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Jane Fawkes was born August 24th 1936 at Kingston upon Hull, England. Working in textiles, painting, illustration, print making and installations, she has spent more than four decades making art.
At the age of 21 the artist came to work as an Occupational Therapist in Vancouver, where she met her future husband while skiing, and subsequently settled and raised three boys.
After training for three years as a Textile artist, Fawkes attended Emily Carr College of Art & Design, where she majored in painting. Since graduation the artist has shown extensively in Vancouver and on Vancouver Island. 
Now Fawkes lives on Denman Island, where she combines work in her studio with growing vegetables, being a grandmother and enjoying life as part of an island community.
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
1991    Bachelor of Fine Arts: Emily Carr College of Art
1981    Diploma with Honours: Emily Carr College of Art
1975    Diploma in Textile Arts: Northwest Handcraft House, Vancouver
1957    Diploma in Occupational Therapy: London, England
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017    Denman Island - "Lascaux by Bicycle"
2013    Denman Island - "Mandalas"
2010    Denman Island - "Red Yellow Green"
2008    Denman Island - "Earth, Air, Fire, Water"
2006    Denman Island - "Nut in Space"
2004    Denman Island - "Buddhas and Plankton"
2002    Denman Island - "Undergrowth"
2001    Richmond Art Gallery - Installation
2000    Comox Valley Art Gallery - Installation, "Nature with a Zen Eye"
1998    Denman Island - Installation with Cynthia Minden, "Hidden Agendas"
1995    Denman Island- Installation "Full Circle"
1991    Comox Valley Art Gallery - "Survival in Cloud Cuckoo Land"
1990    West Vancouver Ferry Building - "I Ching Series"
1989    Surrey Art Gallery - Installation - "Beginnings" 
1988    Richmond Art Gallery - Installation
1986    Vancouver Arts Council
1985    Hycroft University Womens' Club
​1981    Architectural Institute of B.C.

1979    Architectural Institute of B.C.
Evolution of the journey
​For many years I have been conscious of my life as a journey and feel very fortunate that I have always had art to map that process : something that never fails to surprise and delight. 
In the fifties, when I enrolled in night classes at the old Vancouver Art school, I felt compelled to paint - still life, landscape, figures, but didn't know how to begin to express the complexties of whatever was inside of me.
I had my epiphany with Jonina Jakobow, while studying for a three year textile diploma at Northwest Handcraft House and learned that, if I worked with my own passion, in a way that was valid for me, without being diverted by other motives, then my true path would evolve.
That journey has led me to many unexpected places - down to the bottom where dragons and wolves lurk, and up to the bright places that have no name.
I used to be dismayed by my need to work in a variety of ways - ("real artists" stick to one style), but now realize that I work in a spiral, with each revolution feeding and expanding from the last to enrich the result.  
My future work? I never know. That is where both the fear and excitement lie. I no longer have the dexterity and patience for working with fabric and I like the immediacy of painting. I also enjoy experimenting with print making.
Above all, my art is about play - a dance with shape and colour, which spills over into the rest of my life - painting walls and cupboards in my house, creating a garden, making cards for my family and friends, wrapping a gift or decorating a salad with flowers.
Acknowledgement
   The Vancouver art world was small in the 60's & 70's and it now seems astonishing that I had instruction from the following luminaries - Joan Balzar, Iain Baxter, Sam Black, Dennis Burton, Don Jarvis, Jack Shadbolt, Gordon Smith, Alan Wood and Joyce Wieland. 
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   My life of art would not have been possible without the help and support of the following people. 
The early encouragement from my mother - herself an artist, all my teachers, particularly Jonina Jakabow at Northwest Handcraft House for her tough vision, Geoff Rees at Emily Carr College of Art for his kindness, Joyce Wieland for showing me the way to be a woman artist in an art world dominated by men and the unwavering support of my family - my sons Simon, Charles and Adam and particularly my husband Patrick, who has always believed in the importance of what I do. Lastly, to all the artists who have gone before, deep felt gratitude. ​
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