Linda Jackson b. 1950

Also known as Opalinda
  • Maker (Jewellery Designer),
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer),
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer),
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Linda Jackson is an artist, writer, and painter who has worked in the fashion industry. Jackson was born in Melbourne in 1950.
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exhibited at
Low Isles: A Fragile Sanctuary
Place
Cairns Regional Gallery, QLD
Description

Featuring textile paintings and a costume that were dyed using the bark and leaves of the mangrove and other organic matter.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Red Centre
Place
Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW
Description

Designs were inspired by Linda and Fran’s journey in August 1980 to Australia’s Red Centre. Flamingo Park Events with Jenny Kee.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Textiles
Date
2009
Place
Cairns Indigenous Art Fair
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Opal Jewelry Collection
Date
2009
Place
Giulians, Sydney, NSW
Description

Collaboration work of Gary Coffey and Linda Jackson.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Vintage Jackson 1975 - 2005
Date
2009
Place
Shapiro Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Description

The solo exhibition was opened by Nell Schofield and curated by Linda Jackson.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Dyeing with the Red Magrove
Date
2008
Place
Tanks Arts Centre
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Low Isles The Reef and Beyond
Date
2008
Place
Sugar Wharf, Port Douglas, QLD
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Across the Desert
Date
2008
Place
N.G.V. Melbourne, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Black in Fashion: Mourning to Night
Date
2008
Place
N.G.V. Melbourne, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Low Isles: A Fragile Sanctuary
Date
2008
Place
Cairns Regional Gallery, Cairns, QLD
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Dyeing with the Red Mangrove
Date
2008
Place
Tank Arts Centre, Cairns, QLD
Description

Solo exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Low Isles: A Fragile Sanctuary
Date
2007
Place
Port Douglas
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Taking it to the Tropics
Date
2007
Place
Tanks Performance Arts Centre, QLD
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Essence
Date
2006
Place
Cairns Regional Gallery, Cairns, QLD
Description

Solo Exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The Opal Forest
Date
2006
Place
Karnak Kaleidoscope Art Theatre
Description

Solo Exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Inspired - design across time
Date
2005
Place
Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Reflections in a Blue Lake
Date
2005
Place
Port Douglas Daintree Gallery of Fine Art, Port Douglas, QLD
Description

Solo Exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Carnivale Art Show
Date
2003
Place
Port Douglas Galleries of Fine Art, Port Douglas, QLD
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Life Fellows Awards Exhibition
Date
2003
Place
Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Coral Sea
Date
2003
Place
Radisson Treetops Resort, Port Douglas, QLD
Description

Solo Exhibition. Exhibition and Residency.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Federation Square Opening
Date
2002
Place
Twister: The Ian Potter Centre N.G.V. Australia, Melbourne, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Waratah
Date
2002
Place
Butcher Café, Mudgee, NSW
Description

Solo Exhibition. Paintings and scrolls.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Opal Reef
Date
2001
Place
Port Douglas Art Galleries, Port Douglas, QLD
Description

Solo Exhibition. Paintings and Textiles.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Fan Coral
Date
2001
Place
Radisson Treetops Resort, Port Douglas, QLD
Description

Solo Exhibition. Exhibition and Residency.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Southern Bias
Date
1999
Place
Object Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
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