Jenny Gibbs
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14 September 1940
Dame Jenny Gibbs | |
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.jpg) Gibbs in 2009 | |
| Born | Jennifer Barbara Gore 14 September 1940 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Known for | Arts patronage |
Dame Jennifer Barbara Gibbs DNZM (née Gore; born 14 September 1940) is a New Zealand philanthropist and art collector, and in 2007 was described as "the most constant champion of contemporary art in New Zealand."[1]
Gibbs was born Jennifer Barbara Gore in Wellington on 14 September 1940, the daughter of Barbara Mary Gore (née Standish) and Ross Digby Gore.[2] Between 1952 and 1956, she was educated at Wellington Girls' College, and went on to study at Victoria University College from 1957 to 1960, graduating Bachelor of Arts, and Canterbury University College in 1961, where she graduated MA(Hons).[2]
In 1961, She married Alan Gibbs, and they would go on to have four children.[2] In 1962 and between 1965 and 1966, Jenny Gibbs was a junior lecturer in history at Victoria University of Wellington.[2] In their early married days with Alan, they collected many works on paper and prints, when they were both students at Victoria University of Wellington. In 1996, she parted with Alan.[3]
