John Reno Jackson

John Reno Jackson (born October 31st, 1995) is a Caymanian multidisciplinary artist. His practice is based around painting, photography, performance, and sculpture.

John Reno Jackson
artist, during 2019 interview
Born
Jonathan Reno Jackson

(1995-10-31) October 31, 1995
George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
NationalityCaymanian
Known forPainting, Photography, Performance art, Sculpture

Biography

Jackson attended foundation courses in painting and drawing at the Art Academy London in 2015.[1] Jackson has exhibited work in the Winter Showcase at the Art Academy London in 2015, at Paulo – PADA Studios in Barreiro, Portugal, where he attended an artist’s residency in 2020, and at Artisan Space in London, UK (2020). His work was featured in the exhibition, Island of Women: Life at Home in our Maritime Years, at National Gallery of the Cayman Islands in 2020.[2] In his formative years, he said he found the size of Cayman limiting, but with time he has come to appreciate what the small community has to offer.[3][4]

His paintings, that can act as both figures and landscapes, reflect on developing a narrative around fables, social interaction, adolescence, race, and sexual identity.[5]

In late 2019, three of Jackson's works were added to the permanent collection of the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands.

References
  1. "John Reno Jackson: Memoirs of My Lady Exhibition | Cayman Connection UK". Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  2. "John Reno Jackson - Artist". National Gallery of the Cayman Islands. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  3. Young, Kayla (2019-06-02). "Young Caymanian artist featured in two exhibits". Cayman Compass. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  4. "Caymanian artist, John Reno Jackson heads to Portugal". Caymanian Times. 28 January 2020.
  5. "John Reno Jackson". PADA. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
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