 Janet studied sculpture,
ceramics, textiles and graphics at Bamfield Art School, before deciding upon a
three - year degree in sculpture and printmaking at West Surrey College
(1974-1977). Through Sculpture and the modeling of the human form, Janet
learned to draw until it became as natural to her as walking and talking. She
also turned her attention to printmaking which proved to be an ideal medium for
expressing her ideas. She went on to study at the Slade (1978-1980). She won
many prizes, including the Elizabeth Greenshield award for figurative work as
well as becoming the Lloyds Bank "Young Printmaker of the Year" and
then moved on to teach printmaking at Farnham and at the Ruskin School of
Drawing in Oxford. "I've always been fascinated by movement and the way
the body works. In my work I have been able to create a mixture of reality and
fantasy by contorting the body and manipulating the form to perform fantastic
acts of extreme playfulness and sensuality. My pictures are like plays, where
real people pretend to be other than they are and do more than they are capable
of doing. I am personally liberated through my work and it enables me to
indulge my instincts."
Her many exibitions include; The Royal Society of Etchers, Curwen Gallery,
England, The Royal Gallery, England and Tias in Tokyo.
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