At Frieze L.A., Suzanne Jackson Talks About Liberating Paint from Canvas and ‘Having a Good Time with It’

Suzanne Jackson can trace her artistic practice right back to the earliest parts of her childhood. As a kid, she would write letters and draw pictures to send to her grandparents. Then, in second grade, her teacher placed one of her paintings in the class display case. “She let me come out and watch her hang it,” Jackson said in an interview. “I think even then I knew the painting was good—I felt really proud of that.”
Over the years, this sense of pride has not lef