About Your Jurors

Bryan Winfred Massey, Sr. is currently the Chair of the Department of Art & Design and a Professor of Art/Sculptor/Designer at the University of Central Arkansas, Conway. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) from East Carolina University in Greenville, NC; his Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA. He is currently working to finish his Doctorate of Education (EdD) at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock in Higher Education Administration. He is primarily a stone carver. He works with a variation of stones from alabaster, soapstone, limestone, marble and granite. He also cast in iron, bronze and aluminum as well as fabrication of large scaled sculptures in steel. Bryan has been married to his wife, Delphine Massey, for 36 years and they have three children.

Jessie Hornbrook is a printmaker, multidisciplinary artist, and educator. Her imagery balances layers of intaglio, lithography, relief, and screen print to achieve depth of media and message. Hornbrook’s visual vocabulary oscillates from simplicity to complex mark; abstraction to photographic representation; and in between realms of intricate biological systems to the mundane coffee cup. Hornbrook earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) from Central Michigan University and her Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Studio Art (Printmaking) from Louisiana State University. As the Assistant Professor of Printmaking at the University of Central Arkansas, she teaches Print, Drawing, 2D art, and BFA Professional Practices. She is an avid member of multiple national printmaking councils and has shown work internationally in Rome, South America, France, and Spain. Hornbrook recently completed a residency in La Gran Canaria, Spain to master the art of electronic etching.

Leslie Macklin grew up in Southern Missouri and received her MFA at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in New Bedford, MA. Currently, she holds the appointment of Assistant Professor of Art and Foundations Coordinator at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, AR. Her notable professional activities include guest lecturer at the inaugural Ceramic Forum in Vinhedo, Brazil, a panelist at the International Ceramics Festival in Aberystwyth, Wales, exhibiting across the United States including juried shows in Houston, TX; Portland, Or; Tallahassee, FL; Boston, MA; Manhattan, New York; and internationally in Essex, England. When not in the studio or teaching you can find her in the kitchen, creating and testing experimental popcorn flavors or making a giant mess somewhere with her two young kids.

Tyrah Jackson is a Community Engagement Educator in the Community Engagement department at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Her role, primarily focused on community group visits, is greatly influenced by her upbringing in the Arkansas Delta, Pine Bluff & Little Rock, AR. She is also a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.”