Jan Johnson, I did not provide the cup

Jan Johnson
I did not provide the cup

A.I.R. Gallery is pleased to announce Jan Johnson's I did not provide the cup. This is Jan Johnson's first solo exhibition with A.I.R. Gallery. She will be showing new works of varying mediums. The pieces will be on view from November 2 through November 26, 2011 with an opening reception on Thursday, November 3 from 6pm to 9:00 pm. 


Jan Johnson's work simultaneously embraces and rejects the image of the domestic. Growing up in the South, Jan shares a deep tradition of women's domestic activities-quilting, embroidery, samplers and quilling. She learned to "make do" with what one has at home, efficiently and effectively. Her interests lie in the appropriation and subversion of these handiwork techniques. The methods of homespun production were passed down from generation to generation; the crafting of cloths, handkerchiefs and quilled paper forms were gifted to Jan. She thus retains a certain notion of duty to what she has been provided. 


Jan Johnson received her Masters of Fine Arts in Painting from Rhode Island School of Design. She received her Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Painting and Drawing from Brandeis University and a Bachelors of Arts, with a Minor in Women's Studies from Wake Forest University. She lives and works in Lowell, MA. 


For more information please visit 
http://www.airgallery.org/images/Jan%20Johnson%20PR%20FINAL.pdf
http://www.airgallery.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=main.artists&artistid=904

   

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