Norma Salt Jameson was born in Burslem, Staffordshire, in 1933. She studied at the Bath Academy of Art 1951-55, Liverpool University 1955-56 and Goldsmiths University, London. It was at Corsham, where Bath Academy of Art was located, that Jameson was taught by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis, who instilled into her the importance of colour and design. She also studied painting and printmaking leading to her experimental work of the 1960s and 70s, and many of her lithographs and screenprints date from her time at Corsham.
Jameson’s paintings have been reproduced by Medici, Lings and Elgin Court and have been illustrated in a number of art books. Her works have been purchased by education authorities, University Research collections — such as Aberystwyth University, and by private collectors in the UK and abroad.