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JANE GOTTLIEB

Lives and works in Santa Barbara, CA, USA
www.janegottlieb.com

As much painter as photographer, Jane Gottlieb has automobiles to architecture to gardens, cityscapes,

used her explosive colorist skills for the past thirty- monuments, and villas.
five years to hand-paint layers of retouching dyes onto
her Cibachrome prints, altering reality into a more In conjunction with an exhibition of Gottlieb’s work at
romantic and fantastic world. Gottlieb now scans her The Butler Institute of America Art, Director Dr. Louis

one-of-a-kind hand-painted prints and her lifetime A. Zona stated: “Channeled through a remarkable
collection of Kodachrome slides and then enhances, imagination and disciplined eye, she delivers to us
collages, and paints them with Photoshop. a visual universe of unparalleled wonders. These are
classically beautiful works in theme and composition,

“I hope” says Gottlieb, “to create images that surprise but move well beyond tradition in interpretation and
and intrigue, drawing the viewer into my idyllic vision, critical placement of exuberant color.”
ultimately uplifting them with vibrant color and
evocative beauty.” Jane Gottlieb creates her magical images with her

photographs, her composition, vibrant colors, and
Over her career, Gottlieb has journeyed to destinations collage, to express her idyllic vision in a voice that
throughout the world taking photographs of the is uniquely her own. Over the last five years Gottlieb
natural and man-made world creating the basis for has installed over 150 large artworks in five buildings

her art works. Her multiple series range from classic at UCLA and two buildings at UCSB.

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