Janet Pedersen

Janet Pedersen follows in the footsteps of her family as a plein-air painter. Three generations have found inspiration in ‘chasing the light.’ In her words: “When a scene strikes me, I want nothing more than to set up my easel and paint. Through bold color and loose brushwork my goal is to capture a moment or detail that stopped me in my tracks. Whether my subject is a landscape, a striking building or an interesting person, I strive to keep my painting fresh and in the moment.”
Shortly after graduating from Art Center College of Design in California, she moved to New York City to pursue her career as an illustrator while working as a designer for several publishing houses. Eventually, she enjoyed a career as a children’s book illustrator and author. Among her many clients were Candlewick Books, Clarion Books, Random House and Penguin Books. Wanting to pursue the fine arts, she bought an easel and a bike, and began painting the landscape. “I fell in love when I began painting on location and still find it to be the best art education I’ve ever known.”
A member of 440 Gallery in Brooklyn NY, Janet Pedersen has exhibited widely, and has had several solo shows in New York City. Recently, several of her dance-themed paintings were ch...

BFA Art Center College of Design. Graduated with Honors.

SOLO

2022 3:10 to Union Station, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn NY
2021 Step by Step, Dancewave Gallery, Brooklyn NY
2020 Step by Step, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn NY
2018 Real People I’ve Never Met, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn NY
2018 725 5th Ave Series, Colson Gallery, Brooklyn NY
2013 Soho Paintings Cocomat Showroom, NYC NY

GROUP
2023: Perspective Redefined, juried exhibiton at The Painting Center NYC
2023: Processing, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn NY
2022: Small Works Show, juried exhibition at 440 Gallery, Brooklyn NY
2022-2025: Joy of Dance, Warsaw, Poland. State Department ‘Art in Embassies’ program at the Residency of the Ambassador to Poland.
2022: Playful Geometry, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn NY
2021: For the Love of Nature, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn NY
2021: Patterns, Juried Exhibition, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn NY
2021 Simply Local: Painting Gowanus and Beyond, Dredgers Boathouse, Gowanus, Brooklyn NY
2021: Over:Time, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn NY
2020: The Outside Painters, Roots Cafe, Brooklyn NY
2020: Arts Gowanus ArtWalk on Atlantic Ave, NuHotel, Brooklyn NY
2020: 2020: Real People, Juried figurative exhibit at Old Courthouse Arts Center, Woodstock, IL
2020: Drawings in the Time of Social Distancing, Juried online exhibit at LiC-A, Long Island City, NY
2020: G...