Artist's Statement I paint about things that are happening around me, whether it be a hike in a beautiful, verdant jungle or a dip in the ocean, where, for a moment, I feel like a mermaid. Sometimes it is a story I saw on the news or a piece about global warming. I take these experiences and make visual expressions of the feelings they convey in me. Each piece is a colorful journey into my imagination, from which I attempt to extract impressions, like the fleeting images that emerge while one is slowly awakening from a dream.

Bio

With subject matter ranging from landscapes and dreamscapes to the in-between, Janet’s works express a visual language of vibrant color and playful imagery. Living in upcountry Maui has provided an unlimited source of inspiration for Janet, who says, “It’s easy to paint the landscape here in Hawaii. It’s powerful, lush and ever-changing. Living on this island is visually like being in a dream.”

Born in Monterey, CA, Janet grew up in the US, Europe and Asia before settling with her family in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She studied art at the University of New Mexico and began exhibiting soon thereafter.

Her works have been purchased by the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and are in many private collections throughout the world.

EDUCATION

1971-75 – BA, Fine Arts, University of New Mexico

EXHIBITIONS

2018 – Hawaii State Art Museum 2018 New Work Show
2018 – Hui No’eau Art Center, Juried Members Show, State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Acquisition
2017 – Illustration Project, “Aloha Adventure, A Story of Two Friends”, Sharp Literacy, A Workbook for grades K4 and K5 between

        Milwaukee, WI Elementary Schools and Kihei Elementary School, Maui, HI
2017 – Viewpoints Gallery, “Doodle Show”, Group Show
2017 – Art Maui, Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Juried Show
2016 – Village Gallery, Lahaina, HI, Group Show with Deybra Fair & Lollie Groth
2016 – Hui No’eau Art Center, Voyaging Show, Juried Show
2015 – Viewpoints Gallery, Celebration of Hawaii, Maui HI  Group Show
2015 – Art Maui, Maui Arts & Cultural Center Juried Show, Maui

2015 – Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center, 10 x 10 Show, Maui, HI

2014 – Maui Hands, Maui, HI

2012 – Viewpoints Gallery, Maui, HI

2011 – Four Seasons Artist Program, Maui, HI

2010 – Four Seasons Artist Program, Maui, HI

2009 – Four Seasons Artist Program, Maui, HI

2008 – Four Seasons Artist Program, Maui, HI
2007 – Art Maui, Maui Arts & Cultural Center Juried Show, Maui
2006 – Viewpoints Gallery, Solo Show, Makawao, HI
2005 – Dolphin Gallery Solo Show, Wailea, HI
2004 – Dolphin Gallery Solo Show, Wailea, HI
2003 – Dolphin Gallery Solo Show, Wailea, HI
2002 – “Three Views of Paradise” MACC, Schaffer Gallery Maui
2002 – Viewpoints Gallery Solo Show, Makawao, HI
2002 – Art Maui, Maui Arts & Cultural Center Juried Show, Maui
2002 – Dolphin Gallery Solo Show, Wailea, HI
2001 – Viewpoints Gallery Solo Show, Makawao, HI
2001 – Dolphin Gallery Solo Show, Wailea, HI
2000 – Art Maui, MACC Juried Show, Maui
1999 – Viewpoints Gallery Solo Show, Makawao, HI
1998 – Village Gallery, Lahaina, HI
1998 – Art Maui, MACC Juried Show, Maui
1998 – Viewpoints Gallery Solo Show, Makawao, HI
1997 – Viewpoints Gallery, Makawao, HI
1997 – Art Maui, MACC Juried Show, Maui
1997 – Village Gallery Solo Show, Lahaina, HI
1996 – Viewpoints Gallery Solo Show, Makawao, HI
1996 – Art Maui, MACC Juried Show, Maui
1996 – Village Gallery, Lahaina, HI
1995 – Viewpoints Gallery Solo Show, Makawao, HI
1995 – Hui Noeau Visual Arts Center Solo Show, Makawao, HI
1995 – Art Maui, MACC Juried Show, Maui
1994 – Art Maui, MACC Juried Show, Maui
1993 – College of Santa Fe, “Monothon” Print Show, Santa Fe, NM
1992 – Taos Spring Arts Show, Taos, NM
1991 – Barney Wyckoff Gallery, Aspen, CO
1989 – La Rinconada Gallery, San Patricio, New Mexico
1985 – Gallery 10, Aspen, CO
1984 – Hayles Gallery, Aspen, CO
1983 – Hayles Gallery, Aspen, CO