Janna Watson is a Canadian artist, painter and designer known for abstract painting and textile arts.[1][2]
Janna Watson | |
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| Education | Ontario College of Art & Design University |
| Known for | Painter, textile artist |
| Website | www |
Early life and education
editWatson's grandfather Arthur Bonnett was an abstract artist and landscape painter. Watson has credited him as an early mentor and a major influence on her art.[3]
Watson graduated from the Ontario College of Art & Design University in 2008. In an interview with NOW, Watson commented that "I mostly work in acrylic because I am too impatient for oil paint to dry. My process is very intuitive so I never pre-plan what is going to happen."[4]
Career
editIn 2012, she collaborated on a multi-media exhibition with Katrina Tompkins at the Toronto Design Offsite Festival in 2012.[5]
Watson began producing two-fold reversible rugs in 2014, which The Globe and Mail described as "modern fusion of functional art and high-end craft".[1] In 2014, Watson was featured on House and Home.[6]
In 2016, Watson's "Big Swoop" exhibition was shown at DesignTO.[7] That year, she was included in Azure's list of "5 Emerging Designers That Rocked Toronto Design Week".[8]
Watson's art has been exhibited at galleries such as the Foster/White Gallery in Seattle,[9] the Bau Xi Gallery in Toronto[10] and Galleri Couture in Stockholm. In February 2016, Watson's "There Is No Dimmer" series of paintings were debuted at the Bau Xi Gallery in Vancouver. exhibitions in Canada and the United States.[11][12][13]
On September 4, 2018 Namesake unveiled a line of leather jackets at Fashion Revolution which featured designs by Watson among several other artists. That same year, her "Moody as Light" series was exhibited at Foster/White. Watson was also featured in Danielle Krysa's "Big Picture, Baby" exhibition at the Skye Gallery, along with artists Ashley Longshore, Daisy Patton, and Meghan Hildebrand.[14]
Watson's paintings were featured in "The Real Eve", the third episode of season one of Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent. In the episode, Watson's art is displayed as the work of fictional art professor Eve Kinwood, whose murder is the central mystery.[15]
References
edit- ^ a b Beeston, Laura (11 June 2015). "More for the floor: Meet the Toronto artisans behind Twofold reversible carpets". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ Krysa, Danielle (2019-10-15). A Big Important Artist: A Womanual: Creative Projects and Inspiring Artists to Kick-Start Your Imagination. Running Press. ISBN 978-0-7624-9551-1.
- ^ "Janna Watson | Suspended in Time". Galleries West. February 2019. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ Titanic, Sara (28 August 2009). "Artist profile: Janna Watson". NOW Magazine. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ Dzenis, Paige (27 January 2012). "Janna Watson and Katrina Tompkins - Come Up To My Room". Fashion. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Hand-Tufted Rugs By Watson Soule". House & Home (Web page with embedded video.). 7 April 2014. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ Madjus, Michael (8 January 2016). "Watson Soule - In Series". DesignTO. Archived from the original on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ Donnelly, Erin; Healy, Tory (25 January 2016). "5 Emerging Designers That Rocked Toronto Design Week". Azure Magazine. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Janna Watson: Seven Perfect Syllables". EverOut Seattle. 2019. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ Balkissoon, Denise (21 May 2015). "Bau-Xi: How an immigrant's labour of love became an art institution". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ Barnes, Kenise (2020). "Iris Blue Each Spring - Julie Maren and Janna Watson". Westchester Magazine. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ Meddah, Mohamed Marwen (9 February 2016). "Art This Week: Patrick Staff, Monique Levesque, and Janna Watson". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Falling Forward - Janna Watson". BlogTo. 2020. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ Travers, Andrew (6 December 2018). "'The Jealous Curator' opens group show at Skye Gallery in Aspen". The Aspen Times. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ Shea, Courtney. "Paint brushes and poisonings". Toronto Life.