Jenny Sages

Jenny Sages
Born1933
Shanghai, China
NationalityAustralian
EducationSydney Girls' High School, East Sydney Technical College, New York Franklin School of Art, John Olsen and Mary White's School
Known forLandscape painting, portrait, encaustic painting
Spouse
Jack Sages
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(m. 1955; died 2010)​

Jenny Sages (born 1933 in Shanghai, China) is an Archibald Prize People's Choice Award winning Australian artist. She is known for her abstract landscape paintings and portraits.[1] She arrived in Australia in 1948. After being expelled from East Sydney Technical College, Jenny moved to New York to study at Franklin School of Art. She was a freelance writer and illustrator for Vogue Australia until the 1980s before starting full-time painting in 1985 at the age of 52.[2] Her career transformation was greatly influenced by a trip to Kimberley, Western Australia, where she felt enchanted by the local indigenous culture.[3] Her unique style is created using wax and pigments and the minimal use of brushes.[4]

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  2. ^ Somerville, Rebecca (November 2005). "Jenny Sages: The Quiet Achiever". Australian Art Review. Archived from the original on 11 April 2011.
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