Jane Skaar Coleman, an Artist's Biography

Jane Skaar Coleman, an Artist's Biography

After graduating from the University of Denver with a B.F.A. in Art Education, I taught art in public school systems for six years in Colorado and Wyoming. Eventually I turned to painting full-time after studying with many artists, including Joseph Bohler, Irving Shapiro, Lowell Ellsworth Smith, William Reese, and Scott Christensen. My painting style varies from traditional realism to expressionism.

I am continually striving to develop my knowledge and skill as a painter. My initial approach is to work quickly with large brushes and washes, building from large areas to smaller areas, gradually working with more detail and careful consideration of form, light and color.

My exhibitions include the American Academy of Equine Art in Lexington, Kentucky, the Desert Caballeros Western Museum's Cowgirl Up! in Wickenburg, Arizona, the Mountain Oyster Club in Tucson, Arizona, the Women Artists of the West annual juried shows, the American Plains Artists, the Western Art Association Show in Ellensburg, WA, the Western Spirit Art Show in Cheyenne, WY and past participation in the C.M. Russell Quick Draw and Auction in Great Falls, MT. Her work has won many “Best of Show” awards and was chosen for the top 100 in the 2004 Art for the Parks show in Jackson Hole, WY.

Permanent collections of Jane’s work are found in the Governor’s Mansion in Cheyenne, WY, Wells Fargo Bank and the Central Wyoming College Foundation in Riverton, WY, the Community Fine Arts Center, Rock Springs, WY, the Dubois Museum and the Headwaters Community and Conference Center in Dubois, WY, Bonneville Transloaders, Inc., Riverton, WY and many private collections throughout the United States and Europe.

Jane and her husband, Earl, live with their horses and dogs in Dubois, Wyoming during the summer months and spend winters at their home in Wickenburg, Arizona.