Watercolorist Paul Jackson, AWS, was raised in Starkville, Mississippi and resides in Columbia, Missouri. Jackson was inducted as a signature member into the American Watercolor Society at the age of 30, and he is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society. His work has received top honors in national and international competition.
Most of Jackson's work is privately owned, though many pieces are on display in galleries; his portraits of Governor and First Lady Roger and Pat Wilson hang in the Missouri State Capitol and Governor's Mansion. In addition to his primary work in watercolor, Jackson in 2001 unveiled a 30'-diameter tiger mosaic on MU's Columbia campus.
A partial list of Jackson's awards and honors includes:
Walser Greathouse Medal — American Watercolor Society
Best of Show — Northwest Watercolor Society National Exhibition
Winsor & Newton Award — National Watercolor Society
Designed the White House Easter Egg
Designed Missouri's Commemorative State Quarter
Created "Spot," a 30' diameter tiger mosaic & led more than a thousand volunteers in its 420,000 tile construction at the University of Missouri, Columbia
Invited to the Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary International Watermedia Masters in China