Artist Background

After twenty-five years as a nationally recognized graphic designer, illustrator and portrait artist, Jane Barton is the recipient of numerous national awards. Originally from Chicago, where she studied at the American Academy of Art, Jane holds a B.A. from Boston University. In 1997, after writing her thesis entitled, “Drawn West: Illustrators Who Became Fine Artists,” which included personal interviews with the Tucson Seven and 11 other renowned artists across the country, Jane earned a Master of Art degree from the School of Visual Arts at Syracuse University. Ironically, 3 years later, she, too, joined the ranks of former illustrators who became fine artists. Jane studied plein air painting with such masters as Skip Whitcomb, Matt Smith and Ned Jacobs. She paints on site in both oils and water colors, using these paintings as the basis of larger, studio work. Jane also makes time to teach painting to enthusiastic students of all ages.

PUBLICATIONS

• FINE ART CONNOISSEUR MAGAZINE, MARCH 2022

• PLEIN AIR MAGAZINE, FEB/MARCH 2012
• FINE ART CONOISSEUR MAGAZINE, MARCH 2012
• ARIZONA DAILY STAR
• TUCSON LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE
• OIL PAINTERS OF AMERICA MAGAZINE
• EXPLORER NEWSPAPER

CORPORATE COLLECTIONS

• UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA MEDICAL SCHOOL
• VENTANA-ROCHE MEDICAL SYSTEMS
• PBC LABORATORY
• ARIZONA ONCOLOGY
• J2 LABRATORIES

• SCOTTSDALE, AZ., HILTON SENNA BOUTIQUE

• TUCSON, AZ, MARRIOTT, THE LEO KENT HOTEL

• PHOENIX, ARIZONA, CAPTRUST

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• TUCSON PLEIN AIR PAINTERS SOCIETY, SIGNATURE MEMBER
• AMERICAN WOMEN ARTISTS, SIGNATURE MEMBER
• OIL PAINTERS OF AMERICA, ASSOCIATE MEMBER
• AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST SOCIETY 
• ARIZONA PLEIN AIR PAINTERS, SIGNATURE MEMBER • SALMAGUNDI CLUB, NEW YORK

SELECTED RESUMÉ

• PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MUSEUM, “WATER IN THE DESERT” EXHIBIT 2019

• NATIONAL OIL & ACRYLIC PAINTER SOCIETY (NOAPS) SPRING INTERNATIONAL ONLINE EXHIBITION 2018                 
• ROCKWELL MUSEUM, PERSPECTIVES OF AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, CORNELL, NY
• TUCSON DESERT MUSEUM OF ART, AWA ANNUAL MEMBERS SHOW, TUCSON, AZ
• BENNINGTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS, BENNINGTON, VT
• AMERICAN IMPRESSIONISTS SOCIETY (AIS), IMPRESSIONS: SMALL WORKS SHOWCASE, COSTA MESA, CA
• PLEIN AIR MAGAZINE, 6TH ANNUAL PLEIN AIR SALON
• NATIONAL OIL & ACRYLIC PAINTERS SOCIETY (NOAPS), INTERNATIONAL ONLINE EXHIBIT
• LAGUNA PLEIN AIR PAINTERS (LPAPA) AUTUMN COLORS, LAGUNA BEACH, CA
• AMERICAN IMPRESSIONISTS SOCIETY (AIS) 17TH ANNUAL NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION, KIRKLAND, WA, Honorable Mention Award
• AMERICAN WOMEN ARTISTS (AWA) 2016 ANNUAL MASTER & SIGNATURE MEMBERS SHOW & NATIONAL EXHIBITION, BENNINGTON, VT
• PLEIN AIR MAGAZINE 6TH ANNUAL PLEIN AIR SALON, www.pleinairsalon/junejuly/
• DAILY BRUSHWORK, www.DailyBrushwork.com
• SCOTTSDALE ARTIST SCHOOL CIRCLE OF FRIENDS ANNUAL SHOW, SCOTTSDALE, AZ
• AMERICAN WOMEN ARTISTS 25TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW, BONNNER DAVID GALLERY, SCOTTSDALE
• "CRUSH", TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART SHOW
• BOUQUETS TO ART, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA MUSEUM OF ART
• GREEN VALLEY MALL, TPAPS SIGNATURE ARTISTS GROUP SHOW
• THE EMPIRE RANCH SHOW, TUCSON, AZ
• “PATHSCAPES,” ONE MAN SHOW
• TUCSON MOUNTAIN OYSTER CLUB ANNUAL SHOW
• UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA RODEO CLUB ART SHOW
• UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA MUSEUM OF ART “FRESH PAINT” SHOW
• TOHONO CHUL PARK A TO Z SHOW
• AMERICAN WOMEN ARTISTS NATIONAL JURIED COMPETITION, SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
• TUCSON PIMA ARTS COUNCEL OPEN STUDIO
• OIL PAINTERS OF AMERICA 20TH ANNUAL NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION OF TRADITIONAL OILS
• “CHANGE,” TWO MAN SHOW, TUCSON JCC
• UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA MUSEUM OF ART “FRESH PAINT” SHOW
• AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST SOCIETY 12TH ANUUAL NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION
• AMERICAN WOMEN ARTISTS NATIONAL JURIED COMPETITION
• TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SHOW, “ARIZONA LANDSCAPES”

• CAIRN, AUSTRALIA/CITY OF SCOTTSDALE EXHIBITION