Constance Lillian Jenkins was born June 29, 1883, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
[3][4] In 1915, the Macky's both participated in the Panama–Pacific International Exposition, creating decorative panels for the Australian and New Zealand Buildings.
[3] The first location of the school was at Post Street, near Gough Street in a building that housed many other notable artists including Leo Lentelli, Clark Hobart, William Claussen, Louise Mahoney, Florence Lundberg, Sigmund Beel, and George Hyde.
[3] The school was popular and moved to a larger space at the "Artists Building" at 535 Sacramento Street in San Francisco.
[3] She was a member of the San Francisco Art Association, and the California Society of Women Artists.