Martha Jackson Jarvis

[1][2][3][4] Her installations are composed using a variety of natural materials including terracotta, sand, copper, recycled stone, glass, wood, and coal.

[10] Jackson Jarvis credits her interest in art to a childhood experience of accompanying her grandmother to a local spring to gather white clay and later making dolls and other objects with the material.

[2][12][7] Her first year at Howard University in 1970 was very influential due to the active presence of artists including Lois Mailou Jones,[13] Ed Love, Jeff Donaldson, and Elizabeth Catlett.

[17][19] Jackson Jarvis is well-known for her work "Signs of the Times," which is a series of sculptures on a large scale that examine the history and culture of the African American community.

[2][3] Jackson Jarvis's artwork can be observed in several public places throughout Washington, D.C., including metro stations, courthouses, and the upcoming 11th Street Bridge Park.

The exhibit demonstrated the new gallery's versatility and included an installation created by artist and art historian David Driskell, who also served as guest curator for the show.

[2][12] Julie McGee, an art historian at the University of Delaware, stated, "The work of Jackson Jarvis operates in two worlds—that of large-scale public commissions and the more intimate space of the gallery.