Jane Isakson: Mountains I Have Met

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Jane Isakson, "Mountains I Have Met," 2019

Reception Date Saturday, 26 October, noon to 5 pm. Artist in attendance We invite you meet Jane and talk about her mountains.

The Willock & Sax Gallery presents “Mountains I Have Met,” a painting exhibition that spans four continents. Jane Isakson has hiked, trekked and ski toured in Asia, Europe, South America and closer to home in North America. Her show, during the Banff Centre Mountain Film & Book Festival, provides us with dramatic images of the mountains she has met.

"Growing up on the prairies, I was always heading for higher ground, someplace where I could look out over the landscape…. I still have that reflexive response. From small, unnamed mountains close to home that I have had the opportunity to get to know well, to famous iconic mountains only glimpsed from a distance, welcome to an exhibit of paintings of Mountains I have met."

Part of Banff Gallery Hop - Film & Book Festival.

Sometimes we get to where we are going in roundabout ways. Jane Isakson always wanted to be an artist of some sort, but art school after high school was too big of a leap. Instead, she studied Norwegian language and literature at Camrose Lutheran College, now Augustana University, where she was also sidetracked with the sport of Biathlon. After almost a decade on the Canadian National Biathlon team and participating in two Winter Olympics (1992 and 1994), Jane decided to pursue the 'real' dream. In 1998 she completed a Fine Arts Degree at the University of Alberta. Settling in the Yukon Territory, Jane found that both the outdoor activities she enjoys locally and other journeys further afield take her into environments that inspire her work.