ABOUT JEAN HARKIN

As an artist, I come from a place of strength built from a lifetime of experience. Both the wild power and quiet beauty of nature captivate my attention. While painting, I struggle to find an expression of something deeply felt. My hope is that what is produced may hold the attention of a viewer -- the pause that fills the other half of the equation of making art.

There are several people in Bend who collect my work and request commissions: Helen Harbin, Pat Fulton, and Anita Elsey. My work has been shown in Sunbird Gallery and Kebanu Gallery, both of Bend, Oregon. My paintings are also in collections in Montana, Idaho and Mexico.

Gallery and Show History
Museum of the Rockies, Bozeman, Montana; three-woman show as a potter.
Numerous juried shows in galleries in Bozeman, Montana as a painter.
Sunbird Gallery, Bend, Oregon, two-person show and gallery artist as a painter.
Kebanu Gallery, Bend, Oregon as a painter.

Art and Related Education
Montana State University, Bozeman, MT.
BA in Fine Arts, Postgraduate studies in ceramics. BA emphasis in printmaking, jewelry and metalsmithing and a minor in Chinese language.

Central Oregon Community College, Bend, OR.
Multiple drawing, design and painting courses.

Oregon State University, Bend, OR.
Drawing and painting classes.

Art Workshops
 Elbert Hendel (painting plein air); Harley Brown (pastel portrait painting); Susan Sarback (color theory); Richard McDaniel (painting plein air); Carol Barnes (painting abstracts).

Other Education
Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Certification as Iyengar yoga teacher.
Numerous post certification studies.
Mt. Madonna Center of the Arts and Sciences, Watsonville, CA. Certification as Ashtanga Yoga Teacher. Continuing post certification studies.
Cañada College, Redwood City, CA. Studies in writing/poetry.