Strong, engaging color, dramatic contrast and intricate design are the hallmarks of the acrylic-on-canvas abstract works of award-winning Dallas artist Janice Howell.

The results are emotional, usually joyous. Whether it is the bustle of Boston, the peace of a Provence hillside, or the warmth of a Mexican market, she captures the essence of a subject with freedom, spontaneity and individuality.

The inspirations for her work are truly global. Sketchbook in hand, she has studied and painted in France, Spain, England, Italy, Mexico, and across the United States including Alaska.

Janice Howell originals can be found in homes and businesses from coast to coast, and are held in the municipal collections of the North Texas cities of Plano and Richardson.

Creativity is what draws her to abstract art.

“It is not a representation of what you see. Abstraction is what you feel and how you interpret that feeling. There is no complacency in it.”

EDUCATION

MLA Southern Methodist University
BA Texas Tech University

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

Houshang’s Gallery, Santa Fe

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

Western Federation Show in Arvada, Colorado, 2007
Group Show, 416 West Gallery, Denison, Texas, 2007
One Woman Show, Houshangs Gallery, Santa Fe, 2007
One Woman Show, Houshangs Gallery, Santa Fe, November 2006
One Woman Show, Houshang’s Gallery, Santa Fe, July 2005
One Woman Show, Fairmount Gallery, Dallas, Texas, 2005
One Woman Show, Houshang’s Gallery, Santa Fe October 2004
Dallas Opera Juried Show 2003
Southwest Watercolor Society Juried Show, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Albuquerque Museum of Fine Art: Western Federation Show 2002
Les Artistes Invitational Show 1999 – 2002
J.C. Penny Headquarters 2001
Plano City Hall One Woman Show 2001
Cottonwood Art Festival, juried, 1996 – 1998

RECOGNITION and PUBLICATION

Southwest Art, August, 2005
Inside Santa Fe, 2004, 2005
Focus Santa Fe, July 2004
Watercolor Magic, August 2003
Public Art Competition winner, Plano, Texas 2003
Southwest Scene, 2002
DFW Art News, cover, 2001
Wildflower Festival banner-poster competition winner, Richardson, Texas 2001

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

City of Plano, Texas
City of Richardson, Texas
Henley & Henley Law Firm, Dallas, Texas
Stephanie South Insurance, Garland, Texas
Colonial Bank, Garland, Texas