Meet the artist…
Jan Ellen is a contemporary artist, who often works directly from nature,
emphasizing the effect of color and natural light in her paintings.
Born: June 5th, 1954 – Milwaukee, WI
Education: UW Stevens Point – BS Art, Ongoing classes and workshops
Recent Exhibitions:
Local Colors - Cypress Lake Center for the Arts, Ft. Myers, October 2009
Art Pop - Taylors, Milwaukee, WI September 2009
Art for ACTS Charity Voice Auction, August 2009
Mader's Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, Gallery Night & Day, July 24th & 25th, 2009
Art for ACTS Gallery - 2265 First St, Fort Myers, FL - May, 2009
Harbour View Gallery - Cape Coral, FL December 1st - 31st, 2007
Koi & Krane Gallery - Fort Myers, FL - October 2007 - October 2008
Art Pop - Taylor's, Milwaukee, WI - September 23rd, 2007
One Square Foot - Alliance for the Arts, Ft. Myers, FL - August 10th - September 2nd
Arts for Act Preview Show - Rauschenberg Gallery, Fort Myers, FL
Gallery Night Milwaukee, WI - The Mandel Group, "80's Retrospective"- April 20th, 2007
The 45th Founders Juried Awards Exhibition at the Von Leibig Art Center - Naples, FL
Jay & Kay's Art & Music Event - Fort Myers, FL - November 16th - 30th
The Art Lottery - Adams Mark Hotel - Buffalo, NY - October 22nd, 2006
Art for Acts Fine Art Voice Auction - Harborside Event Center - August 19th, 2006
Tuscan Retrospective, Invitation Only Reception - Mequon - WI June 16, 2006
Shared Spaces, Arts for ACT - Fort Myers, FL - June 2 - 30, 2006
May's Bouquets, Cape Coral Arts Studio - Cape Coral, FL - May 5 - 26, 2006
Solo Show, Cultural Park Theater – Cape Coral, FL - October to November, 2005
Cranston’s - Milwaukee, WI – January through April 2005
Rouge - Milwaukee, WI - July, 2004
Solo Show, Signature Scenes Studios - Chicago - July 2002
Gallery Nights (quarterly shows)- Picture Perfect Gallery, Milwaukee, WI -1997 to 2001
Retail Display:
The Bar Association - Downtown Fort Myers, FL
Gannon's Antiques & Art - Fort Myers, FL
Norfleet Interiors - Sanibel, FL
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EMA Design Build -
Shorewood, WI
Press:
Happenings Arts & Entertainment Magazine, October 2009
Home Decore Magazine - Milwaukee, August 2009
Grandeur Magazine- Florida, May 2009
Happenings Arts & Entertainment Magazine, April, May, June 2009
The River Weekly News, April 2009
Ft. Myers Magazine, May - June, 2009
M Magazine (Milwaukee) March 2008
The Fort Myers News-Press, Gulf Coasting, Arts Section 3/7/08
HGTV - February 2008, features work in a Milwaukee Condo
Happenings Arts & Entertainment Magazine, Page 10, December 2007
The Fort Myers News-Press, Cape Life South- C5, 9/22/07
The Fort Myers News-Press, Lifestyles, 8/10/07
4th Annual "Angels of the Arts": Nominations for "Volunteer" and "New Artist" of the year
Gulf Coasting, 3/30/07
MD News, Vol. 5, No. 3, Pages 5 & 8, March 2007
The Fort Myers News-Press, Gulf Coasting, Arts Section 11/3/06
The Fort Myers News-Press, Gulf Coasting, Cover 8/18/06
TV6 Fox News, Milwaukee- Gus Gnorski Home Show (Melchior Wine Room) 5/10/06
The Fort Myers News-Press, Gulf Coasting, Arts Section 3/31/06
The Fort Myers News-Press, Gulf Coasting, Arts Section 12/23/05
The Fort Myers News-Press, Arts 10/7/05
Milwaukee Home Magazine – May/June 2005
Corporate Commissions:
Quintessa Medical Spa & Campbell Facial Plastic Surgery – Sheboygan, WI
Twisted Fork Restaurant – Milwaukee, WI
FSC Flooring – Sheboygan, WI
Service One Trucking – Plymouth, WI
Salon L – Greenfield, WI
Bayside Woods Co. - Bayside, WI
Germantown High School - Germantown, WI
Corporate Collections:
EMA Design Build – Milwaukee, WI
Lifestyle Managers – Milwaukee, WI
Fact Based Management – Chicago, IL & London
Lutheran Brotherhood – Minneapolis, MN
Private Collections (five or more pieces):
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Taylor - Sanibel, FL
Harris - Cape Coral, Fl
Adams - Sanibel, FL
Barton - Idaho & France
Kirsti - Fox Lake, IL & Cape Coral, FL
Tracy – Mequon, WI
G. Gonzalez – Mequon, WI
J. Gonzalez – Mequon, WI
Suycott/Schmidt – Menomonee Falls, WI
Desmond/Cook – Milwaukee, WI
Melchior – Milwaukee, WI
Wolter – Milwaukee, WI
Nygaard – Lumberton, NJ
Mihalovich – Cape Coral, FL
Holt – Cape Coral, FL
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Joan Rivers with Jan Ellen's Painting "Vista" Photograph was taken by and is property of Happenings Magazine
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Dr. Goss – Milwaukee,
WI
Dr. Laska – Milwaukee, WI
Dr. Tang – Brookfield, WI
Angelo – Whitefish Bay, WI
Lectures:
"Secrets of a Successful Mural Artist" - SanCap, Sanibel
"The Not-So-Starving Artist Goes to Market" - Edison College, Fort Myers, FL
“The Not-So-Starving Artist” Strategic Corporate Solutions – Chicago, IL, Fort Myers, FL
“Perspective” Milwaukee Area Technical College, North Campus – Milwaukee, WI
“Color & Emotion” High Wind Books - Milwaukee, WI
“Art & Motivation” Mohawk Carpets – Marietta, GA
Teaching Experience:
Murals: Method and Magic - Golden Palette Society - Fort Myers, FL
Painting with Color, Mini Workshop - The Art League of Fort Myers, Fort Myers, FL
Watercolors – Milwaukee Area Technical College
Oil Painting – Milwaukee Area Technical College
Oil Painting – Studio Art, Winter Workshops
Oil Painting – Summer Workshops, Signature Scenes Studios
Associations:
The Art League of Fort Myers - 2007/08 President
Alliance for the Arts - Fort Myers
Charities: (Art Donations)
Lee County Historical Society ("The Bar Association" Art Walk Raffle) March 6th, 2009
Fiddlesticks Foundation, March 2009
Arts for Act Voice Auction, August 2008
Life Line Charity Auction, Fort Myers
Annual MS Art Auction Lottery, Buffalo, NY
Cape Coral Community Foundation Art Auction
"SET" Charity, Milwaukee
St. Clement Anchor Ball, Chicago
The Florida Coalition Against Human Trafficking, (FCAHT)
Rare Chair Event for Breast Cancer
NFL Alumni Silent Auction for Big Brothers/Big Sisters
Cancer Ball Silent Auction
Cystic Fibrosis Ball Silent Auction
Channels 10/36 TV Auction
Inspiration Cafe Chicago Silent Art Auction
Grouper Grab Auction for The Buoniconti Fund
Scholarship Benefit for Anna Marie Randazzo
Midwest Council for Children with Disabilities
Saint Monica's Scholarship Fund
Marquette University Alumni Scholarship Fund
Pine Island Breast Fest Silent Auction for Breast Cancer
Ralph's Angels Poker Ride for Cystic Fibrosis Silent Auction
Order my new book:
Murals: Method and Magic
70 pages, 168 color images
for preview, and ordering, click on the link below
http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/invited/226631/461c83dae7427770dec343af2be4337e