Jan Ayers Friedman was born in Dallas, Texas in 1954 and currently paints and sculpts from her studio in the Fort Worth Ridglea District. She studied art and science curricula at ETSU and UTA and has served on boards of local arts organizations since 1984.
A co-founder of the Texas Jewish Arts Association, Jan is currently involved with helping build arts opportunities and education platforms that encourage open dialogue and creative innovation.
AFFILIATIONS/ MEMBERSHIPS
Fort Worth Art Collective
Fort Worth Community Arts Center
Fort Worth Museum of Modern Art
Kimbell Museum of Art
Jewish Art Salon New York
Texas Sculpture Group
International Sculpture Society
Texas Jewish Art Association ( co-founder )
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMMING
2022
Fort Worth Art Collective Pop-Up
Fort Worth, Texas
Curator, Move Against Hate invitational exhibit benefitting The Sh'ma Project
Arts Center of Fort Worth
2021
On The Bayou
Texas Sculpture Group Member Show
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts
San Angelo, Texas
Texas Sculpture Group Juried Member Show
Redbud Gallery, Houston, Texas
2020
Seriously. Nothing at all happened to anybody in 2020.
2019
Eishet Chayil
Hebrew Union College, Los Angeles
Peace And Unity Collaborative Exhibit
Eisemann Center, Richardson, Texas
Art Reunion
Fort Worth Art Collective
James Surls Invitational
Terra Splendora
James Surls, curator
Texas Sculpture Group, Houston, Texas
Spinoza, Marrano Of Reason
Plein van Siena, Amsterdam
Ori Soltes, curator
EXTENDED- Oranjkerk, Amsterdam
Calm To Chaos Invitational
Northaven Gardens, Dallas, Texas
2018
Texas Artists Coalition Juried Member Show
Lauen Saba Childs, curator
Fort Worth Community Arts Center
Texas Jewish Arts Association Juried Member Show
Evelyn Siegel, juror
Botanical Research Institute Of Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Lobby Gallery Solo Exhibit
Stage West Theater, Fort Worth, Texas
Texas Jewish Arts Association Juried Member Show
Pam and William Campbell, jurors
Fort Worth, Texas
2017
Art In The Metroplex Finale
Jonathan Levy, curator
Fort Worth, Texas
Adjunct Invitational Exhibit
Jerusalem Biennial
Museum of Biblical Arts, Dallas, Texas
Curator
Elements Of Conversation
Atrium Gallery, UNTHSC
Fort Worth, Texas
2016
First Place Award
Texas Jewish Arts Association Juried Member Show, Dallas, Texas
Curator, Exhibitor
Three Ways To See
Atrium Gallery, UNTHSC, Fort Worth, Texas
2015
Art In The Metroplex
Peter Doroshenko, juror
Fort Worth, Texas
Invited Presenter
Pecha Kucha
Texas Sculpture Association
Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, Texas
Texas Jewish Arts Association Juried Member Show
Kenneth Craighead, juror
Dallas, Texas
Fields Of Dreams- Living Shmita In The Modern World
Yeshiva University Museum
New York, New York
Solo Show 'Stories About Chaos'
Beth El Exhibit Hall, Fort Worth
Artist-In-Residence
Western Galilee Arts Program
Acco, Israel
Purchase Prize
MHMR Invitational Benefit Show
Fort Worth, Texas
2014
Art In The Metroplex
Sara-Jayne Parsons, juror
Fort Worth, Texas
First Place
Texas Sculpture Association Juried Member Show
Rachel Nash Gallery, Dallas, Texas
Artspace 111 Regional Juried Exhibition
Andrea Karnes and Dr. Ron Tyler, jurors
Fort Worth, Texas
Texas Sculpture Group Juried Member Show
James Surls, juror
Lawndale Art Center, Houston, Texas
Arlington Museum Of Art
photography show in conjunction with Ansel Adams exhibit
2013
Cohn Drennan Gallery
Dallas, Texas
Texas Biennial/ Art Car Museum
Houston, Texas
MAC
Dallas, Texas