Jane Whitehurst
Jane Whitehurst was born in California’s Central Valley. A lifelong painter and sculptor, Jane’s creative vision and sense of color and form have rendered an eclectic resume of accomplishments. Jane’s paintings and sculptures have been exhibited and collected nationwide. After having worked in several mediums, Jane’s favorite is still abstract painting for its immediacy and spontaneous expression from what she refers to as her “Basic self.” As Jane explains, “Abstract Painting appeals to me because I can express myself through line, color, scale and texture. The viewer, young or old can read the work through their emotional response to these elements.” Much of her work is from this spontaneous flow, set to music chosen to move her as she surrenders the brush to unconscious motion. “My hand responds as if dancing across the canvas. When I step back, I see areas that may be enhanced, or taken away.”
Jane studied art at the Glassell School of Art in Houston, Texas and interior design and sculpture at California State University in Fresno, California. She has served on numerous art museum boards in both Houston, Texas and Fresno, California, was a co-creator of the Art Policy for the City of Fresno and served as president of Gallery 25, one of the oldest artist cooperative galleries in the United States for women. Jane was a founding member of the Downtown Artist Group, DAG, and co-creator of ArtHop, the largest weekly art event in Central California for over 20 years. She has created, produced and directed programs and media campaigns for Public Television and community programs. She has been a design consultant and director on numerous prominent municipal and private sector projects and installations. Jane was a member of the architectural team overseeing the execution of the internationally acclaimed Fresno City Hall, an Arthur Erickson design completed in 1991.
Jane’s home and studio is based in Senoia, Georgia
Studied Art at The Glassell School of Art in Houston, TX
Studied Interior Design and Sculpture at California State University, Fresno
Past Board Member: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
Past Board Member: Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, CA
Co-Creator of ArtHop, Fresno CA
DAG (Downtown Artists Group) Fresno, CA
Fresno City Hall Arts Committee
Co-Creator of the Art Policy for the City of Fresno, CA
Fresno Arts Council
Producer “Arts Alley” PBS Fresno, CA
Creator/Producer “In Search of Valley Arts” PBS Fresno, CA
Director: “What Great Cities Do” TV Public Service Campaign, Fresno CA
Past President: Gallery 25, ‘Fresno CA
Poetry @ the Studio Fresno, CA
Art Instructor: California Women’s Correctional Facility, Chowchilla CA
Senoia Design Committee, Senoia GA
Lifestyles Magazine 2008
85 South Magazine 2008, 2010, 2015, 2018
“The Art of Jane” Perspectives Magazine, 2008
“The Great Eight” Fresno Bee 2004
“Adding the Art” Fresno Bee 2003
12 @ the Studio” Fresno Bee 2001
“Smile” Campaign Featured Artist for Leadership Fresno TV Ad
“PBS” Arts Special, Featured Artist 2001
“The Image Makers” Fresno Bee 1997
“Featured Artist” Fresno Bee 1995
“Artistic Ways” Fresno Bee 1993
“Fair Judges go to Risk Takers” Fresno Bee 1990
“Three Person Show at Coast” West Art Magazine 1988
Dogwood Gallery, Tyrone, GA
Digital Arts Studio, Atlanta, GA
Domus, Atlanta, GA
House of Colors Gallery, Atlanta, GA
The Veranda Gallery, Senoia, GA
Goodes, Serenbe, GA
The Art Farm at Serenbe, Serenbe GA
Art Senoia, Senoia, GA
Peter Steinberg Gallery, San Luis Obispo, CA
“The Great Eight” T.W. Patterson Gallery, Fresno, CA
“Next Wave” Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, CA
Fresno Yosemite Airport, Fresno, CA
Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, CA
“Conversation with the Artist” Fresno Art Museum
Graphic Arts Society “Featured Artist, Fresno, CA
Campagnia, “Featured Artist” Fresno, CA
Quady Winery, Madera, CA
Studios 1528, Fresno, CA
Spectrum, Fresno, CA
NG2 Gallery, Fresno, CA
Interior Systems, Fresno, CA
Hemisphere. Fresno, CA
12 @ the Studio, Fresno, CA
10 @ the Studio, Fresno, CA
Berg Gallery, Fresno, CA
Louis Vargas, Fresno, CA
