after the overwhelming response to the GO BIG OR GO HOME pop-up exhibition in june we have decided to have more pop-ups at the gallery when the schedule allows. we will highlight new work just in from gallery artists and curate shows based on genre. we recently had an incredible visit to north carolina artist herb jackson’s studio in davidson. he gave us free range to look through all the bins and choose paintings from the archives. the perfect pop-up exhibition! quite a few of the paintings have never been exhibited before and the range of works dates back to 1987. seeing them hung together in the gallery is an amazing experience. we have known herb jackson for decades and his work will always hold a special place in our hearts.
herb jackson photographed by lissa gotwals
throughout herb jackson's childhood he was a regular at the north carolina museum of art in raleigh and won his first award for art in a juried exhibition there in 1962, as a teenager. he received his undergraduate degree from davidson college and three years later he earned his master's degree in fine arts from the university of north carolina at chapel hill. in 1969, while finishing up his graduate studies, jackson began teaching at davidson. he soon became the chair of the art department which he held for 16 years. he retired from teaching in 2011. jackson's work is now in more than 80 museum collections including the british museum in london and the brooklyn museum in new york city.
in 1999, herb jackson was given the north carolina award by the governor. this is the highest civilian honor bestowed by the state. herb jackson's paintings are built up in many layers which are scraped off as they are being applied. shapes and marks come and go as the painting develops to a hundred or more layers. the final outcome is the result of a process of discovery similar to the life experience itself.
read more about herb jackson in the WALTER magazine interview by liza roberts from a few years back. herb’s work was also featured in roberts’ book art of the state a look inside north carolina’s contemporary art scene.
“to require that an image, to be a bearer of content, must be recognizable is to suggest that there is no form to the unknowable.”
available work by herb jackson can be viewed on the artists page of our site under the artist's individual tab. click on the artist image to see all work with details including sizing and pricing. please call the gallery for additional information and to make an appointment.