Education
George Brown College, Toronto – September 1989-December 1989, Introduction to Printing Processes
Ontario College of Art, Toronto – September 1987-April 1988, Life Painting
George Brown College, Toronto – 1986-1987, Commercial Art Honours Certificate
University of Western Ontario, London – 1979-1983, Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree (Instructors include Patterson Ewen, Duncan deKergommeaux, Kim Moodie, and Tom Benner.)
Recent Group Exhibitions
2023 Port Stanley Artist's Guild Show & Sale, Port Stanley Legion, June
2022 Westland Gallery, London, Ontario, Square Foot Show, November - December
2022 The Paris Bohemian Gallery, Paris, Ontario, Creative Ascension Exhibition
2022 Lambton Heritage Museum, Grand Bend, Ontario, Paint Ontario, September
2022 Federation Of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, B.C., International Juried Show, June
2022 Port Stanley Artist's Guild Show & Sale, Port Stanley Legion, June
2021 Westland Gallery, London, Ontario, Square Foot Show
2021 St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre, St. Thomas, Ontario, Collective Chemistry (4 woman show)
2021 St. Thomas Art Guild Online Show (Won Juror's Choice Award)
2020 Westland Gallery, London, Ontario, Square Foot Show, December
2020 St. Thomas Public Art Centre, St. Thomas, Ontario, Miniatures Show & Sale, November/December
2020 Portside Gallery, Port Stanley, Miniatures Show and Sale, March
2020 Federation Of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, B.C., International Juried Show, August
2020 Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock, Ontario, Visual Elements 62 (Juried Online Show)
2020 Lambton Heritage Museum, Grand Bend, Ontario, Paint Ontario, March/April
2020 Federation Of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, B.C., Limitless (Juried Online Show)
2019 Portside Gallery, Port Stanley, Miniatures Show and Sale
2019 Port Stanley Artist's Guild Show & Sale, Port Stanley Legion
2019 Colour And Form Society, Beaux Arts Centre, Brampton
2019 Westland Gallery, London, Ontario, Square Foot Show
2019 Port Stanley Artist's Guild Show and Sale, Port Stanley Legion
2019 Federation Of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, B.C., International Juried Show
2018 CASO Railway Station Gallery, St. Thomas, Ontario, St. Thomas Artist Guild Art Show and Sale
2018 St. Thomas Art Centre, St. Thomas, Ontario, In View Of The Artist Juried Art Show
2018 Port Stanley Theatre, Port Stanley, Ontario
2018 Westland Gallery, London, Ontario, Square Foot Show
2018 Federation Of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, B.C., International Juried Show
2017 Colour And Form Society, Etobicoke Art Centre, Juried
2017 Westland Gallery, London, Ontario, Square Foot Show
2017 Federation Of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, B.C., International Juried Show
2016 Westland Gallery, London, Ontario, Square Foot Show
Solo & Shared Exhibitions
2021 Port Stanley Library, Port Stanley, Shared show with Judy Ross
2019 Libro Credit Union, St. Thomas
2019 Port Stanley Library, "Far Away Faces", July 2-30
2018 Port Stanley Library Solo Show, “Colourful Characters”, June 1-29
2004 Station Arts, Tillsonburg, shared show with Jennifer Atkinson, “Atkinson Sisters Show Their Stuff”
1989 Total Gallery, Albert White Galleries, 80 Spadina, Toronto
1987 Lynnwood Arts Centre, Simcoe, shared show with Herb Ariss, “Figurative Impact”
1985 Re:Source Art Centre, London, “The Human Side”
1984 Creative Arts Centre, Ingersoll, “Portraits”
1983 Gallery 132, Tillsonburg, “Human Expressions”
Studios
Lakeside Pottery, Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario, since 2015, Original paintings. Located at 755 Lakeshore Road or call 905-934-2904 for details
Memberships and Personal Accomplishments
Member of the London Collage Collective, 2018-2019
Member of The Port Stanley Artist’s Guild, 2017-present
Member of The St. Thomas Artist’s Guild, 2017-2021
Member of The Colour And Form Society, Jury Process, 2017-2019
Supporting Member of the Federation Of Canadian Artists, 2017-present
Member of the St. Thomas Art Gallery, St. Thomas, 2017-present
Member of the Ontario Association of Art Galleries, 2017-present
Member of the Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock, 2017-present
Member of the Association Of Registered Graphic Designers, 1997 to 2017
Member of COPA (Canadian Owners & Pilots Association), 1998 to present
Member of The Group, Women In Business, London, 1997-1999
Member of The Ninety-Nines, Inc. – (women's aviation organization), 1997-2010
Achieved Private Pilot's License, 1996
Avid Power Walker since 1990
Western Ontario Conservatory of Music Certificate (Grade 8 piano & Grade 2 theory), 1978
Awards & Artistic Achievements
Judge's Choice Award, Port Stanley Artist's Guild Show and Sale, June 2023
Teaching an adult collage class, Belmont Public Library, Belmont, March 2023
Juror's Choice Award, St. Thomas Art Guild Show and Sale, 2020
Honourable Mention Award, Port Stanley Artist's Guild Show and Sale, June 2019
Honourable Mention Award, St. Thomas Art Guild Show and Sale, November 2018
Teaching private drawing lessons for children, Belmont, 2017
Art Kids – teaching painting, sculpture, and drawing to children, 2008-2011
Teaching private drawing lessons, 1996
Art Commission by the Oxford Board of Education, Annandale School Opening, Tillsonburg, May 7, 1996
Coordinator and member of the jury for Ontario Arts Council Grants, Women’s Art Resource Centre, Toronto, 1989-1991
Ontario Arts Council Materials Grant, 1986
Merit Award for best painting, Woodstock Art Gallery, 1985
Publicity
Featured in an online publication, @canadian_art_daily, over 28.2K Followers, April 2023
Joe Konecny, "Jane Atkinson-White", Port Stanley Villager, June 2019-Issue 11
Doug Harvey, “Far Away Faces", Port Stanley News (portstanley.com), July 2019
Elgin Life, October 2018, Issue 6, Interviews from artists in the St. Thomas Artist Guild, October 2018
Doug Harvey, “Colourful Portraits by artist Jane Atkinson-White”, Port Stanley News (portstanley.com), June 2018
Dot Sale, “Jane Atkinson-White has solo art show”, The Signpost (Dorchester), June 2018
Dot Sale, “Local artist’s work in juried art show in Vancouver this summer”, The Signpost (Dorchester), May 2018
Kate Taylor, “Art Show Does Have A Few Gems Among All the Mediocrities”, The London Free Press, September 1985
Suzanne Stoop, “Local Artists Open Show”, Tillsonburg News, January 1985
Tom Duralia, “Art Display at Creative Art Centre”, Ingersoll News, September 1984
Ron Preston, “Artist Started ‘Creating’ At Three”, The Sentinal Review, Woodstock, September 17, 1984
Jane Stirling, “Local Artist Displays Work”, The Tillsonburg News, September 17, 1984
Marlene Opdecam, “Expressionistic Exhibit”, The Tillsonburg News, May 1983
Doug Bale, “Graduation Exhibition Full of Promise”, The London Free Press, April 9, 1983
Sam Agro, Television Documentary (Cable 5, Tillsonburg), summer 1981
Volunteer Work
Port Stanley Art Guild Show and Sale, Port Stanley, June 7, 8, 9, 2019
St. Thomas Artist Guild Show And Sale, CASO, St. Thomas, November 9-11, 2018
Volunteer Design Projects for non-profit Canadian Owners and Pilots Association, 1999-2019
Coordinator for the 99's Poker Run, 1999-2001 – non-profit international organization of women pilots
Guest Artist – College Avenue High School, Woodstock – October 1996
Guest Artist – Hillcrest Public School, Toronto – 1991
Guest Artist – South Ridge Public School, Tillsonburg – 1985
Entrepreneurial Experience
Owner of Atkinson Graphics, 1997-2017, Specializing in print and web design
(Registered Graphic Designer, 1997-2017)
Employment History in Graphic Design
Fanshawe College, London, Ontario, 1991-1995
Graphic Design Freelancing, Toronto, 1990-1991
Pixel Graphics Inc., Toronto, 1987-1990
ESW Canada Ltd., Toronto, Spring / Summer 1987
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Jane Atkinson reserves the right to produce and sell reproductions of any and all of her original paintings in any form.
Jane Atkinson reserves the right to produce and sell reproductions of any and all of her original paintings in any form.