Jacqueline Chanda

Jacqueline Chanda, born in Detroit, MI, is now a full time artist living in Tucson, AZ. She received her undergraduate degree in painting and drawing from UCLA, holds graduate degrees from the Sorbonne University and studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts and the Academy de Porte Royale both located in Paris, France. She is a representational figurative oil painter who loves to create narrative works that capture the beauty in the expressions and movements of common people doing everyday activities.

Jacqueline’s accomplishments since becoming a full time artist are many. She has been the recipient of a Professional Development and a Research and Professional Development Grant from the Arizona Commission on the Arts, an artist residency at Hypatia-in-the-Woods in Shelton, WA and an artist fellowship-in-residence at the International Women’s Center in Santa Fe, NM and she has also participated in solo and numerous local, national, and international juried group competitions and exhibitions.