JONATHAN HACKETT IS AN AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR FROM ARMAGH WHO BREATHES NEW LIFE INTO THE CITY'S HERITAGE AND LANDSCAPES THROUGH HIS IMAGINATIVE STORYTELLING AND VIBRANT ARTWORK.

WITH A DEEP CONNECTION TO HIS HOMETOWN, JONATHAN IS KNOWN FOR HIS UNIQUE ABILITY TO BLEND ARMAGH'S RICH HISTORY WITH A TOUCH OF WHIMSY, CAPTURING THE ESSENCE OF THE CITY IN FRESH, UNEXPECTED WAYS.

HIS WORK REIMAGINES FAMILIAR STREETS, LANDMARKS, AND LEGENDS, INVITING READERS OF ALL AGES TO SEE ARMAGH THROUGH A LENS OF MAGIC AND WONDER.

PASSIONATE ABOUT STORYTELLING THAT BRIDGES TRADITION AND CREATIVITY, JONATHAN'S WORK CELEBRATES BOTH THE CITY HE CALLS HOME AND THE POWER OF IMAGINATION. HIS 2023 ILLUSTRATION OF THE GODDESSES MACHA, A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH HIS WIFE GRETTA, IS DISPLAYED IN THE LORD MAYORS OFFICE IN THE PALACE BUILDING OF THE PALACE DEMANSE IN ARMAGH.

IN 2024, JONATHAN RELEASED HIS DEBUT CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK TITLED “IN THE HEART OF ARMAGH: AN ANGEL & GARGOYLE STORY”, A BOOK AIMED AT ENGAGING YOUNG READERS WITH THEIR LOCAL HERITAGE THROUGH FUN STORIES, BRIGHT CHARACTERS AND ILLUSTRATIONS OF LOCAL LANDMARKS.