Jane Maclean

Jane Maclean grew up near the village of Mystic, Connecticut. She has always been fascinated with the process of creating images. Today, she works in both pastel and oil. While she lived next door to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and later while conducting private tours of our nation’s Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., Jane often found herself linking her paintings with historical concepts. Her many years in New Mexico, with its rich cultures, have deepened her sense of appreciation for this connection.

Jane’s work can be found in a variety of venues. Three of her historical still life paintings are permanently installed in the rotunda of the Sandoval County Judicial Complex, Bernalillo, New Mexico. The Albuquerque Museum has displayed her work in both their Miniatures, and the Signature Exhibition. She is a repeat, invited artist in the live auction of the annual Vintage Albuquerque event that benefits the Music in the Schools Program of the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra. In addition to her images being used as cover art for publications, she has been juried into the National Pastel Painting Exhibition, New Mexico Arts and Crafts Fair, Fine Arts Gallery Exhibit–New Mexico Expo, and Masterworks of New Mexico. Jane is a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of New Mexico.

The April 2008 issue of Albuquerque Arts magazine presents a full-page profile of Jane and her work. She is the featured artist for Vintage Albuquerque 2008. Her 36” x 36” oil painting, Anticipation, is on the publicity for this occasion, and in the June live auction. The April 2007 issue of The Pastel Journal features Jane and her painting, Blending Many Traditions to Form a Union. It was awarded Second Place in the still life division of the magazine’s Pastel 100 Competition. This event attracted over 4000 entries from the United States and beyond. In Masterworks of New Mexico 2007 Jane’s pastel painting, Tea with Catherine, was awarded Best of Show.

Locally her work can be seen in her studio/gallery in Albuquerque, and at Rose’s Pottery House in Bernalillo.

AlbuquerqueARTS, April 2008, Jane Maclean: a passion for realism (pdf 3.05mb). Reprinted with permission from AlbuquerqueARTS magazine.

Read more Jane's Spring 2007 Newsletter! (pdf - 356kb)