Jane Jaskevich
Artist Statement
Permanent Collections My stone sculptures are mystical in nature. My art reflects the coexistence of the conscious and subconscious, the symbolic and literal, and the ancient and modern. I am a direct carver. I do not sketch images. With an idea in my mind, I carve the piece. Being a figurative sculptor I usually start with the head and let it gauge the proportions for the rest of the piece. Sometimes I am inspired by an object. I recently found several antique juicers that looked like bird beaks to me so I created an Egyptian inspired Ibis. It is a discovery of the unconscious. My art evolves usually as I create it. I am especially interested in combining various materials in my figures. I pay homage to the stones Greco-Roman roots. The winged figure is a favorite motif. I recently created a Nike figure from stone and found objects.. She is ancient in that she is in ruin..no head, arms or legs. She is modern in her wings are created from the curved back of an antique chair. She floats on copper tubing . My stone sculptures invite the viewer to interpret thus creating their own stories Permanent Collections Centerpiece sculpture,GTE Data Services Center, Tampa People's Church, East Lansing, MI Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, FL, 2 sculptures Nationsbank Headquarters, Tampa, 3 sculptures Art Center, Winter Haven, FL Valencia Community College, Orlando Cooper’s & Lybrand, Barnett Bank Blg, Tampa Colorado Boxed Beef Headquarters, Winter Haven, FL Poe & Associates, TECO Plaza, Tampa Sun Bank, College Park, FL
Selected Exhibitions
2009
Mid-South Sculpture Exhibit, Chattnooga TN
Sculpture Celebration, Lenoir, NC
Best In Show , 16 Patton, Ashville , NC
GPC Faculty Exhibit, Perimeter College, Atlanta
2008
Figuative Allusions, 16 Patton, Ashville, NC
Red, Perimeter College, Atlanta
Sculpture , pb&j Gallery, Atlanta, GA
GPC Faculty Exhibit, Perimeter College, Atlanta
Gallery Artists, Art Cellar, Banner elk, NC
2007
The Peace Center Sculpture Exhibit, Catherine Hayes Art
Event, Greenville SC
The Cliffs Art Exhibit, Lake Keowee SC
2002- 2006 The Suitcase Exchange Show,
Traveling show NC Galleries, New Zealand
2006 WCAGA Group Exhibit,The Defoor Centre, Atlanta GA
2005
Disclosure, Perimeter College, Atlanta
Tri-State Member's Exhibition, ,Catherine J. Smith Gallery,
ASU, Boone NC
Spectrum, Spruill Art Center, Atlanta
Fire, Spruill Art Center, Atlanta, GA
Sculpture Invitational. The Art Cellar, Banner Elk, NC
2004
Loveland Invitational Sculpture Show, Loveland CO,
Infusion, DeFoor Art Centre, Atlanta,
Sculpture Invitational. The Art Cellar, Banner Elk, NC
Paradigm, Atlanta College of Art Gallery, Atlanta
Faculty Exhibit, Perimeter College, Clarkston, GA
2003
Jaskevich & Adams, Adams Studio, Winter Haven , FL
Jaskevich & Cook, Art Station Art Center, Big Shanty,
Kennesaw, GA
Shadows: Interrupted Light, Genema Gallery, Atlanta
Sculpture In The South, Summerville, SC
Jaskevich and Cook, Art Station Art Center, , Kennesaw,
GA
Emergence, Kennesaw State university, Kennesaw, GA
Sculpture Celebration, Caldwell Arts Council, Lenoir, NC1
(995-96, 98, 2001)
2002
Thrive, Perimeter College Art Gallery, Clarston, GA 2002
Fully Formed ,Four Georgia Artists,Invitational ArtWalk,
Lenox Square, Atlanta
Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, MO
2001
Tri-State Sculptors Exhibition, Hart-Witzen Gallery, Charlotte,
NC
2000
Tri-State Sculptors Exhibition, Brevard College Art Gallery.
Brevard NC
Into The Millennium Invitational , South Cobb Art Alliance,
Mableton, GA
Jaskevich & Sistrunk , The Arts Center, St. Petersburg,
FL
1999
Jaskevich & Clement, SoHo Gallery, Pensacola, FL
Woman’s Point Of View, Invitational Quinlan Arts Center,
Gainesville, GA.
Jaskevich, Clement & Tavrides, Art Center, Lake Wales,
FL
1997
Jaskevich, Cook & Keith, Ardavin Gallery, Atlanta
Jaskevich & Petruiello, The Art Place, Marietta, GA
1995
Jaskevich & Hill, Ardavin Gallery, Atlanta,
Jaskevich, Schubert, and Tavrides, Art Center, Winter Haven,
FL
1994 Jaskevich and Keith, Ardavin Gallery, Atlanta, (1991)
1993
New England Art Expo, Boston
Contemporary Works: Florida Artists, Polk Museum of Art,
Lakeland, FL
Selected Awards and
Honors
Second Place, Decatur Arts Festival, Decatur, GA, 2000
Second Place, Man, Earth & Sky, Quinlan Visual arts Center,
Gainesville, GA,1998
Honorable Mention, Art Station Member Competition, Stone Mountain,
GA, 1998
Honorable Mention, 13th Annual Sculpture Celebration, Lenoir,
NC, 1998
Artist's Choice, 11th Annual Sculpture Celebration, Lenoir, NC
1996
Honorable Mention, Annual Fine Arts Competition, Winter Haven,
FL, 1987,1989
Merit Award, A Company of Women, Winter Haven, FL, 1984, 1991,1994
Purchase Award, Mayfaire, Lakeland, FL, 1988, 1990-93
Honorable Mention, Mayfaire, Lakeland, FL, 1991
Award of Excellence, Member's Competition, Arts on the Park, Lakeland,
FL, 1990
Second Place, A Company of Women, Winter Haven, FL,1988.
Award of Merit, Mayshow Competition, Lakeland, FL, 1987
Juror, South Carolina Visual Arts Fellowships, 1986
Juror, Mayfaire, Polk Museum of Art, 1986
Award of Excellence, Mayfaire, Lakeland, FL, 1984
Best of Sculpture, Mainsail, St. Petersburg, FL, 1983
Third Place, International Art Competition, New Orleans, 1983
Education
Florida State University; Master of Art Education, 1977
University Of Georgia; Bachelor of Fine Art, 1975
Workshops: Bronze Casting, Crealde Art Center, Winter Park, FL,
1982
Marble Carving, Pietrasanta, Italy, 1986
Public Art: Concrete, International Sculpture Conference, Chicago,
1998
Juror
South Carolina Visual Arts Fellowships, 1986
Mayfaire, Polk Museum of
Internet Web Sites and Galleries
16 Patton, Asheville NC
Art Cellar, Banner Elk, NC
sculpture.org ( International Sculpture Center portfolio section)
TriState Sculptors.org (members
MidSouthSculpture.org(Members)
postpicasso.com
absolutearts.com