For the majority of the last four decades, Parry's research has focused on developing ideas in paper. Paper is central to her conceptual, physical, and material activity in the studio and workshop.

Jacki Parry, born 1941

Born in Wonthaggi, Australia, Parry was awarded a postgraduate diploma in printmaking by Glasgow School of Art in 1975. She was a founder member of the Glasgow Print Studio in 1972 and established the Paper Workshop in Glasgow in 1986. Parry is one of the leading figures in printmaking and papermaking art in Scotland. She has exhibited her prints and handmade paper sculpture internationally, and her works are included in a number of public collections in Britain.