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| ⚫ | '''Jane Orleman''' ({{Born in|1942}}) is an American artist, based in [[Ellensburg, Washington]]. Orleman's paintings explore the distinction between professional artistic practice and [[art therapy]], as a reflection on her experience with [[childhood trauma]].{{Sfn|Marstine|2002}} Orleman is also the co-creator of [[Dick and Jane's Spot|''Dick and Jane's Spot'']], a project that transforms her personal residence in Ellensburg into an art exhibition, featuring works in painting, sculpture, and found objects. ''Dick and Jane's Spot'' features works by Orleman, her late husband [[Richard C. Elliott|Richard C. "Dick" Elliott]] (1945–2008), and dozens of other artists from the [[Northwestern United States|American Northwest]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ayer |first=Tammy |date=2017-08-09 |title=Dick and Jane’s Spot in Ellensburg is the craziest, most vibrant and most imaginative house you’ll ever see |url=https://www.yakimaherald.com/explore_yakima/arts_and_entertainment/dick-and-jane-s-spot-in-ellensburg-is-the-craziest-most-vibrant-and-most-imaginative/article_3ecad836-7d95-11e7-bf71-1b49015d806a.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610175933/https://www.yakimaherald.com/explore_yakima/arts_and_entertainment/dick-and-jane-s-spot-in-ellensburg-is-the-craziest-most-vibrant-and-most-imaginative/article_3ecad836-7d95-11e7-bf71-1b49015d806a.html |archive-date=2024-06-10 |access-date= |work=[[Yakima Herald-Republic]]}}</ref> |
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1942}} |
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| alma_mater = [[Central Washington University]], 1971 |
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| spouse = [[Richard C. Elliott]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Jane Orleman''' ({{Born in|1942}}) is an American artist, based in [[Ellensburg, Washington]]. Orleman's paintings explore the distinction between professional artistic practice and [[art therapy]], as a reflection on her experience with [[childhood trauma]].{{Sfn|Marstine|2002}} Orleman is also the co-creator of [[Dick and Jane's Spot|''Dick and Jane's Spot'']], a project that transforms her personal residence in Ellensburg into an art exhibition, featuring works in painting, sculpture, and found objects. ''Dick and Jane's Spot'' features works by Orleman, her late husband [[Richard C. Elliott|Richard C. "Dick" Elliott]] (1945–2008), and dozens of other artists from the [[Northwestern United States|American Northwest]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ayer |first=Tammy |date=2017-08-09 |title=Dick and Jane’s Spot in Ellensburg is the craziest, most vibrant and most imaginative house you’ll ever see |url=https://www.yakimaherald.com/explore_yakima/arts_and_entertainment/dick-and-jane-s-spot-in-ellensburg-is-the-craziest-most-vibrant-and-most-imaginative/article_3ecad836-7d95-11e7-bf71-1b49015d806a.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610175933/https://www.yakimaherald.com/explore_yakima/arts_and_entertainment/dick-and-jane-s-spot-in-ellensburg-is-the-craziest-most-vibrant-and-most-imaginative/article_3ecad836-7d95-11e7-bf71-1b49015d806a.html |archive-date=2024-06-10 |access-date= |work=[[Yakima Herald-Republic]]}}</ref> |
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<ref>{{Cite web |last=Muir |first=Pat |date=2017-11-04 |title=Ellensburg artist, Yakima Valley Museum go public with bequest |url=https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/ellensburg-artist-yakima-valley-museum-go-public-with-bequest/article_37055c78-c1e9-11e7-aab0-13dbf1dd0bb3.html |access-date=2024-06-10 |work=Yakima Herald-Republic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ayer |first=Tammy |date=2022-07-25 |title=Artwork on Yakima Valley SunDome shines again after restoration |url=https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/artwork-on-yakima-valley-sundome-shines-again-after-restoration/article_3f7a3df0-68ca-54dc-a98b-4bab23c3cbc8.html |access-date=2024-06-10 |work=Yakima Herald-Republic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Metz |first=Holly |date=October 1992 |title=Healing Art |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/231933467/ |url-access=subscription |access-date= |work=[[The Progressive]] |pages=13 |volume=56 |issue=10 |issn=00330736}}</ref> |
<ref>{{Cite web |last=Muir |first=Pat |date=2017-11-04 |title=Ellensburg artist, Yakima Valley Museum go public with bequest |url=https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/ellensburg-artist-yakima-valley-museum-go-public-with-bequest/article_37055c78-c1e9-11e7-aab0-13dbf1dd0bb3.html |access-date=2024-06-10 |work=Yakima Herald-Republic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ayer |first=Tammy |date=2022-07-25 |title=Artwork on Yakima Valley SunDome shines again after restoration |url=https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/artwork-on-yakima-valley-sundome-shines-again-after-restoration/article_3f7a3df0-68ca-54dc-a98b-4bab23c3cbc8.html |access-date=2024-06-10 |work=Yakima Herald-Republic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Metz |first=Holly |date=October 1992 |title=Healing Art |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/231933467/ |url-access=subscription |access-date= |work=[[The Progressive]] |pages=13 |volume=56 |issue=10 |issn=00330736}}</ref> |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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Orleman was born in 1942, and grew up in [[New York (state)|New York State]]. She attended multiple universities before settling at [[Central Washington University]], where she changed her field of study to fine arts, graduating in 1971.{{Sfn|Kwon|2023|p=396}} Orleman met fellow art student Dick Elliott at CWU, and they married in 1971. The couple briefly lived in Dick's hometown of [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] before returning to Ellensburg, where they purchased a house in 1978 that quickly became ''Dick and Jane's Spot''.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Orleman was born in 1942, and raised in [[New York (state)|New York State]].{{Sfn|Kwon|2023|p=396}} |
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Orleman's work in paintings began in earnest during her studies at CWU, but she found herself unable to create art in the late 1980s.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ament |first=Deloris Tarzan |date=1992-03-20 |title=Telling Secrets: Jane Orleman couldn't articulate her childhood pain until she found she could release its grip through her artwork |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |pages=E1 |via=NewsBank}}</ref> Following the death of her mother in 1989, Orleman sought therapy for her creative block, and came to the realization that the abuse she experienced as a child was holding her back. |
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== Artworks == |
== Artworks == |
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=== Paintings 1970s–1990s === |
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Museum studies scholar Janet Marstine describes Orleman's early paintings as addressing themes of domesticity, and asserting her disapproval of traditionally-held notions of femininity. Her paintings of this era often depict interiors, with themes of sanctity and chaotic mazes. Marstine comments that Orleman's paintings of the 1980s feature "an iconography of central core imagery in which she organizes her compositions around a central cavity that becomes a metaphor for the female body," referencing the concept of the [[Great Goddess]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marstine |first=Janet |date=January 2000 |title=Self Revealed: A 30-Year Retrospective |url=https://reflectorart.com/jane/retrospective/self_revealed01.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041211192830/http://www.reflectorart.com/jane/retrospective/self_revealed01.html |archive-date=2004-12-11}}</ref> |
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=== Paintings 1990–present === |
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Orleman's paintings from the late 1980s forward reflect her experience in therapy, confronting her childhood history of trauma and sexual abuse. |
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=== Other genres === |
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== Analysis == |
== Analysis == |
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Revision as of 18:30, 21 June 2024
Jane Orleman | |
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| Born | 1942 (age 81–82) |
| Alma mater | Central Washington University, 1971 |
| Spouse | Richard C. Elliott |
| Website | reflectorart |
Jane Orleman (b. 1942) is an American artist, based in Ellensburg, Washington. Orleman's paintings explore the distinction between professional artistic practice and art therapy, as a reflection on her experience with childhood trauma.[1] Orleman is also the co-creator of Dick and Jane's Spot, a project that transforms her personal residence in Ellensburg into an art exhibition, featuring works in painting, sculpture, and found objects. Dick and Jane's Spot features works by Orleman, her late husband Richard C. "Dick" Elliott (1945–2008), and dozens of other artists from the American Northwest.[2]
Biography
Orleman was born in 1942, and grew up in New York State. She attended multiple universities before settling at Central Washington University, where she changed her field of study to fine arts, graduating in 1971.[6] Orleman met fellow art student Dick Elliott at CWU, and they married in 1971. The couple briefly lived in Dick's hometown of Portland before returning to Ellensburg, where they purchased a house in 1978 that quickly became Dick and Jane's Spot.[2]
Orleman's work in paintings began in earnest during her studies at CWU, but she found herself unable to create art in the late 1980s.[7] Following the death of her mother in 1989, Orleman sought therapy for her creative block, and came to the realization that the abuse she experienced as a child was holding her back.
Artworks
Paintings 1970s–1990s
Museum studies scholar Janet Marstine describes Orleman's early paintings as addressing themes of domesticity, and asserting her disapproval of traditionally-held notions of femininity. Her paintings of this era often depict interiors, with themes of sanctity and chaotic mazes. Marstine comments that Orleman's paintings of the 1980s feature "an iconography of central core imagery in which she organizes her compositions around a central cavity that becomes a metaphor for the female body," referencing the concept of the Great Goddess.[8]
Paintings 1990–present
Orleman's paintings from the late 1980s forward reflect her experience in therapy, confronting her childhood history of trauma and sexual abuse.
Other genres
Analysis
Publications
- Orleman, Jane (1998). Telling secrets: an artist's journey through childhood trauma. Washington, DC: CWLA Press. ISBN 978-0-87868-729-9. OCLC 1131252322.
References
Sources
- Marstine, Janet (2002). "Challenging the gendered categories of art and art therapy: the paintings of Jane Orleman". Feminist Studies. 28 (3): 631–656. ISSN 0046-3663. JSTOR 3178792.
- Kwon, Hyunji (2023). "The art of Jane Orleman: childhood trauma and the discourse of sexual violence". Journal of Gender Studies. doi:10.1080/09589236.2022.2064838. ISSN 0958-9236.
Notes
- ^ Marstine 2002.
- ^ a b Ayer, Tammy (2017-08-09). "Dick and Jane's Spot in Ellensburg is the craziest, most vibrant and most imaginative house you'll ever see". Yakima Herald-Republic. Archived from the original on 2024-06-10.
- ^ Muir, Pat (2017-11-04). "Ellensburg artist, Yakima Valley Museum go public with bequest". Yakima Herald-Republic. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ Ayer, Tammy (2022-07-25). "Artwork on Yakima Valley SunDome shines again after restoration". Yakima Herald-Republic. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ Metz, Holly (October 1992). "Healing Art". The Progressive. Vol. 56, no. 10. p. 13. ISSN 0033-0736.
- ^ Kwon 2023, p. 396.
- ^ Ament, Deloris Tarzan (1992-03-20). "Telling Secrets: Jane Orleman couldn't articulate her childhood pain until she found she could release its grip through her artwork". The Seattle Times. pp. E1 – via NewsBank.
- ^ Marstine, Janet (January 2000). "Self Revealed: A 30-Year Retrospective". Archived from the original on 2004-12-11.
External links
- Official website
Media related to Jane Orleman at Wikimedia Commons
