About The Artist

 

 

Jan Yates, SCA

photo: Joanne McDonald, Niagara This Week, Sept 07
 
Jan Yates studied fine art while living in Southern California for ten years before moving back to the Niagara Peninsula in 1995 and since has been elected as a member of the Society of Canadian Artists and Landscape Artists International. Yates' paintings belong in collections throughout Canada, the United States and abroad, and have received recognition and awards at juried exhibitions.

Yates is primarily a plein air painter, and for the past seven years in every season has been documenting the effects of climate change on the escarpment farmland where she lives in Niagara, Ontario.

She has contributed her time and ideas to many community endeavors which include public art exhibitions to support both emerging and established artists. Ventures  encompass mentoring at-risk youth for The Grimsby Community Murals Project and launching the Niagara Wine Region Painters' Alliance travelling exhibition series.
Jan is a popular educator and conducts workshops & programs for recognized galleries, schools, associations and the private sector. Her paintings are represented  by the Jordan Art Gallery, of which she is a partner.