Artists Katherine Jeans 2 pages

Born in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Katherine has been inspired by art most of her life.

Her artistic career began as a director of film and television programs, more than 18 years ago, when she joined Sound Venture Productions as a partner. Some of her award winning work include: "The Group of Seven-Art for a Nation ""Canvas of Conflict”, "Whole Notes", "Footnotes", "Homes by Design", the Gemini award- winning series "The Toy Castle" and others.

As a visual artist, Katherine is interested in capturing the ephemeral moment of a moving image. Her unique style which has movement, depth and transparency is historically connected to her vocabulary as a filmmaker.

Katherine Jeans has watched thousands of hours of moving images and it’s these poignant flashes of beauty that inspire her to craft them into fine art.

The artist`s paintings are a personal selection of random freeze frames much like you would see in a dream or a moving picture. She is interested in emulating this out-of-focus mystery onto the canvas. Her work oscillates between paintings bordering on photorealism and large, abstract compositions of captivating colour. Katherine`s work has always centered on painting itself, which is applied in many different ways to push the boundaries of reality.

`I have explored many genres of painting that has been a necessary evolution to sustain my faith in art as one of the “highest forms of hope”. ` Katherine Jeans.

Her work was selected by galleries at the 2008 New York Art Expo, and her unique style was coined as “Monet meets the digital age”.

Katherine’s art has been shown in feature films and commercial galleries.

Recent Showings:

Ocotber 2009 - Solo Show. Kurbatoff Gallery, Vancouver, BC
February 2009 - Out of Darkness Comes Light, Ottawa
December 2008 - Gallery 133 Toronto
August-Sept.2008 - Project Runway TV Series
August 2008 - Milestone Open House, Ottawa, ON
August 2008 - Studio E, Palm Beach, FL
July 2008 -Glebe Art Tour, Ottawa, ON
April 2008 - Whistler Village Art Gallery. BC
March 2008 - Art Expo, NEW YORK, NY
February 2008 -Terence Robert Gallery, Ottawa, ON
July 2007 - Glebe Art Tour, Ottawa, ON
February 2007 - Valentines Vernissage, Ottawa, ON
November 2006 – Art Mode Gallery, Calgary,AB
October 2006 – Art Mode Gallery, Edmonton, AB
July 2006 - Golden Moment Collection Art Mode, Ottawa, ON Paintings featured in TV Movie “House Sitter” for LIfetime
July 2006 - Pilar Shepard Gallery, PEI
July 2006 - Glebe Art Tour
December 2005 - January 2006 Valberg Imaging Gallery
November 2005 - GFTG, Art Fair, Quebec
November 2005 - Elmwood Art Fair, Ottawa, ON
July 2005- Glebe Art Tour, Ottawa,ON
June 2005 - Glebe Art in the Park, Ottawa
May 2005 - Restaurant 18, Vernissage - Ottawa,ON
November 2004 - Elmwood Art Fair - Ottawa,ON
September 2004 - Private Vernissage, Ottawa, ON

AWARDS:

Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Gemini Award Winner - Best
Children's Television Production 2004
Alliance for Children in Television - Award of Excellent & Jury Mention 1998
Women of Distinction Award 1995 - Communications and Public Affairs Women's Media Award Washington 1995
ITVA - Best Direction 1994

STUDIES:
Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design
Rockport Film School

Gallery Representation:

CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI
PILAR SHEPHARD GALLERY

WHISTLER, BC
WHISTLER VILLAGE ART GALLERY

HOUSTON, TEXAS
LAURA RATHE FINE ART GALLERY

RALEIGH, NC
BEV’s Fine Art

VANCOUVER, BC
Kurbatoff Art Gallery

PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
Studio E Gallery