About David W. Jackson

David W. Jackson

David W. Jackson was born in 1951 in Ogden, Utah. Working primarily in watercolors and oils, he is known for his richly colored impressionistic paintings of wildlife and landscape. He has also created bronze sculptures with western themes. He lives in Mountain Green, Utah.

Jackson earned a bachelors degree from Weber State University where he studied under Farrell Collett; he later earned a masters of fine arts from Utah State University. Jackson divided his time between two careers; professional artist, and high school teacher for 27 years. Since retiring as a teacher in 2000, he has focused his energy on his own art.

2023 Second Place, Historic Utah Exhibit
2023 Honorable Mention, Traces of the West Exhibit
2023 Honorable Mention, Plein Air Competition, Eccles Community Art Center
2022 First Place, Plein Air Competition, Eccles Community Art Center
2020 Honorable Mention, Eccles Statewide Competition
2017 Second Place, Professional Oils Division, St. George Art Festival
2016 Crafted Monumental Bronze “Victory Song” for Fremont High School, Ogden, UT
2014 First Place, Professional Oils Division, St. George Art Festival
2014 First Place, Sears Dixie Invitational Show
2013 Artist’s Magazine Annual Art Competition Finalist
2013 Best of Morgan Award
2013 Honorable Mention, Logan Fine Art Salon D’Automne
2013 First Place, Morgan County Fair
2013 Committee’s Choice and Purchase Award, Ogden Plein Air Competition
2012 First Place, Professional Division. sculpture and oil painting, Utah State Fair
2012 Ogden Pioneer Days Committee Choice Award
2011 First Place and Sweepstakes Award, Morgan County Fair
2010 First Place, St. George Art Festival
2009 Sweepstakes Award & Peoples Choice, Morgan Co. Fair
2009 First Place, St. George Art Festival
2009 Council’s Choice Award, St. George Art Festival
2008 Paint America Top 100 National Juried Exhibit (two entries)
2008 Paint America Top 100 Cally Krallman Juror’s Award
2008 Second Place, Ogden Valley Plein Air Competition
2008 Plein Air Competition Winner, Thanksgiving Point
2006 First Place, St. George Art Festival
2006 Council Award, St. George Art Festival
2006 Featured Artist, St. George Art Festival
2004 First Place, Eccles Statewide Competition
2001 Featured Artist, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF)
2000 and 2001 Third Place, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF)
2000 and 2001 Artist of the Year, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
2001 First Place, St. George Art Festival
1999 First Place, North American Sheep Foundation
1999 Peoples’ Choice Award, North American Sheep Foundation
Bronze Medal, National Alaskan Audubon Show
Best of Show, Morgan County Fair

1993 – Present. Celebration of Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ (January – March)
2021 One Man Show, Eccles Community Art Center (November)
2016 One Man Show, Eccles Community Art Center (November)
2015 Traveling the West Invitational Show, Dallas, Texas
2008 Paint America Top 100 National Juried Exhibit (2 entries)
2008 Springville National Salon
2008 One Man Show, Eccles Community Art Center (November)
2004 and 2006 One Man Show, Eccles Community Art Center
2003 One Man Show, Gallery at Union Station
1995 Sold Out Show, Lenzerheide, Switzerland

2022 Featured in Fine Art Connoisseur, October Edition
2015 Featured in Wasatch View, Face in the Crowd
2013 Artist Focus, Western Art Collector, September Issue
2013 Featured Art, Gray’s Sporting Journal, Big Game Edition
2013 Enjoying the Journey, the Art of David W. Jackson was published
2013 Featured editorial, Southwest Art, March issue
2012 Cover of Gray’s Sporting Journal, October/November issue
2011 Artist Focus and Savvy Collector’s Guide, Western Art Collector, August issue
2010 Artist Focus, American Art Collector, February issue
2005 Artists Bluebook, AskART.com Inc
2001 Where the Wild Things Are, Wildlife Art Magazine, September issue
2000 Artist to Watch, Southwest Art Magazine, November issue
2000 Utah Artists Project, University of Utah Marriott Library
1999 Who Was Who in American Art, Peter Hastings Falk