Meet Darla Jackson
CanvasRebel on June 5, 2023
Darla, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Are you happy as a creative professional? Do you sometimes wonder what it would be like to work for someone else?
Art Gallery’s “Cultivated SPace” Explores the human to nature connection
The Whit Online on April 20, 2022
In an incredible display of creativity, talent and passion, twelve artists contributed works surrounding the theme of land to create Rowan Art Gallery’s newest exhibit, “Cultivated Space.”
DeAD BIRDS AND THE ART OF Darla Jackson
Being an Artist with Tom Judd Podcast on March 8, 2021
Darla Jackson graduated from Moore College of Art with a BFA in 2003, she went on to receive two John S. and James L. Knight Arts Challenge Grants in 2011 -2013. She founded the Philadelphia Sculpture Gym in 2012, a membership based community sculpture studio that provided a resource for local sculptors to explore their visions. Her work has been shown in numerous exhibitions locally, including galleries and museums such as the Philadelphia Art Alliance, Seraphin Gallery, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Woodmere Art Museum, and a Wind Challenge exhibition at the Fleisher Art Memorial, and across the country at galleries such as Thinkspace Gallery in Culver City, California, the Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts in Wilmington, and Parlor Gallery in Asbury Park, New Jersey.
Join us for this compelling conversation with a true original with a great story!
ART MAKES PEOPLE - Darla Jackson’S BEAUTIFUL DEAD BIRDS
By Jeanette Nyberg on February 7, 2021 I find it interesting that when we discover new artists nowadays, it’s usually after being struck by a single image in our social media feed.
This one got me. Haunting, right? And beautiful.
Sometimes that’s where it ends, and I don’t end up caring for the rest of the artist’s work, but that was not the case with Darla Jackson’s pieces. They are ALL captivating. There’s a dark, haunting fragility about her work, and I love that she can show that fragility through such a messy, heavy medium like clay.
SHOUTOUT LA - MEET Darla Jackson - SCULPTOR
November 17, 2020 We had the good fortune of connecting with Darla Jackson and we’ve shared our conversation below.
Hi Darla, how has your work-life balance changed over time?
My work/life balance has changed dramatically over the course of the last 15 years… In 2005 I was working full time and spending every moment outside of work in the studio. 12 years ago I made the jump from working full time to part time so that I could focus more of my time on making art. 6 months later I found out that I was pregnant… Around the same time got asked to do a solo show at the Philadelphia Art Alliance here in Philadelphia, so I was working part time, making art full time and trying to get ready for my life to change dramatically. I took a few weeks off once Olivia was born, but got back to making work quite quickly. I began bringing her to the studio with me every day and just made it work…
Beautiful BIzARRE - Top 100 Sculptors of 2018 on INstagram
By Danijela Krha Purssey on December 10, 2018 As the Editor-in-Chief of Beautiful Bizarre Magazine I have had the pleasure of working with many incredible sculptors for more than 5 years now – for the magazine itself, our web blog, our curated exhibitions, the Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Art Prize, and of course sharing their work across our 900,000+ strong social media network. Sculpture is personally my favourite medium, so it is always a thrill to delve deeply into the practices of my favourite artists, or to discover a new sculptor whose work is unique and technically exceptional.
Beautiful Bizarre - Darla Jackson: Sculpting ReFLECTIONS OF HUMAN EMOTION
By Angela Unsworth on September 25, 2018 A rabbit sits, head bowed into paws, in the depths of grief. Eyes covered, nose buried, shoulders hunched, followed by the fine detail of fur etched onto the animal, increasing the realism. All of these features culminate in a sadness you can’t help but empathize with. Darla Jackson’s sculptures depict animals in poses that reflect human emotions. This theme is strongly represented throughout her work, inspiring a curator and friend to call it ’emotional portraiture’.
Moore College of Art - Alumni Darla Jackson’s Public Art INstallation
By Mellany Armstrong on October 25, 2018 Jackson installed the sculptures October 25. The seven sculptures feature life-size figures of a ruby-throated hummingbird, a house sparrow, a European starling, a Northern cardinal, a rock pigeon, and American crow and a red-tailed hawk, all wearing falconry hoods.