Jacquelin Brough was born and educated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She attended Hussian School of Art, where she specialized in advertising and illustration studying under some Philadelphia notable instructors such as Oliver Grimley (drawing), Mr. Ronald LeHue (illustration) and Bill Crawford (advertising). She then attended Fleicher Art Memorial, where she studied sculpture under the late Frank Gasparo (director U. S Mint 39 years).
Upon graduation, Jacquelin freelanced and also worked full-time for Disc Makers, designing and illustrating LPs, CDs and cassettes.
Following Discmakers she worked for Mitchell & Resnikoff Advertising Agency as a graphic artist. There she designed for various accounts including Tarkett Flooring, Amerigas, and Safeguard to name a few.
Later on she worked inhouse for I. Goldberg, The Great Outdoor Store, responsible for all advertising print including newspaper inserts, ads, direct mail, catalogs and signage.
Most recently she was employed at Collectable Records, responsible at first for advertising, catalogs, sales sheets, etc. and later on for DVD and CD package design.
In 2008 and 2011 she has taken courses in web design, concentrating on Dreamweaver and Flash, hoping to broaden her job perspectives.
Jacquelin was born with a natural talent to sculpt but had to learn how to draw. She enjoys painting and working in various mediums depending on the project: oils, acrylics, watercolor, plastiline, clay and papier mâché.
Jacquelin has exhibited and sold in the Rittenhouse Square Art Show, JP’s Art Gallery, DaVinci Art Alliance, The Atlantic City Art Center and Orchard Artworks. Her sculpture "Merlin the Magician" received first place from the DaVinci Art Alliance in Philadelphia.