15/05/2019

I am delighted to tell you I am now a studio holder at Flax Art Studios, Havelock House, Ormeau Road, Belfast. I am just settling in and organising the space to its maximum capability. It's great to have a dedicated space to house your creativity and enhance your creative output.

Coming soon.....

My current work is a visual represent the interactions, reactions and connections that map out our everyday lives.

What is our impact on each others journeys, stories and do we leave a memory or a scar?

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This is an organically grown, process driven, experimental project. Unusually for me I will be using stitching techniques to document the process and no doubt there will be many forms that will evolve from the initial brief.

I will try to update this information as I progress and I will create a project page with supporting images when the work is complete.

Coming Soon in 2018.....

Legacy and the stories that remain - A personal journey.

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I am working on a new piece of work revolved around the idea of the legacy we leave and how death and dying is outplayed in both the public and the private.

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UPDATE: This project, due to the sensitive nature of it will be a long term project slowly evolving in the background.

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More to come.....

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2013 - 2015

ECHO is a sound installation supported by the ADAI.  The work is an auditory account of language, based on the original ‘A PLAY ON WORDS’ text.  The configured readings of the text creates a sense of the fragility of language itself whilst also mimicking the rhythmic properties within language.  The recording will be site specific with the intention of commenting on the historically and cultural control over language.

Sept 2014

Culture Night

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Reconfiguration of A Play On Words and the use of language.  Exhibited in Redeemer Central on culture night and staged to compliment current work on display.

Nov 2013

Arts & Disability Forum, Royal Avenue, Belfast.

Just been informed that my proposal for funding by the ADF has been successful.  I submitted my proposal in June this year and just found out this week that I have been successful in securing partial funding.  I didn't receive the full amount that was proposed but as the Installation has three separate elements I recognise the potential for the three elements to be delivered as three separate projects if need be.  I will keep you posted on the final deliverable soon but my initial thoughts are that I will be experimenting with rhythmic properties of language.

24th Aug - 24th Sep 2012

Arts & Disability Forum, Royal Avenue, Belfast

   OPENING NIGHT INTERVIEW:

   Creative Stories - PART 90 - 24082012

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-VuJYRSdsI

SOME OF THE COMMENTS FROM THE VISITORS BOOK:

Strong show – Really enjoyed exploring the artwork ~ Damien Coyle (Arts Council NI)

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Great Presentation. Strong yet peaceful.  ~ Tara Mullan

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Unique ~ Peter-Jan Durieux

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Really lovely pieces here.  Love the glass and the reflection from the light ~ Andrew Cochrane

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A strong theory without the need of advanced maths.  Well Done! ~ David Calvert

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Love the stark powerful simplicity of the work ~ Claire McGoran

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Very much like the hooks piece ~ Tonya McMullan

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Very interesting and well thought out ~ Ruth Scott (MINDWISE)

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Jan, this is breathtaking work. So refined.  Your staging is perfect. Best of luck in all your artistic endeavours ~ Pauline Short

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Love the shelf Installation. Very effective and simplistic ~ Helen McVitty-O’Hara

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Very clever + powerful without pretention.  I loved it ~ Alan O’Hara.

Jul 2012

Other Selected Installation / Sculpture

Excited to learn that my work was selected in the open call from Celeste Prize 2012 as "Other Selected Installation" in the recent 2012 line up.  ​

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My entry was selected by New York City Judge Risa Shoup

Oct - Nov 2011

130th Annual Exhibition

From 1010 works submitted 191 works (19%) by 150 artists were selected.



Together with 109 works from Academy members, 5 from invited artists and 6 from invited graduates (University of Ulster) a total of 311 works will be exhibited at the Ulster Museum from 21 October – 20 November 2011.