“Madonna of Desire” by Stefanie Jackson

17 3/4 x 23 5/8 inches, lithograph print on paper, limited edition of 16– unframed

Stefanie Jackson received her BFA from Parsons School of Design in 1979 and her MFA from Cornell University in 1988. She has taught drawing and painting in the Lamar Dodd School of Art at the University of Georgia. Jacksons dramatic paintings speak of the hardships of African Americans through her distinctive voice. The artists work references European traditions, African American music and literature, surrealism, social issues around race, and her lifes own narrative. Jackson has been the recipient of several individual grants from Georgia Council for the Arts and a Special Projects Grant from the National Endowment of the Arts. In 2002 Jackson became a recipient of the Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation Award in recognition of her lifes dedication developing artistic goals, regardless of other personal or financial responsibilities.