Jan Reagan

Jan Reagan
La Grange, Illinois, USA

STATEMENT

I refer to myself as a “paper artist” because I love working and exploring art that involves paper. I work primarily in collage mixed media art. I love the challenge of planning and working from the back of a piece forward. It is an exciting challenge for me to try to figure out how to make the pieces work and how to establish relationships between materials. These relationships create the mood of my pieces. Though my art is considered abstract, viewers will recognize my subject matter, sometimes even using familiar landmarks to jog a memory or emotion. My aim is to have the viewer drawn into the piece to explore the emotion, composition, materials, textures of my pieces. The colors that I use are strong and bold. I wouldn’t do it any other way because it represents me and how I feel as I have passed the threshold of 60 years young.

I’m a lifelong learner and study any techniques involving paper. Botanical Eco-dying on paper and machine sewing on paper are my recent explorations. Using blooms and leaves from my gardens, I dye all summer long preparing for Winter when blooms and botanicals are scarce. This creates a great addition and playfulness to my collage work.

BIO

Jan Reagan is a collage artist in the Chicagoland area. Jan began her collage practice as a young girl when her artist mother provided her with scissors, homemade paste and catalogs to keep her occupied. In 1992, Jan started taking classes, workshops and painting live in art centers, schools and galleries learning from teachers and instructors. She now teaches classes and workshops on the collage medium. She continuously shows in galleries across the midwest and has won several juried shows. She has had two solo shows and is a part of corporate and private collections.

ARTIST CONTACT

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(708) 557-1616
www.janreagan.com

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