Jane Rafter

I’ve been drawing, painting and being creative for as long as I can remember.
As a child I loved to draw, paint, make dolls houses, create books and magazines, design clothes and produce pencil drawings of the latest pop stars for my school friends.

After school I completed an Art Foundation Diploma and then studied for a degree in Graphic Design at De Montfort University. I then worked in Graphic Design, Merchandising, Illustration, and Magazine Design for next 14 years, while painting, drawing and producing commissions in my spare time.

I didn’t consider painting professionally until an inspiring visit to New York in late 2005. The following year I started to paint in a more expressive, smudgy style that suggested movement, and in 2007, after a chance encounter with an old neighbour, I had my first exhibition in a commercial gallery.

I paint in my converted garage, called ‘the garden room’, when the light is good, as I only paint using natural light. I produce oil painting commissions of landscapes, cityscapes and seascapes, often incorporating some portraiture. I also work on my own painting collections, developing themes of colour or location.

My other hobbies and interests include fashion design and sewing (my gr...

Graphic Design BA(hons) Degree, De Montfort University, Leicester 1985-1988

Art and Design Foundation BTEC, South Nottinghamshire College of Further Education, Nottingham 1983-1985

Solo Exhibition at Wollaton Hall & Deer Park Sept 19
Solo Exhibition at Cobden Chamber, Nottm Sept 18
Created By Hand Gallery, Strelley Hall Jan 17
Mish Mash Gallery, Nottm Oct 15
Djanogly Art Gallery, Nottm July 15
Mish Mash Gallery, Nottm May 15
Mish Mash Gallery, Nottm Sept 14
Mish Mash Gallery, Nottm Aug 14
Djanogly Art Gallery, Nottm July13
Beeston Town Hall Open Exhibition, Nottm Mar13
The Other Space Exhibition, Nottm Jan 13
Mish Mash Gallery, Nottm Jan 13
The Other Space Exhibition, Nottm Nov 12
Djanogly Art Gallery, Nottm June 12
Djanogly Summer Exhibition May 11
Djanogly Summer Exhibition Aug 10
Djanogly Summer Exhibition Aug 09
View From The Top, Waterstones, Nottm
Mar 09
View From The Top, Waterstones, Nottm
Feb 09
Friar Lane Gallery Exhibition Nov 08
View From The Top, Waterstones, Nottm
Aug 08
Djanogly Summer Exhibition Jul 08
Friar Lane Gallery Feb 08
NSA Autumn Exhibition Oct 07
Friar Lane Gallery Jul 07
Friar Lane Gallery Apr 07
NSA Associates Exhibition Oct 07
Friar Lane Gallery, Nottingham Dec 06
NSA Autumn Exhibition Oct 06