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Jessie Bowkett was an Australian artist. She painted Landscapes with figures using oil. The delicate aerial effects in her paintings were remarkable.

Jessie exhibited in the third annual exhibition of the Art Society of NSW in 1883. Six of her artworks exhibited at that exhibition. Among those two were well recognised. No.132 'A Passing Wind’ ; it represents a little girl with a bundle of sticks she has gathered, stopping to exchange greetings with a fisher boy, and the colouring is decidedly English. And No.146 'High and Dry’ received some challenging review, e.g.: "Can be looked at more than once: but the portraits 260 and 261 are weak, and inharmonious in colouring. The flesh tints look dirty against the bluish background” ( Sydney Morning Herald, 21 March 1883, p.11)

Miss Jessie Bowkett exhibited her works at the Royal Art Society in 1883.

Personal life
Jessie Bowkett was married to Harry S Bowkett.

She had a son named Gerald E Bowkett.