Homecoming

Please join us for an artist reception in the Building 18 Lobby: Thursday, May 16

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UM Staff Hour, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Public

Bill Jackson often quipped that he and his camera “auditioned the world, looking for just the right blend of the everyday and the unexpected, sparse indications of what might be, without the certainty of what is.”

A 1960’s graduate of Monteith College at Wayne State, Bill saw himself not as a storyteller nor a documentarian, but as a photographer seeking images with the power and creativity of late 20th century painting and music making.

This exhibition is entitled HOMECOMING because it has been almost 6 years since Bill was scheduled to have an exhibition at NCRC Gallery.  However, his untimely passing in 2018 prevented the exhibition.  In honor of the artist, his wife Meighen Jackson has assembled this body of work for this exhibition.

As Bill noted,” My photography is sparse. Some images are dramatic encounters. Others invite exploration and contemplation. But they say no more than necessary. I got there by going everywhere else first.”

Bill Jackson’s work is represented nationally by Walter Wickiser Gallery in Manhattan and regionally by M Contemporary in Ferndale, MI.   It is included in many permanent collections including Wayne State University in Detroit.

Additional images may be found online at billjacksonart.com