Jean Jewer
Born and raised on the island of Newfoundland, Jean moved to Winnipeg in 1986. While there she completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Manitoba in 1990. She continued her studies at the Ottawa School of Art, and Visual Arts Centre in Montreal, painting with Harold Klunder. Jewer currently lives and works in Ottawa.Her Paintings have been selected for many group and solo exhibitions in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and England, including: Ottawa School of Art, Ottawa, On; Gallery McClure, Montreal, QC; Espace Odyssee, Maison de la Culture, Gatineau, QC; Cumberland Gallery, Ottawa, On; The Fritz Gallery, Ottawa, ON; Durham Arts Centre, Durham U.K; Ottawa Art Gallery and Cube Gallery in Ottawa, ON. Jewer's artworks can be found in corporate and private collections throughout North America and abroad. She is a member of Blink Gallery Cooperative and is represented by Cube Gallery, Ottawa,ON.
statement
My artwork deals with a definite theme - the weather. Lately, I have become concerned with how these disturbances in nature are affecting and threatening the environment.
I'm all too aware of the earth's fragility. Growing up on the remote coast of the Island of Newfoundland, I observed nature firsthand: The pristine waters churning with activity, the landscape, eroded, whipped and pounded by fierce weather, whales breaching sending sparkling brine into the sky, and gigantic icebergs flowing by. I feel a visceral connection to the sublime drama of the land and sea.
As a mark maker of images, paint is my medium of choice to create m dialogue with nature. This splattering liquid resembles natureԳ elements in the way that it flows, gushes, drips, and pours. These same features seem to parallel the way I make art. My paintings emerge like an act of nature: In an emotionally charged moment: I pick, I scrape, I slash and I mark my surfaces.
Price Range: $800 - $6,000
