​Biography


Education 
Bachelor of Arts (Visual Arts) City Art Institute, S.C.A.E. Majored in Etching, Drawing and Painting.
Graduate Diploma of Art Education (with Distinction) S.C.A.E. 

Memberships
Member of the Australian Watercolour Institute
Member of the Royal Art Society of New South Wales
Member of many Urban Sketching groups worldwide.
​Member of the USK Education Committee.

Selected Exhibitions 
1985: Douglas Art Award Exhibtion
1986: Mosman Art Prize Exhibition
1987: Waverly-Woollahra Tutor’s Exhibition
1989: M.C.E.G.S. Art Show
1990: M.C.E.G.S. Staff Art Show
1997: Clinton Falls Gallery New Jersey USA (to present)
2001, 2002: Singapore Art Museum ‘Friends of the Museum’ Exhibition
2002: ‘Theme and Variations’ Solo Exhibition Chateau d’Arts, Singapore
2003: ‘HeArt & Soul’ and ‘From the HeArt’, Arts Alliance Group Exhibitions Chateau d’Arts, Singapore
2004: Barker Art Show
2005 to present: Lane Cove Art Society and Lane Cove Council exhibitions 
2005: ‘Through My Eyes’, Solo Exhibition, Lane Cove Music and Cultural Centre
2007: Lane Cove Art Society Showcase exhibition – Winner Ford Land Company Prize
2009: ‘In Harmony’ Solo Exhibition, Morrisons Mercedes
2010-11: Australian Watercolour Institute Exhibition, Mosman Art Gallery
2011: Waterbrook ‘Inspired by Sunshine’ exhibition
2011-12: Australian Watercolour Institute Exhibition, Gosford Regional Gallery
2012: Centrehouse Teachers’ Exhibition, Gallery Lane Cove
2012: 'Tradition and Transformation' Taiwan-Australia Watercolour Exhibition - Watercolour exhibition in Taiwan with the AWI.
2012: LCAS 'ArtXtra' Exhibition - Highly Commended
2012: Lane Cove Art Award - Highly Commended
2012: Lane Cove Art Award - Viewer's Choice runner up
2012-13:'Tradition and Transformation' Taiwan-Australia Watercolour Exhibition - Watercolour exhibition at the Mosman Art Gallery
2013: 'Botanica' exhibition at the Botanic Gardens, Sydney.
2013: Lane Cove Art Society, Gallery Lane Cove, ArtXtra, Winner Watercolour Prize. 
2013: Municipality of Lane Cove Annual Art Exhibition. Winner Watercolour Prize.
2013: Mini solo exhibition in Lane Cove Aristocrat Cafe.
2013: The Ku-ring-gai Art Society Annual Art Awards Exhibition. Winner the Silver Jubilee Trophy
2013-2014:The AWI Annual Watercolour Exhibition, Gosford Regional Gallery.
2013-2014:Ku-ring-gai council chambers prize winners' exhibition
2014: ArtHouse Exhibition, Gallery Lane Cove. 
2014: Lane Cove Art Society, Gallery Lane Cove, ArtXtra, Winner Lloyd Rees Prize for Best in Show. Winner viewer's choice award.
2014: Botanica - Plants and their Pollinators Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney.
2014: Across the Water: China-Australia Modern Masters of Watercolour Quanhua Watercolour Art Gallery, Shanghai, Shenzhen Fine Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
2014-2015: Art Est Tutors Exhibition, Leichhardt
2015: Across the Water: China-Australia Modern Masters of Watercolour Juniper Hall, Paddington February-April 2015
2015: A Splash of Colour solo exhibition of Giclee prints at the Daniel Smith Store, Seattle USA, September 2015.
2015 - 2016: AWI Annual Watercolour Exhibition, Gosford Regional Gallery. December - January 2016
2017: Sketching and sketching Exhibition, Creative Space, Dee Why. May 30th til June 11.
2017: AWI 94th Annual exhibition, Juniper Hall, Paddington. Saturday 10th June until Sunday 9th July.
2018: AWI exhibition Gosford Regional Art Gallery
2018: AWI 95th Annual exhibition, Juniper Hall, Paddington. Closes 12th August.
2019: AWI 96th Annual exhibition, Juniper Hall, Paddington.
2020: Tradition and Transformation II AWI joint exhibition in Taiwan.
2021: Solo exhibition Drawn to Nature at Gallery 11:11, Epping. December 2021
2022: AWI Annual Exhibition, Juniper Hall, Paddington
​2022: Affordable Art Fair, Sydney. June 2 - 5th at the Royal Randwick Racecourse.
2022: Solo Exhibition Grounded to be held in December at Gallery 11:11, Epping
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Selected Prizes
2007: Ford Land Company Prize - Lane Cove Art Society Showcase Exhibition
2013: Watercolour Prize - ArtXtra, Lane Cove
2013: Watercolour Prize - Municipality of Lane Cove Annual Art Exhibition.
2013: Silver Jubilee Trophy - The Ku-ring-gai Art Society Annual Art Awards Exhibition.
2014: Lloyd Rees Prize - ArtXtra, Lane Cove Art Society awards exhibition. Viewer's Choice Award - ArtXtra, Lane Cove Art Society awards exhibition

Publications 
  • Co-authored article 'Handwriting in America' for Society of Scribes, New York, 1999
  • Illustrated Children’s book ‘Kayla and the Magical Tree’, written by Steve Stine, published 2003
  • Greeting Cards of roses, lilies and orchids.
  • Limited edition Prints
  • Giclée prints
  • Published in 'Australian Artist' magazine 2012 as finalist in Flowers and Gardens competition.
  • Featured on cover of the Friends of the Gardens magazine 2013
  • Included in Taiwan and Transformation exhibition catalogue.
  • Watercolour Mixing Charts by Jane Blundell self-published Blurb book 2012 and eBook 2014
  • Included in Across the Water: China-Australia Modern Masters of Watercolour exhibition catalogue 2014
  • The Ultimate Mixing Palette: a World of Colours by Jane Blundell self-published Blurb and eBook 2015
  • Included in Brushes with History Masters of Watercolour by Linda and David van Nunen 2015
  • Included in We (Love) Chinatown Urban Sketchers Singapore Neighbourhoods series 2015
  • Included in A History of the Ku-Ring-Gai Art Society 1965 - 2015, 2015
  • Watercolour Triads by Jane Blundell self published on Blurb 2020

Other presentations and Seminars 
Featured artist in documentary for Singapore television shown in 2002
Numerous presentations and workshops - on printmaking, Western art history, art making techniques, the Four Treasures of Chinese Brush Painting, colour and colour mixing, watercolour, special effects in watercolour, travel sketching and inks - for art and calligraphic societies, the Singapore Art Museum and Urban Sketchers in Sydney and internationally.

Currently 
Teaching drawing and watercolour classes to adults from home studio and at various workshops in Australia and internationally and on-line. See the Workshops and Demos tab for more information and upcoming workshops. 
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