About
Artist Statement
Jan Heaton’s art quietly unravels a story that creates an emotional connection with the viewer and reminds us of a feeling, place, or time. A quest for the natural beauty that surrounds us, her paintings are inspired by the structure, color, and patterns in nature. Working in watercolor, her organic forms integrate with the texture of the heavy cotton paper. The marks, pigment selections, and translucent layers are precise, thoughtful, and carefully planned.
Jan’s observations on how color influences our well-being are translated into a visual escape. A reverent personal journey created by thousands of stories, life experiences, and what brings her peace, inform Jan’s desire to offer a new perspective on familiar forms. She opens a window to the beauty she finds in her world and offers it up for the interpretation of the viewer in her works.
Born in Detroit, Jan is a third-generation artist. Her artwork is represented by galleries and art dealers in Austin and San Antonio, Texas, and San Francisco, California. She teaches at Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Mexican Culinary Traditions, Oklahoma Arts Institute, the Contemporary Austin Art School, and the Peninsula School of Art.
Photos of Artist by John Langford Photography, 2024
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Shows & Exhibitions
2024
Found. Beauty Observed. — Solo Exhibition — Davis Gallery, Austin, Texas
Breathe. Group Show — Davis Gallery, Austin, Texas
2023
Flora — Solo Exhibition — Hunt Gallery, San Antonio, Texas
2022
Calm — Solo Exhibition — Davis Gallery, Austin, Texas
Layers of Life — Group Exhibition — Carver Hill Gallery, Camden, Maine
2021
Flora & Fauna — Davis Gallery, Austin, Texas
2019
Big Pink Blanket of Love — Davis Gallery, Austin, Texas
Circadian Buzz — Group Exhibition — Davis Gallery, Austin, Texas
2018
In Depth — Davis Gallery, Austin, Texas
2017
Mandalas for Kristin — Davis Gallery, Austin, Texas
Radiant — Group Exhibition — Davis Gallery, Austin, Texas
2016
Market — Solo Exhibition — Hunt Gallery, San Antonio, Texas
Market — Solo Exhibition — W Hotel-Residences, Austin, Texas
The Market — Solo Exhibition — Davis Gallery, Austin, Texas
2015
5 x 7 — The Contemporary Austin, Austin, Texas
Winter Group Show — Hunt Gallery, San Antonio, Texas
Summer Group Show — Jules Place, Boston, Massachusetts
2014
All Summer Long — Group Exhibition — Davis Gallery, Austin, Texas
Line. Color. Movement. — Solo Exhibition — Hunt Gallery, San Antonio, Texas
2013
Summer Group Exhibition — Hunt Gallery, San Antonio, Texas
Quiet — Solo Exhibition — Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Ctr., Austin, Texas
Line, Form, Color — Solo Exhibition — Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, Texas
2012
Group Exhibition — Elizabeth Gordon Gallery, Santa Barbara, Calif.
Winter Group Exhibition — Kirchman Gallery, Johnson City, Texas
2011
Tranquillo — Solo Exhibition, Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, Texas
Summer Group Exhibiton — JoAnne Artman Gallery, Laguna Beach, Calif.
Austin City Hall Invitational Exhibit 2011 — Austin City Hall, Austin, Texas
2010
Laguna — Solo Exhibition — Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, Texas
2009
Luminous — Two-Person Show — Kirchman Gallery, Johnson City, Texas
2008
Full Bloom — Solo Exhibition — Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, Texas
Laguna Gloria Grounded — The Contemporary/Laguna Gloria, Austin, Texas
5 x 7 — Arthouse, Austin, Texas
The Heart of the Matter — Kirchman Gallery, Johnson City, Texas
Austin City Hall Invitational Exhibit 2008 — Austin City Hall, Austin, Texas
2007
Verano — Solo Exhibition — Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, Texas
No Boundaries — Solo Exhibition — Soho Myriad Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Fresh Paint — Kirchman Gallery, Johnson City, Texas
Austin City Hall Invitational Exhibit 2007, Austin City Hall, Austin, Texas
Matters of the Heart — Kirchman Gallery, Johnson City, Texas
5 x 7 — Arthouse, Austin, Texas
2006
Between the Lines — Solo Exhibition — Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, Texas
At the Water’s Edge — The Contemporary/Laguna Gloria, Austin, Texas
Red — Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, Texas
5 x 7 — Arthouse, Austin, Texas
2005
Aqua Fresca — Solo Exhibition — Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, Texas
Austin City Hall Invitational Exhibit 2005, Austin City Hall, Austin, Texas
5 x 7 — Arthouse, Austin, Texas
2004
Water/Color — Solo Exhibition — Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, Texas
2003
Premiere Exhibit — Solo Exhibition — Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, Texas
Representation
Davis Gallery, Austin, Texas
Hunt Gallery, San Antonio, Texas
Studio EL, San Francisco, California
Selected Collections
University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, Virginia
University Hospital, San Antonio, Texas
Dell Children’s Medical Center, Austin, Texas
Dell Children’s Rosedale School Clinic, Austin, Texas
University of Texas Nursing School, Round Rock
Hiatus Spa + Retreat: Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Ft. Worth, Plano
Texas Oncology, Austin, Texas
University of Colorado Health Center, Denver, Colorado
Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa, Atlantic City, Atlanta
Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Austin, Texas
Ritz Carlton Hotels: Atlanta, Dallas, Boston, Chicago, Laguna Niguel,
St. Louis, Kuwait, Shenzhen, China, and more
Four Seasons Hotels: Marrakesh, Austin, Boston, Dallas, Denver, and more
Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada
Wynn Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada
OH Restaurant, Chicago, Illinois
Cato’s Restaurant, Noosa Head, Australia
Wachovia Bank, Houston, Texas
Dr. Elisabeth Potter, Austin, Texas
Dr. Robert Cornell, Houston, Texas
Dr. Caryl Heaton, Blue Hill, Maine
Dr Alex Esquivel, Austin, Texas
Dr. Mary Esquivel, Austin, Texas
Dr. Bloyce Britton, San Antonio, Texas
Education
University of Texas, Austin, Texas
Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan
Teaching
Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, Colorado
Mexican Culinary Traditions, Oaxaca City, Mexico
Contemporary Austin Art School, Austin, Texas
Oklahoma Arts Institute, Lone Wolf, Oklahoma
Peninsula School of Arts, Fish Creek, Wisconsin
