Janet Marion Simmons was born in Bristol, PA. Besides a few forays to other parts of the east coast — living in Maryland, Washington, DC and New York City — has not strayed far from her birth place of Bristol, and now lives on the other side of the Delaware River in Central New Jersey.
Education
From an early interest in drawing and sculpting, Janet Marion went on to pursue art in college and receive a BFA degree from University of Maryland and an MFA from School of Visual Art, NYC.
Philosophy
Sculpture has a physical presence, it can be touched, be part of and interact with our environment. The desire to create, not just an illusion on a flat surface, but a form in the round — stone flesh — is what draws Janet Marion to working in clay. She uses human figures to capture the essence of an intense emotion, a state of mind, a quest or a story, and convey that message to the viewer.
Shows
TAWA Portrait Show 2004 The Gallery, West Windsor, NJ
Mercer County Artists Exhibition 2010 The Gallery, West Windsor, NJ
Art for Art’s Sake 2010 Gallery 125, Trenton, NJ
Mercer County Artists Exhibition 2011 The Gallery, West Windsor, NJ
Ellarslie Open XXIX 2011 Ellarslie Museum, Trenton, NJ
Mercer County Artists Exhibition 2012 The Gallery, West Windsor, NJ
Mercer County Artists Exhibition 2013 The Gallery, West Windsor, NJ
Ellarslie Open XXX 2013 Ellarslie Museum, Trenton, NJ
Mercer County Artists Exhibition 2014 The Gallery, West Windsor, NJ
Mercer County Artists Exhibition 2015 The Gallery, West Windsor, NJ
Mercer County Artists Exhibition 2016 The Gallery, West Windsor, NJ
87th Juried Art Show at Phillips Mill 2016 New Hope, PA
Mercer County Artists Exhibition 2017 The Gallery, West Windsor, NJ
Ellarslie Open XXXIV 2017 Ellarslie Museum, Trenton, NJ
Arts Council of Princeton 50th Anniversary Exhibition Taplin Gallery, Princeton, NJ
Plainsboro Library Art Group Exhibit University Medical Center of Princeton Gallery, Plainsboro, NJ
Plainsboro Library One Person Show 2017 University Medical Center of Princeton Gallery, Plainsboro, NJ