ABOUT Valda Jackson
Selected Commissions/Residencies
2002- 4: Commissioned by Bristol City Council for a 10 metre long brick relief sculpture for the new St Pauls Learning and Family Centre in Bristol.
2002: Artist in residence at Millpond Primary School, an Arts Council of England funded Education Action Zone project.
2000/2001: "The Newport Castle". A public sculpture in relief of a castle class steam engine carved in brick. It is 9.5 metres long by 2.5 metres high in Newport City Centre at Station Approach, next to Yates' Wine Bar.
1995 "Thoroughbred Mare & Foal". A life-size relief carving of a thoroughbred mare and her foal. Commissioned by Kingsclear Homes for Kingfisher House in Newmarket, Suffolk.
Selected Exhibitions
1996: Exhibitor in the exhibition British Identity in art, Weston-super-Mare Gallery.
1994: Solo Exhibition of Paintings at the Morley Gallery, Westminster, London.
1993: Staff Exhibition at Ruskin Hall, Bournville, Birmingham.
1992/1: Prizewinner two years running in the Millfield Open Art exhibition.
1991: BP Portrait Award, The National Portrait gallery, London, selected exhibitor.
1990: Solo Exhibition at the Malcolm X center, Bristol.
Appointments
I have taught painting, drawing and sculpture in a range of institutions including Bournville College of Art, University of Central England, and schools and colleges throughout the Sout West region.
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