Artist Statement

My art is my passion. The ability to use my imagination to develop a thought that invokes an image that I can share - without words - feels like a magical gift for which I am truly grateful.

 There is a profound depth of beauty, vulnerability, and sensuality in the female silhouette that speaks to me. I try to reinforce the connection that I feel emanates from the female figure by creating a world in which that “symbol” tells a tale, triggers a memory or evokes an emotion. My hope is that anyone who views my work will be reminded of his or her own myth, memory, story, dream, or current reality.

 I begin a piece by choosing a drawing from my artist journals that I feel a deep connection to. Often a drawing will speak to me with a certain idea or impression that I feel compelled to explore. From there I start to create a story or choose a myth or goddess that I feel depicts the figure I have chosen to work with. So begins my artistic love affair.... the process of planning the work; choosing the subject matter, creating a story, experimenting with colors and textures to support the imagery, and then orchestrating it all into a successful composition that speaks to others on many levels.

I am looking forward to continuing to explore the connections I have created between dreams, myth and story through imagery of the female form. I am especially excited about my latest artwork because I feel it has opened a door to my learning more about myself, as I am deeply connected to this work. As I am creating worlds for my artistic figures to live in, I am becoming more deeply connected to understanding (and embracing) myself. 

Biography 

Full-time artist, Jeanne Sisson, works in a home studio on a mountain with a sixty-mile western view of the Berkshire Mountains.

Sisson’s paintings focus on incorporating textile dyeing, painting and printmaking techniques to capture the excitement of dynamic light and vibrant color on art cloth. She searches for inspiration through drawing from the model, an intimate connection to nature and gardening, and by recording her dreams. She unleashes her imaginative power equally whether placing a sensual nude into a dream-like serene environment or animating trees into whimsical dancing female forms.

Exhibitions

2011

One Passion, Many Voices. Massachusetts-Rhode Island Surface Design Association Member Exhibition. New Bedford, MA

Exhibition – Twelve Voices from One; 2009 Art Cloth Mastery Program. Radius. San Antonio, TX

2010

Northfield ARTSfest. Green Trees Gallery, Northfield MA 01360

2009

2^nd Annual Life Drawing Exhibit. Artspace Community Arts Center, Greenfield, MA

2008

Westfield State Alumni Art Exhibition Westfield State University, Westfield, MA

Studies of the Human Form. Artspace Community Center, Greenfield, MA

Northfield ARTSfest. Green Trees Gallery, Northfield MA

2007

Juried Group Exhibition, D'Art Gallery, East Hampton, MA

2006

Celebrating Art Teachers. Windham Art Gallery,, Brattleboro, VT

Garden Exhibition; Exhibit of Alumni Art, Square Gallery, Westfield State University, Westfield, MA

Group Exhibition. Goodlander Gallery, Easthampton, MA

Four Artists. Green Trees Gallery, Northfield MA 

2005

Featured Artist. Greenfield’s, Greenfield, MA

Members Spring Exhibition. Gallery 267, Greenfield, MA

Dyeing for Color; batiks of Jeanne Sisson. The Rice Gallery, Northampton, MA

Springfield Museum School Faculty Exhibition. George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum,

Springfield MA

Northeastern Fine Arts Juried Exhibition Green Trees Gallery, Northfield MA

2004

Two Personal Perspectives, Gallery 267, Greenfield, MA

Show of Faces. Green Trees Gallery, Northfield MA

Featured Artist. Baystate Franklin Medical Center, Greenfield, MA

Westfield State Alumni Art Exhibition. Arno Maris Art Gallery, Westfield State University, Westfield, MA

2002

Dream Art Exhibition, Association for the Study of Dreams Conference. Boston, MA

2001

Go Figure. Freedom Art Gallery, Northfield MA

2000

Dream Art Exhibition, Association for the Study of Dreams Conference. Washington D.C.

Annual Members Exhibit. Artspace. Greenfield, MA

Teaching Experience

2005-Present

Textile for Teens; summer workshops, Batik for Adults. George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, Springfield Museum School, Springfield MA 01103

2003-2008

Batik for Adults, Batik for Children, Acrylic and Oil Painting for Adults, Summer Fun Art Workshops for Children, After School Art Programs for Children. Green Trees Gallery, Northfield, MA 01360

Certification

2009-2011

Art Cloth Mastery Program. Art Cloth Studios. San Antonio, TX. Jane Dunnewold

2008

Complex Cloth Intensive, Jane Dunnewold. Pro Chemical and Dye, Fall River, MA

2004-2003

Figure Drawing, Figure Painting. Guild Studio School

Easthampton, MA

1983

B.F.A. Westfield State University. Major Fine Arts, Minor Graphic Design.

333 Western Avenue, Westfield, MA 0108 

Gallery Affiliations

Green Trees Gallery

Professional Affiliations

Surface Design Association

Northfield Arts Group

Northfield Cultural Council

Slides and Support Materials available upon request.

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