About the Artist
Artist Statement
I paint because I love beauty and light. We all experience pain and suffering in life. Yet, we can find respite and joy in beauty. I typically find more beauty in nature than in human-made objects.
Light and reflections are fascinating, especially those in glass. I’m often drawn to subjects with a dramatic contrast of light and dark. For me, light beyond the darkness symbolizes hope. My oil paintings capture these unique moments of beauty and light to share with others.
Biography
Jane Flewellen grew up near New York City whose museums exposed her to great art. Her superb, high school art teacher provided challenging, college-level instruction. Jane studied Fine Arts at the University of Michigan, concentrating on drawing, painting, and art history. She is a graduate of The Ohio State University.
Jane’s award-winning paintings have been juried into The Butler Institute of American Art’s Midyear Show, the Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition (professional division), the Zanesville Museum of Art, Bryn du Art, and numerous other exhibitions in Ohio, Indiana and Virginia. Her works have been in solo, two-person, invitational, and group exhibitions, including a solo exhibition at The Ohio State University Faculty Club. The Ohio Percent for Art Program purchased her work for Stark State College, Akron. The Ohio Arts Council purchased her work for their permanent collection.
Jane is represented by Sharon Weiss Gallery in the Short North Arts District of Columbus, Ohio. “Jane’s paintings are filled with amazing light and emotion,” says Sharon Weiss. “Her lovely landscapes take the observer to a mindful and spiritual place.”
Jane is a member of the National League of American Pen Women (NLAPW), the Worthington Area Art League, and the Collage of Women Artists and Art Eclectic Women (two groups of Central Ohio women artists).
She lives with her wonderful husband, Jim, and their three cats in Worthington, Ohio.
Gallery Representation
- Sharon Weiss Gallery, 20 East Lincoln Street, Columbus, OH 43215. Phone – 614.291.5683
Organizations
- National League of American Pen Women (NLAPW) – Art, Active Membership. Central Ohio Branch
- Worthington Area Art League
- Collage of Women Artists
- Art Eclectic Women
Permanent Collections
- Ohio Arts Council’s Ohio Percent for Art Program – juried purchase, 2018 – Stark State College Akron, Akron, Ohio
- Ohio Arts Council Special Purchase Award – Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, 2024 – Rhodes State Office Tower, Columbus, Ohio
Exhibitions
2024
- National League of American Pen Women (NLAPW) 51st Biennial Art Exhibition – Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, Ohio
- “Creative Viewpoints” – NLAPW Central Ohio Branch exhibition – Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, Ohio
- Salon Artists Exhibition (May) – Sharon Weiss Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
- “Through Our Eyes” – Art Eclectic Women group exhibition – Gallery 22, Delaware, Ohio
- Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition – Professional Division – Ohio State Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio
- German Village Society’s 2024 Juried Exhibition – German Village Meeting Haus, Columbus, Ohio
- 32nd Annual Piqua Fine Art Exhibit – Piqua Arts Council, Piqua, Ohio
2023
- “Call & Response: Intersections of Art & Poetry” – Pennington Custom Art Services, Columbus, Ohio
- 31st Annual Piqua Fine Art Exhibition – Piqua Arts Council, Piqua, Ohio
- Collage of Women Artists at the Riffe –Riffe Gallery lobby, Vern Riffe Center for Government & the Arts, Columbus, Ohio
- “All Together” – NLAPW Central Ohio Branch exhibition – Martin De Porres Center, Columbus, Ohio
- “Thoughtful Expressions” – Collage of Women Artists exhibition – Grange Insurance Audubon Center, Columbus, Ohio
2022
- 18th Annual Bryn Du Art Show – Bryn Du Mansion, Granville, Ohio
- NLAPW Central Ohio Branch exhibition – Riffe Gallery lobby, Vern Riffe Center for Government & the Arts, Columbus, Ohio
- Collage of Women Artists exhibition – Art at 43203 Gallery, Granville, Ohio
- “WAAL in the Garden” – Worthington Area Art League exhibition – Inniswood Metro Gardens, Westerville, Ohio
- Art at the Mill (Fall) – Burwell-Morgan Mill, Millwood, Virginia
- “Femme Éclectique: She Said” – Pennington Custom Art Services, Columbus, Ohio
- “Worthington Area Art League at Mill Run” – The Church at Mill Run, Hilliard, Ohio
- “Holiday Miniatures at Gallery II” – Sharon Weiss Gallery’s Gallery II, Columbus, Ohio
- “Size Matters X” – Pennington Custom Art Services, Columbus, Ohio
2021
- 17th Annual Bryn Du Art Show – Bryn Du Mansion, Granville, Ohio
- “WAAL Winter Show” – online exhibition – Worthington Area Art League, http://www.worthingtonareaartleague.com/waal-winter-show/
- “Femme Éclectique: A Celebration of Women Artists” – Pennington Custom Art Services, Columbus, Ohio
- Ohio Art League Spring Juried Exhibition – online, oal.org/Spring-Juried-Show-2021
- 85th National Midyear Show – The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio
- “WAAL Winner’s Show: Jane Flewellen” – solo exhibition online, Worthington Area Art League
- “Language of Creativity” – NLAPW, Central Ohio Branch group exhibit – Dublin Arts Council, Dublin, Ohio
- “Other Voices” – Pennington Custom Art Services, Columbus, Ohio
- “Size Matters IX” – Pennington Custom Art Services, Columbus, Ohio
2020
- 10 Year Anniversary Exhibition – invitational exhibit – Peggy McConnell Arts Center, Worthington, Ohio
- “An Evening with Art” – juried fundraiser for the Columbus Museum of Art – Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio
- 16th Annual Bryn Du Art Show – Bryn Du Mansion, Granville, Ohio
- Annual Art Auction – fundraiser auction – The Ohio State University Faculty Club, Columbus, Ohio
- Pre-Spring Salon Artists Exhibit – Sharon Weiss Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
- “My Studio” – invitational exhibit – Sharon Weiss Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
- Worthington Area Art League exhibit – First Merchants Bank, Columbus, Ohio
- “Size Matters VIII” – Pennington Custom Art Services, Columbus, Ohio
- Ohio Art League Fall Juried Exhibition – online, oal.org/Fall-Juried-Show-2020
2019
- Worthington Area Art League exhibit – Riffe Gallery lobby, Vern Riffe Center for Government & the Arts, Columbus, Ohio
- 19th Annual Spring Fling Fine Arts Competition & Exhibit – Gateway Arts Council, Sidney, Ohio
- “Operation Monarch” – Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, Ohio
- Addiction Studies Institute Conference Exhibit – invitational exhibit – Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
- “Beauty and Light“– solo exhibit – The Ohio State University Faculty Club, Columbus, Ohio
- Art of Recovery 2019 – fundraiser auction – Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio
- Richeson75 Still Life & Floral competition – online exhibit – meritorious entry
2018
- “Three Points in Time” – Worthington Area Art League group exhibit – Peggy McConnell Arts Center, Worthington, Ohio
- “An Evening with Art” – juried fundraiser for the Columbus Museum of Art – Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio
- 14th Annual Bryn Du Art Show – Bryn Du Mansion, Granville, Ohio
- “Self” – invitational, self-portrait exhibit – Sharon Weiss Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
- Ohio Art League Spring Exhibition – Griffin Gallery at Creekside, Gahanna, Ohio
- “For the Love of Nature II” – two-person exhibit – Inniswood Metro Gardens, Westerville, Ohio
- 18th Annual Spring Fling Fine Arts Competition & Exhibit – Gateway Arts Council, Sidney, Ohio
- “Ohio Artists of Today” – invitational exhibit – The Mithoff Building, Lancaster, Ohio
- Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition – Professional Division – Ohio State Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio
- MAC Faculty & Student Exhibit – Peggy McConnell Arts Center, Worthington, Ohio
- 26th Annual Piqua Fine Art Exhibit – Piqua Arts Council, Piqua, Ohio
- Art for Life 2018 – juried, fundraiser auction – Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio
- “WAAL Inspired” – Worthington Area Art League – The Church at Mill Run, Hilliard, Ohio
2017
- “Glory in Creation” – solo exhibit – Vineyard Columbus, Westerville, Ohio
- “In Transformation”– Columbus Metropolitan Library, Columbus, Ohio
- 13th Annual Bryn Du Art Exhibition – Bryn Du Mansion, Granville, Ohio
- Art at the Mill (Spring) – Burwell-Morgan Mill, Millwood, Virginia
- 17th Annual Spring Fling Fine Arts Competition & Exhibit – Gateway Arts Council, Sidney, Ohio
- Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition – Professional Division – Ohio State Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio
- Faculty & Student Exhibit – Peggy McConnell Arts Center, Worthington, Ohio
- 7th Annual Plein Air Salon/June-July division – juried, online exhibit – pleinairsalon.com
- “Seeing with New Eyes” – invitational exhibit – High Road Gallery, Worthington, Ohio
- 25th Annual Piqua Fine Art Exhibit – Piqua Arts Council, Piqua, Ohio
- “Reflections from the Worthington Area Art League” – The Church at Mill Run, Hilliard, Ohio
2016
- D’Art for Art – juried fundraiser for the Columbus Museum of Art – Hollywood Casino, Columbus, Ohio
- Bryn Du Art Exhibition – Bryn Du Mansion, Granville, Ohio
- 16th Annual Spring Fling Fine Arts Competition & Exhibit – Gateway Arts Council, Sidney, Ohio
- 72nd Ohio Annual Exhibition – Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville, Ohio
- Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition– Professional Division – Ohio State Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio
- Faculty & Student Exhibit – Peggy McConnell Arts Center, Worthington, Ohio
- 23rd Annual Juried Exhibit – Jasper Arts Center, Jasper, Indiana
- 24th Annual Piqua Fine Art Exhibit – Piqua Arts Council, Piqua, Ohio
- “Harvest” – Worthington Area Art League Exhibit – The Church at Mill Run, Hilliard, Ohio
2015
- “For the Love of Nature” – two-person exhibit – Inniswood Metro Gardens, Westerville, Ohio
- “Double Take” – two-person exhibit – Scioto Ridge United Methodist Church, Hilliard, Ohio
- Art at the Mill (Spring) – Burwell-Morgan Mill, Millwood, Virginia
- 15th Annual Spring Fling Fine Arts Competition & Exhibit – Gateway Arts Council, Sidney, Ohio
- McConnell Arts Center Exhibit – Rivage Atlantique Restaurant, Worthington, Ohio
- 71st Ohio Annual Exhibition – Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville, Ohio
- Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition – Amateur Division – Ohio State Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio
- Faculty and Student Exhibit – Peggy McConnell Arts Center, Worthington, Ohio
- 22nd Annual Juried Exhibit – Jasper Arts Center, Jasper, Indiana
- 23rd Annual Piqua Fine Art Exhibit – Piqua Arts Council, Piqua, Ohio
- Worthington Area Art League Exhibit – The Church at Mill Run, Hilliard, Ohio
- Art at the Mill (Fall) – Burwell-Morgan Mill, Millwood, Virginia
2014
- Worthington Area Art League Exhibit – The Church at Mill Run, Hilliard, Ohio
- Art at the Mill – juried exhibit – Burwell-Morgan Mill, Millwood, Virginia
- Worthington Area Art League Exhibit – High Road Gallery, Worthington, Ohio
- Worthington Area Art League Exhibit – Motorists Mutual Insurance, Columbus, Ohio
- 22nd Annual Piqua Fine Art Exhibit – Piqua Arts Council, Piqua, Ohio
- Worthington Area Art League Exhibit – First Community Church, Upper Arlington, Ohio
2013
- McConnell Arts Center Exhibit – Rivage Atlantique Restaurant, Worthington, Ohio
Awards
2024
- Honorable Mention – NLAPW 51st Biennial Art Exhibition – Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, Ohio
- Ohio Arts Council Special Purchase Award – Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition – Ohio State Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio
- Second Place in Oils and Acrylics – 32nd Annual Piqua Fine Art Exhibit, Piqua, Ohio
2023
- Honorable Mention – 31st Annual Piqua Fine Art Exhibit – Piqua Arts Council, Piqua, Ohio
2021
- First Place –”WAAL Winter Show” – Worthington Area Art League, Worthington, Ohio
2019
- Meritorious Selection, 2019 Richeson75 Still Life & Floral competition – online – Jack Richeson & Co, Kimberly, Wisconsin
2018
- Second Place in Oils & Acrylics, 26th Annual Piqua Fine Art Exhibit – Piqua Arts Council, Piqua, Ohio
- Two Honorable Mentions, “WAAL Inspired,” Worthington Area Art League Exhibit – The Church at Mill Run, Hilliard, Ohio
- Honorable Mention, 18th Annual Spring Fling Fine Arts Competition & Exhibit – Gateway Arts Council, Sidney, Ohio
2017
- Honorable Mention, 17th Annual Spring Fling Fine Arts Competition & Exhibit – Gateway Arts Council, Sidney, Ohio
- Honorable Mention, 25th Annual Piqua Fine Art Exhibit – Piqua Arts Council, Piqua, Ohio
2016
- Honorable mention, “Harvest” – Worthington Area Art League Exhibit – The Church at Mill Run, Hilliard, Ohio
2015
- Honorable Mention, 23rd Annual Piqua Fine Art Exhibit – Piqua Arts Council, Piqua, Ohio