Gallery Talk: Jane Waggoner Deschner

Exhibition discussion with Jane Waggoner Deschner from 5:30 – 7pm in our Main Gallery

Thursday, February 13

5:30 – 7pm (Talk officially begins at 6pm and will last about 30 minutes)

FREE for MoA members and students
General admission pricing: $10 Adults, $8 Seniors (65 and up)

Exhibition artist for “Remember me.”, Jane Waggoner Deschner, will be discussing her expansive and thought provoking art on the evening of February 13, giving personal insight and allowing you to ask questions and discuss the show in a social environment (or explore on your own as a listener and observer!)

Artist statement:
Disappointing experiences and unmet expectations of “happy family” have zigzagged through my life, leading to my fascination with twentieth century found photographs. People take snapshots and studio portraits out of love; they’re creating a history by recording a history. Through other people’s family photos, I explore our shared human experiences to better understand my own. Engaging with the anonymous, remixed tributes stimulates nostalgia, evokes warm personal memories, and reminds us of our social connections.

Bio:
Montana-based Jane Waggoner Deschner has been an exhibiting artist for over forty years; for twenty years her medium has been the found family photograph. Her work has been shown in numerous venues including Robert Mann Gallery, NYC; University of Michigan–Dearborn; Missoula Art Museum, MT; Churchill Arts, Fallon, NV; and other regional galleries and museums. Her immersive installation, “Remember me.” debuted at the Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT, in 2022, and toured through the Montana Art Gallery Directors Association. The Montana Arts Council chose her for an Artist Innovation Award in 2019–20 and an ARPA grant in 2022. 

She has participated in numerous residencies across the US and in Canada. She earned an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts in 2002. After growing up in Kansas, she moved to Montana in 1977. In addition to being a mixed media artist, she works as an exhibition installer, graphic designer, photographer, curator, instructor and picture framer.