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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 hereShe 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.

Penelope, an original painting in  Myth & Marvel series by Janet Strayer Figurative Art

 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

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