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Upcoming Exhibitions:
Coastal + Western: Rachel Wiley-Janota
Solo Exhibition at Rene Wiley Gallery
Opening Reception: October 5, 2024 6-10pm
Exhibition dates Oct. 4, 2024 - Nov. 27, 2024
Current Exhibitions:
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Visions of the West: The Bryan Museum Galveston
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Past Exhibitions:
Galveston Monthly Magazine October 2023 www.galvestonmonthly.com.
"Our cover this month is a painting titled "Seahorse Motel Pool" by Galveston artist Rachel Wiley-Janota. Rachel is a talented young artist who has her works featured at René Wiley Gallery, a family-owned and operated art gallery located in downtown Galveston at 2128 Postoffice.
Rachel is an avid collector of historic Galveston postcards including the one pictured above of the of the now demolished Seahorse Motor Inn. A couple of years ago she painted a number of works for a series of mixed media paintings that featured old photos and postcards of Galveston.
She has again decided to focus on painting these retro Galveston images and she chose the one above as one of the postcards that she wanted to paint.
Join Rachel for the next ArtWalk of 2023 on October 7 from 6-10pm for the debut of her 11th solo exhibition at the gallery, titled "Western Horizons: from the West End to Big Bend & Beyond," featuring new Big Bend and West Texas landscapes to accompany her Gulf Coast paintings.
This month in our “A Look Back” feature on page 74, we revisit the Seahorse Motor Inn that was located at 3402 Seawall Blvd. We have attached that article as well as an image of the postcard that was the inspiration for Rachel's Seahorse Inn painting that is our October 2023 cover."
Rachel Wiley-Janota
Salt + Sky Studio: Rachel Wiley-Janota Fine Art
René Wiley Gallery
GALVESTON ARTS SCENE
"Our cover this month is a painting titled "Seahorse Motel Pool" by Galveston artist Rachel Wiley-Janota. Rachel is a talented young artist who has her works featured at René Wiley Gallery, a family-owned and operated art gallery located in downtown Galveston at 2128 Postoffice.
Rachel is an avid collector of historic Galveston postcards including the one pictured above of the of the now demolished Seahorse Motor Inn. A couple of years ago she painted a number of works for a series of mixed media paintings that featured old photos and postcards of Galveston.
She has again decided to focus on painting these retro Galveston images and she chose the one above as one of the postcards that she wanted to paint.
Join Rachel for the next ArtWalk of 2023 on October 7 from 6-10pm for the debut of her 11th solo exhibition at the gallery, titled "Western Horizons: from the West End to Big Bend & Beyond," featuring new Big Bend and West Texas landscapes to accompany her Gulf Coast paintings.
This month in our “A Look Back” feature on page 74, we revisit the Seahorse Motor Inn that was located at 3402 Seawall Blvd. We have attached that article as well as an image of the postcard that was the inspiration for Rachel's Seahorse Inn painting that is our October 2023 cover."
Rachel Wiley-Janota
Salt + Sky Studio: Rachel Wiley-Janota Fine Art
René Wiley Gallery
GALVESTON ARTS SCENE
October 2023
Galveston Monthly Magazine Exclusive
Inside the Artist’s Studio
"An intimate look into the working practices of local artist Rachel Wiley-Janota. Galveston artist Rachel Wiley-Janota is renowned for her mastery in producing mixed-media paintings, canvas giclée prints, and photography.
Her artistic arsenal is as diverse as her experiences. She deftly navigates a range of mediums, from the delicate strokes of watercolors and inks to the bold textures of acrylics and oils. Unconventional in her approach, she sometimes incorporates beeswax, encaustic, and gold leaf into her pieces, lending them an otherworldly luminance."
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Rachel Wiley-Janota
René Wiley Gallery
Salt + Sky Studio: Rachel Wiley-Janota Fine Art
Galveston Monthly Magazine Exclusive
Inside the Artist’s Studio
"An intimate look into the working practices of local artist Rachel Wiley-Janota. Galveston artist Rachel Wiley-Janota is renowned for her mastery in producing mixed-media paintings, canvas giclée prints, and photography.
Her artistic arsenal is as diverse as her experiences. She deftly navigates a range of mediums, from the delicate strokes of watercolors and inks to the bold textures of acrylics and oils. Unconventional in her approach, she sometimes incorporates beeswax, encaustic, and gold leaf into her pieces, lending them an otherworldly luminance."
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Rachel Wiley-Janota
René Wiley Gallery
Salt + Sky Studio: Rachel Wiley-Janota Fine Art
PAST EXHIBITIONS:
“Western Horizons:
from the West End to Big Bend & beyond”
Rachel Wiley-Janota's 11th Solo Exhibition at Rene Wiley Gallery
Preview Night: Friday, October 6, 2023 from 6-8pm
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 7, 2023 from 6-10pm
“Artist and mother, Wiley-Janota spends most of her time working from her studio on the Texas Gulf Coast with her two young sons and husband. She is known for her Gulf Coast landscapes, with her focus on local salt marshes and clouded skies, as she often views from her car or kayak. Wiley-Janota divides her time between art-making and motherhood, traveling together to paint and explore, from the coasts of the Gulf of Mexico to the deserts and mountains of West Texas.
This year they drove back from Oregon to Texas together and spent days on the road in the desert towns of Nevada and New Mexico. Her new show of mixed media paintings celebrates the sky over the places that renew the spirit for both the artist and many others. Open skies painted from both deserts and deserted coastlines, combining the vintage aesthetics of lost motels, weathered storms, and forgotten places, all captured from the roads connecting them. The new works have a dreamlike quality to them, blending together layers of paint and memories, honoring both past and present while preserving these moments in time.” -Rene Wiley Gallery, 2023
www.renewileygallery.com
from the West End to Big Bend & beyond”
Rachel Wiley-Janota's 11th Solo Exhibition at Rene Wiley Gallery
Preview Night: Friday, October 6, 2023 from 6-8pm
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 7, 2023 from 6-10pm
“Artist and mother, Wiley-Janota spends most of her time working from her studio on the Texas Gulf Coast with her two young sons and husband. She is known for her Gulf Coast landscapes, with her focus on local salt marshes and clouded skies, as she often views from her car or kayak. Wiley-Janota divides her time between art-making and motherhood, traveling together to paint and explore, from the coasts of the Gulf of Mexico to the deserts and mountains of West Texas.
This year they drove back from Oregon to Texas together and spent days on the road in the desert towns of Nevada and New Mexico. Her new show of mixed media paintings celebrates the sky over the places that renew the spirit for both the artist and many others. Open skies painted from both deserts and deserted coastlines, combining the vintage aesthetics of lost motels, weathered storms, and forgotten places, all captured from the roads connecting them. The new works have a dreamlike quality to them, blending together layers of paint and memories, honoring both past and present while preserving these moments in time.” -Rene Wiley Gallery, 2023
www.renewileygallery.com
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2023 ArtWalks at Rene Wiley Gallery:
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WINTER SHOW: ArtWalk Opening Reception: Saturday, January 14, 2023 6-10pm Exhibition at René Wiley Gallery Galveston Island, Texas www.renewiley.com |
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Rachel Wiley-Janota:
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RECENT PRESS + PROJECTS:
November 2022 - Southern Home Magazine
Loren Shabot Adds Nautical Nuance to Galveston Bay Bungalow -
"View from Above," Galveston Island painting by Rachel Wiley-Janota
Designer: Loren Shabot, image: Kerry Kirk
https://www.southernhomemagazine.com/2023/01/12/loren-shabot-adds-nautical-nuance-galveston-bay-bungalow/?fbclid=IwAR3lQTmREVcUmIEiCGY0TR9YHUci5WGeqvtbCJrB_lJCvb_xL3c2teemf44
Loren Shabot Adds Nautical Nuance to Galveston Bay Bungalow -
"View from Above," Galveston Island painting by Rachel Wiley-Janota
Designer: Loren Shabot, image: Kerry Kirk
https://www.southernhomemagazine.com/2023/01/12/loren-shabot-adds-nautical-nuance-galveston-bay-bungalow/?fbclid=IwAR3lQTmREVcUmIEiCGY0TR9YHUci5WGeqvtbCJrB_lJCvb_xL3c2teemf44
November 2022 - Galveston Monthly Magazine Cover
www.galvestonmonthly.com
cover image - "Surfs up" sea turtle painting by Rachel Wiley-Janota, 30 x 30 inches, mixed media on canvas
“Rachel Wiley-Janota’s tenth solo exhibition, FRESH CATCH, will open at Rene Wiley Gallery for ArtWalk on Saturday, October 8, 2022 from 6-9pm. Preview with the artist will be held the night before on Friday, October 7, 2022 from 6-8pm. Wiley-Janota is known for her gulf coast landscapes, with her focus primarily on the salt marsh and clouded skies as she often views from her kayak. For this group of work she has focused on what she can catch a glimpse of in the Gulf of Mexico, fishing for fresh, local fare off the coasts of Texas, Louisiana and Florida. She is using a range of mixed medias in oils, gold leaf, beeswax, encaustic wax, watercolors and acrylics.”
www.galvestonmonthly.com
cover image - "Surfs up" sea turtle painting by Rachel Wiley-Janota, 30 x 30 inches, mixed media on canvas
“Rachel Wiley-Janota’s tenth solo exhibition, FRESH CATCH, will open at Rene Wiley Gallery for ArtWalk on Saturday, October 8, 2022 from 6-9pm. Preview with the artist will be held the night before on Friday, October 7, 2022 from 6-8pm. Wiley-Janota is known for her gulf coast landscapes, with her focus primarily on the salt marsh and clouded skies as she often views from her kayak. For this group of work she has focused on what she can catch a glimpse of in the Gulf of Mexico, fishing for fresh, local fare off the coasts of Texas, Louisiana and Florida. She is using a range of mixed medias in oils, gold leaf, beeswax, encaustic wax, watercolors and acrylics.”
October 2022 - Rachel Wiley-Janota: FRESH CATCH | Glasstire
“Rachel Wiley-Janota’s tenth solo exhibition, FRESH CATCH, will open at Rene Wiley Gallery for ArtWalk on Saturday, October 8, 2022 from 6-9pm. Preview with the artist will be held the night before on Friday, October 7, 2022 from 6-8pm. Wiley-Janota is known for her gulf coast landscapes, with her focus primarily on the salt marsh and clouded skies as she often views from her kayak. For this group of work she has focused on what she can catch a glimpse of in the Gulf of Mexico, fishing for fresh, local fare off the coasts of Texas, Louisiana and Florida. She is using a range of mixed medias in oils, gold leaf, beeswax, encaustic wax, watercolors and acrylics.”
“Rachel Wiley-Janota’s tenth solo exhibition, FRESH CATCH, will open at Rene Wiley Gallery for ArtWalk on Saturday, October 8, 2022 from 6-9pm. Preview with the artist will be held the night before on Friday, October 7, 2022 from 6-8pm. Wiley-Janota is known for her gulf coast landscapes, with her focus primarily on the salt marsh and clouded skies as she often views from her kayak. For this group of work she has focused on what she can catch a glimpse of in the Gulf of Mexico, fishing for fresh, local fare off the coasts of Texas, Louisiana and Florida. She is using a range of mixed medias in oils, gold leaf, beeswax, encaustic wax, watercolors and acrylics.”
June 2022 - Galveston Monthly Magazine Cover
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'Our cover this month is a painting titled "Gulf Coast Blue Crab" by Galveston artist Rachel Wiley-Janota. Rachel is a talented young artist who has her works featured at René Wiley Gallery, a family owned and operated art gallery located in downtown Galveston at 2128 Postoffice.
This month at the gallery, Rachel has new paintings of coastal landscapes and found photography collages in mixed media, oils and gold leaf. If you have the opportunity, stop by the gallery to view her works.
Rachel will be at the gallery for the June 4 ArtWalk from 6 to 9pm if you want to drop by to meet her.”
www.galvestonmonthly.com
'Our cover this month is a painting titled "Gulf Coast Blue Crab" by Galveston artist Rachel Wiley-Janota. Rachel is a talented young artist who has her works featured at René Wiley Gallery, a family owned and operated art gallery located in downtown Galveston at 2128 Postoffice.
This month at the gallery, Rachel has new paintings of coastal landscapes and found photography collages in mixed media, oils and gold leaf. If you have the opportunity, stop by the gallery to view her works.
Rachel will be at the gallery for the June 4 ArtWalk from 6 to 9pm if you want to drop by to meet her.”
May 2022 - Coast Magazine, "Soaking It Up," by JOHN WAYNE FERGUSON
"For Rachel Wiley-Janota, Galveston’s beaches aren’t just a place of peace, but a place of inspiration.Wiley-Janota, a Galveston artist whose work is on display at her family’s gallery on Postoffice Street in the island’s downtown, spends many mornings out on the beach with an easel and palette, and sometimes a sleeping baby nearby, trying to capture the scenic nature of the beach — whatever that might be on a given day.“It’s this one place you go, and it’s always different,” she said. “For me, it’s the fact it’s always going to be a mystery of what kind of weather is there, what kind of clouds, what kind of colors.”The beach brings new challenges all the time, she said.“Right now, I’ve been really into trying to capture the morning or the evening golden light,” Wiley-Janota said. “It just shimmers off the water. I’ve been using actual gold leaf to try to create that. I’m attempting to capture that sparkly glow.”
"For Rachel Wiley-Janota, Galveston’s beaches aren’t just a place of peace, but a place of inspiration.Wiley-Janota, a Galveston artist whose work is on display at her family’s gallery on Postoffice Street in the island’s downtown, spends many mornings out on the beach with an easel and palette, and sometimes a sleeping baby nearby, trying to capture the scenic nature of the beach — whatever that might be on a given day.“It’s this one place you go, and it’s always different,” she said. “For me, it’s the fact it’s always going to be a mystery of what kind of weather is there, what kind of clouds, what kind of colors.”The beach brings new challenges all the time, she said.“Right now, I’ve been really into trying to capture the morning or the evening golden light,” Wiley-Janota said. “It just shimmers off the water. I’ve been using actual gold leaf to try to create that. I’m attempting to capture that sparkly glow.”
Rachel Wiley-Janota:
"GOLDEN GULF COAST"
ArtWalk Opening Reception:
Saturday, October 9, 2021, 6-10pm
Solo Exhibition at René Wiley Gallery
October 9, 2020 - November 24, 2020
Galveston Island, Texas
www.renewiley.com
May 2021 - Galveston Monthly Magazine cover
Galveston Island, Texas
www.galvestonmonthly.com
"Our cover this month is a painting titled “Roseate Spoonbill in Spring” by local artist Rachel Wiley-Janota. It is a mixed media, gold leaf on wood panel creation and one of a number of new works she has painted for the current exhibition "Avian Spring" that continues this month at René Wiley Gallery, where her signature pieces are on display.To view more of Rachel’s works visit the René Wiley Gallery at 2128 Postoffice daily from noon to 5pm or online at www.renewiley.com"
Galveston Island, Texas
www.galvestonmonthly.com
"Our cover this month is a painting titled “Roseate Spoonbill in Spring” by local artist Rachel Wiley-Janota. It is a mixed media, gold leaf on wood panel creation and one of a number of new works she has painted for the current exhibition "Avian Spring" that continues this month at René Wiley Gallery, where her signature pieces are on display.To view more of Rachel’s works visit the René Wiley Gallery at 2128 Postoffice daily from noon to 5pm or online at www.renewiley.com"
"TWELVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW"
ArtWalk Opening Reception:
Saturday, June 5, 2021, 6-10pm
Group Exhibition at René Wiley Gallery
June 4, 2020 - July 15, 2020
Galveston Island, Texas
www.renewiley.com
ArtWalk Opening Reception:
Saturday, June 5, 2021, 6-10pm
Group Exhibition at René Wiley Gallery
June 4, 2020 - July 15, 2020
Galveston Island, Texas
www.renewiley.com
Interior of client's new home, featuring "Sunrise Glow," 2020, by Rachel Wiley Janota,
- photograph and design courtesy of LJ Interiors, Galveston Island, Texas
Rachel Wiley-Janota:
On the Horizon
Solo Exhibition at René Wiley Gallery
October 10, 2020 - November 24, 2020
Galveston Island, Texas
www.renewiley.com
On the Horizon
Solo Exhibition at René Wiley Gallery
October 10, 2020 - November 24, 2020
Galveston Island, Texas
www.renewiley.com
Recent maritime industry commission, completed in 2019
for Texas International Terminals in Galveston, Texas.
Find more of the artist's maritime industry commissions here
"IRM ship at dock," Galveston, Texas, Rachel Wiley-Janota, 2019,
mixed media on wood panel, 20 x 30 inches
for Texas International Terminals in Galveston, Texas.
Find more of the artist's maritime industry commissions here
"IRM ship at dock," Galveston, Texas, Rachel Wiley-Janota, 2019,
mixed media on wood panel, 20 x 30 inches
Rachel Wiley-Janota:
SALT+ SKY
Solo Exhibition at René Wiley Gallery
October 13, 2019 - November 24, 2019
Galveston Island, Texas
www.renewiley.com
ArtWalk Opening Reception:
Saturday, October 14, 2019 from 6-10pm
SALT+ SKY
Solo Exhibition at René Wiley Gallery
October 13, 2019 - November 24, 2019
Galveston Island, Texas
www.renewiley.com
ArtWalk Opening Reception:
Saturday, October 14, 2019 from 6-10pm
Rachel Wiley-Janota
November 30, 2018 - January 18, 2019
Exhibition at
Bill Meek Studio and Gallery
1903 Spring Street
Houston, Texas 77006
Tel: 713-259-9226
November 30, 2018 - January 18, 2019
Exhibition at
Bill Meek Studio and Gallery
1903 Spring Street
Houston, Texas 77006
Tel: 713-259-9226
Rachel Wiley-Janota:
MENAGERIE
Solo Exhibition at René Wiley Gallery
October 13, 2018 - November 24, 2018
Galveston Island, Texas
www.renewiley.com
ArtWalk Opening Reception:
Saturday, October 14, 2018 from 6-10pm
MENAGERIE
Solo Exhibition at René Wiley Gallery
October 13, 2018 - November 24, 2018
Galveston Island, Texas
www.renewiley.com
ArtWalk Opening Reception:
Saturday, October 14, 2018 from 6-10pm
lost motel pools series, Gaido's Seaside Inn 1963, Galveston Island, Texas, by Rachel Wiley-Janota, 2017
End of the Road:
Retro Galveston Lost & Found
by Rachel Wiley-Janota
Solo Exhibition at RENÉ WILEY GALLERY
ArtWalk Opening Reception:
Saturday, October 14, 2017 from 6-10pm
October 13, 2017 - November 20, 2017
Galveston Island, Texas
www.renewiley.com
Retro Galveston Lost & Found
by Rachel Wiley-Janota
Solo Exhibition at RENÉ WILEY GALLERY
ArtWalk Opening Reception:
Saturday, October 14, 2017 from 6-10pm
October 13, 2017 - November 20, 2017
Galveston Island, Texas
www.renewiley.com
Rachel Wiley-Janota Fine Art
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Galveston Island, Texas
tel: 409.750.9077
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