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Artist Statement:
Please browse my website www.jane-annbutlerphotography.c om
"An art photographer, with a growing reputation for her sensual, alluring sometimes-provocative portrayal of flowers in a series of powerful portraits, captivates the viewers' senses by depicting the sheer beauty and elegance of Natural form."
Born in Devizes, England, a market town amongst beautiful countryside, my interest in photography came at the age of ten after a gift from my parents, of a Polaroid camera, “photography became fun and instant”. After a career break at the age of 28, I picked up the camera again and made the subject of my work, my surroundings, details of Nature.
A self-taught artist, I work with 35mm and medium format cameras, Pentax, Bronica and a twin lens Mamiya. My speciality is still-life of nature subjects, in particular flowers, leaves in a close-up, macro contemporary style, but also stock images of botanical shots, landscape, panoramic stock all with a fine art approach. I work from a naturally lit studio and on location, capturing nature at its most beautiful. Not only do I use traditional photography methods, where the special effects are attained using different film types, such as Scala, black and white ...
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Artist Galleries:
COMMERCIAL REPRESENTATION
Flowerphotos, London, England. WWW.flowerphotos.com
IFA-Bilderteam GmbH, Munich, Germany. WWW.ifa-bilderteam.com
Refocus Now Ltd, London. WWW.refocus-now.co.uk
PUBLISHER REPRESENTATION
Canadian Art Prints Inc. BC, Canada. www.canadianartprints.com
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Under negotiation...
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Exhibitions for Jane Ann Butler:
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MIXED EXHIBITIONS
Jan' 1998 - BLACK SHEEP GALLERY, Hawarden, Cheshire
May' 1998 - ARTISTIQUE GALLERY, Malton, N. Yorkshire
June 1998 - ATKINSON GALLERY, Street, Somerset
June 1998 - HANDEL HOUSE GALLERY, Devizes, Wiltshire
June 1998 - ARK-T GALLERY, Oxford
Aug' 1998 - THE COTTAGE GALLERY, Huntingdon
Aug' 1998 - BLACK SHEEP GALLERY, Hawarden, Cheshire
Sep' 1998 - THE INDE GALLERY, Nottingham
Oct' 1998 - ARTISTIQUE GALLERY, Malton, N.Yorkshire
Nov' 1998 - MABON FINE ART GALLERY, Crewkerne, Dorset
Jan' 1999 - MABON FINE ART GALLERY, Crewkerne, Dorset
Jan' 1999 - BLACK SHEEP GALLERY, Hawarden, Cheshire
May' 1999 - ASSOCIATION OF PHOTOGRAPHERS GALLERY, London
May' 1999 - BLACK SHEEP GALLERY, Hawarden, Cheshire
June 1999 - HANDEL HOUSE GALLERY, Devizes, Wiltshire
June 1999 - CUSP GALLERY, Burghley House, Stamford
June 1999 - ATRIUM GALLERY, London
July 1999 - PHOENIX GALLERY, Brighton
Mar' 2000 - BLACKSHEEP GALLERY, Hawarden, Cheshire
Aug' 2000 - FISHERTON MILL, Salisbury, Wiltshire
Aug' 2000 - INTERNATION HARLECH PRINTMAKING OPEN, THEATRE ARDUDWY
July 2001 - ATKINSON GALLERY, Street, Somerset
Nov' 2001 - BISHOP PHILLPOTTS GALLERY, Truro Cornwall
Feb' 2002 - FISHERTON MILL, Salisbury, Wiltshire
Jul' 2002 - KAREN TAYLOR CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY, Twickenham
Jul' 2002 - ATKINSON GALLERY, Street, Somerset
Jul' 2002 - MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, Wales
Aug' 2002 - LAUDERDALE HOUSE, London. (WINNER OF DIGITAL CATEGORY)
Aug' 2002 - WINE STREET GALLERY, Devizes, Wiltshire
Oct' 2002 - ROYAL WEST OF ENGLAND ACADEMY, Bristol
Mar' 2003 - WINE STREET GALLERY, Devizes, Wiltshire
July 2003 - ATKINSON GALLERY, Street, Somerset
Aug' 2003 - BLUE WING GALLERY, Kew, London
Nov' 2003 - BISHOP PHILLPOTTS GALLERY, Truro, Cornwall
Dec' 2003 - BLUE WING GALLERY, Kew, London
Jan' 2004 - BISHOP PHILLPOTTS GALLERY, Truro, Cornwall
May 2004 - BLUE WING GALLERY, Padstow, Cornwall (throughout 2004)
June 2004 - THE SOUTH WEST ACADEMY, Exeter
May 2005 - PRINTFEST 2005, Ulverston, Cumbria
YEAR 2005 - BLUE WING GALLERY, Padstow, Cornwall
Aug' 2005 - ARTSHED GALLERY, New Milton, Hampshire
Nov' 2005 - ARTFAIR, AntwerpExpo, Antwerp, Belgium
YEAR 2006
BLACK SWAN ARTS, Fromes, Somerset
LLOYDS TSB BANK, Salisbury, Wiltshire
PRINTFEST 2006, Ulverston, Cumbria
THE EDGE GALLERY, Lancaster
PHILOMENA'S ARTHOUSE, High Brigham
YEAR 2007
May 2007 - PRINTFEST 2007, Ulverston, Cumbria
Jun' 2007 - GALANTHUS GALLERY, Wormbridge, Hereford
JOINT EXHIBITIONS
May' 1999 - THE TRINITY ART CENTRE, Reading
Nov' 2001 - BISHOP PHILLPOTTS GALLERY, Truro, Cornwall
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
May 1998 - RISING SUN ART CENTRE, Tunbridge Wells
EXHIBITIONS ABROAD
Apr' 1998 - CHAPEL OF CALVAIRIENNES, Mayenne, France
Aug' 1998 - CITY HALL, Tornio, Finland
Nov' 2005 - ARTFAIR. ANTWERPEXPO, Antwerp, Belgium
COMMENDATIONS
1998 - Black Sheep Gallery, Hawarden, Cheshire.
EXPERIMENTAL CATEGORY
1998 - Handel House Gallery, Devizes, Wiltshire.
SHORTLISTED FOR FIRST PRIZE
2002 - Lauderdale House, London.
WINNER OF DIGITAL CATEGORY
2005 - Art Kudos International Art Competition
FINALIST
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Feb' 2000 - Practical Photography
A-M 2000 - Digitalfoto FX Magazine
July 2000 - Exhibit:A Magazine
2001 - Direct Art Buyer Magazine
Iss'6 '03 - Decode Magazine
Vol.1 no.3/4 ART FAIRS INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE 2005
Vol.10 no.3/4 NY ARTS MAGAZINE APRIL/MAY 2005
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