Biography:
Jane Filer grew up in San Jose, California. At age eleven, the family moved to Western Australia where Jane first became acquainted with the ethereal artwork of the aboriginal people. The mystical nature of this culture made for a lasting impression and is still evident in the work she produces to date.
Encouraged by her godmother, Jane moved to Chicago at the age of 20 and began a formal art education. Later she attended Southern Illinois University where she received a Bachelors of Fine Art degree with honors and the Rickert-Ziebold Trust Award, the
highest award in the country given to graduating seniors. After traveling the country planting trees with her husband John, the couple settled down in North Carolina. She received a Masters degree in Fine Art from the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, bought a large piece of land and made a home in the woods where she lives happily to this day. Sadly in 2015 Jane lost her husband John to cancer.
Jane Filer has a devout following of art collectors and friends who attend her solo exhibitions. Many of her shows include “Happenings”, a modern primitive drum dance of characters she creates that roam the galleries during opening receptions.
In 2006, Jane retired after teaching painting and drawing for 21 years at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro, NC. In her honor the classroom was officially named, “The Jane Filer Studio”.
Jane's work has been included in numerous prestigious collections in international, corporate and private sectors. Included among these are various American Embassies, hospitals, museums and airports. She has been invited numerous times to speak and
exhibit internationally.
Jane is not into details and enormous listing of accomplishments. Instead she believes
the work speaks for itself. “I have given my paintings everything they need to stand on
their own and go out in the world.”
Artist Statement:
I am certain that there is more to this existence than what I can perceive. In my work, I attempt to give form to that. I enjoy stories of time travel and supernatural experiences. They are useful in expanding my ability to imagine.
I tell stories rooted in what it is to be human. My experience of wonder is influenced by nature. My relationship to everything is the source that feeds my work. My fascination with life, light, love, and fear can’t help but show up. They want in, and I am more than thrilled to oblige.
I’ve made homes in North Carolina at the beach and in the woods. I spend time in New Mexico and the Florida Keys. I depict these environs in ethereal ways. These places I love give tangibility and ground to a playful exploration of infinite possibilities. My paintings are vehicles. They are equations and visual stories. They are teleportation beams, if you dare to take the ride. They are my offspring.
They are what I have spent my life nurturing and putting out in the world.
Jane Filer in her Chapel Hill, NC home.
For purchase information
please contact:
Bill Hester Fine Art
621 Canyon Road
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone: (505) 660-5966
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