Taryn Chase Jackson is an artist working in analog collage, mixed media, and assemblage. Taryn’s high school work won a Tri-County Arts Council’s Scholastic Gold Key Award for Art and was published in the newspaper, and her undergraduate degree included a visual art concentration. She earned an MFA in creative nonfiction writing and works as a grant writing consultant for nonprofits. Born and raised in Western New York, she lived in Virginia and North Carolina before moving to Alabama. She and her husband live in a 100-year-old house with their two dogs. She is currently serving as Secretary, Communications Chair, and Webmaster of the Alabama Women’s Caucus for Art and a member of Collage Artists of America.