Background
Jackson, Oliver L. was born on June 23, 1935 in St. Louis. Son of Oliver and Mae Nell Jackson.
Jackson, Oliver L. was born on June 23, 1935 in St. Louis. Son of Oliver and Mae Nell Jackson.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Illinois Wesleyan University, 1958. Master of Fine Arts, University Iowa, 1963.
Instructor art St. Louis Community College, St. Louis, 1964-1967. Assistant professor art Washington University, 1967-1969. Curriculum specialist, lecturer Southern Illinois University, East St. Louis, 1967-1969.
Assistant professor Afro-American studies Oberlin College, Ohio, 1969-1970. Professor art California State University, Sacramento, 1971—2002. Visiting artist School of Art Institute, Chicago, 1979, Southeast Center Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1980, University Washington, Seattle, 1985, University California, Santa Barbara, 1985, University Illinois, Champaign, 1988, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2000.
Served United States Army, 1961.