Biographical Overview
Janet Werner is a Canadian artist based in Montreal. Born in 1959 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, she pursued her academic training at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1985. She subsequently studied at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, receiving a Masters of Fine Arts in 1987.
Her professional career includes teaching painting and drawing at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon from 1987 to 1999. Currently, she resides in Montreal, Quebec, where she holds a teaching position at Concordia University.
Artistic Work and Exhibitions
Werner is primarily recognized for her large scale fictional portraits, a genre she has focused on since 1997. Her work involves producing composites of found images to explore themes of subjectivity and desire. Through her paintings, she examines the relationship between realism, the photograph, and the deconstruction of the ubiquitous photographic image.
Her work is held in various collections, including:
- Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
- Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery, Montréal
- Mackenzie Art Gallery
- Regina Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, New Brunswick
- Remai Modern (Formerly, Mendel Art Gallery), Saskatoon
- Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina
- Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University, Sackville
- Winnipeg Art Gallery
- Kenderdine Art Gallery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
Kysymykset ja vastaukset
Voinko lajitella Janet Werner teokset värin mukaan?
Janet Werner-taiteilijan Värispektri järjestää teokset niiden värin mukaan.
Mihin tyylisuuntauksiin Janet Werner kuului?
Kaikki taidesuuntaukset-sivulla Janet Werner:n teokset on ryhmitelty taidesuuntauksen mukaan.
Missä kaupungissa ja maassa Janet Werner on syntynyt?
Janet Werner on syntynyt Winnipeg, Canada.
Mihin historialliseen aikakauteen Janet Werner kuului?
Janet Werner työskenteli Contemporary -aikakaudella. Aikakausi sijoittaa taiteilijan toiminnan historialliseen kontekstiin.
