Jonathan Paul Jackson
Jonathan Paul Jackson was born in 1984 and grew up in remote far West Texas before moving to Houston, where he continues to live and work. From an early age, Jackson developed a deep love of nature, a passion that continues to shape his artistic practice. Though he has some formal art education and worked as a studio assistant to several prominent Houston-based artists during his formative years, Jackson is largely self-taught and holds experimentation at the center of his work.
Jackson is known for nature-inspired imagery on non-traditional surfaces, drawing influence from renowned Houston artist Jesse Lott (1943–2023), who used found materials as the foundation of his practice. Jackson’s inspiration ranges from flowers seen on walks through his East Houston neighborhood to the vast geological forces that shaped the planet billions of years ago.
Recently, Jackson has been developing a process of recycling paper into thick, textured surfaces that can reach up to half an inch in depth, evoking walls, frescoes, or archeological remains. Through this environmentally conscious practice, he creates works rich in color, texture, and material history. His arcadian imagery exists between optimism and sorrow: optimism in nature’s power to renew, and sorrow for the animals and ecosystems affected by modern ideas of progress.
See Jonathan's kimonos as seen at Foltz Gallery Holiday Market 2025 and our 2026 MFAH Trunk Show :
