In 1996 she graduated from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and a minor in Museum Science. In 2011 she graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in Painting from Indiana State University in Terre Haute, IN with a concentration in Arts Administration. Besides her studies, Jackie is heavily invested in the local arts through her work at Arts Illiana, Energize Downtown, The Business Development Center and AmeriCorps. Jackie’s work has been included in many juried shows including The Wabash Valley Regional Exhibition at Swope Art Museum.
Jackie has worked for a number of years developing her own personal painting technique. The result has been a
figurative and painterly image that is perfectly suited for her choice of subject. Her work is meditative and melancholy in equal parts.
"hammering, painting, more sanding…all these things I enjoy.”