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Artist: Herb Jackson (American, b. 1945)

American painter. Throughout 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 in 1967 and three years later he earned a Master of Fine Arts degree 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 has had over 150 solo and group exhibitions nationally and internationally. He was included in the first exhibition of contemporary American art in the former Soviet Union and his work is in over 100 museums. He received the prestigious North Carolina Award by the State Governor. His paintings are built up in hundreds of layers and then scraped off as they are applied.

Dark Moon by Herb Jackson, Image 1.

Herb Jackson
Dark Moon, 1989

Etching and aquatint on paper

(24.13 x 19.69 cm)

Bloom by Herb Jackson, Image 1.

Herb Jackson
Bloom, 1975

Etching on paper

(44.77 x 60.96 cm)

Winstone XIV by Herb Jackson, Image 1.

Herb Jackson
Winstone XIV, 1986

Lithographc ink and oil crayon on paper

(101.6 x 76.2 cm)

Khartoum by Herb Jackson, Image 1.

Herb Jackson
Khartoum, 1975

Lithograph on paper

32 x 39.75 x 1.75 in

(81.28 x 100.97 x 4.45 cm)

Pod II, Waiting by Herb Jackson, Image 1.

Herb Jackson
Pod II, Waiting, 1977

Lithograph on paper

28.5 x 22.375 in

(72.39 x 56.83 cm)

Blues for BVE by Herb Jackson, Image 1.

Herb Jackson
Blues for BVE, 1988

Acrylic on canvas

(167.64 x 228.6 cm)

Target by Herb Jackson, Image 1.

Herb Jackson
Target, No date

Two-color woodcut on rice paper

(35.56 x 60.96 cm)

Herb Jackson
Untitled, c. 1970

Etching and aquatint on paper

(39.37 x 29.21 cm)

Summit by Herb Jackson, Image 1.

Herb Jackson
Summit, 1975

Etching on paper

29.5 x 24.25 in

(74.93 x 61.6 cm)

Running into Ryuji, from Mishima Suite by Herb Jackson, Image 1.

Herb Jackson
Running into Ryuji, from Mishima Suite, 1989

Lithograph on paper

(48.26 x 38.1 cm)

Open by Herb Jackson, Image 2.

Herb Jackson
Open, 1973

Lithograph on paper

(55.88 x 76.2 cm)

Water by Herb Jackson, Image 1.

Herb Jackson
Water, 1973

Lithograph on paper

22.125 x 29.75 x 1.25 in

(56.2 x 75.57 x 3.18 cm)

Double Trap by Herb Jackson, Image 2.

Herb Jackson
Double Trap, 1969

Acrylic on canvas

(76.2 x 101.6 cm)

Gate by Herb Jackson, Image 1.

Herb Jackson
Gate, 1974

Lithograph on paper

22.25 x 29.75 in

(56.52 x 75.57 cm)

Pod III, Open by Herb Jackson, Image 1.

Herb Jackson
Pod III, Open, 1977

Lithograph on paper

29.0625 x 22.25 in

(73.82 x 56.52 cm)

Air by Herb Jackson, Image 1.

Herb Jackson
Air, 1973

Lithograph on paper

22.125 x 29.75 in

(56.2 x 75.57 cm)

Fire by Herb Jackson, Image 1.

Herb Jackson
Fire, 1973

Lithograph on paper

22.25 x 29.75 x 1.25 in

(56.52 x 75.57 x 3.18 cm)

Space Walk by Herb Jackson, Image 1.

Herb Jackson
Space Walk, 1973

Lithograph on paper

(50.8 x 75.88 cm)

Passage by Herb Jackson, Image 1.

Herb Jackson
Passage, 1972

Lithograph on paper

18 x 29.5 x 1.5 in

(45.72 x 74.93 x 3.81 cm)

Cloud Cover by Herb Jackson, Image 1.

Herb Jackson
Cloud Cover, 1972

Lithograph on paper

30.5 x 39.75 x 1.5 in

(77.47 x 100.97 x 3.81 cm)

Water by Herb Jackson, Image 1.

Herb Jackson
Water, 1973

Lithograph on paper

21.75 x 29.375 in

(55.25 x 74.61 cm)

P112 by Herb Jackson, Image 1.

Herb Jackson
P112, 1981

Oil crayon and pencil on paper

(76.2 x 55.88 cm)

High Wind by Herb Jackson, Image 1.

Herb Jackson
High Wind, 1972

Etching on paper

(55.88 x 76.2 cm)

Water Margin by Herb Jackson, Image 1.

Herb Jackson
Water Margin, 1975

Acrylic on canvas

60 x 80 x 2.5 in

(152.4 x 203.2 x 6.35 cm)

Earth by Herb Jackson, Image 1.

Herb Jackson
Earth, 1973

Lithograph on paper

(55.88 x 75.88 cm)

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