Jackie Olson studied art at Camosun College and the Alberta College of Art and Design. Her work is in many collections around the world, including the Bavaria State Anthropology Museum in Munich, the Indigenous Art Centre in Gatineau, Quebec, and the Yukon Arts Centre Permanent Collection in Whitehorse. She has participated in art exhibitions in cities such as Zurich, Calgary, Banff, Red Deer, Yellowknife, Edmonton, and Dawson City. Of Gwich’in and Danish descent, she was born, raised, and currently lives in Dawson City, Yukon.