Washington DC artist, Kay Jackson received her MFA in 1984 from George Washington University after studying at Virginia Tech and the Corcoran School of Art. Using old master oil painting methods and traditional gilding on gessoed wood, she has focused on environmental issues for over 25 years. Her most distinctive work uses gilding techniques originating in ancient Egypt and perfected in 15th century Italian panel painting. An endangered and fitting medium to bring attention to disappearing animal populations. Jackson’s work is in the permanent collections of Smithsonian American Art, The National Museum of Women in the Arts, The National Academy of Sciences, The Muscarelle Museum at William and Mary College, the Archdiocese of Chicago and five American Embassies. In 1997 she was commissioned by President and Mrs. Clinton to paint a nocturne of the White House for their official Holiday Card. Her work can be viewed on the web at www.kayjacksonart.com