About the artist

Robert C. Jackson (b. 1964 Kinston, NC) is a contemporary realist still life artist. The path that brought him to this full time and fulfilling career as an artist is somewhat varied and unusual. Robert graduated from the University of Delaware with a degree in Electrical Engineering in 1986 and proceeded to work as a systems engineer designing radio systems for Motorola for the next 5 years. He left engineering, not for painting, but for the ministry working at Cedar Ridge Community Church in Spencerville, MD as an assistant pastor for the next 6 years. Since 1997 Robert has been painting full time and exhibiting his work in various galleries from coast to coast.

Presently, Robert lives in Kennett Square, PA with his wife and three children.

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Robert Coleman Jackson
284 Longview Lane
Kennett Square, PA 19348

Born:
Kinston, N.C. October 17, 1964

Solo Exhibitions:

2014
South Dakota Museum of Art, Brookings, South Dakota
Thomas J. Walsh Art Gallery, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT

2012
Arden Gallery, Boston MA
Evansville Museum of Arts and Sciences, Evansville IN
Gallery Henoch, New York, NY

2011
Gallery Henoch, New York, NY (catalog)

2010
Arden Gallery, Boston MA

2009
Arden Gallery, Boston MA
Leslie Levy Fine Art, Scottsdale AZ

2008
Arden Gallery, Boston MA

2007
Wynne-Falconer Gallery, Chatham MA
Arden Gallery, Boston MA

2006
Zenith Gallery, Washington DC
2005
Arden Gallery, Boston MA
Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill NC

2004
Arden Gallery, Boston MA
Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC

2003
Delaware Division of the Arts, Wilmington DE
SomervilleManning Gallery, Greenville DE

2002
Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill NC

2001
Arden Gallery, Boston MA
Zenith Gallery, Washington DC

2000
SomervilleManning Gallery, Greenville DE
Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill NC

1998
Zenith Gallery, Washington DC

1997
SomervilleManning Gallery, Greenville DE
Zenith Gallery, Washington DC
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda MD

Selected Group Exhibitions, Awards:

2011
“Celebrating Four Decades of Collecting,” Brandywine River Museum,
Chadds Ford, PA
“Realism,” Pismo Gallery, Aspen CO
“Group Show,” Gallery 1261, Denver CO
“Appetite,” Gallery Henoch, New York, New York

2010
“Reality Check,” Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford PA
“Trompe L’Oeil” Somerville Manning Gallery, Greenville, DE
"Corporate Collections," Republic Plaza, Denver CO
“Reality Boost,” Gallery 1261, Denver CO
“Still Life,” Peterson Cody Gallery, Santa Fe NM
“The Perfect Valentine,” MADoran Gallery, Tulsa OK
“Between Realities,” Principle Gallery, Alexandria VA

2009
“Still Life,” Gallery Henoch, NY NY
“Winter Group Show,” Gallery Henoch, NY NY
“Realism Invitational,” MADoran Gallery, Tulsa OK
“Inaugural Inspiration,” Zenith Gallery, Washington DC
"Food Glorious Food V," Zenith Gallery, Washington DC
“Beyond the Object Project,” Gallery 1261 Denver CO

2008
“Group Show,” Gallery Henoch, NY NY
“Gift Of Art,” Deborah Young Gallery, Sausalito CA
“Small Works Show,” Gallery 1261, Denver CO
“Trompe L’oeil,” SomervilleManning Gallery, Greenville DE
“Realism by Artists in the Philbrook’s Object Project,” MADoran Gallery, Tulsa OK
“Challenging the Still Life,” Gallery 1261, Denver CO
“Zenith for Real,” Zenith Gallery, Washington DC

2007/9
The Object Project, Evansville Museum, IN; Greenville Museum, SC; Philbrook Museum, OK; Hunter Museum, TN; Museum of Outdoor Arts, CO

2007
Summer Exhibition, Gallery 1261, Denver CO

2006
Salon d'Arts Denver, Colorado History Museum, Denver CO
"Food Glorious Food II," Zenith Gallery, Washington DC
"My Favorite Things," Center of the Earth Gallery, Charlotte NC

2005
"Food Glorious Food," Zenith Gallery, Washington DC
“Allied Artists Invitational Traveling Exhibition” (2003-2005)

2004
“Jackson 4,” Delaware Art Museum Sales Gallery, Wilmington, DE

2003
"Annual Realism Invitational," M.A.Doran Gallery, Tulsa OK (2001,2002))

2002
"Annual Realism Invitational," Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco CA, (2001, 2000)

2001
"Contemporary Realism II," Carol Henderson Gallery, Fort Worth TX
"Emerging Artists," Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco CA, (2000)
USArtists2001, 33rd St. Armory, Philadelphia PA, (2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996)
"Feathers and Sticks," Bennett Galleries, Knoxville TN
Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts, Wilmington DE
"Allied Artists at the Butler," Butler Art Institute, Youngstown OH

2000
"Realism Today," John Pence Gallery—American Artist Magazine, San Francisco, CA
"Realistic Vision," Cudahy's Gallery, Richmond VA
"Still Life" Bennett Galleries, Knoxville TN

1999
Allied Artists of America, Inc. Annual Exhibition, New York NY, (1997, 1996)
"Still Life Invitational," Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill NC
"Still," Kougeas Gallery, Boston, MA
"Off the Wall Humor," Zenith Gallery, Washington DC

1998
"Realism '98," Parkersburg Art Ctr, Parkersburg WV, People's Choice Award

Bibliography

• Eliasoph, Philip Robert C. Jackson: Paintings, Schiffer Publishing 2012
• Rooney, E. Ashley 100 Artists of the Mid-Atlantic, Schiffer Publishing 2011
• Stiffler, Scott, “Three to know, who’ll grow on you,” Chelsea Now, 3/24
• Quillman, Catherine 100 Artists of the Brandywine Valley Schiffer Publishing 2010
• American Arts Quarterly, “Gallery Henoch,” Winter 2010
• Hall, Kim. Robert C. Jackson: Finding the Right Fit (Cover), Art Calendar, September 2009
• O’Hern, John, On the Lighter Side, American Art Collector, April 2009, Issue 42
• American Art Collector, “Robert C. Jackson: Conceptual Realities,” March 2009, Issue 41
• Goslow, Brian. “Robert C. Jackson: Stories” (Cover), Artscope, May/June 2008
• Object Project, Evansville Museum of Arts, M. Stephen Doherty (hardback catalog) 2007
• Doherty, M Stephen, “Object Project: Common Subjects, Uncommon Results,” American Artist, October 2007
• American Art Collector, "Robert Jackson"(Cover), January 2007, Issue 15
• Drost, Jane. Recipe for Success, ArtNews, June 2006
• Southwest Art, Masters Show at Salon, June 2006
• American Art Collector, June Art Fair Preview, June 2006, Issue 12
• The Rambler, Painted Narration, Jan-Feb 2006
• McQuaid, Cate. Gallery Pick – Robert C. Jackson, Boston Globe, Sept 15, 2005
• McQuaid, Cate. “Three Shows Shake Up Summer Art Doldrums,” Boston Globe, Aug 20, 2004
• Magner, Jim. “Art on Capitol Hill and Beyond,” Hill Rag, Cover and article, January 2004
• New American Paintings, Open Studios Press, Issue # 45, May 2003 and Issue #15 1998
• Out & About Magazine (Delaware), Cover Art, August 2002
• Fourth Annual Realism Invitational, Jenkins Johnson Gallery Catalog, June 2002
• American Artist, “Realism Today,” October 2000
• Third Annual Realism Invitational, Jenkins Johnson Gallery Catalog, June 2001
• Viksjo, Cathy. "Robert Jackson" Chester County Town and Country, Summer 2000
• Second Annual Realism Invitational, Jenkins Johnson Gallery Catalog, June 2000
• Ganglehoff, Bonnie. "Robert Jackson - Wit and Whimsy" SouthwestArt, May 2000