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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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Name

Linda Jackson

Also known as Opalinda

Gender

Female

Roles

Maker (Jewellery Designer)
Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
Artist (Industrial / Product Designer)
Artist (Photographer)
Artist (Painter)

Other Occupation

Writer

Birth date

1950

Birth place

Melbourne, VIC

Active Period

1969-

Residence

2009 Mossman, North QLD
2000 - 2008 Port Douglas, QLD
Arnhem Land, NT
Alice Springs, NT
1974 - 1994 Sydney, NSW
1969 - 1970 Madang, New Guinea
1950 - 1968 Melbourne, VIC

Training

1980 Red Centre, NT
1972 Paris, France
1970 - 1971 Bali and Thailand
1969 New Guinea
1966 - 1968 Prahran Technical College, Melbourne, VIC
Fashion design, 1966 - 1968 Emily McPherson College, R.M.I.T, Melbourne, VIC (http://www.rmit.edu.au/)
1963 - 1965 Mentone Girls High School, Melbourne, VIC

Cultural Heritage

Irish
English

Languages

English

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design across time (exhibited at) Australian Fortnight (exhibited at) Australian Decorative Arts (exhibited at) Australian Fortnight (exhibited at) Australian Fortnight (exhibited at) Art Knits (exhibited at) Australian Fashion The Contemporary Art (exhibited at) Australian Fashion the Contemporary Art (exhibited at) Australian Fashion The Contemporary Art (exhibited at) Linda Jackson and Jenny Kee, Flamingo Park and Bush Couture (exhibited at) Bush Couture (exhibited at) Flamingo Opal Follies (exhibited at) Untitled Event (exhibited at) Red Centre (exhibited at) Barrier Reef and Wildflowers (exhibited at) Untitled Event (exhibited at) Colour & Shapes (exhibited at) Wildflowers (exhibited at) Wildflowers (exhibited at) Flamingo Follies (exhibited at) Flamingo Follies (exhibited at) Step Into Paradise (exhibited at) Opal & Silver Jewellery and Textiles (exhibited at) Bush Couture Christmas Show (exhibited at) Bush Couture Trunk Show (exhibited at) Bush Couture Blossoms (exhibited at) Opal Perfume (exhibited at) Black Light Opal (exhibited at) Opal & Silver Jewellery and Textiles (exhibited at) Black Magic (exhibited at) Essence (exhibited at) The Opal Forest (exhibited at) Reflections in a Blue Lake (exhibited at) Coral Sea (exhibited at) Waratah (exhibited at) Opal Reef (exhibited at) Fan Coral (exhibited at) Lipstick Palm (exhibited at) Rainforest (exhibited at) Fashion Festival Linda Jackson 1974-1999 (exhibited at) Paintings Rugs Textiles (exhibited at) Desert Rivers (exhibited at) Pearl Coast (exhibited at) Billabongs Boabs Beyond (exhibited at) Opal Country Paintings (exhibited at) A Brush with the Bush Paintings (exhibited at) A Bush Fantasy (exhibited at) Australian Fashion the Contemporary Art (None)	Dyeing with the Red Magrove (exhibited at) Low Isles: A Fragile Sanctuary (exhibited at) Textiles (exhibited at) Low Isles The Reef and Beyond (exhibited at) Across the Desert (exhibited at) Black in Fashion: Mourning to Night (exhibited at) Low Isles: A Fragile Sanctuary (exhibited at) Low Isles: A Fragile Sanctuary (exhibited at) Taking it to the Tropics (exhibited at) Opal Jewelry Collection (exhibited at) Dyeing with the Red Mangrove (exhibited at) Vintage Jackson 1975 - 2005 (exhibited at) Into the 80s (exhibited at) Vogue Australia 21 Birthday Fashion Show (exhibited at) Fabulous Fashions 1907-1967 (exhibited at) Costumes, Masks & Jewellery of the Commonwealth Crafts Council Gallery of Tasmania - Textiles (exhibited at) Clothes & Clay (exhibited at) Australian Decorative Arts The Last 10 Years (exhibited at) Permanent Collection (exhibited at) Plastic Rubber & Leather Dress (exhibited at) Art Knits (exhibited at) Australian Decorative Arts 1788-1988 (exhibited at) A Free Hand (exhibited at) Australian Fashion The Contemporary Art (exhibited at) The Art of the Scarf (exhibited at) The Artists Garden (exhibited at) Couture to Chaos (exhibited at) Indigo (exhibited at) Great Lengths Central Australian Textiles (exhibited at) Southern Bias (exhibited at) Design Show (exhibited at) One Hundred Moments of Fashion (exhibited at) Colonial to Contemporary (exhibited at) State of the Waratah (exhibited at) Opal Textiles and Jewellery (exhibited at) Opal Textiles and Jewellery (exhibited at) Federation Fashion (exhibited at) Photographs (exhibited at) Federation Square Opening (exhibited at) Carnivale Art Show (exhibited at) Life Fellows Awards Exhibition (exhibited at) Inspired - design across time (exhibited at) Australian Fortnight (exhibited at) Australian Decorative Arts (exhibited at) Australian Fortnight (exhibited at) Australian Fortnight (exhibited at) Art Knits (exhibited at) Australian Fashion The Contemporary Art (exhibited at) Australian Fashion the Contemporary Art (exhibited at) Australian Fashion The Contemporary Art (exhibited at) Linda Jackson and Jenny Kee, Flamingo Park and Bush Couture (exhibited at) Bush Couture (exhibited at) Flamingo Opal Follies (exhibited at) Untitled Event (exhibited at) Red Centre (exhibited at) Barrier Reef and Wildflowers (exhibited at) Untitled Event (exhibited at) Colour & Shapes (exhibited at) Wildflowers (exhibited at) Wildflowers (exhibited at) Flamingo Follies (exhibited at) Flamingo Follies (exhibited at) Step Into Paradise (exhibited at) Opal & Silver Jewellery and Textiles (exhibited at) Bush Couture Christmas Show (exhibited at) Bush Couture Trunk Show (exhibited at) Bush Couture Blossoms (exhibited at) Opal Perfume (exhibited at) Black Light Opal (exhibited at) Opal & Silver Jewellery and Textiles (exhibited at) Black Magic (exhibited at) Essence (exhibited at) The Opal Forest (exhibited at) Reflections in a Blue Lake (exhibited at) Coral Sea (exhibited at) Waratah (exhibited at) Opal Reef (exhibited at) Fan Coral (exhibited at) Lipstick Palm (exhibited at) Rainforest (exhibited at) Fashion Festival Linda Jackson 1974-1999 (exhibited at) Paintings Rugs Textiles (exhibited at) Desert Rivers (exhibited at) Pearl Coast (exhibited at) Billabongs Boabs Beyond (exhibited at) Opal Country Paintings (exhibited at) A Brush with the Bush Paintings (exhibited at) A Bush Fantasy (exhibited at)

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