Artist Talk: Oliver Lee Jackson

For more than 50 years artist Oliver Lee Jackson has created complex and layered images in which figurative elements emerge from abstract fields of vibrant color. Twelve of Jackson’s paintings, drawings, and prints are currently on view at SLAM. The exhibition traces Jackson’s aesthetic evolution and demonstrates his significance as a highly experimental artist working across a range of media. In a conversation with Saint Louis Art Museum curators Simon Kelly and Hannah Klemm, Jackson will discuss his career, his connections with St. Louis and the Black Artists’ Group (BAG), and his artistic process.

This virtual program will take place via Zoom and will include opportunities for participants to ask questions with the Q&A feature. Attendees’ mics and cameras will not be activated. This event will have automated closed captions.

Attendees must register to receive the Zoom link. Capacity for the live program is limited.

A closed-captioned recording of the program will become available on the Museum’s YouTube channel and website in the weeks following.