Background
Parsley, Jacque was born on January 10, 1947 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of Jack Nelson and Bonnie Mae (Dinwiddie) Carter.
visual artist art gallery director
Parsley, Jacque was born on January 10, 1947 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of Jack Nelson and Bonnie Mae (Dinwiddie) Carter.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Louisville School Art, 1980. Master of Arts, University Louisville, 1990. Master of Fine Arts, University Kentucky, 1994.
Director We Have A Signal Gallery, Louisville, 1979-1980. Director gallery Liberty National Bank, since 1980. Adjunct professor University Louisville, 1988-1989.
Juror National Scholastic Arts awards, Louisville, 1987, 90, 91. Artist-in-residence Blackhawk (Colorado) Mountain School of Art, 1984-1985. Juror for grant awards Kentucky Foundation for Women, 1995.
Interviewed public television, Louisville, 1990, Cable television Women in the Arts, Louisville, 1991. Lecturer Artists Guild, Evansville Museum Art, 1986, Speed Museum Gallery, Louisville, 1985, Owensboro (Kentucky) Art Guild, 1984, Visual Variety House, Water Tower Art Association, 1984, 90, Bellarmine College, 1982, University Kentucky, Lexington, 1985, 93. Juror Artsplace, Lexington, 1989-1990, Lincoln Days Celebration Art Show, Hodgensville, Kentucky, 1986, National Scholastic Art Awards, New York City, 1986, Capitol Arts Center, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1985, Water Tower Art Association, 1983.
Auction donator Louisville Visual Art Association, since 1976, Human Society, Louisville, 1986, Louisville Zoo, 1991-1994, Ronald McDonald House, 1987. Member J. B. Speed Museum, since 1976. Member American Craft Council (Kentucky representative 1987-1990, Southeast regional assembly alternate 1993-1994, exhibit curator 1986, workshop leader Southeast Regional Conference), Surface Design Association (Kentucky representative since 1992), Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation (board directors 1984-1987), Kentucky Guild Artists and Craftsmen, Kentucky Watercolor Society (advisory board), Visual Art Network (president since 1994), Louisville Visual Art Association (past board directors).
Married William Millard Parsley, August 2, 1969 (divorced June 1979). Children: Jessica Leigh, Molly Kristine. Married Thomas Donahue Henrion, February 14, 1986.