Bio
Canadian-born, Cape Cod based artist Jackie Reeves uses mixed media to bring together figurative and abstract elements in her art. She was raised in Montreal by architect parents and studied design art at Concordia University. Her artistic career began as a professional mural painter for corporate, private and public spaces. Concurrently, Reeves co founded the Plymouth Community Art Center. In 2010 she earned her MFA in painting at Massachusetts College of Art and Design and has since exhibited in solo and group shows throughout Cape Cod and in Pennsylvania, Vermont, Washington DC and North Carolina. She has been profiled in numerous publications including the Boston Globe, Art New England, Artscope Magazine. She is the 2016 recipient of the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod’s Fellowship award for Visual Arts.
A resident of the United States since 1995, Reeves currently lives in Sandwich.
The Art of Letting Go – Jackie Reeves
Mixed media artist Jackie Reeves will give a slide show presentation of her artistic development from commercial designer to studio artist. Through her personal experience from both sides of the art spectrum, she will demonstrate how letting go of control and embracing unpredictable outcomes can expand your creative mind and strengthen your connection to painting.
“I approach painting like taking a road trip without a map or destination in mind. I only know I want to go somewhere I haven’t been before.” Jackie Reeve