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Jane Richardson
Bio
Jane Richardson was born in Victoria, British Columbia.
During her formal education Jane completed a B.Sc. (University
of Victoria, 1976), a Teaching Certification (Simon Fraser
University 1980), and an M.Sc. degree (University of British
Columbia 1988). Jane’s teaching career has spanned twenty-two
years, working as both a high school teacher and as a college
laboratory instructor.
Jane’s art career started with fibre arts in the 1970’s. She
worked with spinning wool, natural dyes, and weaving both off
and on loom. Jane has also lived in Guatemala and studied back-strap
weaving and design.
In 1987 Jane started painting in acrylics and has since taken
art courses at Sheridan College, Capilano College, and the
Vancouver Academy of Art. She has exhibited in 5 solo and 9
group shows, the most recent being in New York in 2008. One
of Jane’s most memorable solo shows was at the Maple Ridge
Art Gallery in 2003. In this show she exhibited a series of
landscapes from the 14 different Biogeoclimatic Zones found
throughout British Columbia; each painting being accompanied
by live native plants indicative of that zone.
Artist’s Statement:
“I love to paint on large canvases – often experimenting
with texture and metallic finishes. I enjoy a freedom with
my abstract works that balances the discipline I feel in
painting landscapes. I am constantly drawn to nature for
my inspiration. Every day to me is another day to create.”
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