E.E. Jacks
ARTIST
E.E. Jacks (b. 1985, Long Beach) is a self-taught painter who lives and works in Southern California. She works in a variety of media and is known for her nocturne and naturalistic paintings. Over the years Jacks has come to respect the linear, synonymous lines between expressionism, realism, and abstraction. Her creative approach and process taps into romanticism, shape, form, and the sentimental. Jacks has received several awards and has been featured in various periodicals. Her work has also been showcased in museums such as MOLAA, Olaf Wieghorst Museum, the Yellowstone, and Yosemite Museums and has been recognized and exhibited in the John Wayne Airport and California State Capitol. E.E. Jacks has been a gallerist with long-standing artist & art community connections & a curator of traditional & contemporary spaces. She has published, written numerous art reviews, juried many exhibitions, and continues to do so. She is also a poet and has currently written five books. Jacks exhibits her work in various Galleries and Museums nationwide.
ARTIST
Artist Statement
“Part of what influences me is human relationships with the natural world. I wish to illustrate, that balance can be had in our exchanges with nature and to encourage a search for those connections. In exploring societal realities I hope to give voice to the unseen needs of those experiencing loss. I also hope to unveil the beauty that exists alongside these pains. At the beginning of every piece I focus on inserting emotion and motion and then work on top of those layers, imbuing the realities of our changing external and emotional scapes.” - Jacks