Artist’s Statement I went to UC Berkeley during the Free Speech Movement. Being in Berkeley then was a real eye opener! I learned you don’t have to accept the conventional thinking your parents pushed. You have permission to think outside the box which was handy for an art major. I studied with many wonderful painters when I was at Berkeley getting my BA and MA degrees – most influential for me were Elmer Bischoff and RB Kitaj. What I learned then as a painter absolutely affects my photography today. My sense of composition was formed then and remains the same. I was focused on detail and an overall richness in my painting and I’m still focused on that as a lens-based artist. I use a Fuji GFX 50S medium format digital camera with a sturdy tripod or a Nikon D850 converted to infrared when I’m out capturing images. I chose these cameras because of their ability to capture minute detail over a great distance. That said, I always manipulate what the camera captures to enhance tonality and the quality of light. I purposely strip the image of color as I feel black and white more effectively reveals the inherent emotion of the image. I want the image to convey how I feel about the subject matter, not just what the camera captured. My aim is to transform not just to document what I see.
Biography My fascination with the process of photography began when I was around 6 or 7. I’d sneak down the stairs into my father’s darkroom and watch, as long as allowed, faces miraculously appear on the paper in the tray my father was rocking back and forth. A wall of portraits was always a prominent part of our home when I was growing up. As a college student I pursued my years long interest in painting eventually getting my Masters in Fine Arts emphasizing The Practice of Painting from UC Berkeley. To earn a living I then worked at the San Francisco Museum of Art directing art classes taught through the Education Department. After 4 years at the museum I became a gallerist working as a sales director at two San Francisco galleries before owning my own gallery as co-owner of Ivory/Kimpton Gallery. In my own work I ultimately circled back to photography - of deteriorating structures, landscapes, shorelines and fragments of nature.
Selected Exhibitions 2018 Group Show at Image Flow, Mill Valley, CA
2018 Alternative Processes group show at Image Flow, Mill Valley, CA
2018 Center for Photographic Art - Members' Juried Exhibition Online Gallery Inclusion, Carmel, CA 2019 Group Show at Image Flow, Mill Valley, CA 2019 “Mother Earth: Elements and Archetypes” Six Person show curated by Isabelle Sorrell at Fused Space, San Francisco, CA 2019 “Home” - group show juried by Lisa Woodward and Mia Dalglish at The SE Center of Photography, Greenville, SC 2020 NYC4PA 1st Prize Winner in exhibition juried by Paula Tognarelli, Jadite Gallery, New York City 2020 “Windows & Doors” - group show juried by Clea Felien at Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA 2020 “Water” group show juried by Doug Beasley at A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX 2020 “Reflections” - online group show juried by Shelley Barry of Slate Gallery through Arc Gallery, San Francisco 2020 “Expressions” - online group show juried by Andrea Schwartz of A. Schwartz Gallery through Marin Society of Artists 2020 San Francisco Bay International Photography Silver Award; image featured in Bokeh Bokeh Photo online exhibit at ACCI Gallery 2020 Member Exhibit online, Viewpoint Gallery, Sacramento, CA 2020 “Sanctuary” group show juried by Rene de Guzman, GearBox Gallery, Oakland, CA 2020 “Landscape” group show juried by Ann Jastrab, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT 2020 “Vistas” group show juried by S. Gayle Stevens, A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX 2020 “Between Darkness and Daylight” 3 person virtual exhibit organized by me featuring Mark Citret’s, William Farley’s and my reactions to life during the pandemic, Harvey Milk Photo Center, San Francisco, CA 2020 “The Shape of Things” group show juried by Rhoda Dubin, Praxis Gallery, St Paul, Minn 2021 “Crocker Kingsley National Art Competition” group show juried by Carrie Lederer, Blue Line Arts, Roseville, Ca 2021 “Artists Vision 2021” Marin Society of Artists online group show juried by Kim Eagle-Smith of Eagle-Smith Gallery, Mill Valley, CA 2021 “Exposed” Marin Society of Artists online group show juried by Linda Connor and Michael Creedon. 2021 27th Juried Exhibition juried by Arnika Dawkins at Griffin Museum, Winchester, Mass. 2021 “Local Inspiration” group show juried by Natasha Boas at the O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, Ca. 2021 Solo exhibit at Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, Ca.
Awards 2020 NYC4PA 1st Prize Winner, juror Paula Tognarelli, Jadite Gallery, New York City 2020 Silver Award, Bokeh Bokeh Photo online exhibit at ACCI Gallery 2021 Honorable Mention, “Exposed” online exhibit through Marin Society of Artists
Publications 2020 Shadow & Light Magazine, May/June issue, Jane Ivory “Indians & Coyotes” (Showcase Portfolio Article with 8 images) 2021 Shadow & Light Magazine, Black and White Special Issue, 4 page Mini Portfolio
Warranty All my images are made available in limited editions of 10 prints. For example: 10 on 17x22” paper, 10 on 30x40” paper. There are no unlimited runs of any image. Every photograph is printed on archival rag paper of the highest quality. I’m presently printing on Hahnemühle matte bamboo rag or Epson Legacy matte rag for larger images.
To Acquire Prints To purchase photographs here you can use PayPal or your credit card using Stripe. Shipping is on a case by case basis depending on number of prints purchased, if matted or framed and how far package is being shipped. Please call 415/564-7001 to tell me what you want and I’ll call shipper to get a price and call you with a quote. Prices given here are for photographs printed on 17” x 22” archival paper. $575 for current images until only two of ten left in the edition. Email jane@janeivory.com for 30” x 40” or 40” x 60” paper size prices. Matting and framing are extra. Thank you for your interest!