Jack Pachuta

In 2004, Jack Pachuta found the art medium that has become the focus of his attention – printmaking. Working with master artist Paul Yank at the Ozaukee Art Center, Jack learned and refined his printmaking for 16 years with his mentor until Yank passed away in October of 2020. He is now assisting Paul’s daughter, noted sculptress Karen Yank of Santa Fe, in making the Center into a regional resource for artists.

Jack is a past president of the League of Milwaukee Artists and a member of both the Cedarburg Artists Guild and Wisconsin Visual Artists. He was a 2015 Featured Artist of Milwaukee Public Broadcasting’s Great TV Auction and his art was highlighted on 17 PBS stations across the nation from Los Angeles to Orlando.

Having no formal training in art, Jack has always been able to draw. He holds a bachelor’s degree in radio and television from Kent State University, and earned master’s degrees from Michigan State University and the University of Southern California on the G.I. Bill, all the while pursuing art as a hobby.

Jack met his English wife, Renira, over breakfast “on holiday” in Portugal while they were both living and working in Germany. They were married on Shakespeare’s birthday in 1976 and now have two daughters, a cat named Tilly, and a house that borders a Christmas tree farm. They have lived in Cedarburg, Wisconsin since 1979. Jack’s works have been displayed in galleries throughout Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Illinois.

A professional speaker, trainer, consultant, and the owner of Management Strategies, Inc., Jack is a murder mystery writer with consulting clients and a cadre of whodunit aficionados on six continents.