JACQUELINE BUCKINGHAM
Jacqueline Buckingham is an advisor, advocate, and actress whose 30 year career spans the worlds of art, style, design, media, philanthropy, healthcare, and women’s rights. As an advisor to individuals and institutions, she guides clients in creating experiences, environments, and events to optimize life and legacy. As an advocate, actor, producer, and performer, she takes on projects that improve the lives and health of women.
She studied Art History at Emory University, earned a B.A. with High Honors from the University of Toronto, completed postgraduate studies in Neuroscience and Lifestyle Medicine at Harvard, and was certified in Compassion Cultivation through Stanford’s CCARE Center.
Jacqueline's advocacy began as a teenager in Texas, where she helped repair homes for families in need, was an official “hugger” for the Special Olympics, and took on chairitable roles as Miss Houston.
Women’s Advocacy
Jacqueline has been at the forefront of women’s health advocacy, producing and hosting Cliterology, an Anthem Award–winning podcast in it's third season. Interviewing trailblazing physicians (before they were seen on Oprah), such as Dr. Sharon Malone, Dr. Elizabeth Comen, and Dr. Heather Hirsch, her mission is to open the conversation about women's sexual health to close the gender gap in healthcare.
She launched a philanthropic initiative featured in Cosmopolitan magazine that partnered with The Pink Fund and SIECUS to create collaborative giving for women facing critical health challenges.
Jacqueline also wrote, produced, directed, and starred in a female empowerment series on Amazon that won awards at over a dozen film festivals internationally.
Wellness & Education
As Co-Founder and Director of The Wellness Institute in Dallas, Jacqueline developed a curriculum of accessible community programs rooted in lifestyle medicine. She combined ancient wisdom with practical neuroscience to create experiences that empowered people to improve their health and well-being and was featued in the Dallas Business Journal, D Magazine, and The Dallas Morning News. Her keynotes at Baylor Health, women’s retreats, and high schools frame wellness as advocacy.
Art, Design & Style
Her personal approach to fashion has been featured in W Magazine, Harper's Bazzaar, and The New York Times who noted that she "embodied the season's audacious mood". Jacqueline started her first consulting business in New York City which led her to create a unique style system that empowered women to embrace confidence and body positivity during challenging transitions. She partnered with Gap Inc., Nordstrom, J.Crew, Macy’s, and Simon Malls to share the stories of women adapting to life after breast cancer, reentering the workforce, and redefining themselves at every age. Style Meets Life was honored to sponsor Dress for Success, where Jacqueline served as Honorary Chairwoman.
With a love for grand historic properties and creating unique settings for cultural conversations and philanthropy, Jacqueline's residential and institutional design work includes the official residences for The Whitney Msuem of Art and the Indianapois Musuem of Art. Her homes have hosted the renown artists and dignitaries and served as a setting for cultural advancement. Other design and art advisorry projects in Dallas and Los Angeles have included custom furniture designs, site-specific art installations, and commissions.
Art & Healthcare
Jacqueline founded JBA Art Solutions and Photos for Health, pioneering research-based art programs that redefined healing environments. Her projects encompassed over two million square feet of healthcare space for Indiana University Health, culminating in permanent art installations at the IU Simon Cancer Center, Riley Hospital for Children, Methodist Hospital, and the IU School of Medicine. Nationally recognized by Healthcare Design Magazine and embraced by medical researchers, Photos for Health demonstrated how art rooted in nature fosters resilience, reduces stress, and brings comfort to patients and families.
Film & Television
Jacqueline's training as an actress began at York University. She landed her first role next to Dave Chappelle as henchwoman Delilah in Half-Baked and later became a regular on Late Night with David Letterman. She co-starred in Amazon's first film opposite Minnie Driver, and had guest-starring roles on Law & Order, Ed, and Hack with David Morse. She is grateful to have worked with actors, directors, and cinematographers that inspired her to act including Olympia Dukakis, Sam Waterston, Julie Delpy, Florian Ballhaus, and Alan Rudolph. She is excited to take on projects that fuse entertainment with advocacy.
Philanthropy & Cultural Leadership
Jacqueline dedicated 17 years to philanthropy and cultural leadership in the arts, at institutions including the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Dallas Musuem of Art, and the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Her work included chairing dozens of philanthropic initiatives, spearheading a multi-million dollar historic property restoration, and serving as Chairwoman of the Venice Biennale on behalf of the United States. She co-created the Whitney Contemporaries to bring in a new generation of cultural leadership and broke giving records with the event she chaired. She enjoys the unexpected and was noted as a "breath of fresh air in what can be a very stodgy environment" by W Magazine.
Global & Local Service
A mother of 2 committed to raise her children as global citizens, Jacqueline led advocacy projects with her kids at the center. With her son, she produced a documentary for AMPATH’s Orphans and Vulnerable Children Program in Kenya and she wrote and taught a global school curriculum throughout Australasia with her daughter. Closer to home, Jacqueline continues to serve through volunteer outreach to Los Angeles based charitable organizations, her local church, and as the Director Emeritus of Development at the Girls Academic Leadership Academy.
Her greatest joy is being the mother to her son, a photographer and graduate of NYU film school, and her daughter, a biology major at Northeastern University.