Career
She arrived in Australia in 1948. After being expelled from East Sydney Technical, Jenny moved to New York to study at Franklin School of Artist She was a freelance writer and illustrator for Vogue Australia until the 1980s before starting full-time painting in 1985 at the age of 52.
She received a highly commended in the Wynne Prize in 1999 with The Leichhardt.
Sages was one of five artists featured in the award winning documentary film, Two Thirds Sky - Artists in Desert Country, directed by Sean O"Brien in 2002. She was interviewed in the 2005 Peter Berner documentary Loaded Brush.
Sages is the subject of the documentary Paths to Portraiture by filmmaker Catherine Hunter. The painting was accepted but Jack died before the exhibition opened.
In 2012 Sages turned her gaze inward in an attempt to capture her grief.
