Jane Steele-Meagher 

Artist Statement

I take inspiration from the beauty of the natural world, even when my work is not pictorial; I take my cue and my color from the landscape and from the animals that live therein. Art must be seen through the context of culture and history; I respect and study the artists and craftspeople that work in a different cultural context or tradition. I am drawn to the element of chance and accident that can be achieved with ceramics and textile dyes, and to the craftsmanship that can allow accident to become art.

 Exhibitions

            2002   Hoffman Challenge Traveling Quilt Show, Lake Forest, California

Juried by Magrit Hall

            2002   Edmonds Art Festival, Edmonds, Washington, Juried by Ken Turner

            2001   Edmonds Art Festival, Edmonds, Washington. Juried by Kathleen Miller

            1999   In The Beginning Fabric Challenge, Seattle, Washington.

            1998   Pacific Northwest Quilt Show, Seattle, Washington.

                        Juried by Marilyn Henrion, Gail Hunt and Anne Severson

Awards

            First Place      Best Artisan Work, Edmonds Art Festival.

 Juried by Kathleen Miller 2001

            Staff Choice    In the Beginning Fabric Challenge 1998

Education

            1976 -1978    University of New Mexico

Course work: drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, art history and Asian art.  

1978-1982     University of Washington

Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in ceramics.

Course work in textile art, drawing, painting, sculpture, art history, architecture and art of the Northwest Coast.

Additional courses in mathematics, biology, chemistry and engineering.

Grants

 2003-2004    Washington State Arts Commission

                        Artist in Residence Roster

 2003              Edmonds Art Festival Foundation Grant

                        “Salmon Return”

Seaview Elementary School, Edmonds School District

 Contact Information

Jane Steele-Meagher

17308 59th Place West - Lynnwood, WA 98037

Phone: (206) 409-6976

Email: jane@steele-meagherartist.com

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