JANE EMENS
Lives and works in Shoreline, WA
EDUCATION
M.F.A., 1987, JFK University, Orinda, CA
B.A., 1973, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
EXHIBITIONS (solo and duo)
2021
Reflections, University Unitarian Church, Seattle, WA
2015
Inner Sight, Lindsey Runyon Design, Seattle, WA
2009
Foresight (duo with Amy Huddleston), VALISE Gallery, Vashon, WA
2007
Images from an Inner Gaze, UUC Gallery, Seattle, WA
2005
Jane Emens & Carol Schwennesen (duo), Blue Heron Gallery, Vashon, WA
1995
Muralis, Codorniu Winery and Gallery, Napa, CA
1992
Drawing on Pompeii, John F. Kennedy University, Orinda, CA
1989
Maps and Cross-Sections, John F. Kennedy University, Orinda, CA
1988
Fragments, Sincere Technologies Gallery and Performance Space, Oakland, CA
1987
Markings, Fiberworks Gallery, Berkeley, CA
1984
Rock Garden, Fiberworks Gallery, Berkeley, CA
1983
Paintings, Sumner Gallery, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
EXHIBITIONS (group)
2021
Terrain, Artists Alliance, online, juried by Carol Dalton
Water Stories, Artists Alliance, online
Member Show, Artists Alliance, online
2018
Visual Impressions, Ryan James Fine Arts, Kirkland, WA
Make Your Mark, MarinMOCA, Novato, CA
2016
Icon, Lynn Hanson Gallery, Seattle, WA
2014
The Earth Show, VALISE Gallery, Vashon, WA
2013
Annual Juried Exhibition, Gallery 110, Seattle, WA, juried by Luis Croquer
2011
Icon, Fraker/Scott Gallery, Seattle, WA
Yellow, Metropolitan Park West, Seattle, WA
2010
Contemplating Nothingness (3-person show), ArtsWest, Seattle, WA
2009
New Growth (3-person show), Metropolitan Park West, Seattle, WA
PONCHO Invitational Fine Arts Exhibition, Western Bridge, Seattle, WA
2008
Expressions Northwest, Art Port Townsend/Northwind Arts Alliance, Port Townsend, WA, juried by Barbara Shaiman
What Does Compassion Look Like? Art Xchange Gallery, Seattle, WA
2007
Silence, CR Gallery, Kenmore, WA
2006
Art at the Park, Metropolitan Park West, Seattle, WA
2005
Perspectives, Metropolitan Park West, Seattle, WA
2004
May Show, Gallery 154, Seattle, WA
2000
Community Hang-Up, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
1995
Faculty/Staff Art Show, University of California, San Francisco, CA
1994
Small Works, Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA, juried by Ruth Braunstein
1993
Crocker-Kingsley Annual, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA, juried by Rolando Castellon
California Small Works 1993, California Museum of Art, Santa Rosa, CA, juried by Bonnie Earls-Solari
63rd Annual Statewide Exhibition, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA, juried by George Rivera
1992
13th Annual Bay Arts 1992, The Arts Council of San Mateo County, Belmont, CA, juried by Kenneth Baker
California Small Works 1992, California Museum of Art, Santa Rosa, CA, juried by Claudia Chapline
1989
Fiber and Mixed-Media Innovations (3-person show), Art Space Gallery, Fresno City College, Fresno, CA
1988
Celebrations, Winkler Gallery, Sutter Creek, CA
Other Theories of Evolution, Winkler Gallery, Sutter Creek, CA
1987
Transcending Confines (Honorable Mention), Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, CA, juried by Victoria Rivers
The View from Here, Fiberworks Gallery, Berkeley, CA, curated by Michael Miller
1986
Paper: Pushing the Limits, Fiberworks Gallery, Berkeley, CA, juried by Bob Nugent
1985
Explorations, Fiberworks Gallery, Berkeley, CA, curated by Donna Larsen
M.F.A. Student Exhibition, San Francisco Foundation, San Francisco, CA
Special Studies, Fiberworks Gallery, Berkeley, CA
AWARDS
1994
Honorable Mention, WESTAF/NEA Regional Fellowship, Works on Paper
1993
Silver Award, Art of California Discovery Award, Napa, CA
1987
Dr. & Mrs. Paul Peterson Honorable Mention Award, Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, CA
REVIEWS
2005
“Schwennesen and Emens,” by Janice Randall, The Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber, June 29, 2005, pg. 8.
1987
“Jane Emens,” by Carolyn Price Dyer, Lineup, May/June 1987, pg. 4.
COMMISSIONS
1995
Walls, Stuart Piontek Jordan Dining Room, Benefit Guild of the East Bay Designer Showcase, Lesher Estate, Orinda, CA
Wall Mural, Misunas-Chan Residence, Richmond, CA
ART + EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION
1987-1992
Chair, Department of Fiber and Mixed Media Art, JFK University, Orinda, CA
1984-1987
Acting Director (1987), Program Coordinator (1985-1987), Gallery Assistant/Manager (1984), Fiberworks, Center for Textile Arts, Berkeley, CA
TEACHING AND LECTURES
2006
Workshop Leader, “Calligraphic Circles: The Enso,” Seattle, WA
1988-1992
Instructor (undergraduate and graduate), “The Art Experience: Mixed Media,” “Art Tutorial,” “Final Project,” JFK University, Orinda, CA
1992
Art Tutor, Education Dept., JFK University, Orinda, CA
1991
Adjunct Faculty Assessor, Prior Learning Assessment, New College of California, San Francisco, CA
1990, 1991
Lecturer, “Earthworks/Environmental Art,” Interdisciplinary Colloquium, JFK University, Orinda, CA
1986-1987
Advisor, “Special Studies,” individualized instruction and critique, Fiberworks, Berkeley, CA
1984
Lecturer, “The Fiber Arts in California,” for Scandinavian artists, Fiberworks, Berkeley, CA
1981, 1982
Guest Lecturer, “Earthworks,” Landscape Architecture Department, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts