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Martha Jackson-Jarvis to give Temple Visiting Lecture
As part of Lafayette’s Temple Visiting Lecture Series, artist Martha Jackson-Jarvis will be on campus Tuesday, Nov. 13 and Wednesday, Nov. 14 to present a lecture, work with students, and meet with the public.
Jackson-Jarvis will speak about her work and influences 4 p.m. Nov. 14 in room 108 of the Williams Center for the Arts. The event is free and open to the public and a reception will be held for the artist in the lobby following the lecture.
During her visit, Jackson-Jarvis will work in the college’s Experimental Printmaking Institute (EPI) to develop a limited edition fine art print. The community is invited to visit the printmaking studio to meet the artist 1-4 p.m. Nov. 13. EPI is located at 421 Hamilton Street.
The David L. Sr. and Helen J. Temple Visiting Lecture Series Fund was established by Lafayette Trustee Riley K. Temple ’71. The Temple Fund supports the work of artists, curators, and art historians. The lecture series, now in its eighth year, is coordinated by EPI, which is directed by Curlee Holton, professor and head of art.
Jackson-Jarvis is interested in the possibilities of public art to reflect the diversity and wealth of cultural influences apparent in contemporary life. Her sculptures have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in galleries and museums throughout the United States and abroad, including the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Studio Museum of Harlem, Snug Harbor Cultural Center in Staten Island, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art in Winston-Salem, Anacostia Museum in Washington, D.C., and the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, Russia.
Jackson-Jarvis’ numerous awards include a Creative Capital Grant, Virginia Groot Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, The Penny McCall Foundation Grant, and Lila Wallace Arts International Travel Grant.
Born in 1952, Jackson-Jarvis grew up in Lynchburg, Va., and Philadelphia, Pa., and currently lives and works in Washington, D.C. She holds a master of fine arts degree at Antioch University and a bachelor of fine arts from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University. Jackson-Jarvis also studied mosaic techniques and stone cutting in Ravenna, Italy.