Mary Jackson (artist)
Mary Jackson (born 1945, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina) is an African American fiber artist. She is married to Stoney Jackson.[1]
A descendent of the Gullah community of coastal South Carolina, she works in Charleston, South Carolina.[2]
She began producing baskets full-time in 1980, creating contemporary designs with traditional techniques. Her baskets are in the collections of Empress Michiko of Japan and Prince Charles,[3] Renwick Gallery,[4] the American Craft Museum, White House Collection of Arts and Crafts, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Museum of African American History, Detroit.[5]
Awards
- 2008 MacArthur Fellows Program [6]
- 2008 United States Artists Fellow [7]
- 2010 National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.[8]
References
- ↑ "Craft In America - Artists - Memory". PBS. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ↑ "Threads of Genius", Charleston City Paper, John Stoehr, October 01, 2008
- ↑ "Mary Jackson". United States Artists. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ↑ "James Renwick Alliance - Resources". Jra.org. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ↑ "Craft In America / Jackson, Mary". Craftinamerica.org. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ↑ "Mary Jackson - MacArthur Foundation". Macfound.org. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ↑ Carswell, Cally (2008-11-14). "Utne Arts Blog". Utne.com. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ↑ "National Endowment for the Arts Announces 2010 NEA National Heritage Fellowship Recipients". Arts.gov. 2010-06-24. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
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