Gerald Jackson

Radical polymath, humanist, and visionary, Gerald Jackson (b. 1936 in Chicago, IL, lives and works in Jersey City, NY) embraces the spiritual dimensions of art to grapple with the cultural and social conditions of our time. Throughout his multidisciplinary practice spanning seven decades, the artist has always responded to his lived experiences—including poverty, racism, and violence—through a highly philosophical and conceptual approach to art making infused with poetry and politics.

The artist's first solo exhibition in Europe, Keep Looking: Works from 1978–2025, was held at the Kienzle Foundation in Berlin, curated by Matthew Higgs. Recent solo exhibitions include those held at Gordon Robichaux, New York, NY (2021 and 2025), Parker Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2022), Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Beverly Hills, CA (2022), White Columns, New York, NY (2021), and Wilmer Jennings Gallery at Kenkeleba House, NY (2020). In 1983, the artist’s work was included in the historic The Black and White Show, curated by Lorraine O’Grady at Kenkeleba Gallery. Recent group exhibitions include UPSIDE DOWN ZEBRA, co-curated by Brian Belott and Noah Khoshbin, The Watermill Center, Watermill, NY (2025); Know, Bodenrader, Chicago, IL (2025); On the Nature of Things, organized in collaboration with Alex Glauber, Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York, NY (2022) and On the Bowery, curated by Loren Munk, Zürcher Gallery, New York, NY. His work is included in the collections of The Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA; Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Kienzle Art Foundation, Berlin, Germany; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY; Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY and Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY.