Jennifer Kane is a professional artist and painting instructor. She grew up in the scenic Shawnee National Forest area of Southern Illinois. Her education includes a BFA in Painting and an MFA in Costume Design for Theatre from the University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign. She began a career in landscape painting in 1999, after designing costumes for theatre and dance for 10 years.
     Her paintings have since appeared in many regional juried shows and exhibits. Highlights include selection for the Art of the State show in Harrisburg, PA, Invited Artist and award winner at the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts in State College, PA, and winner of the Knight Foundation Communities purchase prize award for inclusion in a body of work on permanent display at their corporate headquarters in Miami, FL. She was also chosen as the first prize winner for oil painting in Pennsylvania in the book ‘Best Of…Pennsylvania Artists’.
    During the painting process, Jennifer establishes a warm undertone on a white primed canvas, and then creates the image with thick, pure paint, applied with a knife. The manner in which the paint is applied allows color shifts and gradations to be dominant elements in the finished work.