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Janice Newman is an artist and art educator from Rhode Island who moved to Sarasota, FL in 2016. She taught for 40 years in both public and private schools, as well as colleges including the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design. Janice has served on many boards and committees promoting the arts. She served as the Rhode Island Co-President of ACEI Association for Early Childhood Education International. She is the past President of Women Contemporary Artists, a regional organization of 150+ professional artists in Florida, and now serves as the Exhibition Chair and member of the Scholarship Committee. She is also a distinguished member of the National League of American Pen Women and serves as Secretary of the Petticoat Painters, one of the oldest continually exhibiting groups of women artists in the U.S. She is a multiple award-winning artist known for her vibrant and expressive paintings in oils, acrylics and watercolors. Her painting “Carnival Lights: The Zipper” was awarded First Place in the Women Contemporary Artists 2018 Annual Exhibition. Her “Remembered Landscape” captured First Place again in 2023. Her painting “Intimate” was a 2023 Finalist in the National League of Pen Women Biennial Competition. “Love is Love” was awarded First Place in the Art Center Sarasota’s 2024 Members Show. She has shown her work in galleries and museums throughout the East Coast, and she has work that has been acquired by both Rhode Island School of Design and the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. Her artwork often explores themes of nature and spirituality, with a focus on capturing the emotional and intuitive aspects of the human experience and environment. Her style is characterized by bold brushstrokes, rich colors, and a mix of abstract and representational elements. “I look for the beauty in the moment that makes me catch my breath, that gives me hope. And, then, I paint it.”

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Email: janicenewmanwca@gmail.com