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Siti Mariah Jackson

Biography:

Date and place of birth: Alor Setar, Malaysia, May 29, 1953

Marital status: Married to Billy Morrow Jackson

Education:

1979 Diploma of Art and Design and Art Teachers' Diploma, Mara Institute of Technology, Malaysia
1988 Master of Arts, University of Illinois U-C

Professional employment:

1979-83 Art teacher, Mak Mandin Secondary School, Malaysia

1984-85 Art Lecturer, Teachers' Training Institute, Malaysia

Current status: Vice-president of Jackson Studios

Professional credits:

Artist's work represented in public and private collections

Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia
Kedah State Art Museum, Kedah, Malaysia
Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL
Unitarian Universalist Church, Urbana, IL
Private collectors in Illinois in Missouri, Mississippi, South Carolina
Mosque and Islamic Association of Central Illinois, Urbana
Wright Museum of Art, Beloit College, Wisconsin

Awards:

1971 First prize in batik design competition, Malaysia
1973 First prize in graphic design competition, Malaysia
1978 First prize in fabric design, Malaysia
1985 Teaching scholarship, Ministry of Education, Malaysia
1994 Merit award for ceramics, Parkland College Gallery, Champaign,
1995 Award of excellence for ceramics, Manhattan Arts International, NY

Artist's description of work: My major art background is in textile design as used in fabric painting, batik painting, and weaving. With both textile design and ceramics I take my inspiration from nature; flowers, insects, birds, fish. The transition from textile design to ceramic sculpture proved challenging. I moved from a soft medium to one that is hard after the clay is fired.

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