Jacqueline May grew up in a small Texas town, started painting at roughly age 11, and received a degree in studio art at the University of North Texas in 1988. She worked many years in the business sector of the art world, serving as Development Director and later Communication Director for Mexic-Arte Museum, and later writing the weekly “recommended” box in visual arts for the Austin Chronicle. After participating in small shows for years, she took a big risk and opened up her own art studio in 1997. Since then she has had numerous exhibitions and been blessed with a lot of great friendships both within the art community and outside of it. She has also danced and done yoga as much as possible, and has had several very magnificent cats. In between, she has traveled all over the place, picked up a couple of languages, and learned to play music. Her interest in spirituality has flowed outward from her personal life to inspire her artwork. She also likes gardening and nature, so it isn’t unusual for this type of imagery to make it into her paintings. Likewise, a bout of volunteer work resulted in an interest in the Braille text that is often seen in her art. She uses oil paint, encaustic, collage, video, and whatever strikes her fancy at the moment. Her work tends to include reflective surfaces and spiritual imagery, and she has a very fine time doing it, too. Catalog available to order HERE.