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Janet Jones is a painter who is interested in cultural theory and art criticism. Her paintings, which investigate the spaces of the postmodern city in relation to feminist geography, the techno-sublime and Situationism, have been exhibited across Canada, in New York, England, Germany and France & China. She received her MFA from York University, Toronto, and her Ph.D. from New York University in the area of art theory and criticism. Her thesis, Clement Greenberg and the Artist/Critic Relationship, focused on the political structure of the NY art world and the role played in it by the critic, Clement Greenberg. In 2000 she participated in the Big City Residency and in 1998, the Women and Paint Residency both at the Banff Centre for the Arts. She has been a visiting artist and given papers on painting internationally, in France, England, Russia, China and Cuba. Recent exhibitions/projects include: Artist Project, Public– Cities / Scenes Issue 22, exhibitions at Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto, Kunsthalle Erfurt, Erfurt Germany, Faux-Mouvement, Metz, France, Owens Art Gallery, N.B., and Sylviane Poirier Art Contemporain, Montreal, Quebec. In 2003 she was a visiting artist at the Bauhaus, Weimar, Germany, Willem de Kooning Art Academy& Hogeschool both in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Janet Jones is an Associate Professor in the Department of Visual Arts, York University, Toronto. As well, she has been the Director of the MFA Graduate Program in Visual Arts, (1997-2000) and Coordinator of the Fine Arts Cultural Studies Program (1990-93).

education

88 Ph.D. New York University, New York, NY. Dissertation Title: Clement Greenberg & the Artist/Critic Relationship

79 M.F.A. York University, North York, Ontario.
Samuel Sarick Prize. (Awarded to one M.F.A. student
for outstanding studio work, as evidenced in the final thesis exhibition.)

77 B.Ed. University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. Type A: Art, Type B: English.

76 B.F.A. Honours, with Distinction, Concordia University. Montreal, P.Q.

solo exhibitions and artist projects

06 DaDa Flow, Peak Gallery, Toronto. September 2006

03 Nowhere, Everywhere, Galerie Sylviane Poirier Art Contemporain, Montreal, Quebec. April 2003.

02 Oliver’s Twist. Donation of a painting installation for Winter’s College, York University.
Summer, 2002. The piece was originally exhibited at Glendon Gallery, Art Gallery of York University and the University of Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle, England.
- panorama, Artist Project, for Public, Cities/Scene issue, #22/23, Jan. 2002

01 janet jones <www.yorku.ca/jjones/> paintingsonline , Fall 2001.

96 Red Head Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. Summer, 1996.

92 Latitude 53 Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta. March, 1992.

91 Durham Art Gallery, Durham, Ontario. September, 1991. - Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John's Newfoundland, July, 1991.
- Definitely Superior Gallery, Thunder Bay, Ontario. May, 1991.

90 Struts Gallery, Sackville New Brunswick, October 1990.
- S.L. Simpson Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. Fall, 1990.

80 YYZ Gallery, Toronto, Ontario. Spring, 1980.

79 80 Washington Square East Galleries, New York, NY.. Fall, 1979.
- Fine Arts on Markham: Toronto, Ontario. Spring, 1979

group exhibitions

07 Thoughful Collecting. Peak Gallery Toronto, Ontario

04 The Ironic Turn - Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art Toronto, Ont. Summer, 2004
- Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, NB, Winter 2004.
- Faux Movement. Metz, France, Fall 2003.

03 Kunsthalle, Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany, Summer, 2003.
Curated by Lelah Ferguson & Rudiger Bender . (With catalogue)

98 Project Room, Banff Centre for the Arts, Summer 1998.

97 Red Head Gallery, Fall, 1997.

90 "Nine from Toronto" Newcastle-on-Tyne University Gallery, Newcastle-on- Tyne, England, 1990. Participants included Renee van Halm, Judith Schwarz, & Vera Frenkel. Exhibition Catalogue.
- "Nine from Toronto": Art Gallery of York University, Toronto, Ontario, 1991.
- "Nine from Toronto": Glendon Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, 1991.

86 "Anima(l)": Three-person exhibition with Landon MacKenzie and Cynthia Short at the Koffler Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, 1986. Exhibition Catalogue.
- Faculty Exhibition: Exchange exhibition with the People's Republic of China, 1986. Traveling exhibition to a number of cities in China. Exhibition Catalogue.
- "Artists & Their Work": P.M.C. Centre, Toronto, Ontario, 1984.
- "Attitude": C.N.E., Toronto, Ontario, 1983. Curated by Jeanne Parkin. Exhibition Catalogue
- "Works on Paper" S.L. Simpson Gallery, Toronto, Ont. 1983.
- "Faculty Exhibition": I.D.A. Gallery, York University, North York, Ontario, 1982.
- "Alumni": Fine Arts on Markham and Art Gallery of York University, 1982.
- "New Drawings ": The Drawing Center, New York, NY., 1982.
- "Small Works " 80 Washington Sq. East Galleries, NY, NY. Curated by Marcia Tucker,
The New Museum. Exhibition Catalogue.
- “Four Photographers" I.D.A. Gallery, York University, North York,1979.
- "Two Painters": I.D.A. Gallery, York University, North York, Ontario, 1979.
- "Imagery I": Factory 77, Three person exhibition, Toronto, 1979.
- "Serial Photography": Vehicle Gallery, Montreal, Quebec, 1978.
- "Shooting Wild": Serial Photographs, Powerhouse Gallery, Montreal, Quebec, 1978.
- "Multiples": Serial Photographs, Powerhouse Gallery, Montreal, Quebec, 1978.
- "Group Seven": Experiment in the exchange of negatives, Perception Gallery, Montreal, 1977.
- "Selected Drawings": Weisman Gallery, Concordia, University, 1976.

reviews & catalogues

05 Bender, Rudiger. Ironic Turn Catalogue. MOCCA, Fall 2005. (Upcoming)

04 CBC Arts News. “Canadian Exhibit Challenges European Conventions”, <http:://www.cbc.ca/arts March 18, 2004.
Dault, Gary Micheal “ The Irony of Really Big Expectations”The Globe and Mail, July 3, 2004.

03 Elke Kustner, “Ironie verbindet. Erfurt: Neun kanadische Kunstler”, Thurginger
Allgemeine, Erfurt, Germany , July 5, 2003.
Obst, Sylvia “Kanadish Gegenwartskunst wird ihrem Titel gerecht:”The Ironic Turn”,
Ostthuringer Zeitung, Saturday, July 5, 2003. Erfurt, Germany.
Fiedler, Peter Alexander “Sie sagen am Ast, auf dem sie sitzen”, Eifenacher Presse, Thuringer,
Germany. Saturday, July 5, 2003.

93 Marriot, John "Sensoria From Censorium, Artist Project - Oliver's Twist ,pp. 11-17, 1993.

92 Beauchamp, Elizabeth Emotional Quality Irresistible", Edmonton Journal, March 27, 1992

91 Scott, Kint Interview , "On Shifting Ground "Exhibition", CKNX , Sept. 18 and 20, 1991.
Walton, Paul "On Shifting Ground at Durham Art Gallery", Citizen, September 18, 1991.
"Artist Notes Shift in Time", The Hanover Post, September 24, 1991.
"On Shifting Ground, To Be Exhibited at Art Gallery in September”, Durham Chronilcle, August 21, 1991.
"Special Exhibit Planned", The Hanover Post, August 20, 1991.
Moore, Lisa "Arts", The Newfoundland Herald, July 20, 1991.
Woodbridge, S. Interview on Arts Report, C.B.N. Newfoundland. Saturday, July 1991.
Lamar, Anne "Woman as Symbolic Figure in Art", The Sunday Express St John's,
Newfoundland, July 14, 1991.
Lenton, Brent "Art and History", North Magazine, May 19, 1991
Gasik, Fred "Nine from Toronto", Exhibition Cat. ,July, 1991

86 Hornstein , Shelley "Interstices of Romance", C Magazine, Spring, 1986.
Karsh-Verze, Jennifer Anima(L), Spring 1986. Koffler Gallery, Exhibition Catalogue.

85 McLuhan, Elizabeth Re-Union, Oct. 15 to Nov. 15, 1985. Art Gal. of York Univ. Exhibition Exhibition Catalogue.

83 Murray, Joan Attitudes, A Wrap-up of Toronto Art at the CNE", The Art Post,
October , 1983, Volume I, No. 5.
Parkin, Jeanne Attitudes, Summer 1983, Curated by Jeanne Parkin. Exhibition Catalogue.

82 Bentley-Mays, John "New Aspects of New Canadian Painting", Globe and Mail, Saturday, February 17,1982.

80 Carol, Nancy "Janet Jones at YYZ Gallery", Vanguard, March, 1980.

79 O'Brian, John "Janet Jones, York University On Markham", Arts Magazine, April 21 - May11, 1979, Volume 46.

77 Tiley, Jim "IMAGINARY I: Pauline Choi, Clarissa Inglis and Janet Jones at
Gallery Factory 77", Artists' Review, Oct. 6-27, 1980, Volume III, No. 4.

papers presented (selected)

02 Paper Presented Panel: Studio Practice in a Digital World, University Art Association Conference, Calgary, Oct., 2002.

01 Panel Chair: The Spaces We Live In: Paper & slide presentation on own work: "somewhere, nowhere", UAAC, Montreal, Quebec, Oct., 2001.
Paper Presented The Techno-Sublime – Paper & slide presentation of own work, School of Visual Arts, NY.NY. Fall, 2001.

99 Paper Presented 'panorama' on the panel Command Scan: Painting in the Age of Mass Media UAAC Conference, November, 1999. OCAD

98 Panel Chair: Urban Fictions: Artists Re-Presenting the City. CAA Conference, Feb. 1998, Toronto.
Panel Chair: Initiated the panel: Painting, the Body and Technology.

97 Paper & slide presentation on own work: It's the real thing. UAAC Vancouver, B.C. Nov. 1997. Panel Chair: Initiated the panel: The Condition of Painting. U.A.A.C.

95 Conference, Guelph, Ont. Fall, 1995.
Paper Presented: Barbara Hepworth: Feminist or Formalist?, Presented
in conjunction with the Barbara Hepworth Exhibition, Art
Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ont. Spring, 1995.

94 Paper Presented: "Painting and the Terminal Syndrome" for, panel Where Is
Here?, Canadian Art Association Conference, Halifax, N.S..Fall, 1994.

93 Visiting Professor: Havana and Cienfuegos, Cuba. Presentation: "Contemporary
Feminist Canadian Painting," Havana Artists' Union. Fall, 1993
Visiting Professor: Université Canadienne en France, Nice and Paris, France. July
& August, 1993.
Visiting Professor: Lecture/Seminar: "After the Endgame: Contemporary Feminist
Painting in Canada."

92 Slade School of Art - Graduate Painting Area, London, England.
Spring, 1992.
The Muchina Institute - Art History Programme, St.
Petersburg, Russia. Spring, 1992.
The Repin Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia. Spring, 1992.
The Moscow Artists' Union, Moscow, Russia. Spring, 1992.
The Central Academy of Art, Beijing, People's Republic of
China. Summer, 1992.
Paper presented: Social Theory / Politics and the Arts, 14th Annual Conference: "
The Validity of Painting in the Late 1980s?"

89 Panel members: Rene van Halm, Lynn Hughes, and Landon
MacKenzie, Toronto, Ontario. October, 1989.
Coordinator: Social Theory / Politics and the Arts, 14th Annual Conference.
Initiated and coordinated the panel "Painting as Social and
Theoretical Discourse." Toronto, Ontario. October, 1989.

guest artist presentation

03 Painting Feminist Geography: Urban Drifts, Bauhaus, MFA Program in Public Art. Weimar, Germany, July, 2003.
-Multiple Ironies in Contemporary Canadian Art Conference, University of Erfurt , Erfurt, German,Germany, July 2003.
- Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam, Netherlands, May 2003.
- Hogeschool, Rotterdam, Netherlands, May 2003.

02 Nowhere Everywhere. Presentation of work, Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, Nov. 2002.
- Graduate Seminar, Graduate Programme in Visual Arts, York Univ., Nov. 2002.

00 Big City Residency, Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta, Spring, 2000.

98 Women and Paint Residency, Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta, Spring, 1998.
- FA/Visa 5010. Graduate Seminar, Graduate Programme in Visual Arts, York Univ., Spring 1998.

95 FA/Visa 5010. Graduate Seminar, Graduate Programme in Visual Arts, York Univ., Winter 1995.

92 Latitude 53 Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta. Winter, 1992.

91 Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John's, Newfoundland. July, 1991.
- Definitely Superior Gallery, Thunder Bay, Ont.. May, 1991.

honours and grants received

York University VP Research Grant to reapply for SSHRC Creation Research Grant.
Painting the Spaces of Hybridity: Discourses by Canadian Painters.
SSHRC Small Grant: Painting the Spaces of Post modernity: Discourses by Canadian Painters /Website (Pilot Study).
Canadian External Affairs Grant, for touring exhibition the Ironic Turn, 2003-04.
Dean’s Faculty of Fine Arts Travel Grant, Spring, 2003.
SSHRC Travel Grant: Spring, 2003
SSHRC Small Grant: Project Title: Doing Feminist Geography; Berlin Drifts, Spring, 2003.
Faculty of Fine Arts Merit Award, Fall, 2003.
Minor Creative Research Grant, Faculty of Fine Arts, Winter, 2003
Faculty of Fine Arts Merit Award, 2002
Faculty of Fine Arts Travel Grant, Fall, 2002
Dean’s Teaching Award, June, 2002.
Minor Research Grant, Faculty of Fine Arts, Spring, 2002
Ad Hoc Grant, Fall 2001.
Faculty of Fine Arts Travel Grant, Fall, 2001
Educational Leave Grant, YUFA, Spring, 2001.
Faculty of Fine Arts Travel Grant, Fall, 2000.
Banff Centre for the Arts Residency Assistance Grant, Spring 2000.
York University Ad Hoc Grant, Spring, 2000.
Minor Research Grant, Faculty of Fine Arts, Spring, 2000.
Faculty of Fine Arts Travel Grant, Spring 2000.
Faculty of Fine Arts Travel Grant, Winter 2000.
Faculty of Graduate Studies Matching Grant, Spring 1999.
Minor Research Grant, Faculty of Fine Arts, Spring, 1999.
Banff Centre for the Arts Residency Assistance Grant, Spring 1998.
Faculty of Fine Arts Travel Grant, Spring 1998.
Minor Research Grant, Faculty of Fine Arts, Spring 1998.
Faculty of Fine Arts, Travel Grant - Fall 1997.
York University Ad Hoc Grant, Fall 1997.
Ontario Arts Council, Materials Assistance Grant - Summer 1996.
Faculty of Fine Arts, Travel Grant - Fall, 1995.
Faculty of Fine Arts, Travel Grant - Fall, 1994.
Minor SHRCC Grant - Fall 1993.
Faculty of Fine Arts, Travel Grant - Spring, 1992.
British Council Grant - Spring, 1992.
Faculty of Fine Arts, Travel Grant - Winter, 1992.
Faculty of Fine Arts, Minor Research Grant - Spring 1991.
Canada Council, Travel Grant - Summer 1991.
Canada Council, Travel Grant - Fall 1990.
Minor SHRCC Grant - Spring 1990.
British Council Grant - Spring 1990.
Faculty of Fine Arts, Minor Research Grant - Spring 1990.
Faculty of Fine Arts, Travel Grant - Spring 1990.
Ontario Arts Council Grant - Spring 1990.
Faculty of Education, Minor Research Grant - Spring 1988.
Faculty of Fine Arts, Minor Research Grant - Spring 1987.
Faculty of Education, Minor Research Grant - Spring 1987.
Ontario Arts Council, Materials Assistance Grant - Winter 1986.
Ontario Arts Council, Materials Assistance Grant - Summer 1982.
New York University Doctoral Fellowship, Vice-President of Academic Affairs,
o Awarded - Spring, 1981.
o Renewed - Fall, 1981.
o Renewed - Spring, 1982.
New York University Doctoral Fellowship, Dept of Art & Art Professions, Awarded - Spring, 1980.
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Doctoral Fellowship
Awarded - Spring 1979.
Renewed - Spring, 1980.
Renewed - Spring, 1981.
Samuel Sarick Purchase Award, York University, Spring 1979. Awarded to one M.F.A. student for outstanding studio work, as evidenced in the final thesis exhibition.
Beth Zion Award for Studio Art, Sir George Williams University, Spring 1975.

art publications
Feminismo/s Painting the Spaces of Feminism: Drifting with the Flaneuse
Refereed Article, Issue on the flaneuse. Centre for Women’s Studies, University of Alicante Press, Alicante, Spain. (Upcoming Fall 2005)
Canadian Art Rewind - Review Blue Republic, Peak Gallery, Summer 2005, Vol. 22,
No. 2 (upcoming)
Canadian Art Rewind- Review Claus Carstensen, Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto,
Spring 2005, Vol. 22 No. 1, p. 92-93.
Public Appointed member of Public, Advisory Board, Sp. 2004.
Made in Canada catalogue essay on Gundi Berghold's work, OCAD Outreach Gallery,
March 23-April 9, 2000. Toronto, Ont.
Vanguard Magazine Review of Graham Todd Exhibition at McMaster University Art Gallery.
Spring, 1984.
Artmagazine Review of Bruce Parson's Exhibition at Grunwald Gallery. Fall, 1982.
Vanguard Magazine Article: "The Artist and the Museum: Interviews with Artists from across Canada." Summer, 1982.
Photo-communiqué Article: "American Vision: Dilemma of the Exhibition." Winter, 1981.
Vanguard Magazine Review of American Painting: The Eighties, The Gray Art Gallery,
New York, NY, Issue 43/44, Dec/Jan. 1980.
Art Magazine
Review of David Craven Exhibition at the Sable/Castelli Gallery, Toronto.
"Factory 77, a new public gallery." Issue 43/44, May/ June, 1979.
Art Magazine Review, Nancy Hazelgrove Exhib., Hart House, # 42. Feb./Mar., 1979.
Art Magazine Review, Anat Brink Exhib., Gallery 'O', Toronto. # 42. Feb./Mar., 1979.
Artists Review Guest Editor - Vol. 2, No. 5.. Fall, 1978.
Artists Review Review, Daniel Kazimierski Exhib., Deja Vue Gallery, Vol. 2, No. 5., 1978.
Artists Review Review, Nancy Hazelgrove Exhib., Hart House, Vol. 2, No. 2., 1978.
Artists Review Review , Jim Thornton Exhib., Gallery 'O', Vol. 2, No. 2, 1978.
Report 10th International Sculpture Conference at York University.
Article: “Figurative Sculpture Today." Fall, 1979.