Biography
Jenny Franklin (b. Durban, South Africa 1949) studied at University of Natal (1967–72) and at the University of Cape Town (1975). She settled in London in 1979, obtaining a postgraduate diploma in art and design from Goldsmiths’ College (1979–80) and a master’s degree in painting, Royal College of Art (1986–8) Then she was at the British School at Rome, (1988–9). For many years FRanklin undertook part-time teaching and travelled widely. She took part in many group shows, solo exhibitions including Artist of the Day, selected by Jennifer Durrant, Flowers East, 1989; and Crane Kalman Gallery from 1991. Graves Art Gallery in Sheffield holds her work which uses a rich and vibrant palette and imagery derived from such subjects as graffiti, textile decorations, mythical birds or fish.