Jane Smaldone 1953 Born, New York, NY 1973 State University of New York, New Paltz, NY 1976 BFA, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, 1993 - present Lives and works in Roslindale, Solo Exhibitions 2006 Nielsen Gallery, Boston, 2005 Loch Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2003 Portraits and Still Lifes, Nielsen Gallery, Boston, 2002 New Paintings, Nancy Poole s Studio, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2001 Heroines and Saints, Nielsen Gallery, Boston, 2000 Nancy Poole's Studio, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1999 "New Paintings," Nielsen Gallery, Boston, 1998 Nielsen Gallery, Boston, Nancy Poole s Studio, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1995 Nielsen Gallery, Boston, 1992 Nielsen Gallery, Boston, 1990 Nielsen Gallery, Boston, 1988 Nielsen Gallery, Boston, 1986 Zoe Gallery, Boston, 1984 Bromfield Gallery, Boston, Group Exhibitions 2006 Offspring, Boston University Art Gallery, Boston, God Doesn t Blink, Destination Gallery, Long Beach, CA 2005 Trees, Nielsen Gallery, Boston, Portraits, Kleinert / James Art Center, Woodstock, NY 2004 Summer Invitational, Nielsen Gallery, Boston, March Heat, Nielsen Gallery, Boston, Toronto International Art Fair, Ontario, Canada
2003 Toronto International Art Fair, Ontario, Canada Frey / Norris Gallery, San Francisco, CA Nancy Poole s Studio, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2002 In the Spirit of Landscape VII, Nielsen Gallery, Boston, Portraits: More Than Skin and Bones, Nielsen Gallery, Boston, 2001 In the Spirit of Landscape VI, Nielsen Gallery, Boston, 2000 "In the Spirit of Landscape V," Nielsen Gallery, Boston, 1999 "Nielsen Gallery 35th Anniversary Exhibition: Part II - New Work," Nielsen Gallery, Boston, "Odyssey: A Journey into World Art," Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, "From Boston to Boca," Elaine Baker Gallery, Boca Raton, FL Exhibition in Tribute to Stephen D. Paine, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, The 1999 DeCordova Annual Exhibition, DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, "In the Spirit of Landscape IV," Nielsen Gallery, Boston, 1998 In the Spirit of Landscape III, Nielsen Gallery, Boston, Invitational: Portraits, Nielsen Gallery, Boston, Boston International Fine Art Show, Boston, Dreamweavers: Symbolist Tendencies in Contemporary New England Art, Brush Art Gallery, Lowell,. 1997 In the Spirit of Landscape II, Nielsen Gallery, Boston, 1996 Animal, Mineral, Vegetable: A Painting Invitational, The Art Gallery, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 1995 Ordinary Object/Extraordinary Experience, Summer Invitational, Nielsen Gallery, Boston, 1994 Nielsen Gallery, Boston, The Studio Show, The Cyclorama, Boston, 1994-93 Metaphor as Reality, Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham,
1993 Beyond Dreams: 20 Years of the Bromfield Gallery in Boston, Part One: The Retrospective, Bromfield Gallery, Boston, Crossing the Line: Abstraction/Figuration, Nielsen Gallery, Boston, INSIGHT/INCITE/INSITE, a group exhibition of Nine Women Artists, Nielsen Gallery, Boston, 1992 In The Spirit of Landscape, Nielsen Gallery, Boston, Drawing Show, Nesto Gallery, Milton Academy, Milton, 1991 Summer Group Exhibition, Nielsen Gallery, Boston, 1990 Spirituality In Contemporary Art By Women, Watson Gallery, Wheaton College, Norton, 1989 Summertime, Nielsen Gallery, Boston, Works of Contemporary Women Artists, Bank of Boston, Boston, 1988-89 Common Ground, A joint exhibition of Nielsen and Hurst Galleries, Nielsen Gallery, Boston, 1987 The Narrated Earth, Bank of Boston, Boston, Seven Women Artists, Nielsen Gallery, Boston, Expressive Systems / Eloquent Voices exhibition of Boston Area Painters, Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, Brockton Triennial, Brockton Art Museum, Brockton, Interior Spaces, Danforth Museum, Framingham, Boston Baroque, Vault Gallery, Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company, Curated by DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, Ten Boston Artists, Nielsen Gallery, Boston, 1986 Summer Review: Gallery Artists, Zoe Gallery, Boston, 50th Anniversary Celebration, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, 1985 Six Painters, Northeastern University Art Gallery, Boston, 1984 Bromfield Gallery, Boston, Viridian Gallery, New York, NY
1983 MFA School staff exhibit, Museum of Fine Arts School, Boston, East Wing Gallery, Mount Wachusett College, Gardner, Bromfield Gallery, Boston, Awards 2000 Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Grant Recipient 1985 Recipient of the Massachusetts Artists Fellowship in Painting, granted by the Council for the Arts and Humanities. Bibliography Bonetti, David. Boston: A Baker s Dozen, ARTnews, Summer 1988. Brommer, Gerald F. and Nancy K. Kinne Duehr, Gary Giuliano, Charles. Women of Every Year, The Boston Phoenix, February 24, 1987. On and off the Street, The Boston Phoenix, November 6, 1987. Rose - Colored Glasses, The Boston Phoenix, April 3, 1987. Exploring Painting. Davis Press. Worcester,. 2002. "The pulse of New England art: DeCordova Annual Exhibition offers grab bag of regional talent," The TAB, June 24-30, 1999. An Esoteric Exhibition at Brandeis, The Patriot Ledger, April 1987. Grabosky, Tom. Jane Smaldone, Bay Windows, June 1988. Jahnke, Art. Best New Artist, Boston Magazine, August 1987. McQuaid, Cate. Young life blossoms, The Boston Globe, May 28, 1998. Mclan, Nico. Jane Smaldone: New Paintings, Art New England, February/March 1993. Neely, Anne. Jane Smaldone: New Work, Art New England, July - August 1990. Sherman, Mary. Diversity marks Nielsen shows, The Boston Herald, November 19, 1992.
Stapen, Nancy. Taylor, Robert. Bromfield Celebrates 20 Years of Dreams Coming True, The Boston Globe, December 9, 1993. Smaldone s search for inner reality, The Boston Globe, November 19, 1992. Smaldone show gives promise, The Boston Herald, April 19, 1990. Jane Smaldone attracts attention with acrylics, The Boston Herald, June 3, 1988. Jane Smaldone, ARTnews, Summer 1988. The Best of 1988, The Boston Herald, December 16, 1988. Exploring Feminine Identity, The Boston Herald, February 8, 1987. Brandeis Exhibition Lively, Pluralistic, The Boston Herald, March 22, 1987. Temin, Christine. Perspectives: Jane Smaldone, The Boston Globe, May 19, 1988. Unger, Miles. Public Collections "Art in Cycles," The Boston Globe, July 4, 1999. Jane Smaldone, Regional Reviews, Art New England, 1995 December/January 1996. "Brush Art Gallery & Studios: Dreamweavers: Symbolist Tendencies in Contemporary New England Art," Art New England, April/May, 1999. DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, Fuller Museum, Brockton, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, Wellington Management Company, Boston, Women s and Infant s Hospital, Providence, RI