About: Jane Manco
Jane is a classically trained award-winning American artist whose work is inspired by the old masters of the 19th Century, and her background in traditional realism. Jane earned a BFA in graphic design and illustration from the Parsons School of Design in New York, as well as a Masters Degree in Art Education. Subsequent to completing her studies Jane launched a career in illustration and graphic design, and was an art educator teaching drawing, painting and graphic design.
Jane has since fully aligned her career to paint professionally. Jane completed an intensive drawing and painting program from the Florence Academy of Art (US), studying under the tutelage of Jordan Sokal, Amaya Gurpide, Cornelia Hernes,, Stephen Bauman and Edmond Rochat. Jane also studiied at the ARA- Boston, and painted plein air in the Scotish Highlands at the Glasglow School of Art. Currently, Jane shares her time in New York and New Jersey, and paints in her studio in the Realist Tradition.
Jane's work is well collected, and can be found throughout the U.S. and abroad. Jane’s is represented by galleries throughout Northeast, U.S., and the Salmagundi Art Club in New York.
Jane is the recipient of numerous awards, the most recent include an Honorable Mention from the OPA 2023 Fall Showcase, Bold Brush Showcase Third Place Award, OPA 2023 Eastern Regional Exhibition Bronze Medal Award, 146th Annual Black & White Exhibition William D. Zahn Memorial Award at SCNY, the OPA Fall 22 Showcase First Place Award, an Honorable Mention from the Art Renewal Center 15th Annual International Salon Competition for Still Life, which included an invitation to the International Traveling Exhibition hosted by Sotheby’s NYC , and the MEAM- Barcelona. Jane was featured in editorials in Southwest Art Magazine, American Art Collector, the Annual Art issue of Cape Cod Life, and Bold Brush News. Jane is an active member of the OPA, IGOR, SCNY, and AWA.
Artist's Statement:
It is my belief that still life painting stems from the close observation of reality. I have found that the apparent stillness which material things seem to embody is set into motion through the act of seeing, drawing and painting. Through close scrutiny and observation one comes to the realization that nothing in nature is really still. Forces are at work while friction and tension permeate all, including the very act of seeing, drawing and painting. Material things have weight, volume, mass, color, position and a relationship to each other. These perceptions are as fleeting as the light that transforms what and how we see. Perhaps, still life paintings are a way to salvage something from the unremitting process of entropy and decay, a way of bringing temporary permanence to that which is fleeting.
These paradoxes drew me to still life painting. I find that still life presents infinite arrangements. I am able to manipulate both the reality at hand and the formal elements of painting color, line, tone and composition. It has come to represent the essence of what painting has always been, that which is still, visual and silent. It is an echo of our existence and the trace of our passing.
EDUCATION:
Florence Academy of Art - (US) Alumni - Drawing & Painting Program
The Academy of Realist Art - Boston - Core Program
Parson School of Design (NYC) - Alumni - Illustration & Graphic Design
MEMBERship:
Salmagundi Club - (SCNY)
Oil Painters of America - (OPA)
International Guild of Realism
Art Renewal Center (ARC)
American Women Artists - (AWA)
SHOWS & Awards
2024
International Guild Of Realism 18th Annual Exhibition - 2024
Salmagundi Club 147th Annual Black & White Exhibition - 2024
2023
International Guild of Realism - Fall On Line Juried Exhibition - 2023
Oil Painters of America Summer on Line Exhibition - 2023
The Almenara Collection on Line Juried Exhibition - 2023 Art Prize
Oil Painters Of America Eastern Regional Exhibition - Bronze Award - 2023
Bold Brush Painting Competition - 3rd Place Award of Oil - May 2023
Salmagundi Club 139th Annual Members Exhibition - Finalist
Bold Brush Painting Competition - Fav 15 Selection February 2023
Salmagundi Club 146th Annual Black & White Exhibition - William D Zahn Memorial Award-2023
2022
Salmagundi Club - All About Winter Exhibition Finalist - 2022
Salmagundi Club - Sylvia Glesmann Floral Exhibition Finalist - 2022
OPA On Line Fall Showcase Award - First Place - 2022
ARC 16th International Salon Competition Finalist - 2022
Salmagundi Club Fall Auction & Exhibition - October - 2022
ARC 16th International Salon Competition Semi-Finalist - 2022
OPA 2022 Eastern Regional Exhibition Finalist
Salmagundi Club Rockwell Gallery PleinAir Summer Exhibition Finalist
Guild of Boston Artists New England Regional Exhibition Finalist
OPA On Line Summer Showcase - 2022
Bold Brush Art Competition - Fav 15 Selection - June 2022
Salmagundi Club Annual Members Exhibition Skylight & Rockwell Gallery - NYC
International Guild of Realism 16th Annual Juried Exhibition - The McBride Gallery - Annapolis
OPA National Juried Exhibition - Steamboat Springs Art Museum, CO.
Salmagundi Club New York - Figurative Exhibition
Florence Academy of Art Alumni Gallery Exhibition - FAA Today
2021
OPA On Line Fall Showcase & Exhibition
Salmagundi Club Thumb Box Exhibit - SCNY
Sugarlift Blue Review Art Prize - Honorable Mention Designation - (NYC)
Sylvia Maria Glesmann Members Floral Exhibition Finalist - SCNY
The Guild for Boston Artists 2021 New England Regional Juried Exhibition Finalist
Oil Painters of America 2021 Salon Show Finalist - Quinlin Visual Arts Center- GA.
ARC 15th International Salon Traveling Exhibition Recipient - Sotheby’s NYC & MEAM Barcelona, Spain 2021
Salmagundi Annual Members Exhibition - Richard C. Pionk Memorial Award for Oil or Pastel- 2021
Salmagundi Club Spring Auction - 2021
Bold Brush Art Competition Fav 15 Finalist - 2021
Edward Hopper House Museum Members Exhibition - 2021
Oil Painters of America 30th National Exhibition Traditional Oils Finalist - CA. - 2021
International Guild of Realism Spring Salon Exhibition Finalist - 2021
The Black & White Exhibition - Gallery at Salmagundi Merit Award Finalist - 2021
Figuratively Speaking Exhibition - Best in Show - Gallery at Salmagundi - 2021
ARC 15th Annual Salon Competition Honorable Mention Award Still Life Category - 2021
2020
Bold Brush November 2020 Competition Merit Award Finalist 2020
Oil Painters of America Fall On Line Showcase Honorable Mention Award 2020
Monmouth Museum Miniatures Exhibition Finalist - 2020
11th Annual Sylvia Maria Glesmann Floral Exhibition at Salmagundi Merit Award 2020
Salmagundi Annual Members Exhibition 2020
Oil Painters of America Eastern Region Exhibition Finalist 2020
Gallery at Salmagundi Exhibit & Fall Auction 2020
Cultural Center of Cape Cod Exhibition- 2020
Bold Brush/FASO Fav 15 Competition Finalist - 2020
Salmagundi Club “Moonrise Sunrise” Exhibition - 2020
Oil Painters of America Summer Showcase - 2020
Cape Cod Museum of Art Summer Exhibit & Auction- 2020
Salmagundi Club Summer Thumb Box Exhibit - -2020
Larkin Gallery Two Artist Exhibit & Show - 2020
Oil Painters of America Spring Showcase - 2020
Salmagundi Club Spring Exhibit and Auction - 2020
Salmagundi Annual Members Exhibition - 2020
Monmouth Museum Juried Miniatures Exhibition- 2020
2019
Larkin Gallery Autumn Group Exhibit - 2019
Salmagundi Club 111th Annual Thumb Box Exhibit - 2019
Monmouth Museum Juried Exhibition - 2019
Post Office Gallery Autumn Exhibit - 2019
Salmagundi Club Members’ Summer Exhibit - 2019
Huntington Museum of Art - Charity Auction Event - Summer 2019
The Florence Academy of Art (US) Full Palette Exhibition - 2019
American Women Artists Juried Steamboat Art Museum Exhibition Finalist - Steamboat Springs CO. - 2019
Salmagundi Club 135th Annual Members’ Juried Exhibition. Recipient of the Sylvia Marie Giesmann Award for Excellence - Floral or Still Life - May 2019
Salmagundi Club “Figuratively Speaking” A Juried Exhibition Finalist of Portraiture & Figurative Art - February - March 2019
2018
Salmagundi Club Thumb Box Exhibition. Recipient of the JoAnn Leiser Memorial Merit Award - December 2018
Salmagundi Club Juried Fall Exhibit & Auction Benefit /Heritage Auctions NY. Recipient of the W. Granville Smith Merit Award - October 2018
The Guild for Boston Artist Gallery Regional Juried Exhibition Finalist - September 2018
Post Office Gallery ReMix Exhibit - N.Truro MA. - July 2018
PAAM Members' 12x12 Exhibition Provincetown Museum - June/August 2018
Salmagundi Club - Juried Exhibit & Auction Benefit / Heritage Auctions NY - May 2018
Post Office Gallery /Truro Public Library - The Properties of Green Exhibit - Selected artists representing their artistic style. - May 2018
Salmagundi Club Annual Members' Juried Exhibition Finalist - Recipient of the D. Wu & Elsie Ject-Key Memorial Award - May 2018
Salmagundi Club Juried Centennial Show - March 2018
Larkin Gallery Inc. - Black & White Group Exhibit - February 2018
Salmagundi Club - Greenwich Village Juried Exhibition - February/March 2018
Arts Foundation of Cape Cod Winter Juried Exhibit Finalist at the Cotuit Center for the Arts - Jan/Feb 2018
2017
Salmagundi Club Annual Members' Juried Exhibit - Centennial Celebration - November 2017
Salmagundi Club Juried Mystery Palette Fundraiser - Centennial Gala - November 2017
The Guild for Boston Artist Gallery Regional Juried Exhibition Finalist - September/October 2017
Salmagundi Club (SCNY) - Member Juried Summer Show Finalist - Recipient of the Philip Isenberg Memorial Award - August 2017
PAAM Members Summer Art Exhibit and Silent Auction - Provincetown Museum - July / Sept 2017
Richeson75 International Small Works - Published 2017 Collectible Exhibit Book - May 2017
Richeson75 International Small Works Juried Competition Finalist & Gallery Exhibit Kimberly, WI. - February/April 2017
Arts Foundation of Cape Cod Juried "Winter Art Exhibit - Personal Space" at The Cotuit Arts Center - Jan / Feb 2017
Richeson75 International Animals, Birds & Wildlife - Published 2016 Collectible Exhibit Book - February 2017
The "Artist Magazine" 33rd Annual Art Competition Juried Finalist - Published January/March 2017
2016
Richeson75 International Animals, Birds & Wildlife Juried Art Exhibit Merit Award Winner - December 2016
All New England Juried Show (CCAA) - Oct/November 2016
Salmagundi Club - (SCNY) Painting and Sculpture Non - Member Juried Exhibit - Merit Award Winner-Oils - July 2016
Cape Cod Art Magazine 2016 Annual Issue - "An Artist Profile * Interview Oil Painter - June 2016
PAAM - Members' Juried Exhibition Spring Show - May 2016
Richeson75 International Floral & Still Life Juried Art Exhibition Finalist - April 2016
Richeson75 International Floral & Still Life - Published 2016 Collectible Exhibit Book - March 2016
Visual Arts Center - 10th National Biennial Juried Exhibition, Punta Gorda, FL. – NAE Juried Merit Award Winner - February 2016
Arts Foundation of Cape Cod “Balancing Act” Juried Exhibition at the Cotuit Arts Center - January 2016
2010 -2015
PAAM Members' Exhibit Juried Silent Auction - (2015)
PAAM Members' Juried Open Exhibition Show - (2015)
Post Office Gallery - North Truro MA. "Weather'd" Juried Exhibit - (2015)
Post Office Gallery - North Truro MA. "Home" Juried Exhibit - (2015)
PAAM 100, A Century of Inspiration– Members' Juried Exhibition - Highlighted in the Provincetown Banner -(2014-2015)
Exhibited in Teaching Traditions: Selections from the Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed Museum School at PAAM (2012 - 2013)
Cape Cod Art Association Juried Art Exhibit – Multiple (CCAA) Award Winning selections. (2011 – 2014)
JP MORGAN/ COAHSI RE-GRANT – Oil Paintings of Immigrants/ New York City (2011)
Broome Street Gallery NYC/UFT Group Show – Exhibited landscape oil paintings (2011)
Salmagundi Club - ( SCNY) - Non Member Juried Open Exhibition - (2010)
GALLERY REPRESENTATION:
47 Fifth Ave, New York N.Y.
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GALLERY PIQUEL
NEW HOPE, PA.
www.gallerypiquel.com
William Ris Gallery
Jamesport , NY
www.williamris.com
Larkin Gallery
Provincetown & Harwichport MA.
www.larkingallery.com
The Artful Deposit Gallery
Bordentown, NJ
www.artfuldeposit.com
sugarlift gallery - New York
New York City, NY
www.sugarlift.com
Da Vallia Gallery
Chester, VT
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