background

A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design with a major in apparel design, Janet began her career designing clothing. An interest in making pottery followed until 2007, with her work being shown and sold throughout the United States. Transferring her energy from claywork to painting brought with it a love for color, which continues to motivate her.

artist statement

My passion for color transitioned from 25 years of making pottery into becoming a painter. I paint on canvas and paper and work in mixed media, open to the possibilities of abstraction, layering, adding and subtracting. Nothing is preconceived or static, no imitation of nature is intended, nor particular meaning expressed. Intuitively, the act of painting itself leads me to a place I had not anticipated. Conscious editing comes later, at a calmer time.

selected exhibitions

  • Gallery Seven
    "Wet" ~ Honorable Mention
  • Maynard, MA ~ 2017
  • Acton Memorial Library
    Solo Show
  • Acton, MA ~ 2017
  • Fountain Street Fine Art
    "Divergent Thinking"
  • Framingham, MA ~ 2017
  • The Umbrella
    "Off the Wall"
  • Concord, MA ~ 2017
  • Galitea Fine Arts
    "NE Collective VI"
  • Boston, MA ~ 2015
  • Marblehead Arts Association
    "Metamorphosis (the evolution of an idea)"
  • Marblehead, MA ~ 2015
  • The Umbrella
    "Off the Wall"
  • Concord, MA ~ 2015
  • Rocky Neck Art Gallery
    "Printed, Painted, Folded, Torn," Juried by Katherine French
  • Gloucester, MA ~ 2015
  • Brush Gallery
    "Mass Artists 2015," Juried by Joanna Fink, Alpha Gallery
  • Lowell, MA ~ 2015
  • The Umbrella
    "Driven to Abstraction," Juried by Dana Salvo, Clark Gallery
  • Concord, MA ~ 2015
  • Galitea Fine Arts
    NE Collective V, Curated by Edmond Barry Gaither
  • Boston, MA ~ 2014
  • Montserrat College of Art
    Summer immersive exhibit
  • Beverly, MA ~ 2014
  • Gallery Seven
    "Chroma"
  • Maynard, MA ~ 2014
  • Arts Worcester
    "Works of Paper, Works on Paper"
  • Worcester, MA ~ 2013
  • Brush Gallery
    "Mass Artists 2013," Juried by Katherine French
  • Lowell, MA ~ 2013
  • Lynn Arts
    Paint, First Prize
  • Lynn, MA ~ 2013
  • Gallery Della-Piana
    "Ways and Meanings"
  • Wenham, MA ~ 2012/2013
  • Marblehead Arts Association
    "3 by Eight"
  • Marblehead, MA ~ 2012
  • Salem Arts Association
  • Salem, MA ~ 2011/2012
  • Lynn Arts, "Small Works"
    Best of Show
  • Lynn, MA ~ 2011
  • Newton Free Library
    Solo show
  • Newton, MA ~ 2011
  • Virginia Carten Gallery
    2-person show, mixed media
  • Marblehead, MA ~ 2011
  • Marblehead Arts Association
  • Marblehead, MA ~ 2010/2011
  • Porter Mill Gallery
    "All Mixed Up," mixed media
  • Beverly, MA ~ 2010

publications

  • Studio View Magazine
  • Summer issue, 2016

education

  • Rhode Island School of Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts
  • Providence, RI

workshops

  • Museum of Fine Arts
  • Boston, MA
  • William Lawrence, watercolor
  • Pemaquid Point, ME
  • Ellen Rolli Studio, acrylic painting
  • Boston, MA
  • Tamar Etingen, monoprints
  • Lynn, MA
  • Montserrat College of Art, mixed media
  • Beverly, MA
  • Montserrat College of Art, intuitive painting
  • Beverly, MA