Preston Jackson                                                                                                                                      Preston Jackson

Preston Jackson is Professor of Sculpture at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago. Jackson is the head of the figurative area. Jackson's recent work deals with the subject  of our history - both precise depictions of well-known historical figures as well as innovative portrayals of individuals whose lives, through unfamiliar to us, are part of our history.  His latest series, "Fresh from Julieanne's Garden", reveals the lives and personalities of his ancestors and the stories of all our forbears who lived in the Southern United States in the nineteenth and early twentieth century.  Preston Jackson was recently awarded a Regional Emmy for hosting "Legacy in Bronze", a television show featuring his Julieanne's Garden sculptures.  Preston was also selected a 1998 Laureate of Lincoln Academy of Illinois, the highest honor given to individuals in the state. Preston's large-scale outdoor sculptures as well as his smaller bronze pieces have been exhibited widely in the U.S.

Reviving the spirit of a European-style salon, Maison Rouge gallery welcomes you to experience the expression and emotion of reknowned artists of all disciplines - luminaries such as Guiseppe Guerreschi, Ramon Shiva, Rudolph Weisenborn, Mickey Pallas, Andy Warhol, Ed Paschke, Torkel Korling, Art Shay, Clarence Sinclair Bull, John Bartolomeo, Robert Schiller, Fred Nagel, Rool Gaston, Joel Meyerowitz, Foreman Onderdonk are amoung the Maison Rouge gallery collection. We display  an extensive selection of original oils, lithographs, photography, drawings, etchings and sculpture. We also exhibit in our gallery a rare, private collection of vintage and contemporary African American art which documents the continuity of black subject matter in the visual arts tradition throughout the twentieth century. Works by Berry Horton, Elizabeth Catlett, R. Lafayette Mitchell, Charles White, Charles "Teenie" Harris, Carl Van Vechten and Robert Schiller, to name only a few, preserve the legacy. We invite you to explore the rich history and artistry that is Maison Rouge gallery.