Robert Coleman Jackson (born October 17, 1964) is an American painter and author based in

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. He is known for his realistic

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paintings.

Biography

Jackson graduated in 1986 from the

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with a BS degree in

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. As an elective during his senior year in college, Jackson took his first painting class. From 1986 to 1990 he worked at

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as a systems engineer and designed radio systems. He was an assistant pastor for Cedar Ridge Community Church in the Washington DC suburbs from 1990 to 1996. He has been working full-time as an artist since 1996. Jackson was the

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's 2012 artist-in-residence.

Career

Jackson's paintings are considered representational and influenced by pop art. His usual medium is

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on stretched linen. He primarily works from life, setting up unique arrangements, when possible, in his studio before executing the paintings. His works contain themes of humor and nostalgia. A monograph about his work was published in 2012 by Philip Eliasoph: “The paintings ... are inescapably a bundle of contradictions, satirical complexities, and witty subterfuge. Essentially, Jackson is a uniquely self-realized painter. His feisty independence is fortified with healthy dosages of non-conforming eccentricity, with a small touch of screwball nuttiness.” His work has been shown in over 30 solo exhibitions and 100 group exhibitions in the United States and is in numerous private, corporate, and museum collections. Solo museum exhibits include the

and the South Dakota Art Museum. Group exhibitions include the

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, Hunter Museum,

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, John F. Peto Studio Museum, Islip Art Museum,

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, and the

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. Public collections include the

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, Seven Bridges Foundation, South Dakota Art Museum, and the

Published works

''Behind the Easel: The Unique Voices of 20 Contemporary Representational Painters'' (2014) The book became the basis for the Delaware Art Museum exhibition “Truth & Vision: 21st Century Realism” in 2016.

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Artist finds still life is more than just bowls and flowers

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