Artemis Skevakis Jegart Housewright (born July 18, 1927) is a painter and interior decorator from Florida, named one of the outstanding new talents in the US by Art in America in 1956. She created a mural of the Capitol Center for Tallahassee's original Municipal Airport which was dedicated April 23, 1961, a mural later re-created and exhibited at

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. She was also commissioned to paint a mural in

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on FSU's campus. She primarily worked in oils and polymer using a collage style, Later in her life as she worked more on interiors she would often use local materials particularly seashells.

Personal life

Jegart was born in Florida to Paul H Skevakis and Evelyn D Skevakis. She had one older sibling, Mary Skevakis. She was married to sculptor Rudolf Jegart, and divorced in December 1967. The couple had two daughters: Rudi, born on July 11, 1959, and Nike, born on August 20, 1964. Jegart earned a Bachelor's and master's degree in art from

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. Jegart married Riley Housewright on August 30, 1969, and moved with him to

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. The couple were married for 34 years.

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