{"title":"JANNA WATSON | SHAPESHIFTER","description":"\u003cp\u003eJuly 2 - 20, 2024\u003cbr\u003eThursday Artwalk Reception, July 11, 6 - 8 pm\u003cbr\u003eFoster\/White Gallery is closed July 4. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Language is not a tool we have, it is a shapeshifter, a being that lives with us, walks and talks with us and has its own business and intentions.” - Anne Carson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePart of the exhilaration I acquire from painting is being able to see shifts within myself manifested into physical reality. The most truthful form of expression I have found in my life thus far has been the abstract language of painting. Self growth is fluid and often goes unnoticed but when I am painting I can see worlds within myself being constructed and deconstructed. These moments and movements are intuitive and represent my internal landscapes. The more I learn about painting, I learn about myself. The more I create the more I realize that art is about art. Creation creates and it is an infinity of unfolding, effortless action. I recently fell in love and I didn’t have expectations for the first time in my life. I approached these works with the same unforced joy.\u003c\/em\u003e - Janna Watson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJanna Watson holds a BFA with Honors from Ontario College of Art \u0026amp; Design, Toronto, ON. She shows her work across Canada and throughout the United States. She has featured in dozens of publications, and her paintings are in collections such as Nordstrom, Toronto, ON; Saks Fifth Ave, Toronto, ON; Hudson’s Bay Company, New York, NY; and The Ritz-Carlton, Toronto, ON.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor a listing of more available work and biographical information, please visit Janna Watson's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Janna Watson | Main Page\" href=\"https:\/\/fosterwhite.com\/collections\/janna-watson\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eprimary page\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on our website.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bau-xi.co\/seattle\/Watson%20CV.pdf\" title=\"Janna Watson CV at Foster\/White Gallery Seattle WA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJanna Watson CV\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"violet-ray","title":"Violet Ray","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eJanna Watson’s abstract paintings are vivid records of her motion as she paints, each gestural mark part of an emotion, a narrative within a piece. 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