Painter Edith McNally meets Stanwell Tops artist Jennifer Jackson

“Place, memory and experience” are the concepts at the core of Jennifer Jackson’s art. 

Her home patch in the northern Illawarra and objects – such as leaves, cicada wings, twigs and charcoal – as well as history and passing time feature strongly in her artworks. The land around her has deeply affected her paintings. Jennifer believes that what the viewer brings to the art is also very important as it completes her unique and creative mixed media paintings and drawings as they resonate with these themes. 

Jennifer has lived in the northern Illawarra for more than 40 years and has served as an art teacher and artist for all of that time. 

Following completion of her Master of Creative Arts at the University of Wollongong in 2004, Jennifer became a full-time artist. She has been in many group exhibitions, had solo shows and continues to exhibit regularly.

Jennifer works on a variety of scales, from large canvases and murals to tiny works.

2019 was a happy year for her as she was awarded first prize for miniatures at the Sydney Royal Easter show. She has been a finalist in many art prizes, including the Paddington Art Prize for Landscape. 

Jennifer worked with the Thirroul Seaside and Arts Festival, coordinating the 10 x 10cm exhibition for many years. From June to September this year, she was have an installation at Wollongong Art Gallery as part of the IAVA group exhibition, Lore. 

To find out more about Jennifer’s art, visit www.jenniferjackson.com.au

If you would like your art profiled in 2508 District News, please contact Edith McNally on 0477 778 289 or email mcnallyedith@gmail.com