Constance Lillian Jenkins b. 29 June 1883

Also known as Constance Jenkins Macky, Constance Mackey
  • Artist (Painter)
Figurative painter and teacher born in Melbourne, one of a number of female artists who enjoyed a considerable degree of public recognition in the inter-war period. Jenkins moved to the USA in 1912 with her husband where they both became involved in the art scene in San Francisco and Jenkins became a founding member of the San Francisco Women Artists' Society.
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painter and teacher, was born in Melbourne on 29 June 1883, youngest of the children of the civil engineer and architect John S. Jenkins (son of an English professor in the Scottish Elgin Academy) and Emma, n ée Wright, who particularly encouraged her daughter’s artistic interests.

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Date written:
1995
Last updated:
2011

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Related recognitions
  • 1908 Travelling Scholarship (received)
  • Gold Medal, 1907 Women's Work Exhibition, Melbourne, Vic. (received)
  • Women's Work Exhibition (received)
  • Gold Medal, 1907 Women's Work Exhibition, Melbourne, Vic. (received)
  • 1908 Travelling Scholarship (received)
  • Women's Work Exhibition (received)