Martha Jackson Jarvis is an artist known for her mixed-media installations that explore aspects of African, African American, and Native American spirituality, ecological concerns and the role of women in preserving indigenous cultures. Her installations are composed using a variety of natural materials including terra-cotta, sand, copper, recycled stone, glass, wood, and coal. Her outdoor urban public sculpture, site-specific rural sculpture, and more portable sculpture addresses issues of culture, particularly Southern African-American, and history.