About The Artist: Jackie Dorsey, AWS, NWS, 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 including the National Watercolor Society and the American Watercolor Society. 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 as well as the Georgia Music Foundation. Limited autographed prints are available of Michael Stipe, Sunny Ortiz, Mike Cooley, and Vanessa Briscoe Hay. Jackie recently celebrated the legacies of a number of Georgia Musicians in her solo-exhibition at the Lyndon House Arts Center in Athens. If you missed it, you can still purchase a catalogue of the exhibition and enjoy her paintings of William Bell, Big Boi, Randall Bramblett, Brent Cobb, Mike Cooley, Parker Gispert, Wycliffe Gordon, Rutha Mae Harris, Vanessa Briscoe Hay, Kevn Kinney, Chuck Leavell, Eshe Light, Michelle Malone, Mike Mills, Shawn Mullins, Sunny Ortiz, Amy Ray, Emily Saliers, Cindy Wilson, and Gregg Allman.
Recent Solo-Exhibition
In celebration of the opening of the new Classic Center Arena, Legendary Georgia Musicians in Watercolor was on show at the Classic Center, Gallery 1, from September 2024 until February 2025.
Upcoming Solo-Exhibitions
NatureEscapes will be on display at The State Botanical Garden of Georgia March 8-April 19. 2026.
An Expanded Legendary Georgia Musicians in Watercolor, new paintings!, will be on exhibit at the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art from September 26-December 13, 2026.
Upcoming and Current 2025 Exhibitions
2025 National Watercolor Society Member Exhibition, A Bridge Too Far, will be on display virtually May 1 - June 30, 2025.
48th International Watermedia Exhibition WAS-H, Aspen Hatters, will be on display at the Watercolor Art Society Houston, March 4- March 29.
Georgia Watercolor Society 2025 National Exhibition, Negative Space, will be on display at the Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, GA from March 6-June 26.
American Watercolor Society 158th Annual International Exhibition, War and Peace, will be on display at the Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Ave. NYC April 7 – 25, 2025. There will be an opening reception on Tuesday, April 8th from 6-8 pm.
California Watercolor Association's 55th International Exhibition, Bleeding Heart, was on display at the Piedmont Center for the Arts, Piedmont, California from February 15-March 23, 2025. Opening reception is February 15 from 11-2.
Missouri Watercolor Society 2025 International Exhibition, Ubiquitous, will be on display at the SFA Gallery Frontenac, Missouri from February 1- March 31, 2025.
Kentucky WS Aqueous National, Pop Art, was on display from November 15-January 26 at the Contemporary Art Museum, Louisville, KY.
Recent Solo-Exhibition
In celebration of the opening of the new Classic Center Arena, Legendary Georgia Musicians in Watercolor was on show at the Classic Center, Gallery 1, from September 2024 until February 2025.
Upcoming Solo-Exhibitions
NatureEscapes will be on display at The State Botanical Garden of Georgia March 8-April 19. 2026.
An Expanded Legendary Georgia Musicians in Watercolor, new paintings!, will be on exhibit at the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art from September 26-December 13, 2026.
Upcoming and Current 2025 Exhibitions
2025 National Watercolor Society Member Exhibition, A Bridge Too Far, will be on display virtually May 1 - June 30, 2025.
48th International Watermedia Exhibition WAS-H, Aspen Hatters, will be on display at the Watercolor Art Society Houston, March 4- March 29.
Georgia Watercolor Society 2025 National Exhibition, Negative Space, will be on display at the Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, GA from March 6-June 26.
American Watercolor Society 158th Annual International Exhibition, War and Peace, will be on display at the Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Ave. NYC April 7 – 25, 2025. There will be an opening reception on Tuesday, April 8th from 6-8 pm.
California Watercolor Association's 55th International Exhibition, Bleeding Heart, was on display at the Piedmont Center for the Arts, Piedmont, California from February 15-March 23, 2025. Opening reception is February 15 from 11-2.
Missouri Watercolor Society 2025 International Exhibition, Ubiquitous, will be on display at the SFA Gallery Frontenac, Missouri from February 1- March 31, 2025.
Kentucky WS Aqueous National, Pop Art, was on display from November 15-January 26 at the Contemporary Art Museum, Louisville, KY.
Honored to have received Best in Show for this deeply heartfelt piece entitled Unraveled (awards and comments by juror Steve Griggs).
