Jinty Stockings was born into an artistic and creative Scottish family, educated in Egypt and Scotland, where art at school emphasized sound drawing techniques. Her appreciation for beauty and excellence was instilled from an early age, and drawing and painting were her favourite subjects. While training as a nurse and midwife in Scotland, and working in Saudi Arabia and on passenger ships as a nurse, she continued to paint and then develop her own style of creative sewing. From 1970 she designed hand-made exclusive evening skirts for Harrods, London.
In 1974, married with a son, she moved with her husband to Australia, settling on the Blackall Range, Queensland. Continuing to work with textiles, she opened 'The Silk Shop' in Montville in 1985, making individual couturier outfits. Meeting like-minded artists she attended workshops on a regular basis in the 1990's. Invited to join a group of painters, Jinty experienced painting 'en plein air' for the first time, travelling to the outback and to other parts of Queensland. This helped to develop and enforce her desire to concentrate on painting. Jinty had two sell-out exhibitions following these expeditions. This has led to multimedia techniques and at present she is specialising in outdoor art with botanical themes.
Jinty's designer clothes and art work can be found in Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Germany, Canada, Scotland and Denmark.
EXHIBITIONS
2007 COMA, Maleny Image
2006 Maleny Art Award
Mt Tamborine, St Bernard's Art Prize
2005 Buderim Biennale
Edinburgh Festival
Maleny Art Award
2004 Edinburgh Festival
Maleny Art Award
The Atrium, Buderim
2003 Maleny Art Award
Queensferry Arts Festival, Scotland
The Atrium, Buderim
2002-1997 Maleny Art Award
GALLERIES & INTERIOR DECORATORS
Cose de Fiori, Brisbane Queensland
David Linton, Maleny Queensland
Dirleton Gallery, Scotland
Hopetoun House, Scotland
Summer House, Noosa Queensland
The Gallery Beneath, Mooloolaba Queensland
MEMBER
The Botanical Artist's Society of Queensland Inc