Jennifer Watson (born 1951) is an Australian artist known for her paintings that combine text and images.
In 1972, she completed a Diploma of Painting at the National Gallery of Victoria Art School, Melbourne.
Early influences on her practice include conceptual art, feminism and the punk scene in London and Melbourne.
Her work is part of this investigation of ideas about visual representation that characterised conceptualism and critical postmodernism.
Both conceptualism and critical postmodernism stress distancing from the subject matter they represent, whether through deadpan presentation of material or an ironic tone, in contrast Watson's practice frequently suggests an intimate or personal approach to her material.