Artist Profile – Jane Barry

Jane Barry is a local printmaker who graduated in printmaking in 1997 from Christchurch Polytechnic. Barry’s focus in printmaking centred around abstractions of mystical landscapes and figures which express adventures of the imagination. Printmaking techniques Barry focus on are dry point, monoprint, and chin colle, which is a process, that applies thin paper to the printing surface.

Jane Barry has work in the following collections:

Christchurch City Art Gallery collection, “Twelve laments and one” (limited edition book of prints, involving 12 other printmakers)

Awards

2005 'Cranleigh Barton Drawing Award', Finalist Exhibition
2004 'Group Exhibition', Forsyth Barr Building, Chistchurch

Exhibitions

2011 Jane Barry - New Black (COCA)
2009 Jane Barry - 'Keeping Sight of The Shore' (COCA)
1998 First solo show – The Salamander gallery, Christchurch
2001 ‘Perspectives on printmaking’ (group show) – The Arthouse gallery, Christchurch
2001 'New Works' – The Arthouse gallery, Christchurch
2006 ‘Late goodbyes’ – COCA gallery, Christchurch
2007 ‘Shag rock series’-for Charley. – COCA gallery, Christchurch
2008 ‘Under Pressure’ ( NZ printmakers show) – Empire gallery, Cambridge, Waikato