Tom Jackson, Diné of the Navajo Nation Silversmith

Award winning Diné of the Navajo Nation artist Tommy Jackson had been an active jeweler since the early 1970s. He was a graduate of the University of Arizona, with a bachelor's degree in elementary education. In addition to making and designing beautiful jewelry, Jackson was a teacher at Wide Ruins Community School.

Tommy Jackson (1958-2025) came from a family of jewelers. He learned jewelry making from his parents, Martha and Gene Jackson. He lived with his wife in Ganado, Arizona.

Tom Jackson's awards at Santa Fe Indian Market and Gallup Inter-tribal Indian Ceremonial are too numerous to mention here. His works have been printed in several publications.