Jane Holbrook
Phone: 519-897-5115
email: jholbroo@uwaterloo.ca
Website: https://jholbroo.wixsite.com/arts
Instagram: holbrookjane
email: jholbroo@uwaterloo.ca
Website: https://jholbroo.wixsite.com/arts
Instagram: holbrookjane
Jane Holbrook studied biology (Dalhousie University, BSc 1980, MSc 1982) and graphic design (NSCAD, Diploma Graphic Design, 1987). Jane worked as a graphic designer at an advertising firm in Kitchener, then as a lecturer at the University of Waterloo teaching genetics and vertebrate evolution. Before retirement she was an instructional developer at the Centre for Teaching Excellence at the University of Waterloo. Jane has been involved in making art her whole life and she is currently a member of the Waterloo Button Factory Arts Centre and The Kitchener Waterloo Society of Artists and attends life drawing sessions and open printmaking studio at the Button Factory. Jane shows her work in a variety of venues and juried shows, including KWSA shows and Button Factory Press shows. Her paintings and prints can be purchased through the LAF (Local Art for Local Walls) website https://www.lafwr.com/jane-holbrook and her hand-printed cards are for sale in the Button Factory gift Shop. Jane accepts commissioned work.
Artist's Statement:
I love making things; laying down a line with a pencil, or colour with a brush or roller. I enjoy the fluidity and spontaneity of painting, but also the many processes and experimentation that are possible with printmaking. My Nova Scotian background and training in biology, art and graphic design all contribute to the way I see the world and influence the images I create. I am inspired by the ocean, shorelines, beaches and how people interact with these environments; these are recurring themes in my work.
Artist's Statement:
I love making things; laying down a line with a pencil, or colour with a brush or roller. I enjoy the fluidity and spontaneity of painting, but also the many processes and experimentation that are possible with printmaking. My Nova Scotian background and training in biology, art and graphic design all contribute to the way I see the world and influence the images I create. I am inspired by the ocean, shorelines, beaches and how people interact with these environments; these are recurring themes in my work.
