Malika Jackson’s works have been exhibited in galleries, festivals, and in group and solo shows.
She has shown work at UIMA Gallery, “Parapluie” Hyde Park Art Center (HPAC), the One of a Kind Show, Sapphire and Crystals at Bridgeport Art Gallery, the Logan Center, Zhou Gallery, Evanston Art Center, Beverly Art Center, Tall Grass Exhibition Center, Southaven Center for the Arts, Sarah Ball Allis Art Museum, and the Addington Gallery. She received commissions for the Ronald McDonald Houses and the Ryder Cup Tournament. She has held a solo exhibition at the Hyde Park Art Center and exhibited at the Howard Brown Center, Black Clay at Chicago State, “Fast Forward, Rewind: Play” at HPAC, “From the Earth” at Woman Made Gallery, Gallery D’Estees, Noyes Gallery, Museum of Science and Industry, Artopolis at the Merchandise Mart, Cliff Dwellers, and numerous other venues. She completed a six-month residency at Hyde Park Art Center as part of THE CENTER PROGRAM and recently completed a solo show at the HPAC.
Jackson’s awards include the SPARK Award (2020); Museum of Science & Industry, Black Creativity (honorable mention); Diasporal Rhythms Art Association (honored); an art grant from the city of Chicago; and design awards from Ann Brooks and Fur International Awards. Jackson has created commissions for public artwork through the City of Chicago.
She was curator for Women’s Made Gallery and curated and, for 27 years, coordinated the Cultural Connections African Art Bazaar, which attracts over 60 African American artists throughout the country.
Her work is featured in the film “Curators of Dixon School”; Producing Local Color: Art Networks in Ethnic Chicago by Diane Grams (University of Chicago Press); and South Shore Current.
Jackson has taught in the Chicago Public Schools, Charter Schools, Community Organizations, and at the Hyde Park Art Center.
She holds an MFA and BFA from the School of the Art Institute and studied at Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois. She made an artist tour of France and Italy and completed a ceramic workshop in Tuscany, Italy.
Contributions to Humans & Nature Press:
• What can we learn from the soil about our fundamental interconnectedness? (coming soon)
Malika Jackson’s paintings illustrate this Questions for a Resilient Future series
Additional Noteworthy Links:
• Malika Jackson’s website
View and learn more about Malika Jackson’s artwork.
• Whispers of a World without Words
Learn more about Malika Jackson’s exhibition at the Hyde Park Art Center.
• Producing Local Color: Art Networks in Ethnic Chicago
A book featuring work by Malika Jackson.
• The Curators of Dixon School
View a film featuring Malika Jackson.
Photo credit: Courtesy of Malika Jackson
