Biographical Overview

Janet Werner is a Canadian artist based in Montreal. Born in 1959 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, she pursued her academic training at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1985. She subsequently studied at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, receiving a Masters of Fine Arts in 1987.

Her professional career includes teaching painting and drawing at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon from 1987 to 1999. Currently, she resides in Montreal, Quebec, where she holds a teaching position at Concordia University.

Artistic Work and Exhibitions

Werner is primarily recognized for her large scale fictional portraits, a genre she has focused on since 1997. Her work involves producing composites of found images to explore themes of subjectivity and desire. Through her paintings, she examines the relationship between realism, the photograph, and the deconstruction of the ubiquitous photographic image.

Her work is held in various collections, including:

  • Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
  • Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery, Montréal
  • Mackenzie Art Gallery
  • Regina Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, New Brunswick
  • Remai Modern (Formerly, Mendel Art Gallery), Saskatoon
  • Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina
  • Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University, Sackville
  • Winnipeg Art Gallery
  • Kenderdine Art Gallery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon

Q&A

Janet Werner의 작품을 연도순으로 어디에서 볼 수 있나요?

Janet Werner의 작품을 연도별로 정리하여 보여주는 작품 연대기 페이지입니다.

키워드별로 분류된 Janet Werner의 작품은 어디에서 볼 수 있나요?

Janet Werner의 키워드별 탐색 페이지에서는 작가의 작품들을 키워드별로 모아볼 수 있습니다.

Janet Werner의 작품을 색상별로 찾아볼 수 있나요?

Janet Werner의 작품은 작가의 컬러 인덱스 페이지에서 색상별로 감상하실 수 있습니다.

Janet Werner의 작품은 얼마나 인기가 있나요?

Janet Werner의 방문 통계 페이지에서는 이 사이트에 등록된 작가의 작품들을 바탕으로 산출된 통계 정보를 제공합니다.

자가 진단

각 질문의 정답은 하나뿐입니다.

질문 1:
In which city is Janet Werner currently based?
질문 2:
At which university did Janet Werner receive her Masters of Fine Arts in 1987?
질문 3:
Where was Janet Werner born?
질문 4:
From which year has Janet Werner been focusing on the genre of large scale fictional portraits?
질문 5:
Janet Werner taught painting and drawing at which institution from 1987 to 1999?