About The Artist: Jackie Dorsey is an award winning watercolor artist based in Athens, Georgia. Her work has been juried into local, state, national and international shows and has appeared in many publications including "Splash", Watercolor Artist Magazine, February 2020, under "This Years Best Paintings", and most recently Watercolor Artist Magazine, Winter 2023, The Best of 2022 (in watercolor). She is a former board member and president of the Georgia Watercolor Society and has gained signature membership in a number of art societies. She is passionate about the vibrant music and art scene in Athens and has collaborated with musicians to benefit Nuci's Space a mental health resource for musicians. Limited autographed prints are still available of Michael Stipe, Sunny Ortiz and Mike Cooley (just navigate to the Nuci's Space tab under more...). She is currently honored to be working on an exhibition to celebrate the legacies of a number of Georgia Musicians which will show for the first time at the Lyndon House Arts Center June-August 2023. This project has been 5 years in the making and she is looking forward to sharing and honoring Georgia's musicians.
The opening reception for her exhibition Legendary Georgia Musicians in Watercolor is June 8, 6 - 8 p.m. at the Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, GA. This is free and open to the public
Current and upcoming 2023 Juried Exhibitions:
35th Tallahassee Watercolor Society Juried Water Media Exhibition, Pop Art and The Devil Went Down To Georgia will be on display at Lemoyne Arts, Tallahassee, FL from May 18 to June 24, 2023.
Illinois Watercolor Society 39th National Exhibition, Out of Time, will be on display at The Next Picture Show Fine Arts Center in Dixon, Illinois from April 28-May 28, 2023.
Louisiana Watercolor Society 53rd International Exhibition, Dahlias, Queen of Summer, will be on display at Place St Charles, 201 St Charles Ave., New Orleans, from May 1-May 19, 2023.
Georgia Watercolor Society 2023 National Exhibition, Stronger than you think, will be on display at the Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association and Art Center, Blue Ridge, GA, from April 5-May 19, 2023.
American Watercolor Society 156th Annual International Exhibition, Apathy & Good Books, was on display at the Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Ave. NYC April 3-28, 2023.
Southworks, Pumpkin Spice, will be on display at OCAF, Watkinsville, GA. from April 21-June 2, 2023.
Artfields, Bare Ruin'd Choirs, was on display in Lake City, SC for Artfields from April 19-29, 2023.
California Watercolor Society National Exhibition, The Devil Went Down to Georgia, was on display at the Harrington Gallery in Pleasanton, California from January 7-March 18 2023.
The opening reception for her exhibition Legendary Georgia Musicians in Watercolor is June 8, 6 - 8 p.m. at the Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, GA. This is free and open to the public
Current and upcoming 2023 Juried Exhibitions:
35th Tallahassee Watercolor Society Juried Water Media Exhibition, Pop Art and The Devil Went Down To Georgia will be on display at Lemoyne Arts, Tallahassee, FL from May 18 to June 24, 2023.
Illinois Watercolor Society 39th National Exhibition, Out of Time, will be on display at The Next Picture Show Fine Arts Center in Dixon, Illinois from April 28-May 28, 2023.
Louisiana Watercolor Society 53rd International Exhibition, Dahlias, Queen of Summer, will be on display at Place St Charles, 201 St Charles Ave., New Orleans, from May 1-May 19, 2023.
Georgia Watercolor Society 2023 National Exhibition, Stronger than you think, will be on display at the Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association and Art Center, Blue Ridge, GA, from April 5-May 19, 2023.
American Watercolor Society 156th Annual International Exhibition, Apathy & Good Books, was on display at the Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Ave. NYC April 3-28, 2023.
Southworks, Pumpkin Spice, will be on display at OCAF, Watkinsville, GA. from April 21-June 2, 2023.
Artfields, Bare Ruin'd Choirs, was on display in Lake City, SC for Artfields from April 19-29, 2023.
California Watercolor Society National Exhibition, The Devil Went Down to Georgia, was on display at the Harrington Gallery in Pleasanton, California from January 7-March 18 2023.
Honored to have received Best in Show for this deeply heartfelt piece entitled Unraveled (awards and comments by juror Steve Griggs).