"Jackson, who was born in 1944 in St. Louis, Missouri, but grew up in San Francisco and Fairbanks, Alaska, has worked across drawing and painting, poetry, dance and theatre, to explore a strong and often spiritual connection between people and the natural world. With a fluid and poetic painting style, Suzanne has responded to the many different natural and social environments in which she has lived in the US, from San Francisco and Los Angeles, to Fairbanks, Alaska and Savannah, Georgia, to forge a distinctive take on the world and the communities that inhabit it."
"She discusses the important moment where she first encountered the work of Barbara Chase Riboud, a profound encounter with Elizabeth Catlett and her admiration for Torkwase Dyson. She talks of her passion for the cartoons Archy and Mehitabel and Krazy Kat, and her love of Mississippi Delta Blues and jazz or as she calls it, African American classical music. Plus she gives insight into her life in the studio and answer our usual questions, including the ultimate, "what is art for?""
Suzanne Jackson was born in 1944 in St. Louis and grew up in San Francisco and Fairbanks, Alaska. She works across drawing, painting, poetry, dance and theatre to explore a strong, often spiritual connection between people and the natural world. Her fluid, poetic painting style responds to diverse natural and social environments across the US, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Fairbanks and Savannah, forging a distinctive perspective on communities. She draws from Native American and African American artistic languages and exhibits sensitivity to history and ecology while reflecting on lived experience. Jackson has been a gallery owner and public art administrator and now makes painted and sculptural installations that directly address subjects including the climate catastrophe. Influences include Barbara Chase-Riboud, Elizabeth Catlett and Torkwase Dyson, and cultural passions include cartoons such as Archy and Mehitabel and Krazy Kat, Mississippi Delta Blues and jazz.
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