Swan Pond, 2018

Janet Dyer  

Artist Statement:

I started painting when I was about 9, and sold my first painting to a non-family member when I was 13. I had entered it in the county fair. I won first prize in my age category, and sold it for $50.

The county fair was my first "public space" --apart from my dad putting my art on an easel in the living room when new guests were expected. Since then, I've shown my work in galleries in New York, New Jersey, Vermont, and the Midwest, as well as in Assisi, Italy.

I live in New York State but grew up in Ohio and Michigan. That's why I have so many paintings of the Midwest. Landscapes have always been the main attraction for me wherever I go—especially farms and France, and farms in France. Luckily for me, landscapes are everywhere, so I'm spoiled for choice. The world is full of inspiration!

Education:

BA, Fine Art, Hope College, Holland, MI

Exhibitions:

Juried Shows
Members' Show, Rockland Center for the Arts, West Nyack, NY, 2020, 2021
Edward Hopper House Artist Members' Show, Sparkill, NY, 2020, 2021
Hudson Gallery, Sylvania, OH, “Water: Rivers, Lakes, and Streams," 2018
Hudson Gallery, Sylvania, OH, 2-person show, “Voices of Land and Sky," 2014
Hudson Gallery, Sylvania, OH, “Group of Nine," 2010
Wilson School Annual Art Exhibition, Mountain Lakes, NJ, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009
Walker-Kornbluth Gallery, 2-person show, 2002; “Hudson Valley Views," 2005; 3-person show, 2006
American Gallery, “Ohio Landscapes," 2003
Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ, 2005
Newark (NJ) Museum Benefit Show, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999
Pfizer Corporation, New York, NY, “Beautiful Food," 1998
CommonHealth Art Initiative, Parsippany, NJ, 1999
Hope College Alumni Show, Holland, MI, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999
Hopper House, Nyack, NY, "Rocklandia," 1995
Jersey City Art Competition
Michigan College and University Drawing and Print Show
Bergen County Art Show 
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Exhibition, New York, NY

Exhibitions
Dr. Jay W. Constantine Memorial Exhibit, sponsored by Pfizer Corp., 1997
Society to Preserve Eyesight, New Jersey, 1994
Art International Workshop Show, Assisi, Italy, 1992

Public Collections
CommonHealth Corp., Parsippany, New Jersey
Pfizer Pharmaceutical Corp., New York, New York
St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio
Village of Ridgewood, New Jersey
Wood County Hospital, Bowling Green, Ohio
 

Professional/Teaching Experience:

Adjunct Professor, Art. Rockland Community College. 2014-2019

Tags:

Landscape, midwest us, europe, new york, farmland.