Mosiac for Harriet Beecher Stowe
House in Cincinnati
Housed at Frank Hale Cultural Center
Artist Statement
“My goal is to use color, texture, history, world issues, heart, soul, and spirit to lift up the others. My art is a reflection of the joys and pains of life. It is that ability to navigate peace, joy, hope, and tragedy of life conveyed in art. I am on a journey to paint the voice of the world from the past to the present. And along the way make the world a little brighter with art :)” Janie McGee
Mosaic Harriet Beecher Stower Museum
about me...
See Jane Dream is located in the Greater Washington D.C. metropolitan. I am an artist, illustrator, and author. For 478years, I have created volumes of high-quality fine art, paintings, illustrations, whimsical art, home decor, and greeting cards that document the human spirit and the Black experience.
I am a mixed-media artist who enjoys using a wide range of mediums to create compelling imagery, textures, and emotions. I graduated from Ohio Dominican College with a BFA in 1986. Since then, I have created volumes of inspirational, spirited, and provoking artwork.
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My love for creating art from history began one summer on a project at the University of Cincinnati. I worked for 10 weeks in the Harriet Beecher Stowe House creating mosaics depicting the Underground Railroad. That life-changing experience set a flame in my spirit to create images that tell the story of Blacks’ struggles and triumphs in America. In addition, I have committed to producing artwork reflecting my faith in God and my desire to help with world causes. In the past, my art has been used for Breast Cancer Awareness for African-American women, orphans, and feeding programs in Tanzania, and to create awareness for ongoing slavery worldwide.
As a native of Columbus Ohio, I was blessed to work with many great Black artists as a child and young adult. My brother, Charles Dillard, trained me. Later as an artist, I have had opportunities to exhibit at ACE art gallery and work with an outstanding group of artists:
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Aminah Robinson, Larry Collins, Kojo, and Smokey to name a few. I have also exhibited and worked with Thomas Blackshear, as my mentor, Clarence Shivers, Wallace Conway, Chester Commodore, and Michael Singletary. The use of impressionism techniques conveys purity in voice and color.
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My art is both whimsical and expressive in texture and form. I have created lines of products that translate into Spoke Art for everyday home décor. Storytelling through the expression! Enjoy my site of 45 professional years as an artist. I hope my art inspires your faith, life, and hope!
storytelling through art!
janie mcGee
a little about me...
Haiti Women's Conference
Prints Auction
Tea bag design for
Ida B. Wells Civic Tea Party
Art exhibit G.Cheese Resturant
Near White House DC
Art purchased by Ed Gordon
BET
Email me for gallery shows, consignments, book stores church events, commission art, paint party, live painting, and purchasing any art you see open my site! I look forward to hearing from you!
exhibtions
GC Restaurant Washington Dc
Gallery Shows
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Art Impact Against All Odds 2024
ASL Show First Place 11 2023
WAC NJ 2023
Love Show Art Impact 2023
Animal Rescue Auction 2023
Ida B Wells National Tea 2022
Art Heals Columbus Ohio 2023
Black Alzheimer Auction 2023
WACR Women Show 2023
Art Impace What is love> 2023
Impact Art Femme Show 2022
Impact Art Child Factor 2021
Hill Center Group Show 2019
Featured Blues Magazine 2018
Harvey B Gantt Center 2018
North Carolina Black Theater
Art Rave 2018
Chesapeake Art Center 2017
North Carolina Black Theater
Chesapeake Art Center 2016 Funk Parade Art Impact Gallery DC 2015
National Black Women Congress 2014 Terri Clause Gallery Full Circle Health Auction Suite Estate Chesapeake Art Center 2011
Gilmore Art Center Tania Gallery (Alabama) The Adrian Helen Art Salon Gallery 409New England Art Show Christian Auction for Foster Kids Ft Carson Colorado Army
DC Auction for Feed Tanzania
Eclipse Gallery Group Show
Lee Art Center
National Black Women Congress 2005
Kenyon College Mixed Media Gallery National Diversity /Air Force Academy
Bridge Gallery Colorado Fine Arts Museum of Colorado Springs
Pikes Peak Community College New Court House Kiowa
Bridge Gallery Colorado Fine Arts Museum of Colorado Springs
Pikes Peak Community College New Court House Kiowa
Urban League of Pikes Peak Region Cultural Arts Center
Ace Art Gallery International Show Exhibition - Marseille, France
Ohio State University Student Center Frank Hale Center
Harriet Beecher Stowe Museum Bellisimio Gallery
Ohio Dominican College University of Southern Colorado
University of Cincinnati Long Street Revalidations Project
Art Impact School of the Arts
Urban League of Pikes Peak Region Cultural Arts Center
Ace Art Gallery International Show Exhibition - Marseille, France
Ohio State University Student Center Frank Hale Center
Harriet Beecher Stowe Museum Bellisimio Gallery
Ohio Dominican College University of Southern Colorado
University of Cincinnati Long Street Revalidations Project
Art Impact School of the Arts