JAN GATES

Jan Gates has studied drawing, fresco painting and painting restoration in Italy and has worked in Firenze as an apprentice painting restorer. She is completing an M.A. in Art History at the University of Victoria. Jan is also an art writer and has exhibited her work at Open Space, the Nanaimo Art Gallery and at Access Artist Run Centre. She has written a catalogue essay for the Southern Alberta Art Gallery and a recent exhibition monograph for the Nanaimo Art Gallery. Jan also teaches drawing and photography at Malaspina University College in Nanaimo.
MFA, University of Victoria
BFA, Simon Fraser University
jan@vancouverislandschoolart.com

Good Bear Elephant 2006