jane hostetler

BIOGRAPHY

My professional history is rooted in design. Beginning with a BFA in Design, I spent the first part of my career in Graphic Design. Later, I chose to teach while developing my studio work, which led to a decision to earn a Master of Arts Degree in Visual Studies. At present, I teach various Studio Art courses in the Green Bay/Fox Valley area. I am very active with Wisconsin Visual Artists organization, having chaired the Wisconsin Artists Biennial 2022 and currently as board president. My studio is based in De Pere WI, where I strive to produce an ongoing variety of contemporary abstract works.

ARTIST STATEMENT

As a visual artist, a compelling visual experience is a key goal, though the thought it engages is equally valuable. While working in either Oil/Cold Wax or Acylic/Fresco & Mixed Media, the work I produce uses transparent layers of color, incised lines, and textural components to produce abstract works that have underlying influences from the world around us.

Substantial longterm influences in my work have been the study of primitive and ancient art & architecture, juxed opposed with a long standing immersion in the world of contemporary design and typography! Most recently, my work has been influenced by an intense observation of the environment, its decomposition and renewal. These influences are a continual thread in producing an ongoing collection of abstract works. Works that hope to draw the viewer in and allow for personal interaction and interpretation.