Jane Martin – CCCA Canadian Art Database

Jane Martin

Painting, drawing, photography — Jane Martin’s works are an act of remembering, but that’s not all. To say only that about the artist, who earned a graduate degree at Carleton University in Canadian Studies, implies a certain passivity that belies the ferocity of her works. Martin has been a practicing artist for five decades, developing a visual vocabulary that focuses on bodies, burdens and life stages. Her works are part of the collections at the National Gallery of Canada and the Art Gallery of Ontario. As a past president of the artists’ collective CARFAC and an in-demand expert, she has been an advocate for copyright modernization. Stepping away from boardrooms and political offices, Martin retreats to her Toronto studio where she works full time. She is a landlady as well, and calls her short-term furnished apartment The Emily Carr Guest Suite after another painter landlady. However does one sum up a life? These thoughts were certainly on Martin’s mind when she established an endowment fund in support of the Jane Martin and Ewen McCuaig Curator of Art by Women at the Carleton University Art Gallery. This legacy gift puts into action ideas that Martin has been advocating for actively over many years. It supports the professionalization and economic advancement of female artists, positioning them as viewers, creators and agents of change.

Creator Id: 408
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Country of Birth: Canada
Province of Birth: Quebec
Year of Birth: 1943
City: Ottawa
Country: Canada
Type of Creator: Artist
Gender: Female
Mediums: drawing, painting, photography, printmaking
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Work by Jane Martin

Dickson Suite #3

Work ID: 6034

Measurements: 60.96 x 71.12 cm

Collection: Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa

Date Made: 1982

Materials: oil on masonite

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Orchid Couple

Work ID: 6033

Measurements: 50.8 x 60.96 cm

Collection: private

Date Made: 1982

Materials: oil on board

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Blue Ribbons

Work ID: 6037

Measurements: 60.96 x 71.12 cm

Collection: the artist

Date Made: 1983

Materials: oil on masonite

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Black Half Slip

Work ID: 6036

Measurements: 60.96 x 71.12 cm

Collection: Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa

Date Made: 1983

Materials: oil on masonite

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Brocade Background

Work ID: 6035

Measurements: 60.96 x 71.12 cm

Collection: private

Date Made: 1983

Materials: oil on masonite

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Blindman’s Buff

Work ID: 6054

Measurements: 13.97 x 29.21 cm

Collection: the artist

Date Made: 1984

Materials: prismacolour

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Purple Ribbons

Work ID: 6055

Measurements: 15.24 x 27.94 cm

Collection: private

Date Made: 1984

Materials: prismacolour

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

October 31, 1985 (Purple Ribbon Mask)

Work ID: 6056

Measurements: 16.51 x 20.32 cm

Collection: private

Date Made: 1985

Materials: prismacolour

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

After Martha’s Card

Work ID: 6059

Measurements: 15.24 x 29.21 cm

Collection: private

Date Made: 1985

Materials: prismacolour

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Six Polaroids

Work ID: 6058

Measurements: 21.59 x 26.67 cm

Collection: The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario

Date Made: 1986

Materials: prismacolour

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Gathie’s Cupboard

Work ID: 6063

Description: State XIII. Artist's proof.

Measurements: 29.21 x 44.45 cm

Collection: various public and private collections

Date Made: 1988

Materials: lithograph

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Gathie’s Cupboard

Work ID: 6060

Description: Artist's proof.

Measurements: 29.21 x 44.45 cm

Collection: private

Date Made: 1988

Materials: lithograph & watercolour on BFK Rives paper

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Gathie’s Cupboard

Work ID: 6065

Description: State XI.

Measurements: 29.21 x 44.45 cm

Collection: various public and private collections

Date Made: 1988

Materials: lithograph

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Emblems: Diptych

Work ID: 6040

Measurements: 5.08 panels/panneaux, each/chacun: 78.74 x 71.12 cm; 200.66 x 182.88 cm

Collection: the artist

Date Made: 1989

Materials: oil on board

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Tribal Markings Triptych

Work ID: 6038

Measurements: 7.62 panels/panneaux, each/chacun: 81.28 x 96.52 cm; 205.74 x 246.38 cm

Collection: the artist

Date Made: 1989

Materials: oil on board

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Wrapture # 1

Work ID: 6041

Measurements: 71.12 x 81.28 cm

Collection: private

Date Made: 1989

Materials: oil on masonite

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Wrapture Triptych

Work ID: 6042

Measurements: 7.62 panels/panneaux, each/chacun: 96.52 x 81.28 cm; 246.38 x 208.28 cm

Collection: the artist

Date Made: 1991

Materials: oil on board

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Transfiguration #19

Work ID: 6057

Measurements: 21.59 x 33.02 cm

Collection: the artist

Date Made: 1991

Materials: prismacolour

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Valentine Roses

Work ID: 6044

Measurements: 50.8 x 60.96 cm

Collection: the artist

Date Made: 1993

Materials: oil on masonite

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Green Cupboard Triptych

Work ID: 6043

Measurements: 7.62 panels/panneaux: 91.44 x 60.96 cm

Collection: the artist

Date Made: 1993-1995

Materials: oil on board

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Transfiguration #26

Work ID: 6064

Measurements: 22.86 x 17.78 cm

Collection: the artist

Date Made: 1994

Materials: prismacolour

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Ewen’s Christmas Cabinet (Orange Background)

Work ID: 6045

Measurements: 91.44 x 60.96 cm

Collection: the artist

Date Made: 1995

Materials: oil on board

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Ewen’s Christmas Cabinet Polyptych, (panel 1)

Work ID: 6046

Measurements: 91.44 x 60.96 cm

Collection: the artist

Date Made: 1996

Materials: oil on masonite

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Ewen’s Christmas Cabinet Polyptych, (panel 4)

Work ID: 6048

Measurements: 91.44 x 95.25 cm

Collection: the artist

Date Made: 1996

Materials: oil on masonite

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Ewen’s Christmas Cabinet Polyptych, (panel 3)

Work ID: 6047

Measurements: 60.96 x 95.25 cm

Collection: the artist

Date Made: 1996

Materials: oil on masonite

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Gathie’s Cabinet Polyptych, (panel 1)

Work ID: 6049

Measurements: 91.44 x 60.96 cm

Collection: the artist

Date Made: 1998

Materials: oil on masonite

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Gathie’s Cabinet Polyptych, (panel 5)

Work ID: 6053

Measurements: 91.44 x 60.96 cm

Collection: the artist

Date Made: 1998

Materials: oil on masonite

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Gathie’s Cabinet Polyptych, (panel 4)

Work ID: 6052

Measurements: 91.44 x 95.25 cm

Collection: the artist

Date Made: 1998

Materials: oil on masonite

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Gathie’s Cabinet Polyptych, (panel 3)

Work ID: 6051

Measurements: 91.44 x 132.08 cm

Collection: the artist

Date Made: 1998

Materials: oil on masonite

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA

Gathie’s Cabinet Polyptych, (panel 2)

Work ID: 6050

Measurements: 91.44 x 95.25 cm

Collection: the artist

Date Made: 1998

Materials: oil on masonite

Virtual Collection: Original CCCA