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Jim
Biesinger Jules Bouillet John Bundy Rick Cain Joyce Cracas Dale Duby Dan Edwards Fae Harper Stephen Herrero Kimberly Hunt Jim Jackson Ted Miller Todd Orr Mary Pearson Greg Peltzer John Raya Randall Reading Ken Richardson Tommy Singer Joe Slockbower Ed Totten Ruben Trajada Dale Traut |
 Jim Jackson Jim Jackson, member of the Klamath Tribe of Oregon, studied art at the Institute of American Indian Art in Santa Fe and the Portland Community College in Portland, Oregon. His ideas and strength derive from his Klamath, Modoc and Paiute heritage. Like his ancestors who believed that spirits resided everywhere in nature, he has a deep respect for the stone and clay with which he works. Jackson was born on June 18,1963 - two years after the United States Congress officially dissolved the Klamath Indian Reservation and terminated its trust relationship with his tribe. The Klamath people suffered the consequences of "termination." "But through all the years," Jackson says, "we never forgot who we were or where we came from, and we never ceased being a tribe." The tribe was fully restored as a federally recognized tribe in 1986. Whether in his warriors, spirit dancers, or rock spirits, many of Jackson's sculptures reflect the Indian's oneness with nature and express that universal spirit to which everyone can relate - pain and the longing for dignity. His works are shown in galleries throughout the United States. His awards include lst Place, American Indian Invitational (Dallas, Texas, December, 1986); Metropolitan Arts Commission award for a one man show (Portland, Oregon, June, 1986); Special Merit Award, 16th Annual Trail of Tears Art Show (Tailequah, Oklahoma, July, 1987); lst Place, Ceramic Sculptures, Colorado Indian Market (Denver, Colorado, July 1987, 1988, 1989); lst Place, Native American Art Show (Great Falls, Montana, March, 1987); Honorable Mention, Red Earth Show (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, June, 1989). |
