Education
Studied under master artists:
- 1998
- Urania Christy Tarbet, P.S.A., K.A., S.W.A., American Impressionist, California School Los Angeles, CA
- 1993
- Michael Jaques, Professor, Art Institute of Southern California Laguna Beach, CA
- 1988
- Steven Doherty, Editor, American Artist Magazine Los Angeles, CA
- 1987
- Manuel de Leon, author, Drawing the Human Figure Long Beach, CA
- 1986
- Textile Design, Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA
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Exhibitions
2008
- Tenth Biannual Juried exhibition, 1st Place. Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Grimsby, ON
2007
- Crossing Borders, selected works by Canadian artists, Kenan Center House Gallery, Lockport, NY
- Food & Wine. selected works by regional artists, Sunrise Gallery, Hamilton, ON
- Local Produce. selected works by regional artists, Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Grimsby, ON
- Niagara Wine Region Painters' Alliance Travelling Exhibition, Niagara, ON
2006
- solo
Agri-culture: new escarpment paintings by Jan Yates, Pumphouse Visual Art Centre, Niagara on the Lake, ON
- Art & Wine 2006 Niagara Wine Region Painters’ Alliance Travelling Exhibition Niagara, ON
- solo
Bloom, new escarpment paintings, The Jordan Art Gallery Jordan Village, ON
2005
- Firecracker Fuschia, Lincoln Public Library Lincoln, ON
- Local Produce, Grimsby Public Art Gallery Grimsby, ON
- solo
Agri-culture, Niagara Gallery West Niagara. ON
- Garden City: Views of St. Catharines, St. Catharines City Hall St. Catharines. ON
2004
- Pumphouse Visual Art Centre's 10th anniversary Invitational Instructors' Exhibition Pumphouse Visual Art Centre, Niagara on the Lake, ON
- Flirtations and Congeries: Artists Respond to the Permanent Collection Grimsby Public Art Gallery Grimsby, ON
- Revealed, Women's Voices Rodman Hall St. Catharines, ON
2003
- Looking Forward, Lincoln Public Library Lincoln. ON
- Local Produce Grimsby Public Art Gallery invitational exhibition , Grimsby Public Art Gallery Grimsby, ON
- solo
Small Works Jordan Art Gallery Jordan, ON
- solo
Looking Forward Jordan Art Gallery Jordan ON 2002
- Small Works Jordan Art Gallery Jordan, ON
- Arts and Tarts, Women in Art , Niagara Artists' Company St. Catharines, ON
- Functional & Fine Art Studio on the Ridge West Niagara, ON
2001
- Fertile Ground, Grimsby Public Art Gallery West Niagara, ON
- solo
Jan Yates - Recent Work Jordan Art Gallery Jordan, ON
- Sour Grapes Niagara Artists Company St. Catharines, ON
- The Southampton Art School Gallery Southampton, ON
2000
- Small Works Carnegie Art Gallery Dundas, ON
- Grimsby Public Art Gallery's Juried Exhibition 2000 Grimsby Public Art Gallery Grimsby, ON
- St. Catharines Art Association's Annual Juried Exhibition Rodman Hall St. Catharines, ON
1999
- Big Girls/ Little Girls Grimsby Public Art Gallery Grimsby, ON
- St. Catharines Art Association’s Annual Juried Exhibition Rodman Hall St. Catharines, ON
- International Women’s Day Annual Juried Exhibition Rodman Hall St, Catharines, ON
1998
- Grimsby Public Art Gallery Juried Exhibition Grimsby Public Art Gallery Grimsby, ON
- Grimsby Public Art Gallery Invitational Exhibition Grimsby Public Art Gallery Grimsby, ON
- Women’s Art Association Annual Juried Exhibition Royal Botanical Gardens Burlington, ON
- St Catharines Art Association Annual Juried Exhibition Rodman Hall St. Catharines, ON
- Pastel Artists of Ontario Member’s Exhibition Burlington Public Library Burlington, ON
1997
- Latcham Public Art Gallery Annual Juried Exhibition Stouville, ON
- solo
The Gallery St. Catharines, ON
- Art Gallery of Peel Annual Juried Exhibition Brampton, ON
- Pastel Artists Of Ontario Annual Juried Exhibition Broadway Theate Hamilton, ON
- International Women’s Day Juried Exhibition Niagara Falls Art Gallery Niagara Falls, ON
1996
- Glenhurst Art Gallery Annual Juried Exhibition Brantford, ON
- Women’s Art Association Annual Juried Exhibition Hamilton Place Hamilton, ON
- Bountiful Woman open exhibition Hamilton Public Library Hamilton, ON
- International Women’s Festival Annual Juried Exhibition Niagara Falls Art Gallery Niagara Falls, ON
1995
- Pastel Artists of Ontario Annual Juried Exhibition Dofasco Gallery, Dundas Valley School of Art Dundas, ON
- Burlington Art Center Juried Exhibition Burlington, ON
- Queen’s Royal Park Annual Juried Exhibition Niagara on the Lake, ON
- Grimsby Public Art Gallery Juried Exhibition Grimsby,ON
Grants and Awards
2008
- Recipient, Award for 1st Place, Grimsby Public Art Gallery 10th Biannual Juried exhibition, Grimsby, ON
2007
- Elected member, Society of Canadian Artists, Canada
- Elected member, Landscape Artists International, Worldwide
2005
- Recipient, Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant Toronto, ON
2003
- Recipient, Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant Toronto, ON
1999
- Recipient, Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant Toronto, ON
- Recipient, Peninsula Press Award, St. Catharines Art Association Annual Juried Exhibition Rodman Hall St. Catharines, ON
1997
- Recipient, Award for Best Entry in Oil Painting, Grimsby Festival of Art Grimsby, ON
Affiliations/ Associations
- Society of Canadian Artists, elected member. Canada
- Landscape Artists International. elected member, Worldwide
- Jordan Art Gallery Jordan, ON
- Niagara Wine Region Painters’ Alliance Niagara, ON
- St. Catharines and area Arts Council St. Catharines, ON
- Grimsby Public Art Gallery Grimsby, ON
- Pastel Artists of Ontario Ontario, Canada
- Visual Arts Ontario Toronto, ON
- Niagara Artists Company St. Catharines, ON
- Hamilton Artists Inc. Hamilton, ON
- Central Ontario Art Association Ontario, Canada
- C.A.R.O. Toronto, ON
Selected Bibliography
2006
- Lori Littleton, Art, Wine & the Great Outdoors, Does it get any better? The St. Catharines Standard Niagara, ON
- Laura Hollick, Food For Thought, Pulse magazine Niagara, ON
- Laura Hollick, Blooming’ En Plein Air’, Pulse magazine Niagara, ON
2005
- Joanne McDonald, Energy from Art: Firecracker Fuschia a joint effort of threee Niagara Artists Niagara This week Niagara, ON
- Niagara Life Magazine, Yolanda's Garlic, St. Catharines Market Square, Niagara, ON
- Mathew Van Dongen, Now Art and Taxes are Inevitable – New exhibit at City Hall adds some culture to paying your bills Spectrum Verve, The Standard St. Catharines, ON
- Elaine Hujer, Playing around with Nature, The Hamilton Spectator, Hamilton, ON
2004
- Elizabeth Chitty, Revealed, Women's Voices, Rodman Hall St. Catharines, ON
- Joanna Manning, Real Art Horse, Pulse Niagara West Niagara, ON
- Sharon Hiebert, Flirtations & Congeries, Grimsby Public Art Gallery Exhibition Catalogue Grimsby, ON
2003
- Joanna Manning, A Dog's Life, The Tribune Welland, ON
- Scott Rosts, Local artist hosts show on Saturday, Grimsby Lincoln News West Niagara, ON
2002
- Work of Local Young Artists on Display at Lincoln Public Library, The Lincoln Post Express West Niagara, ON
- Kelly Putter, Functional & Fine Art, The Hamilton Spectator, Hamilton, ON
- Denise Davy, Kurts' World, The Hamilton Spectator, Hamilton, ON
2000
- Christopher Waters, Rejects no More, The St. Catharines Standard, St. Catharines, ON
1999
- Katharine Nadeau, Gallery Exhibit Features Locals, The Grimsby News West Niagara, ON
- Terry McNamee, Yates Selected for Exhibition ,The Grimsby Independent, West Niagara, ON
- Dorothy Turcotte, Grimsby's Murals, The Downtowner, St. Catharines, ON
1998
- Tina Dine Pastels with Jan Yates , The Grimsby News Grimsby, ON
- Laura Arsenau, Big Girls/Little Girls exhibition catalogue, Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Grimsby, ON
- Sharon Hiebert, Big Girls/Little Girls exhibition catalogue, Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Grimsby, ON
1997
- Lyn Burgess, The Evolution of an Artist, Homegrown Niagara Grimsby, ON
1996
- Mark Dawson, Grimsby Artist Jan Yates Thinks Big, Community Life Grimsby, ON
1995
- John Sarco, Artist Earns Awards ,The Grimsby Independent Grimsby, ON
Teaching
2008
- Paint Niagara's Landscape, Studio on the Ridge, Grimsby, ON
2007
- Landscape ...En Plein Air, Studio on the Ridge, Grimsby, ON
- Encaustic Painting, Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Grimsby, ON
- Ongoing, Open Studio, Studio on the Ridge, Grimsby, ON
2006
- Landscape ...En Plein Air, Studio on the Ridge Grimsby, ON
- Introduction to Encaustic Painting, Studio on the Ridge Grimsby, ON
2005
- Explore Mixed Media, Grimsby Public Art Gallery Grimsby, ON
- Encaustic painting, St. Catharines Art Association St. Catharines, ON
- Landscape ...En Plein Air, Studio on the Ridge West Niagara, ON
- Painting with Acrylics: Landscape, Grimsby Public Art Gallery Grimsby, ON
- Introduction to Encaustic Painting, Studio on the Ridge West Niagara, ON
2004
- Introduction to Encaustic Painting, Burlington Art Centre Burlington, ON
- Introduction to Encaustic Painting, Pumphouse Visual Art Centre, Niagara on the Lake, ON
- Capture the Landscape En Plein Air, Studio on the Ridge West Niagara, ON
- Magic Mirrors for the Home & Garden, Studio on the Ridge West Niagara, ON
- Capture the Landscape En Plein Air, Studio on the Ridge West Niagara, ON
2003
- Introduction to Encaustic Painting, Studio on the Ridge West Niagara, ON
- Studio Programs for Children & Teens, Studio on the Ridge West Niagara, ON
- Inside / outside art> Garden Mirrors, Studio on the Ridge West Niagara, ON
- Capture the Landscape En Plein Air, Studio on the Ridge West Niagara, ON
2002
- Introduction to Encaustic Painting, Studio on the Ridge West Niagara, ON
- Painted Tapestries for the Home & Garden, Among the Vines Vineland, ON
- Inside / outside art> Garden Mirrors, Among the Vines Vineland, ON
- Inside / outside art> Garden Mirrors, Studio on the Ridge West Niagara, ON
- Studio Programs in Drawing & Painting , Studio on the Ridge West Niagara, ON
2001
- Encaustic Painting for Adults, The Southampton Art School Southampton ON
- Painted Tapestries for the Home and Garden, The Southampton Art School, Southampton, ON
- Paint Spectacular Sunsets, The Southampton Art School Southampton, ON
- Painted Tapestries for the Home and Garden, Grimsby Public Art Gallery Grimsby, ON
- Encaustic Painting for Adults, Studio on the Ridge Grimsby, ON
2000
- Art Explorations, Grimsby Public Art Gallery Grimsby, ON
- Studio Programs in Drawing & Painting , Studio on the Ridge Grimsby, ON
- Pastels with Jan Yates, Grimsby Public Art Gallery Grimsby, ON
- Cool Art for Adolescents with Attitude, Grimsby Public Art Gallery Grimsby, ON
- Grimsby Community Murals Project Grimsby, ON
1998
- Pastels with Jan Yates, Grimsby Public Art Gallery Grimsby, ON
- Discover the Unique Qualities of Soft Pastel, Pastel Artists of Ontario, Neilson Park Creative Center Etobicoke, ON
1997
- Children’s Summer Art Programs, Grimsby Public Art Gallery Grimsby, ON
Contributions and Community Service
2005
- Grimsby Public Art Gallery Annual Art Auction Grimsby, ON
2004
- Foundation of Resources for Teens Grimsby, ON
- Grimsby Secondary School Art Cub Grimsby, ON
- Dundas Valley School of Art Annual Art Auction Dundas, ON
2003
- Women's Resource Centre fundraiser, Lincoln, ON
- Grimsby Public Art Gallery Annual Art Auction, West Niagara, ON
- Outside the Lines- work by young artists, Lincoln Public Library West Lincoln, ON
- Grimsby Public Art Gallery/Library Building Committee West Niagara, ON
- Functional & Fine Art for the Home & Garden, West Niagara, ON
2002
- Outside the Lines- work by young artists, Lincoln Public Library West Lincoln, ON
- Functional & Fine Art for the Home & Garden, West Niagara, ON
- Dundas Valley School of Art Annual Art Auction, Dundas Valley School of Art Dundas, ON
- 2001
- Habitat for Humanity, Trinity United Church Grimsby, ON
- Special Needs Youth Project Grimsby, ON
2000
- The Canadian Federation of University Women Scholarship Auction Grimsby, ON
- Regenesis, Creekside Winery Jordan, ON
- Dundas Valley School of Art Annual Art Auction Dundas, ON
- Grimsby Public Museum Silent Art Auction, Andre’s Wines Grimsby, ON
1999
- Grimsby Public Art Gallery Annual Art Auction Grimsby, ON
- Women’s Breast Cancer Awareness Fundraiser for Research, Place Polonaise Grimsby, ON
- Wine, Dine, and Dixie, music and fine art fair and auction for Dundas Valley School of Art, Herdner Estates Winery St. Catharines, ON
1998
- Grimsby Community Murals Project, Grimsby, ON
1998
- Grimsby Public Art Gallery Annual Art Auction Grimsby, ON
1997
- Amnesty International Annual Art Auction, Eaton’s Center Hamilton, ON
- Dundas Valley School of Art Annual Art Auction Dundas, ON
1995
- Grimsby Public Art Gallery Grimsby, ON
1990
- Junior Chamber of Commerce Community Outreach Program, Los Angeles, California
Collections
- Rebecca Cann, Cultural Services Supervisor, City of St. Catharines St. Catharines, ON
- C. James, Attorney New Zealand
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Jan Surasky, Author New York, US
- Gary Thomas Kelly, Distinctive Interior Design Florida, US
- Rhona Wenger, Director, Grimsby Public Art Gallery West Niagara, ON
- Alan Carter, Design the World, Toronto, ON
- C Hunt, Concorde Ridge West Niagara, ON
- Carla Carlson. MP Lincoln, ON
- Joan Dundas, MEd, CTESP, BEd, BA, Brock University St. Catharines,ON
- Oak Run Enterprises Pelham, ON
- Bruce Kirshbaum, writer, Seinfeld, Everyone Loves Raymond Los Angeles, California
- Martha Jane, comedian, Comedy Store, Improv Los Angeles, California
