b.1983 – Texas, USA

Katrina Jane is an interdisciplinary artist and educator interested in themes of social and environmental paradoxes related to connection and care for ourselves, one another, and our planet. Jane’s art practice looks at encounters in the natural world as a means to question our place in the order of all beings. Emphasis is placed on hierarchical structures between the role of a caretaker and beneficiary that question interdependencies–a means to awaken the viewer to the reciprocity necessary for symbiosis among all beings.

A process of word-form transcription was created by Jane to posit an alternative method of communication; a form of inclusive visual literacy that questions the energetic possibilities of language systems beyond conventional modalities. An evolving body of work referred to as Translations includes a digitally woven tapestry, intaglio prints, installations, and expanded approaches in drawing.

Jane holds a M.A. in Fine Arts from the Iceland Academy of the Arts, Listaháskóli Íslands (2019), and a B.A. in Fine Arts from The University of Texas at Austin (2008). She is the recipient of numerous residencies and scholarships, including the Student Innovation Grant awarded by Rannís, The Icelandic Centre for Research, UiB Kunst, Musikk, Design in Bergen, Norway and the Department of Stone Sculpture in Évora, Portugal.

In 2016 Jane circumnavigated Iceland on a solo, self-supported cycling journey as a psychophysical (mind/body) artistic research. The traverse of over 1200 kilometers in 33-days began as an exploration into the relationship between spirituality and endurance. A visual-textual documentation critical of the ecological impacts of tourism, specifically man-made constructs as a commodification and objectification of Nature, ensued. Themes related to ecological literacy remain paramount in her artistic practice.

Jane is the founder of ETTA, a textile-based design collaboration with artisans in Oaxaca, Mexico. This project supports women entrepreneurs of Fundación En Vía – a non-profit working to empower women through microfinance and educational programming in the Oaxaca Valley.

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