Kenley Jackson

Kenley Jackson has been working at the Sitka Fine Arts Camp since the Fall of 2008. She grew up in Colorado and West Virginia before earning a B.A. in Biology from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. When she was six, she surprised herself by drawing a mermaid that actually looked like the picture in her head. Since then she has dabbled in many art forms from glass bead making to printmaking to paper cutting. She loves color and texture and experimenting with new techniques, especially working on graphic design projects for SFAC. Since 2011, she has worked on the transformation of the Sheldon Jackson Campus and developed new programming to serve more students each year as well as increasing access to financial aid. In 2016, she started the Sitka Arts and Science Festival and enjoys the challenge and creativity of interdisciplinary programming. On the weekends you'll find her hiking on the Sitka trails with her husband, a former SFAC camper from 1996-2003, visiting the library, and experimenting with new recipes. 

If you could spend a week anywhere in the world, where would it be? My family cabin on Vancouver Island.

What is the most unusual place you have visited? I tracked black rhinos in Namibia when I was in college.

What is your favorite book or movie? My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell

What is your favorite activity outside of work? I love cooking! It's a beautiful, edible art form.

Any other interesting tidbit about yourself? I grew up swimming competitively. Besides loving the water and swimming fast, I learned a lot about drive and team work which influences my work at SFAC on a regular basis.