Painter, draughtsman, printmaker and teacher, born in London. After studying graphics at Walthamstow School of Art, 1960–1, then working as a graphic designer, Jacklin returned to Walthamstow in 1962 to study painting and was then at Royal College of Art, 1964–7. Jacklin then taught for eight years, at Chelsea School of Art, Hornsey and Royal Colleges of Art and at schools in Kent and Surrey. Jacklin’s reputation started to be established in 1970 when he began exhibiting in group exhibitions at Museum of Modern Art in New York and also had the first of a series of solo shows at Nigel Greenwood Inc. After appearing in mixed company at Marlborough Fine Art in 1978, the following year Jacklin had a one-man exhibition there, and continued to show with Marlborough.