Kenneth Jackson

Interview questions:

Place of birth?
St. Louis, Missouri

Where did you grow up/live?
St. Louis

What schools did you go to?
St. Louis University, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Maryland Institute College of Art, School of Visual Art

When did you first get interested in art?
First started drawing in elementary school. Got serious in high school at trade school enrolled in commercial art.

What type of art do you do?
Graphic art, Portrait and Figurative painting, Wall Scrolls which are my painted comics on large canvas rolls.

How long have you been doing the art you do?
I started showing work professionally in the early 90’s. About 30 plus years.

What is your favorite medium for your art?
Oil Painting. I also teach Watercolor, Acrylic, Pastels, Drawing and Sculpture.

Why do you do the art that you do?
I always knew I would be making art. That is who I am, an artist.

What artist(s) influenced you?
I was influenced by my art instructors at school. I am influenced by the artists in my "Post No Bills" series. I also admired comic artists like Winsor McCay, Jack Kirby, Simon Bisley, Giraud/Moebius, and Frank Frazetta.

Do you sell your art or is it just a creative outlet for you?
Now I am selling more of my art and doing many co...

2001 – 2002
Art Education/K-12 NY State Lic. School of Visual Art
New York, NY

1989 –1991
MFA Painting
Maryland Institute College of Art Baltimore, Maryland

1987 – 1988
General Art
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Philadelphia, PA

1983 – 1987
BFA Fine Art
Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO

Scott Duffy & Friends Exhibit 2024
Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery
Art League of Long Island
Dix Hills, NY

Guild Hall's 84th Artist Members Exhibition 2023
Guild Hall
East Hampton, NY

50 Reasons Why Juried Exhibition 2022
East End Arts
Riverhead, NY

The Portrait and The Super Hero 2020 Solo Exhibition at The Cheese Patch South Bay Art Association
Patchogue, NY

Long Island Biennial 2020 The Heckscher Museum of Art Huntington, NY

Black History Month Art Exhibit 2020 Gallery 18 at The Riverdale Y
Bronx, NY

Summerscape Summer Art Show 2018 - 2019 BWAC Gallery
Brooklyn, NY
Color Juried Art Show 2018 BWAC Gallery
Brooklyn, NY
Transformation Spring Art Show 2018 BWAC Gallery
Brooklyn, NY
The really Affordable Art Show 2017 BWAC Gallery
Brooklyn, NY

Open Studio Art Show 2017 Space 776
Brooklyn, NY

The Shades of Summer Group Show 2017
North Shore Art Guild & South Bay Art Association Centereach, NY

Grand Salon Show 2016, 2017 Greenpoint Gallery
Brooklyn, NY

Art & the Superhero 2016 North Bellmore Public Library N. Bellmore, NY

Members’ Exhibition 2015 The Art League of Long Island Dix Hills, NY

2013 Represent Brooklyn Exhibition The Rising Arts Gallery
Brooklyn, NY

People, Places and the Event 2012 Freeport Memorial Librar...