Jan Mackay b. 1950

Also known as Jan McKay
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Jan MacKay was an activist feminist printmaker working in the Tin Sheds at the University of Sydney in the 1970s.
Tags: political posters, Feminism
exhibited at
Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to now Part 1
Date
14 November 2020 - 4 July 2021
Place
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Description

Know My Name is an exhibition in two parts at the National Gallery of Australia. It is the largest and most comprehensive exhibition of work by women, presented in a thematic rather than chronological form. It reveals relationships between the present and the past, relationships between artists, and common concerns.

Tags
Women artists, Feminism, Modernism, Indigenous, Painting, Video art, Multimedia, Photo-based art-work, Sculpture, Embroidery
Website
https://knowmyname.nga.gov.au/events/australian-women-artists-1900-now/
exhibited at
Political posters of the 70's: works from the Tin Sheds: a partial survey
Date
24 July 1991 - 10 August 1991
Place
Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide, South Australia
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Artist in Residence
Date
October 1986 - December 1986
Place
Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide, SA
Description

Artist in residence Jan Mackay (assisted by VACB of Australia Council)
'The Secret Garden’- an installation of screen printed and hand made painted fabric and furniture produced over a 9 week residency at the EAF

Type
Other event
Website
http://aeaf.org.au/
Note
artist in residence
exhibited at
The secret garden
Date
1986 - January 1987
Place
Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide, SA
Description

Funded by Crafts Board of the Australia Council. An installation of screen printed and hand painted fabric and furniture produced over a 9 week residency from Oct to Dec 1986.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
EAF annual report 1986

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Textiles, Installation, Printmaking, Furniture