Linda Jackson
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Name
Linda Jackson
Culture
Australian
Gender
Female
Birth date
1950
Birth place
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map
Occupations
Art clothes maker | Artist (fabric) | Artist (theatre) | Decorative / design artist | Designer | Jeweller
Summary
Worked: Australia (NSW). Screenprints
NGA IRN
19589
Context
Australia
Biography
Linda JACKSON
Linda Jackson made clothes for Clarence Chai in Melbourne, and Flamingo Park in Sydney. At the same time her interests in designing and making silver and opal jewellery began to develop. At these enthusiasms played a greater part in her activities, her work began to diverge significantly from that of her partner Jenny Kee, and Linda Jackson stepped out on her own. In 1982, Linda Jackson opened her own shop, Bush Couture in the Kings Cross - Australia's answer to haute couture. At first a screenprint workshop was maintained in nearby Darlinghurst, Sydney but was later moved to the large William Street premises. In 1990 the workshop was closed and Linda Jackson greatly reduced her activities as a fahion designer, to concentrate on her career as an artist.
© ada 1989