Elizabeth Browning Jackson

Elizabeth Browning Jackson studied at The Rhode Island School of Design, University of New Mexico, and Capella Garden, Sweden, graduating from the San Francisco Art Institute. Since her mother studied at the Bauhaus under László Moholy-Nagy and her father’s family was involved with textiles in New England, it was only natural for her to translate her sculpture into furniture and rugs. Her innovative rug designs of the 1980s moved “art off the wall and put it on the floor” and transformed floor coverings “out of the rectangle and . . . into playful spirals, graphic splashes, waves, and geometric forms. After being introduced to Rick Kaufman and Art et Industrie, she was offered a solo show in September 1982. Jackson’s early furniture and textile work utilized industrial materials – automotive paints and vinyl from Canal Street hardware stores, fiberglass, and acrylic yarns. Later, Jackson’s work evolved into minimalist bent steel and luxurious wool. Jackson’s analog design process, which did not require rendering software, created animated works about movement. She has shown throughout the United States and internationally in Paris and Tokyo. The artist’s works are held in private and museum collections and published in books such as Artists Design Furniture by Denise Domergue and early editions of the International Design Yearbook as well as periodicals Financial Times and The New York Times. Elizabeth Browning Jackson lives and works in Rhode Island.