JACKSON GALLERY

Matthew Dickerson Photographs
McKenna Dickerson Paintings

Jackson Gallery
On Exhibit February 3 – March 14 
*Reception Friday, February 6  from 5 – 7 pm. Open to all.

Through painting and photography, local artists McKenna Dickerson and Matthew Dickerson (daughter-in-law and father-in-law) share images of encounters with the natural world, especially in the wilder places of our public lands: national parks, national forests, and state parks. Matthew’s striking photographs capture animals in action in vivid detail and breathtaking wilderness landscapes. McKenna’s paintings often look abstract until close observation reveals that the images are zoomed-in views of textures, forms, and patterns in nature that often go unnoticed. Examples are the richly colored wings of a butterfly and, in contrast, the black and white feathers of a loon. 

Matthew Dickerson has served as artist-in-residence at Glacier National Park, Acadia National Park, and Wood-Tikchik State Park (Alaska), as well as holding the collaborative environmental writing residency for the Spring Creek Project (Oregon State University) and twice serving with McKenna Dickerson as collaborate artists-in-residence for Alaska State Parks.

McKenna Dickerson is a Vermont based artist, maker, and naturalist whose work explores the relationship between humans and the natural world. She grew up in Middlebury, Vermont, and received her BFA from Saint Michael’s College, where she studied art and design alongside environmental studies. Over the past several years, McKenna has worked in a range of media and creative settings including galleries, studios, and maker spaces.