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
Q&A
Janet Werner의 작품을 색상별로 정렬해서 볼 수 있나요?
Janet Werner의 컬러 인덱스에서는 작가의 작품들을 색상별로 모아 보실 수 있습니다.
Janet Werner 작가는 어떤 사조의 작품 활동을 했나요?
모든 미술 사조 페이지에서는 Janet Werner의 작품을 예술 사조별로 모아 볼 수 있습니다.
Janet Werner의 출생 도시와 국가는 어디인가요?
Janet Werner은(는) Canada Winnipeg에서 태어났습니다.
Janet Werner은(는) 어느 시대의 작품을 남겼나요?
Janet Werner은(는) Contemporary 시대에 활동했습니다. 이 시기는 역사적 맥락 속에서 작가의 예술적 위치를 보여줍니다.
