Jane Ann Sweeny

Biography

Jane Ann Sweeny received her BFA in Printmaking from Clemson University. She is a visual artist, spending 5 years in Los Angeles to focus on different aspects of her craft. Jane Ann’s work focuses on the human condition, and the expression of things left unsaid.

Her priority in life and art is to remove the masks of our culture and speak truth. Previous themes have focused on promoting expression for women. Most recently Jane Ann has decided to focus on Charleston, SC and the unlimited possibilities of it's skies and oceans. Jane Ann’s art is quickly getting recognition and a place in the local art community in Charleston, SC.

Jane meticulously carves and gouges away at wood panels, sometimes having to altar her original plan according to the knots in the wood. Once she is finished carving, the woodblock is covered with ink and the image on the wood left from carving is then transferred to paper using a printing press. The woodblock is run through an old-school press once for every color she uses, therefore the color left on the wood panel is the last color she transferred. She makes a limited edition of original, self pulled prints.