Jane Swavely
The paintings are reductive but not minimalist. Firmly set in the painting tradition, they embrace their objectness by leaving traces of their support and the history of their making. The act is performative; the medium is the message. They offer a placeholder for my subconscious and embody the many years of practice that lead to accumulations of choices made, conscious or not. Among other things, while they are being made, the painting is the subject. After that, TBD.
Jane Swavely’s work is in public and private collections including Chase Manhattan Bank, and the Allentown Art Museum. She studied at Boston University and the School of Visual Arts and was the recipient of a Ford Foundation Fellowship. Previously represented by CDS Gallery, she was a member of A.I.R. Gallery and is now represented by Magenta Plains in New York City. She lives and works in New York City.
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