Education

2008 MA / Painting, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR
2002 BS / Visual Art: Photography, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff, AR

 

Experience

Arkansas State Hospital - Creative Expressions Program, Little Rock, Arkansas
Art Coordinator
February 2010 - present

University Of Arkansas Pine Bluff - Art Department, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Adjunct Instructor
August 2009 - August 2010

University Of Arkansas Pine Bluff - Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Graphic Artist, Extension Specialist I
August 2000 - August 2006

University of Arkansas at Little Rock - Little Rock, Arkansas
T.E.A.M.S. Lecturer / Designer
September 2006 - May 2008

United States Navy, Fleet and Support Command Active Duty, 3 Stations
DT3 & Illustrator Draftsman Apprentice
Feb 1991 - March 1997

 

Solo Exhibitions

2012 A.R.C.S. from the birthplace of Pharaoh, Hearne Fine Art, Little Rock, AR
2011 Metaphor, Brinkley Plaza Exhibition, Old Peabody Hotel Lobby,Memphis, TN
2010 Virtual Photo International Exhibit, Alcatel-Lucent Headquarters, Paris, France
(physical exhibit traveling to main offices in US & Canada)
  Ascension, University of Arkansas Pine Bluff, Leedell Morehead Gallery, Pine Bluff, AR
2008 Visual Identity: Thesis Show, Gallery II, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, AR
2007 Fresh Beginnings Series: Intuitive Disclosure, African American Museum, Dallas, TX
2002 Senior Exhibition: M.A.T.H., University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff, AR


Juried & Group Exhibitions

2012 Fourth Annual Delta Art Show, Delta Visual Arts Center, Iron Mountain Depot, Newport AR

Drawing Resurfaced, Purdue University Gallery, Purdue University, Lafayette, IN. Juried by Kathryn Reeves and Craig Martin.

Collaborations: Two Decades of African American Art, Multicultural Center, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR

VOR Support = Change Art Exhibition, Atlanta Fulton Central Library, Atlanta, GA

Common Space, Invitational Exhibition, West / Rueff Galleries, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

V.I.T.A.L. Artist Collective Exhibition, Hearne Fine Art Gallery, Little Rock, AR
2011 Third Annual Delta Art Show, Delta Visual Arts Center, Iron Mountain Depot, Newport AR

Drawing Resurfaced, Purdue University Gallery, Purdue University, Lafayette, IN. Juried by Kathryn Reeves and Craig Martin.

V.I.T.A.L. Artist Collective Exhibition, Delta Cultural Center, Helena, AR

Collaborations: Two Decades of African American Art, Iron Mountain Depot, Newport AR

Creative Expressions (Art Musings), Boswell-Mourot Gallery, Little Rock, AR

Expressing Ourselves (Birch tree Communities Exhibition), Leman Library Museum, North Little Rock, AR

F3B Scholars Fall Art Fundraiser & Art Exhibition, Montclair Women's Club, Montclair, NJ
2010 V.I.T.A.L. Artist Collective Exhibition, Arkansas Art Center, Terry House Gallery, Little Rock, AR

University of Arkansas Pine Bluff Faculty Exhibition, University of Arkansas Pine Bluff,
Leedell Morehead Gallery, Pine Bluff, AR

The Last Frontier, F3B Art Exhibition, Heldrich Hotel, New Brunswick NJ

Second Annual Delta Art Show / Delta Visual Arts Center, Iron Mountain Depot, Newport AR

ABLE (Acatel-Lucent Leaders of African Descent) Black History Art Exhibition, Acatel-Lucent Facility, Murray Hill NJ
2009 Collaborations: Two Decades of African American Art, Chattanooga African American Art Museum, Chattanooga TN

Cultural Arts Exchange HTC School / UNAM, Namibia, Southwest Africa

Delta Art Show / Delta Visual Arts Center, Iron Mountain Depot, Newport AR

PBHS Alumni Exhibit, Simmons Gallery, The Arts & Science Center, Pine Bluff AR

Fifteenth Annual African American Art Exhibition, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Mellen-Oberst Merit Award Winner 2009

The Visual Narrative, Historic Arkansas Museum, Trinity Gallery, Little Rock, AR
2008 Cultural Affirmations Exhibition, Joysmith Gallery, Memphis, TN

Collaborations: Two Decades of Excellence, Pyramid / Hearne Fine Art Gallery, Little Rock, AR

51st Delta Exhibition, Sam Strauss, Sr. Gallery, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR

Richard Wright at 100, Curated by Joysmith Gallery, National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis, TN

National Black Arts Festival, Embrace, Hearne Fine Art at Mason Muer, Atlanta, GA

Student Competitive Exhibition, Gallery I, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, AR
2007 50th Delta Exhibition, Townsend Wolf Gallery, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR

Holiday Art Exhibit, Arkansas Community Arts Cooperative Gallery, Little Rock, AR

10 + 10 Exhibition, Arkansas Community Arts Cooperative Gallery, Little Rock, AR

Finale (Student Competitive Show), Gallery I, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, AR
2005 Big and Small Exhibition, Oval Gallery, Little Rock, AR

Irene Rosenzneig 2005 Biennial Exhibition, Arts and Science Center, Pine Bluff, AR

Student Competitive Exhibition, Gallery I, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, AR
2004 21st Carol Harris Simms National Black Art Competition / Exhibition, African American Museum, Dallas, TX

African American Invitational Exhibit, Showcase Arkansas Gallery, Little Rock, AR
2003 UALR Group Show, Heartwork Attic Space, Quapaw Quarters United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR

Artist's Display, Hearne Fine Art, Little Rock, AR
2002 Art Exchange with Lecture, Black Fine Art Festival, Atlanta, GA

Student/Faculty Exhibition, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff, AR

 

Mural Painting Commissions

2012 Right Now Mural, Right Now Gym & Fitness, Memphis TN

Skateland Mural, Design & Render, Pine Bluff, AR

2009 Community Mural Project, B2S Back To School Fest, Hoover United Methodist Church, Little Rock AR
2008 Community Mural Project, B2S Back To School Fest, Hoover United Methodist Church, Little Rock AR
2006 Constructed and Facilitated, UALR / World Fest Community Mural Painting Project, Little Rock AR
2004 Indoor Mural Design / Painting, Pines Mall, Community Arts Project, Pine Bluff AR
2003 Assisted Henri Linton Sr. Design and Drawing of Panels P.A.R.K. mural (Positive Atmosphere Reaches Kids Mural), Little Rock AR
2002 Aquarium Mural Design / Painting, Delta Rivers Nature Center, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Little Rock AR
2000 Coloring Book Illustration / Indoor Interactive Mural, United States Census Bureau, Cleveland OH
1998 Panoramic Indoor Mural, Jefferson County Public Library System, Pine Bluff AR


Selected Artist Lectures

2012 Neo Expressive Drawing, ESSA (Eureka Springs School Of The Arts), Eureka Springs AR
2011 Creative Drawing Techniques, Blue Bridge Art Center, Newport AR
2009 Drawing & Creativity, St. George's Diocesan School, Namibia, Africa

Youth Empowerment Art Series Lecturer, Say It Loud, Wille Hinton Neighborhood Resource, Little Rock, AR

Careers In Art Lecturer, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Art Appreciation, Pine Bluff, AR
2008 Pine Bluff High Artist Lecture, PBHS Art Club, Pine Bluff High School, Pine Bluff, AR

Drawing & Creativity Presentation, Robert Moorehead Middle School Dollarway District, Pine Bluff, AR
2007 Dollarway Block Art Class Presentation, Dollarway Middle School, Pine Bluff

Pine Bluff High Artist Lecture, PBHS Art Club, Pine Bluff High School, Pine Bluff, AR
2006 Indoor Mural Painting / Artist Lecture, Positive Atmosphere Reaches Kids, Little Rock, AR


Selected Publications

Troy Schulte, Logo designer now teacher at UAPB Pine Bluff Commercial, Front page & Homecoming Insert page 9, Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Helaine Williams, Painting A Legacy Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Style Pages 55 - 57, Sunday April 5, 2009

Special to the Commercial, UAPB graduate's work featured in museum exhibit Pine Bluff Commercial, February 13, 2009 page 4B

Halima Taha, Collaborations, Two Decades Of African American Art Hearne Fine Art 1988 - 2008 Page 39

Leslie Newell Peacock, Best. Delta. Ever. Arkansas Times, October 16, 2008, p. 32.

Leslie Newell Peacock, Delta, then and now Arkansas Times, December 13, 2007, p. 40.

Fresh Beginnings: Ariston Jacks Narrative Artworks, Dallas Morning News, Guide p. 30, July 6-12, 2007.

Merritt Martin, Fresh Looks at Old Tales, Dallas Observer, July 25, 2007.

Phillip Collins, Fresh Beginnings Artist: Ariston Jacks A Visual Griot, Elite News, Vol. 49 Edition 28, July 13, 2007.

Vivian Flowers, Pine Bluff Artist to Feature Fine Art Collection at Solo Exhibit in Dallas, Pine Bluff Commercial, 127th Year No. 79, July 5, 2007.

Anna Hearne, Spotlight on Arkansas Artists: Ariston Jacks, PowerPlay Magazine, August 2005, p. 26.

Leslie Newell Peacock, Art Notes: A Great First, Arkansas Times, February 20, 2004, p. 20.

Donna Lloyd, Fame for Local Artist, Pine Bluff Commercial, April 23, 2002, p. 3.

Linda S. Caillouet, Design for Arkansas Worth 1000 to Three, Arkansas Democrat Gazette, April 18, 2001, p. 11A.

Trey Reid, UAPB Unveils New Logo by Ariston Jacks, Pine Bluff Commercial, June 26, 1998, P.


Public Collections

  • 2008 - 2010 US Ambassador To Namibia
  • Acatel-Lucent Corporation, Paris, France
  • Jefferson County Public Library, Pine Bluff, AR
  • Arkansas State Hospital, Little Rock, AR
  • Butler Center, Arkansas State Library, Little Rock, AR
  • Mid South African American Philanthropy, Jackson, MS
  • Arkansas Arts and Sciences Center, Pine Bluff, AR
  • African American Museum Dallas, Dallas, TX
  • Carol H. Williams Firm, Oakland, CA
  • Mosaic Templar Cultural Center Museum, Little Rock, AR


Affiliations and Organizations

  • V.I.T.A.L. (visual images that affect lives) International Artist Collective
  • Arkansas Arts Council Artist Registry
  • Alternate Roots