Amy Jackson

Jacqueline Amy Jackson (born 1986) is a British artist who lives and works in East London. She graduated in 2008 from the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, University of Oxford, England and later returned to study Sustainable Finance at Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford.

Biography Jackson is a conceptual artist and curator who explores issues such as climate change, consumerism, mental health, social inequalities and how these themes are inextricably linked. She describes her practice as conceptual due to the fact the idea bears more significance than the medium, it includes street art, happenings, drawing, photography, painting and found objects. Alongside her contribution to contemporary art and curation, she is known for her work in responsible investment.

Early life Jackson was born in Leeds in 1986 to Alexander G. Jackson, She attended Leeds Girls’ High School until the age of 18 where she learned drama, piano, clarinet, trombone and saxophone and achieved the PFA Prize for Art and Helena Langhorne Powell Scholarship. She then read Fine Art at the Ruskin School of Art, University of Oxford where she was one of only three students to achieve a first-class degree in 2008. and later integrated her experience in the Big Brother House into her artwork with works such as House. Jackson won the task and along with Ogogo was favourite to win the series, but she finished third place on the final day, Day 26.

Early career Jackson began her career briefly as a full time artist and later worked as an Art Director in Creative Advertising following a marketing stunt on eBay where she auctioned her talents to the highest bidder. Growing concerned with the ethics of the industry, she left the industry and set up a website for artists and designers who upcycle called Lost, Found and Loved Again Ltd. In 2014 Trucost Plc. appointed Amy Jackson to provide sustainability consultancy services for its growing number of fashion clients following the launch of the world's first Environmental Profit and Loss Account for PUMA. Jackson then specialised in sustainability for a number of years, using her birth name Jacqueline Jackson.

Sustainable finance Jackson became a spokesperson for sustainability and responsible investment, where she contributed to a number of studies, thought pieces and presentations throughout her time at Trucost and later S&P Global. She is the Head of Responsible Investment at London LGPS CIV, which manages £48 billion on behalf of client funds. Whilst there she has set the most ambitious target on record for any local authority pension scheme towards net zero carbon emissions. She won Rising Star in the 2021 LAPF Investment Awards hosted by Sally Phillips and contributed to the Asset Owner Diversity Charter which seeks to improve diversity within the investment industry.

Published works London CIV. Stewardship Outcomes Report 2021 Natural Capital Protocol. Apparel Sector Guide, The Natural Capital Coalition United Nations Environment Programme. The Coral Reef Economy: The Business Case for Investment in the Protection, Preservation and Enhancement of Coral Reef Health S&P Global. The Socioeconomic and Environmental Impact of Large Scale Diamond Mining Trucost Plc. Pandora, Material Sourcing Natural Capital Assessment and Net Benefit Analysis

Fine art Jackson became a spokesperson for sustainability and responsible investment in the asset owner space. Following a twelve year gap in her Fine Art practice, her later work responds to issues around environment and socioeconomic inequality where she makes art through activism. and happenings at The Tate Britain. The Oxford University Press Pirye Prize as well as The YICCA Contest in 2020.

Exhibitions (selected) 2022 HRH Princess Margaret Exhibition, 20 Years 20 Artworks, Ken Griffiths Bureau, Soho, London, UK 2021 Cleaning Squares, CICA Museum, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea YICCA 20/21 International Contest of Contemporary Art, Milan, Italy 2020 irl🦄, The Boathouse Studios, Barking, London, UK Little Voices, Kensington + Chelsea Art Week, Chelsea Telephone Exchange, London UK 2008 Value, Abbazia di Farfa, Rome, Italy Clean, Big Brother House, Hertfordshire, UK PACK, The Ruskin School of Art, Oxford, UK 2007 History, The Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK August, The Dolphin Gallery, Oxford, UK Box Ladder, Modern Art Oxford, Oxford, UK

Awards 2025 Blunden Prize 2021 YICCA International Contemporary Art Price (selected artist) 2022, ESG Investor: New UK Rules Bring LGPS into Line on Climate 2021, Asset.tv, What part can professional investors play on the path to Net Zero? 2021, Portfolio Institutional, Responsible Investing (roundtable) 2020, Banking on a Sustainable Future, Breaking Banks Fintech (interview) 2014, The Colour This Season is Green, China Water Risk (review) and set up Everything But The Ham in 2017, a Palestinian food pop-up supper club aimed to raise awareness and funds for critical issues and global environmental and social inequalities.

Personal life In 2017 Jackson married Mohammed Qeshta (b. 1980), with whom she lives in East London, UK. The couple worked together on charitable project Everything But The Ham, an immersive dining experience which gained popularity amongst both the supper club and halal dining community