Biography

Jacqueline McFarlane is an imerging  artist based in East London.  She has exhibited in London liverpool and Sheffield, in both solo and group shows.  She has been commissioned to illustrate 2 childrens books and facilitates creative activity workshops within the local community for adults and children.

 

Raised and educated in Hackney, Jacqueline worked for many years in the social care sector.  She finally completed a BA in Fine Art at the University of East London where she focused on printmaking, painting and 3-D arts.  She uses both representational and abstract forms in her work to  relay a variety of subjects.

 

A constant theme in Jacqueline's work has been the relationship between ourselves and those we draw inspiration, strength and guidance from.  More recently, her work has explored the interconnectedness between the familial and the familiar.  Other sources of inspiration remain, cultural identity and the matriarch.