05/29/2026
“For me, it’s political to make an artwork about peace and beauty. I wanted people, especially Black people, to see the beauty. People need beauty.” —Suzanne Jackson
In this monumental triptych, painter Suzanne Jackson set out to make a statement about Black beauty and love from the perspective of a Black woman. Birds, plants, and figures created here using loose washes of acrylic paint were motifs central to the artist’s work at the time.
Experience the work on view in "Suzanne Jackson: What Is Love." Gallery admission is free during Free Thursday Nights and Free First Saturdays.
Suzanne Jackson, "In A Black Man’s Garden" (1973).