Oliver Lee Jackson: Recent Paintings
April 14 – September 15, 2019
East Building, Mezzanine
Oliver Lee Jackson, Triptych (3.20.15, 5.21.15, 6.8.15), 2015, applied felt, chalk, alkyd paint, and mixed media on wood panel, courtesy of the artist. Photo by Philip Maisel. © Oliver Lee Jackson
This exhibition is no longer on view at the National Gallery.
American painter, printmaker, and sculptor
Oliver Lee Jackson: Recent Paintings will present 18 paintings created over the past 15 years, many of which will be shown publicly for the first time. Jackson’s often large-scale paintings blend figural elements of bodies pointing, kneeling, drawing, and playing instruments with colorful abstract compositions and vigorously worked surfaces. Each painting creates a space and world of its own, captivating viewers and challenging them to spend time with the mesmerizing works. Born in St. Louis, Jackson taught at California State University, Sacramento, for many years and now lives and works in Oakland, California.
The exhibition is curated by Harry Cooper, senior curator and head, department of modern art, National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Organization: Organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington
Sponsors: The exhibition is made possible through the generous support of the Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation. Morgan Stanley is proud to sponsor Oliver Lee Jackson: Recent Paintings. Additional funding is provided by The Tower Project of the National Gallery of Art.
Passes: Admission is always free and passes are not required
Attendance: 86,243
Brochure: Oliver Lee Jackson: Recent Paintings by Harry Cooper. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2019.
- Jackson, Oliver Lee
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Gallery TalksOliver Lee Jackson
September 4, 6 at 11:00
East Building Atrium
Film ProgramsBlack Artists’ Group: Creation Equals Movement followed by Sweet Willie Rollbar’s Orientation
September 14 at 3:30
East Building Auditorium
LecturesConversations with Artists: Oliver Lee Jackson
September 15 at 2:00
East Building Auditorium
- Conversations with Artists: Oliver Lee Jackson
- Audio, Released: November 5, 2019, (62:38 minutes)
- Conversations with Artists: Oliver Lee Jackson
- Video, Released: October 29, 2019, (62:38 minutes)
- Space Was the Place: An Abbreviated History of Washington, DC Arts Venues
- Video, Released: September 10, 2019, (48:06 minutes)
- Shared Exploration: Music and the Visual Arts
- Video, Released: September 10, 2019, (48:30 minutes)
- Two Writers on Art, Music, and Modality
- Audio, Released: September 3, 2019, (82:42 minutes)
- Shared Exploration: Music and the Visual Arts
- Audio, Released: July 9, 2019, (63:35 minutes)
- Press Event: Oliver Lee Jackson: Recent Paintings
- Audio, Released: April 11, 2019, (11:33 minutes)
- Press Event: Oliver Lee Jackson: Recent Paintings
- Video, Released: April 11, 2019, (11:42 minutes)
- Oliver Lee Jackson: There Is No Story
- Video, Released: April 2, 2019, (9:46 minutes)