Akiko Jackson is from Kahuku, a rural North Shore community on the island of O'ahu, Hawai'i. She holds an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University, School of the Arts. A recipient of numerous long-term residencies and fellowships nationwide, Jackson's awards include the Louise Bourgeois Fellowship at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, the Windgate Artist Fellowship at the Vermont Studio Center, and the Roswell Artist-in-Residence (RAiR) Foundation.
In the studio, Jackson’s methodology involves the use of material language to signify how we use our hands to communicate a sense of cultural identity and belonging. Jackson’s work involves an interest in creating sculptural objects for installation while surveying equitable standards and practices in non-profit art organizations.
Jackson is currently an Artist-in-Residence with The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, having started her three-year term in September 2022. She also serves as the manager of the Ceramics Program at Grounds For Sculpture. She has exhibited at the Wing Luke Museum of Asian Pacific American Experience, the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, and the USC Pacific Asia Museum.
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