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.
Upcoming 2026 Workshop
The Artisans Village Guild, NatureEscapes, Eatonton GA October 20-21 2026.
Upcoming 2026 Solo-Exhibitions
NatureEscapes will be on display at The State Botanical Garden of Georgia March 8-April 19. 2026. Opening Reception is March 8th from 2-4 p.m. All are invited!
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 2026 Exhibitions
California Watercolor Associations 56th International Exhibition, TO WHAT END., will be on display at the Arts Benicia, Benicia California January 31-March 15, 2026.
Dunwoody Fine Art Association's Sights & Insights, War and Peace, will be on display January 31-March 13, 2026, at the Abernathy Arts Center in Sandy Springs, GA.
American Watercolor Society 159th Annual International Exhibition, Ubiquitous, will be on display at the Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Ave. NYC April 7-May 1, 2026.
Southern Watercolor Society 49th Watermedia Exhibition, Negative Space, will be on display at the Gadsden Art Center and Museum, Quincy Florida February 20-April 25, 2026.
Recent Talks
The Portrait Society of Atlanta, Capturing Story in Watercolor Portraits, November 18, 2025, 7-9 p.m., Shallowford Annex, Atlanta, GA.
Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Photo Shoots for Artists: Tips for a successful shoot, September 12, 4-5 p.m. 831 Armistice Blvd, Pawtucket, RI.
Recent Workshop
Portraits in Watercolor with the Rhode Island Watercolor Society
This was an in-person workshop held September 4th-5th 2025. Students learned tips for achieving likenesses and for creating form and dimension with smooth transitions and soft edges. With this in-person experience they received personalized instruction to meet them wherever they were at in their artistic journeys.
Recent Solo-Exhibitions
Living Legends of Georgia Music was on display during the fall of 2025 at the UGA Performing Arts Center, Athens, GA, from September 1, 2025- December 22, 2025.
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 2026 Workshop
The Artisans Village Guild, NatureEscapes, Eatonton GA October 20-21 2026.
Upcoming 2026 Solo-Exhibitions
NatureEscapes will be on display at The State Botanical Garden of Georgia March 8-April 19. 2026. Opening Reception is March 8th from 2-4 p.m. All are invited!
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 2026 Exhibitions
California Watercolor Associations 56th International Exhibition, TO WHAT END., will be on display at the Arts Benicia, Benicia California January 31-March 15, 2026.
Dunwoody Fine Art Association's Sights & Insights, War and Peace, will be on display January 31-March 13, 2026, at the Abernathy Arts Center in Sandy Springs, GA.
American Watercolor Society 159th Annual International Exhibition, Ubiquitous, will be on display at the Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Ave. NYC April 7-May 1, 2026.
Southern Watercolor Society 49th Watermedia Exhibition, Negative Space, will be on display at the Gadsden Art Center and Museum, Quincy Florida February 20-April 25, 2026.
Recent Talks
The Portrait Society of Atlanta, Capturing Story in Watercolor Portraits, November 18, 2025, 7-9 p.m., Shallowford Annex, Atlanta, GA.
Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Photo Shoots for Artists: Tips for a successful shoot, September 12, 4-5 p.m. 831 Armistice Blvd, Pawtucket, RI.
Recent Workshop
Portraits in Watercolor with the Rhode Island Watercolor Society
This was an in-person workshop held September 4th-5th 2025. Students learned tips for achieving likenesses and for creating form and dimension with smooth transitions and soft edges. With this in-person experience they received personalized instruction to meet them wherever they were at in their artistic journeys.
Recent Solo-Exhibitions
Living Legends of Georgia Music was on display during the fall of 2025 at the UGA Performing Arts Center, Athens, GA, from September 1, 2025- December 22, 2025.
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.
Honored to have received Best in Show for this deeply heartfelt piece entitled Unraveled (awards and comments by juror Steve Griggs).
