Jean and Jack

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After  many  years  of  managing  family  businesses  and  raising  three amazing daughters,  Jean,  and  her partner Jack  have  emerged  as  artists with a focus on large scale art. From their studio in Prince William, NB, they create large pieces, often from recycled items as they are strong believers in caring for our environment through re-use of objects.  Both Jean and Jack are primarily self taught in many mediums and each draws on the others strength when working on art projects. In 2017 they  were  selected  to build  two  shipping  container  art  pieces after  a  call for  submissions  by Discover  Saint  John  and  Canada  150.  They won  the  competition  with  a  used  shipping  container  converted  into  a  living plant walled  building. Later  the  same  year  they  were  selected to  create  four of  the ten  Salmon  when  a  call for  artists  went  out  for  a  competition  for  the   Saint  John Salmon  Run,  a  sculptural  walking   tour  in  uptown  Saint John.  

In 2018 they  were again awarded two  of  the  ten  Salmon  to  adorn for  Salmon  Run 2.0  New Brunswick wide competition. They  were also  awarded an  ArtsNB prize for an emerging artist  and  in  2019 ArtsNB funded them to  explore creating  a large  metal sculpture. They were  also  selected to create  a Salmon for the 2019 Salmon Run. In the same year they were commissioned by CasinoNB to create a large piece for their lobby.   In 2021 an art installation called   Fish Wish  was  commissioned by the City  of  Fredericton for the  square  in  front  of city  hall. 

2022 has been an exciting year with the awarding of two major prizes, one from ArtsNB to create “Oil Lanterns” and the art installation of “Ferns and Fiddleheads” at the Fredericton Botanical Gardens. Please contact Jean to discuss a commissioned piece, or to make a purchase.