Janet Strayer
is a fine-art painter based on Saturna Island and Vancouver, B.C.
This site focuses on her Figurative work only For her full portfolio of abstract and contemporary art click here. She also writes Creative Life News, a lively and informed column for creative people-- Subscribe for free (no spam, private)
Janet Strayer is classically-trained painter who prefers a more diverse contemporary and imaginative approach to representational as well as abstract compositions. Her artworks express lyrical and dramatic moments of contact between reality and imagination -- the surprises of being alive to inner and outer worlds. Her work has won awards, been featured in books and media, in solo shows and juried exhibitions (click for CV). as well as private and public collections.Some works are available for direct-from-artist purchase.
Please enjoy all that interests you.
For Strayer's abstract, landscape and other artwork, click here.
For Strayer's online art store, click here.
Clients/Representation
VGH-UBC Art Foundation (Canada)
Amego Foundatioin (US)
Saatchi Online
Federation of Canadian Artists
NVanArts
Singulart
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Select International & Regional Exhibitions
2018 - Present :
Federation Gallery, multiple group shows yearly
Zack Gallery solo showWings of Imagination
Place des Arts solo show Flow
Centennial Theatre solo show Being There
FederationGallery International Group Exhibition:Painting on the Edge
District Gallery solo show Envisioning Nature