BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS |
He was on a list titled "Leading Vancouver Artists," provided to the Labour Arts Guild on April 10, 1946 by the Vancouver Art Gallery to assist in the Guild's call for entries to the second annual B.C. At Work exhibition.
He also exhibited at the annual B.C. Artists exhibitions from 1934 to 1944, held at the Vancouver Art Gallery.
In 1977 the artist was living in Vancouver. He died at UBC Extended Care Unit in 1992 at the age of 90. His occupation was noted as "Printer - Retired."
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
DATE | EXHIBITION | ARTWORK |
1934 Sept. 21 - Oct. 14 | VAG B.C. Artists 3rd Annual | The Spinnaker Run |
Shimonoseki, Japan | ||
1935 Sept. 20 - Oct. 15 | VAG B.C. Artists 4th Annual | Widgeon |
Pintail | ||
1936 Sept. 18 - Oct. 11 | VAG B.C. Artists 5th Annual | Drake, Canvas Back |
Mallards | ||
Rising Widgeon | ||
1936 Oct. 15 - 20 | VAG B.C. Artists Chilliwack Exhibition | Rising Widgeon |
1937 Sept. 17 - Oct. 10 | VAG B.C. Artists 6th Annual | Startled Widgeon |
Gentle Flight | ||
1938 Sept. 16 - Oct. 9 | VAG B.C. Artists 7th Annual | Nicola Valley |
Up-Country | ||
1939 Sept. 15 - Oct. 8 | VAG B.C. Artists 8th Annual | Mountain Mass |
Driftwood | ||
The Lighthouse | ||
1940 Sept. 20 - Oct. 13 | VAG B.C. Artists 9th Annual | Kamloops Lake |
The Church in the Wood | ||
1941 May 10 - June 1 | BCSFA 31st Annual | Clayoquot, B.C. |
Sumas Sunlight | ||
1941 Sept. 26 - Oct. 19 | VAG B.C. Artists 10th Annual | Kamloops Country |
Mud Hills on the Thompson River | ||
1942 Sept. 25 - Oct. 18 | VAG B.C. Artists 11th Annual | Up Country |
Ashcroft Hills | ||
1943 Sept. 25 - Oct. 20 | VAG B.C. Artists 12th Annual | Up Coast |
1944 May 13 - June 4 | BCSFA 34th Annual | Ring Bills Coming In |
Widgeon | ||
Black Geese, Gulf of Georgia | ||
1944 July 4 - Aug. 30 | VAG B.C. Artists 3rd Annual Summer | Clayoquot |
1946 July 2 - 28 | VAG Jubilee Exhibition | Up Country |
1949 May 3 - 22 | BCSFA 39th Annual | Ashcroft Country |
Spence's Bridge | ||
Bonaparte Valley | ||
1954 May 25 - June 13 | VAG BCSA 44th Annual | Bonaparte Valley |
1956 Feb. 28 - March 18 | VAG BCSA 46th Annual | Old Factory, Woodward's Landing |
CANADIAN ART PRINTS (refer to CAP79)
ARTISTS IN CANADA 1982 - UNION LIST OF ARTISTS' FILES (refer to AIC82)
ARTISTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (refer to ABC86)
ALEXANDER HARRISON GALLERIES (refer to AHG95) retrospective
A DICTIONARY OF CANADIAN ARTISTS (refer to M)
BEYOND THE CANVAS - Artists, Stories and the Sea (refer to VMM00)
BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF ARTISTS IN CANADA
(refer to BIAC03)
2 references cited for Jackson, including Macdonald listed above.
VANCOUVER PUBLIC LIBRARY - B.C. ARTISTS FILES (refer to VPL)
GREATER VANCOUVER ART GALLERIES 1954-2020 (refer to GVAG20)
1 reference to Jackson
B.C. VITAL STATISTICS ON-LINE death (refer to BCVS)
"Artists represented in the group comprise the following ... Ronald Jackson ... "
From "Maritime Art Association"
Vancouver Art Gallery Bulletin, November (?) 1939
"Notable oil paintings, indicating strong individuality and power of achievement of
their creators, include "Up Country" by Ronald Jackson,
a large composition of sweeping lines and bold contrasts in its depiction of an
Indian village and blue-grey distant hills; ... "
From "Colorful Display Presented In Exhibition By B.C. Artists"
by Palette
Vancouver Province, September 19 1942
"Ronald Jackson has taken to painting wild life, and his
studies of birds on the wing are very satisfying in an
academic sort of way."
From "Notable Exhibits of Artists' Work"
by Mildred Valley Thornton
Vancouver Sun (presumed), May 1944
"However, one can not omit mentioning ... pictures by ... Ronald Jackson, ... "
From "Lively Spirit Pervades B.C. Artists' Exhibition"
by Palette
Vancouver Province, May 3 1949