June 14- July 26, 2025

Thirty-five Years of Environmental Art

In the late 1980's, the media started reporting that fossil fuels cause greenhouse gases and a warming planet; deforestation results in loss of biodiversity and industrial toxic chemicals pollute our water and air. We were being warned that our modern way of life had dire consequences and could upset the natural world's balance, that we needed to act in harmony with Mother Earth, our common home.

Bringing attention to the environment became my focus and inspiration. By using gilding techniques originating in ancient Egypt, I have attempted to shed light on fragile ecosystems and vanishing animal populations with an artistic medium that is also in danger of being lost. I use old masters oil painting methods to create canvases crowded with industrial architecture wrapped in toxic fog, maps of a changing world, clocks showing time is running out, and faceless crowds symbolizing over-population.

My goal has been to engage the viewer by presenting environmental content in an original way--building on artistic tradition to create something unique and reflective of our own times.

~Kay Jackson