Artist statement

Jane Fairhurst

Jane Fairhurst is based in the North West of UK working from her studio at Cross Street Arts, Wigan for over twenty years. On leaving school She studied at Liverpool College of Art and in 2010 she returned and gained an MFA with distinction.

During her 30 years as a practicing artist she has worked across a range of media using research to underpin her practice whether working with paint, textiles or mixed media. Painting has long been her passion and since 2017 she has focused solely upon her painting practice with the intention of studying and understanding the medium through discourse and practice and with a view to producing fresh work that really stretches her as a painter.

Jane is the founder member of Cross Street Arts, a lively and well-established studio group based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. She exhibits nationally and internationally and is represented by Saul Hay Fine Art an independent art gallery based in Manchester.

Email: jane@greenslate.plus.com

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