28 November 2014 - 23 January 2015
Jane Barwood’s paintings explore the relationship between urban living and the natural landscape, emphasising the alienation and disconnection we often feel in our environment. They frequently feature the house as a motif to describe the experience of existing within the landscape, yet feeling detached from it, not belonging and never feeling ‘at home’.
Jane uses colour, mark-making and composition to evoke meaning and atmosphere, creating a sense of unease and internal conflict that moves these paintings from tranquil landscapes to places filled with more complicated emotions.
About the artist
Jane Barwood is an artist based in St Helens who regularly exhibits throughout the north of England. She was the winner of the 2013 Python Open Art Competition which saw her works included in a touring exhibition in 2014.
Jane studied Fine Art Painting at St Helens College and recently completed an ‘Artists Access to Art Colleges’ residency at Liverpool Hope University where she developed a new body of paintings and prints.
