallery at the Corcoran School of Arts and Design, Washington, DC***
Arts Club of Washington, Washington, DC***
Addison/Ripley Fine Art, Washington, DC*
Biggs Museum of American Art, Dover, DE***
Muscarelle Museum of Art at the College of William & Mary
2017
George Washington University Luther W. Brady Art Gallery, Washington, DC***
May Gallery, Mullen Library, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC*
2016
Salve Regina Gallery, Catholic University of America Washington, DC*
2015
Addison/Ripley Fine Art, Washington, DC*
2014
Somerville Manning Gallery, Greenville, DE***
2013
National Sporting Library and Museum, Middleburg, VA*
2012
Muscarelle Museum of Art at the College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA*
Addison/Ripley Fine Art, Washington, DC *
2011
Quick Center at St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, NY***
Cultural Arts Center, Montgomery College, Silverspring MD***
George Washington University Luther W. Brady Art Gallery, WDC*
Addison/Ripley Fine Art, Washington, DC***
American University, SIS Building, Washington, DC*
2010
Cosmos Club, Washington, DC*
2008
Koman Fine Art, Vero Beach, FL**
2007
Gallery Yellow, Cross River, NY***
Addison/Ripley Fine Art, Washington, DC*
2006
Reed Savage Gallery, Coral Gables, FL***
2005
Reed Savage Gallery, Coral Gables, FL***
The Arts Club of Washington, Washington, DC**Faces of the Fallen, Arlington National Cemetery***
2004
The Studio, Middleburg, VA***
Hollis Taggart Gallery, New York, New York**
The National Academies’ Keck Center, Washington, DC***
Other notable exhibitions
Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Kirkland, WA***
Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Kirkland, WA*
The Singapore Museum of Art, Singapore***
The CIPTA Gallery, Jakarta Arts Center, Jakarta, Indonesia***
Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Kirkland, WA***
The Working People’s Cultural Palace, Beijing, China***
The Painting Institute, Shanghai, China***
The Museum of Fine Arts, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam***
The Museum of Fine Arts, Hanoi, Vietnam***
Meridian International Center, Washington, DC***
Washington National Cathedral, Washington, DC***
Elsa Mott Ives Gallery, New York, New York***
Spanierman Gallery, New York, New York***
National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC **
Spanierman Gallery, New York, New York***
Addison/Ripley Fine Art, Washington, DC*
Hoorn-Ashby Gallery, New York, New York***
Creative Resource Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan**
Addison/Ripley Fine Art, Washington, DC***
Addison/Ripley Fine Art, Washington, DC*
Gallery Okuda International, Washington, DC***
The Bell Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan**
Pensler Galleries, Washington, DC*
Vaughn-Goodman Gallery, Jackson, Mississippi*
Addison/Ripley Fine Art, Washington, DC*
Meridian International Center, Washington, DC*
Newark Museum, THE REGILDED AGE, New Jersey***
The University Club, Washington, DC*
The College of Notre Dame, Baltimore, Maryland*
Georgetown University Fine Arts Gallery, Washington, DC*
Strathmore Hall Arts Center, Rockville, Maryland**
Adelle M. Gallery, Dallas, Texas*
Red Fox Fine Art, Middleburg, Virginia*
Vorpal Gallery, New York, New York***
Wallace-Wentworth Gallery, Washington, DC**
Wallace-Wentworth Gallery, Washington, DC*
Wallace-Wentworth Gallery, Washington, DC***
Dimock Gallery, George Washington University, Washington
Gallery Astrid, Monte Carlo, Monaco**
Arena Stage, Washington, DC***
Gallery K, Washington, DC***
Gallery K, Washington, DC***
Washington Women’s Art Center, Washington, DC***
* Denotes solo exhibition
** Denotes two person exhibition
*** Denotes group exhibition