Jennifer Dickson, 88, is one of Canada’s most distinguished printmakers and photographers. She is known worldwide for her hauntingly beautiful and meticulous hand-tinted etchings, prints, photographs, and watercolour paintings.
Jennifer’s work as a teacher inspired countless artists and creators, and she was a mentor to many up-and-coming artists. She had already established an international reputation as an artist, before emigrating to Canada in 1969.

Born in the Republic of South Africa in 1936, she studied at Goldsmiths’ College School of Art (University of London, England) from 1954-1959; she was an Associate of the prestigious graphic workshop Atelier 17 in Paris, studying under the late S.W. Hayter, from 1960-1965. 

Jennifer Dickson had more than 60 one-person exhibitions in six countries and participated in more than 400 group exhibitions. She was a guest lecturer at nine US Universities, and was invited to speak across Canada at various art schools and universities.
In 1976, Jennifer Dickson was elected a Royal Academician (RA) by The Royal Academy of Arts in London, England. She was the only Canadian in the 200-year history of this prestigious institution to have been so honoured. 

In 1995 she was named to the Order of Canada (CM). Jennifer, who never knew the meaning of the word “retire,” published her final book of poetry and imagery, “Poems for a Phantom Lover,” in 2023 at the age of 86.