Darla Jackson
PHILADELPHIA, PA
Celebrated Philadelphia artist, Darla Jackson, is best known for creating realistic animal sculptures posed to suggest emotional narratives. Her work is constantly evolving, but its driving force stays the same as she aims to explore the human psyche through recognizable visual objects and symbols.
Jackson graduated from Moore College of Art & Design Summa Cum Laude and is a two-time recipient of the Knight Foundation Arts Grant. She has been featured on Beautiful Bizarre Magazine’s top 100 sculptors list, is exhibited internationally, and currently teaches at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Jackson has participated in countless shows with Arch Enemy Arts since 2014, including a collaborative feature with Paul Romano.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
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Dual Exhibition w/ Darla Jackson - "HOLD SACRED, Part 1: Deluge & Tempest" (November 2023)
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Dual Exhibition w/ Paul Romano - “I Imagine Losing You All the Time” (October 2019)
Catalog of works.
Below is a list of all works from solo and group exhibitions. Any pieces marked with a red dot have been sold.
"A penny for your thoughts" (2022) plaster • open edition 1" x 1" x 2" $100 USD (9 available)
"A Piece of Me" (2021) polyurethane resin, acrylic, graphite • edition of 10 4" x 2.5" x .5" $100 USD (9 available)
"I see the bright in you I" (2020) hydrocal, acrylic, enamel 6.25" x 2.5" x 1.5" $250 USD
"#goals" (2020) hydrocal, gesso, graphite powder 4" x 6" x .5" $100 USD
“The Tiger’s Bride” (2021) Papier-mâché, acrylic, glass 17"w x 13"h x 15"d $1000 USD
"Imprint" (2022) hydrocal, acrylic, enamel 8"w x 9" x 5"d $700 USD
"Like pulling teeth..." (2022) fired clay, epoxy resin, 16kt gold leaf, aluminum leaf 12"h x 12"w x 3.5" (fully displayed) $1500 USD
"The Alchemist" (2021) fired clay, epoxy resin, acrylic, and gold leaf 15" x 10" x 6" $1600 USD
"They're all gonna laugh at you..." (2023) fired clay, "Mirror" paint 7.5" round x 4"h $2000 USD
"Bluebird of happiness... (Hold it all in)" (2022) fired clay, acrylic, enamel 8.5" x 3" x 1.25" $950 USD
"Bloom" (2019) Hydrocal, fabric flowers • ed. of 5 7.5"h x 10"w x 6"d $750 USD
"Blush" (2019) Hydrocal, fabric flowers • ed. of 5 7.5”h x 10”w x 6”d $750 USD
"The Nothing" (2019) Hydrocal, acrylic • ed. of 5 8.5”h x 8”w x 7”d $750 USD
"Am I Flying? // Am I Falling?" (2022) epoxy resin, wood, acrylic, graphite, enamel 15" x 15" x 2" $1200 USD
"I am the darkness..." (2021) Polyurethane resin 4" x 4" x 1" $100 USD
"To Sleep // To Dream" (2021) fired clay, raw silk, acrylic, enamel 2.5" x 4.75" $750 USD
"This will hurt me more than it hurts you (Philly Edition)" (2021) polyurethane resin, iron based finish, graphite, enamel 4"h x 5.5"w x 3.5"d $1300 USD
"I see the bright in you II" (2020) hydrocal, acrylic, enamel 4.25 x 4.5" x 1.5" $250 USD
"Not two, and not one" (2020) hydrocal, acrylic, enamel 6" x 3.5" x 1.5" $250 USD
"I see the bright in you III" (2020) hydrocal, acrylic, enamel 5" x 5" x 1.5" $250 USD
"All my failures (Aren't they lovely?) I" (2020) Ceramic 3.75" x 6.5" $175
"All my failures (Aren't they lovely?) III" (2020) Ceramic 3" x 8.5" $200
"Counterpoint" (2019) Hydrocal • ed. of 5 11.5"h x 9.5"x c 7"d $1750 USD
"When I think of you." (2019) Hydrocal, fabric flowers • ed. of 5 5.5"h x 4"w x 2.75"d $500 USD
"Alternate Ending" (2019) Hydrocal, epoxy resin • ed. of 5 5.5"h x 3.5"w x 2"d $500 USD
"If I leave before you, darling." (2019) hydrocal • ed. of 5 8"h x 4.5"w x 2"d $550 USD
"Head of a Lioness, Blueprint" (2019) Cyanotype varied / Edition of 5 4 x 6” in 13 x 15" artist made plaster frame $150 USD (framed) $50 (print)
"Head of a Lioness II, Blueprint" (2019) Cyanotype varied / Edition of 5 4 x 6” in 13 x 15" artist made plaster frame $150 USD (framed) $50 (print)
"Conjoined" (2019) Cyanotype varied / Edition of 5 4 x 6” in 13 x 15" artist made plaster frame $150 USD (framed) $50 (print)
"Cry Out" (2019) hydrocal, gesso, graphite powder 4" x 6" x .5" $100 USD
"All my life I've been waiting for you..." (2019) hydrocal, gesso, graphite powder 4.25" x 6.25" x .5" $100 USD
"Votive III" (2019) hydrocal, acrylic 8.5 x 12 x 4" $250 USD
"Maquette for Blinders series (Sparrow)" (2018) fired clay 7 x 7 x 6" $500 USD
"They creep in..." (2018) polyurethane resin • (1/10) 6.25"h x 7" x 5"d $600 USD