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Daniel Jackson lives and works in the Claymont, Delaware home he shares with his wife and son. Painting in oil, his style and technique result in luminescent images that nod to the past yet pave new roads with their contemporary sensibility.

Jackson's detailed paintings, portrayed in a naturalistic style, are deceptively simple yet remain true to the subject. With an almost uncanny attention to realism, he does not eliminate the flaws in the objects he depicts, and is thus able to capture the fragility of his subject and comment on the transitory nature of life.

"Illusionism is a primary focus of my paintings. I believe it to be one of the most basic and satisfying reasons for my life-long love of art. The transformation of raw materials into a painting capable of fooling the senses, if only for a moment, thrilled me as a child, and still drives and informs my art to this day.

Still life, with its shallow spaces, is the perfect vehicle for illusionistic painting. By using simple interior spaces and a shallow depth of field, I intend to force the viewer’s attention to the subjects, thereby creating objects of contemplation. My style has always been highly realistic, allowing the occasional line or brush stroke to show through when it is needed to help add volume or texture. Investing a large amount of attention to detail in my subject matter, my paintings encourage the viewer to invest more time in understanding the significance of the objects and their relationship to each other."              - Dan Jackson

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS:

Born: 1970, Camden, South Carolina
Currently resides in Claymont, Delaware


EDUCATION:

BFA 1993

Virginia Commonwealth University, Painting and Printmaking

AWARDS:

2004	Delaware Division of the Arts, Individual Artist Fellowship for Established Professional in Painting

SOLO AND 2-PERSON EXHIBITIONS:

2008	"New Still Life Paintings" Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2007	"New Work" Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2006-2007	"New Paintings" Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2005	"On Reflection: Still Lifes of Daniel Jackson" Handwerker Gallery, Ithaca College
2004	"Brothers: Daniel & Ned Jackson, Recent Paintings & Photographs" Carspecken-Scott Gallery, Wilmington, Delaware
2003	"Still Lifes" Carspecken-Scott Gallery, Wilmington, DE
2002	"Fresh Paint" Carspecken-Scott Gallery, Wilmington, DE
1997	"New Work" Delaware Division of the Arts, Wilmington, DE
1996	"Portraits" Lewis County Building, Wilmington, DE
1992	"Virtue" Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

GROUP SHOWS:

2008	"Lie to the Eye" Bakersfield Museum of Art, Bakersfield, CA
2007	"14th Annual Realism Invitational" Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2006	"13th Annual Realism Invitational" Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2006	"Floral Interpretations" Anne Loucks Gallery, Glencoe, IL
2005	"Los Angeles Art Fair"
2004	"San Francisco International Art Fair"
2004	"Award-Winners 3" Biggs Museum of American Art, Dover, Delaware
2004	"New Blood" Finer Things Gallery, Nashville, TN
2004	"The Jackson Four" Delaware Art Museum Sales & Rental Gallery, Wilmington, DE
2002	"60th Annual Painting Exhibition" Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA
2002	"Northern Light" Carspecken-Scott Gallery, Wilmington, DE
2001	"Invitational:12" Carspecken-Scott Gallery, Wilmington, DE "Summer Group Exhibition" Carspecken-Scott Gallery, Wilmington, DE
1991	"Juried Exhibition" Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA
1990	"Juried Exhibition" Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA
1989	"Juried Exhibition" Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA

PUBLICATIONS:

2007	Gastronomica, a Journal of Food and Culture, University of California Press, Summer 2007, Cover Image
2006	"Open Studios Press, New American Paintings, Volume 63 "
2004	Megan E. Everhart, "Noted: Dan and Ned Jackson" The Hunt Magazine, Fall 2004
2004	"Open Studios Press, New American Paintings, Volume 51"
2002	"Open Studios Press, New American Paintings, Volume 39"

Daniel Jackson is represented by

Wynne/Falconer Gallery, Chatham, MA
Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Carspecken Scott Gallery, Wilmington, DE