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Jackson Narcomey (January 25, 1942 – March 22, 2012) was a Muscogee Creek painter and printmaker from Oklahoma.

Jackson Leon Narcomey was born in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.^[1] His parents were the Rev. Raymond (1908–1962) and Frances Narcomey (1910–2001),^[2] who were both fullblood Creeks. Jackson grew up in Eufaula, Oklahoma, located in the Muscogee Nation. In high school, Narcomey returned to Tahlequah to attend Sequoyah Indian School.^[3] There he studied studio arts under Riley White. His classes included very influential instruction in serigraphy.

Upon graduation, Narcomey joined the U.S. Air Force,^[3] serving as an on-board flight mechanic. He was honorably discharged after two years of service and returned to Oklahoma and the Muscogee Nation.^[1]

Beginning in the 1970s, Narcomey developed his art career in earnest. He painted in the Bacone School flat style as well as non-objective abstraction and sculpture.

His paintings have won state and national awards and today are in private and museum collections. Narcomey also pursued a career as a commercial screen printer.

He died in Muskogee in 2012.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Timothy II, John. "Jackson Narcomey: Artist Profile." Amerindian Arts Archived 2009-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
^ U. S. Social Security Death Index
^ ^a ^b Lester, Patrick D. and Jeanne Snodgrass King. The Biographical Directory of Native American Painters. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1995. Library of Congress Catalogue Card # 95-069012. ISBN 0-8061-9936-9.