Jane Guthridge
Denver, Colorado
Jane Guthridge is a Colorado artist known for her work in a variety of translucent materials exploring the transformative effects of light and nature.
MessageJane Guthridge is a Colorado artist known for her work in a variety of translucent materials exploring the transformative effects of light and nature. Her move from the midwest to the abundant sunlight of Colorado inspires her work.
Ms. Guthridge has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions internationally. She was recently honored by being selected for the Artists in Embassies program and being featured in “Five Artists to Collect Now” by 5280 Home magazine. Her work was included in “Swept Away, Translucence, Transparence, Transcendence in Contemporary Encaustic” at the Cape Cod Museum of Art in 2013 and the Hunterdon Art Museum in 2014, “Pattern” at the Attleboro Arts Museum in 2016, and “Depth Perception” at the Cape Cod Museum of Art in 2017. Her installation “Reflected Light” was exhibited in 2016 at the Center for Visual Arts in“Colorado Women in Abstraction”, curated by Michael Paglia, art critic and author of several books on abstraction. She was awarded artist residencies at Breckenridge Creative Arts, Jentel Artist Residency and RMCAD. In 2008 she was honored as the “Artist of Recognition” by the Colorado Business Committee for the Arts, and with the generous sponsorship of The Kittredge Foundation she represented the United States in “The International Biennale of Contemporary Art” in Florence, Italy in 2003 and 2005.
Her work is contained in the collections of Charles Schwab, Colorado State Bank and Trust, First National Bank of Colorado, Four Seasons, Kaiser Permanente, Littleton Museum, PNC Bank, Raymond James, Texas State University, Wells Fargo and the U.S. Department of State, among others.
Statement
Moving from the midwest to the abundant sunlight and dramatic vistas of Colorado has inspired my work. I have always been interested in looking closely at nature and find that the vast areas of wilderness in the West allow for a deeper pondering and contemplation of the ethereal qualities of the natural world -- the rich colors of the land, the shapes of plants, the patterns of dappled light through trees. I abstract and reconfigure these patterns to convey the underlying rhythms and harmonies of our environment, creating a space that is somewhere between the real and the imagined.
I employ complex layers of color and light to create the sensation of deep space, using a variety of materials that bend, refract, obscure and reveal, diffusing light in various ways. As the light changes throughout the day, the work will change as well. I think this constant change is a metaphor for life.