David Jackson has been conserving and collecting tansu since 1990. He earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Maryland and completed graduate studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1982, where he studied sculpture and woodworking. Mr. Jackson developed a passion for Japanese woodwork while apprenticing with sculptor Martin Puryear. He curated a 1996 tansu exhibition sponsored by the Graham Foundation for the Advancement in the Fine Arts in Chicago, one of the first exhibitions in the United States to be devoted solely to tansu. He authored an article entitled "Tansu Exposed," which appeared in the June 1997 issue of "Woodwork" magazine. In January 2007 David was the featured artist in "The Laurel of Asheville" in an article entitled "Foreign Trade". << - - - Photo by Jennifer McNally "The Laurel of Asheville".

				2003 - Present Craftsman, conservation and appraisal of Japanese antiques, mount making and restoration of ethnographic objects, Weaverville, NC. 1999 - 2003 Craftsman; Salesman; Assistant Gallery Manager Shibui Inc., Santa Fe, NM • Conservation and sales of antique Japanese cabinetry and folk art • Custom woodwork and carving • Mount making for artifacts • Website maintenance 1995 - 1999 Owner & Craftsman David Jackson Craftsman, Chicago, IL and Santa Fe, NM • Conservation and sales of antique Japanese cabinetry • Design and production of custom lighting, custom woodworking. • Sculpture conservation • Freelance restoration of Asian and African folk art
			1992 - 1996 Instructor Art Institute of Chicago & Elston School, Chicago, IL • Taught Japanese woodworking, beginning woodworking and sculpture to college level students and adult education classes 1990 - Present Conservator Martin Puryear Studio, Accord, NY • Conservation of Martin Puryear's sculpture 1984 - 1988 • Apprentice to Martin Puryear, Sculptor, Chicago, IL 1983-1984 • Volunteer Instructor: Woodworking program for elders, Peace Corps: Micronesia

						May 2007 • Research grant: "Kaidan dansu history" Japan Foundation NYC 2002 • Research grant: "History of the Japanese Cabinetmaker" The Graham Foundation, Chicago, IL 1996 • Curated Exhibtion: "Tansu Exposed: The Craft of Japanese Antique Cabinetry" Graham Foundation, Chicago, IL 1989 • Visual Arts Grant, Pollock-Krasner Foundation, NYC
			1980 - 1982 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, Master of Fine Arts • Sculpture, Woodworking, and Art History 1974 - 1978 University of Maryland, College Park, MD Bachelor of Arts • Fine Arts
				2002 • "Japanese Cabinetry, The Art and Craft of Tansu" Gibbs Smith Publisher, Layton, UT 1997 • "Tansu Exposed: The Craft of Japanese Antique Cabinetry", WOODWORK Magazine, April 1996

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