Janet Boyd Art

I live in the deep country of Washington Parish Louisiana where I have a beautiful studio. Our property is on a creek and we have some land on a hill. Nature is a jungle jumble here, sooo beautiful. It satisfies my deep need to commune with Mother Earth.

As a child I grew up as an Air Force brat, moving about and experiencing diverse cultures. " I've been everywhere, Man." (Willie Nelson) "Daddy always kept moving so she did too." (Neil Young) North, south, east and west. Paris, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Central America. Where ever I have been I have savored the various local arts.

When I was six years old the Air Force moved us to Japan. You might call it culture shock, my young mind expanded when I experienced art and culture so different from the USA.

I paint or photoshop almost everyday and have done so for many decades. Nature and creating art are necessary for my peace of mind.

Art is a path to explore my own mind and to connect with others on a deep level. I follow my muse, choosing from a multitude of different byways that beacon to me. Maybe you will see where my imagination flows. Maybe our minds will meet.

I garden organic veggies and flowers. This is creative and at my age I need the motiv...

Janet Boyd studied art at the University of Southern Mississippi; and New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts with Auseklis Ozols. She has participated in classes and seminars with Roberta Shoemaker Beale, Tory Hughes, Albuquerque, NM; Marie Hull, Jackson, Ms.

In 1997 she began teaching herself Photoshop.

Janet Boyd Art has been exhibited in galleries and museums internationally since 1979.

Exhibitions include New Orleans Museum of Art; Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans; Whiting Art Museum, Eastern Shore, Alabama; UCM Museum, Abita Springs, LA; Antennae Gallery, New Orleans; Origins Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Georgia Museum of Art, International Traveling Exhibition curated by Emory Clark..

Solo shows include: Carol Robinson Gallery, New Orleans; Tripolo Gallery, Covington, LA; Aucoin's Gallery, Mandeville, LA.; Loyola University, New Orleans; Marigny Gallery, New Orleans.

To see a more detailed resume see my blog at this link:

http://janetboydart.blogspot.com/p/resume.html