Roy Jackson (artist)

Roy Jackson (1944–2013) was an Australian contemporary artist, one of a group of artists based at Widden Weddin, Wedderburn. His work is part of the permanent collections of Artbank, the National Gallery of Australia, the Art Gallery of New South Wales, and the National Gallery of Victoria.[1][2][3][4]

Early Life, and Career

Jackson was born in England in 1944, moving with his parents to Australia at 15, returning a year later to study at the Sutton School of Art and the Wimbledon College of Art. In 1975, he was one of the founding members of Widden Weddin, a group of artists who built their studios on 25 acres of land in Wedderburn, New South Wales, and this remained his base for 38 years.[5]

Jackson has won numerous prizes including the Fishers Ghost Purchase Prize and the Mosman Art Prize.[6] He has recently been the subject of a retrospective exhibition at the S. H. Ervin Gallery.[7][8]

Artistic Philosophy

Jackson's work was about “conveying a sense of place or a sense of a sensation”.[9] It was “not sufficient to provide a snapshot of life, in the manner of a realist painter”.[10] Jackson was strongly inspired by the bushland landscape around his Wedderburn home, once saying: "If someone asks me what has influenced me most in my work I simply point to the landscape of this place".[11]

References
  1. "We're really excited about the long overdue retrospective on Roy Jackson's work."
  2. "National Gallery of Australia Annual Report 2013–14" (PDF).
  3. "Art Gallery of NSW Annual Report 2014-15" (PDF).
  4. "Collection Online: Roy JACKSON". Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  5. Macleod, Bridget (5 March 2015). "Roy Jackson Retrospective". Artist Profile.
  6. "The Collection, Art Gallery NSW: Backback(2012), Roy Jackson".
  7. "Roy Jackson Retrospective 1963–2013".
  8. MacDonald, John (27 March 2015). "Roy Jackson: artist who didn't believe there were right and a wrong ways to paint". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  9. Grishin, Sasha (28 December 2015). "Past and future meet in visual arts year – and Skywhale too". Canberra Times. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  10. John, MacDonald (16 March 2015). "The high price of integrity". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  11. Mackay, Alison; Morecroft, Richard (Autumn 2013). "Elisabeth Cummings and the Wedderburn Story" (PDF). South Coast Style. No. 45. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
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