JAN SWAN

 ARTIST STATEMENT

I am a painter and photographer living in Aberdeen, Washington.  I am excited that that I recently published a full-color photography book of my street photographs of cats.

EXHIBITIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

2019-Present
Represented by the Alder Grove Gallery in Aberdeen, Washington.
2019 Exhibits
The Power of Small Things, Port Angeles Art Center, Port Angeles, WA
Shorebird Festival Exhibit, Renegade Red Studio and Gallery, Hoquiam, WA
2018 Exhibits
Fotographia: A Group Exhibit of Photography, Emerge Gallery, Saugerties, NY
2016 Exhibits
Forms of Life, Tortuga Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
Words & Images, Tortuga Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2015 Exhibits
The People's Art Show, Factory on 5th, Albuquerque, NM
LightBox Pop Up Show, Lightbox Photographic Gallery, Astoria, OR
2014 Exhibits
Small Works, New Mexico Art League, Albuquerque, NM
Spirit of the Horse, New Mexico Art League, Albuquerque, NM
Peoples Art Show, Gallery 5G at Factory on 5th, Albuquerque, NM
Black & White: An Exhibit of Drawings and Photographs, New Mexico Art League,      
2013 Exhibits
The Last Spooky Show, The Lightbox Photographic Gallery, Astoria, OR
RGAA Group Show, Johnsons of Madrid, Madrid, NM
Corrales Art Studio Tour, Gathering of Artist Gallery, Corrales, NM
Seeds: A Collective Voice, Downtown Contemporary Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
People’s Art Show, Factory on 5th, Albuquerque, NM
E-mer-gence Exhibit, LightBox Photographic Gallery, Astoria, OR
Mardi Gras Mask Exhibit, Freestyle Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2012 Exhibits
Alameda Studio Tour - Albuquerque, NM
RGAA Group Show, Johnsons of Madrid, Madrid, NM
Horses!, The Stables Gallery, Taos, NM
2011 Exhibits
Alameda Studio Tour - Albuquerque, NM
Weekend of Contemporary Art, Gathering Artists Gallery, Bernalillo, NM
People's Art Show,  5G Gallery at Factory on 5th, Albuquerque, NM
Lab AD, BECA New Studio AD, Albuquerque, NM
Heart Attack!, The Wooden Cow Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2010 Exhibits  
The Divine Feminine, The Wooden Cow Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
Urban Views: Capturing City Life, The Wooden Cow Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
Heart Attack!, The Wooden Cow Gallery, Albuquerque. NM
The Peoples Art Show at Factory 5 Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
Showcase of selected photographs, Gathering Artists Gallery, Bernalillo, NM
2009 Exhibits
Small Wonders, The Wooden Cow Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
Black and White, The Wooden Cow Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
Eye Candy, The Wooden Cow Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

Articles
“Southwest to Northwest in Oil and Photography: The Art of Jan Swan” - https://www.graysharbortalk.com/2022/03/08/southwest-to-northwest-in-oil-and-photography-the-art-of-jan-swan/, March 8, 2022.

Artwork in Publications
Paws for Charity books 2010-2014
Artist Portfolio Magazine, Issue 9, 2013
Love From Me Art Book, 2011, and 2012 calendar
63 Channels, Fall/Winter 2009
Zinology, August 2009 and November 2009
Clockwise Cat - A Progressive Literary Magazine, Issue 14, 2009

Other Activities
Director and curator, The Healing Gallery of HRH Community Hospital, Aberdeen, WA
Harbor Art Guild, Secretary and Newsletter Editor, Aberdeen, WA
Former owner and curator of The Rowan Tree Gallery, Aberdeen, WA





 


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