Rachel Wiley-Janota paintings recently featured in Galveston Monthly Magazine:
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
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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." www.galvestonmonthly.com/arts-culture/rachel-wiley.html?fbclid=IwAR0m6AJN68EgvED-l_Iji8Icg-LhqHbiDwvhT9wpg6k002LgaE68HvFQOsE Rachel Wiley-Janota René Wiley Gallery Salt + Sky Studio: Rachel Wiley-Janota Fine Art |
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
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.”
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.”
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"
May/June 2021 - Luxe Interiors + Design Magazine, RED Award National Winner, LJ Designs
https://luxesource.com
Interior of client's home, Rachel Wiley-Janota's "Above the Island," featured.
Photography by: Kerry Kirk Photography, design by: Loren Shabot,
LJ Designs, styling by: Curious Details
https://luxesource.com
Interior of client's home, Rachel Wiley-Janota's "Above the Island," featured.
Photography by: Kerry Kirk Photography, design by: Loren Shabot,
LJ Designs, styling by: Curious Details
January 2021 - Interview with Upcoming Artists
https://www.upcomingartists.org/allinterviews/rachel-wiley-janota
"Rachel Wiley-Janota is a Galveston Island-based Visual Artist. She took time out of her packed diary to talk to Upcoming Artists about her work and the beautiful synergy between parenthood and creating art."
Interview with Upcoming Artists, January 2021
https://www.upcomingartists.org/allinterviews/rachel-wiley-janota
"Rachel Wiley-Janota is a Galveston Island-based Visual Artist. She took time out of her packed diary to talk to Upcoming Artists about her work and the beautiful synergy between parenthood and creating art."
Rachel Wiley-Janota, Visual Artist
What is your weapon of choice?
I'm mostly a painter and photographer, so I always need a camera, my iPhone or 35mm film or polaroids, and at least one notebook with graphite pencils to get started. If I'm not outside working, I use photographs, prints and small studies in the studio. I work with watercolours, inks, acrylics, oils, beeswax, encaustic and gold leaf. I have watercolour papers, hardwood boards, and canvases to paint on and use lots of painting and putty knives, paper towels and wash brushes, spray bottles with water or alcohol, and maybe a hot plate, sandpaper and a blow torch. And if I am in the studio, I love to look through my collection of found photography and books for materials and inspiration.
How did you get started as a creator?
I was raised by a painter, but I wanted to be a biologist since I was young. I really believe we are all born creators, but I reconnected with painting in my early adulthood when I took a brilliant drawing class from Mark Greenwalt, who has both fine art and biology backgrounds.
My mom, grandmother and sister all painted with traditional oils, which I didn't connect with, but learning mixed media really got me excited to work again. Art-making then became everything to me, like a language I needed to speak with others. For me, it was like hearing blues music or reading beat and zen poetry for the first time, once I discovered it, I realized just how much I needed it in my life every day.
What gets you most excited about your work?
I’m always getting excited and inspired by something to work on, but I try to focus on the gulf coast landscape and my found photography. When people connect with what I make, it means a lot to me. I realize how lucky I am to be a full time, working artist with a studio in my home, and I am immensely grateful for it.
Where do you get inspiration from?
Everything, really. Summer storms, the colours in the sky, the ocean, fog, golden light, painting in the moonlight. Experimenting with different media and subtle colour relationships. Finding spectacular vernacular photographs, scanning old film. Taking a walk, looking up at the clouds, looking down into salt water or sand. A great line of poetry or book or song. Smelling fresh rosemary in my garden. The wetlands, sleeping outside under the stars, blues, folk, and gospel music. Central America, China, and South Texas, the people, their history, music, and food. Watching my kids learn, collecting things in the garden and searching for answers with them. Picnics in the grass, beautiful stoneware ceramics, vintage glassware, campfires in the woods or my backyard.
What advice would you give your younger self?
Forgiveness is key. Just be more forgiving of your own mistakes, and of everyone else's. Mistakes teach you things. We are all learning and evolving at our own pace, and fear, resentment and regret just eat away at you. Life is too short to not be working on the next beautiful lesson or art project.
What do you do to promote your work?
I am really lucky to have a great, brick and mortar gallery with my family on Galveston Island, Texas. René Wiley Gallery. And I may spend too much time posting on social media, but it really does help.
Tell us about a project you are most proud of.
I have had a solo exhibition of paintings every year since 2013, with about 30 new pieces each time. I am really proud of myself for that, especially after 2016, since I have had my children home with me while making the pieces. But truly, my kids are what I am most proud of - my longest-term projects to date!
I find that, once I am done with an artwork, I'm on to the next thing, so it just doesn't compare to what parenting is like as a project. I approach my motherhood as an artist. I think my best artworks are also like my children, I use my knowledge to the best of my abilities to mould them to turn out strong and connected to something bigger than myself. And there is this divine mystery that happens in both making a great piece of art and raising kids, somehow they come through you and exist independently from you without you even knowing exactly how.
You find a lottery ticket that ends up winning $10 million. What would you do?
I think I would want to live very much the same as I do now. Except I'd buy a nice boat for my boys and me to fish on, there are no better views for my work here on the coast, and it would be a floating classroom for us. I'd definitely travel more with my children and husband too, so we could teach our kids more about the world's incredible diversity. Then I'd have to find ways to give grants to artists wherever we travelled to.
But, most importantly, I'd invest most of it to help people and rescue dogs. I would love to open two separate nonprofits, in Houston and San Antonio. They would be a dog rescue and sanctuary at both places, but one location would be a haven for mothers and children escaping violence, and the other would be a rehab facility for people suffering from alcohol or drug addiction. Both places would be focused on finding peace and strength for people healing through the care of the many dogs in need.
How do you switch off?
I'd say I'm more in need of recharge than a complete switching off. So pulling weeds in my garden, a walk, a cup of tea, reading poetry, beach-combing. A little road trip with thrift stores if I'm lucky. As a parent, I don't get to do that as much; instead, I snuggle up with my kids and dogs in our tent in the backyard, and we have a campfire together. I'd love to do that more with just my husband too. But at the end of the day, I guess it's a glass of red wine, or maybe a bourbon or tequila with herbs from my garden. I'd enjoy it while listening to my favourites like Lightnin' Hopkins, First Aid Kit or Iron and Wine in my studio.
What's the book that every creator should read?
There are just too many to say one, but these stick out in my mind: The Four Agreements by Miguel Ruiz, Residence on Earth by Pablo Neruda, The People of Paper by Salvador Plascencia. They have each changed my life in some way, they each reinforced to me how important it is to be an observer and be passionately creative.
How should people connect with you?
My website, https://www.rachelwiley.com,
My instagrams, https://www.instagram.com/saltandsky.studio/ and
https://www.instagram.com/RWileyJanotaFineArt/
Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/wileyrachel,
or my gallery portfolio: http://renewileygallery.com/collections/42107.
August 2019 - Coast Magazine, Galveston, Texas
"We're Lucky," by Kathryn Eastman, in Coast Magazine.
https://www.coastmonthly.com/2019/07/were-lucky/
"We're Lucky," by Kathryn Eastman, in Coast Magazine.
https://www.coastmonthly.com/2019/07/were-lucky/
UHCL The Signal Newspaper,
Rachel-Wiley Janota's artwork is on display through Nov. 24 at the Rene Wiley Art Gallery in historic downtown Galveston. Photography, videography and editing done by The Signal Reporter Jenny Howard.
November 2018 - Galveston Monthly Magazine cover
"The cover this month is a mixed media painting titled “White Heron” by Galveston artist Rachel Wiley-Janota. The painting is part of Rachel’s sixth solo exhibition of paintings, MENAGERIE, which is full of new works that reflect the artist’s time spent with her son discovering the wealth of local and exotic wildlife found along the Texas Gulf Coast. This painting is of a Great White Heron (Egret) in breeding season that highlights the bright turquoise facial coloring they acquire during this time. Rachel feels fortunate to be raising her son in a place where there is an abundance of wildlife that can be so easily observed. She created this new group of artworks to reflect these interests, and in doing so she is trying to teach her son to love and appreciate the treasures that this landscape provides. The René Wiley Gallery is located downtown at 2128 Postoffice. The gallery is open daily from 11am to 6pm. For more details call 409.750.9077"
Artwork chosen for Admiralty and Maritime Law Conference materials, The University of Texas School of Law, Continuing Education.
October 2017 - Glasstire: We Recommend in Houston
Rachel Wiley-Janota: End of the Road:
Retro Galveston Lost and Found
October 13 - November 20, 2017
http://glasstire.com/events/2017/10/04/rachel-wiley-janota-end-of-the-road-retro-galveston-lost-and-found/
Rachel Wiley-Janota: End of the Road:
Retro Galveston Lost and Found
October 13 - November 20, 2017
http://glasstire.com/events/2017/10/04/rachel-wiley-janota-end-of-the-road-retro-galveston-lost-and-found/
September 2017
Rachel Wiley-Janota commissioned to paint the USS Gabrielle Giffords after it is commissioned in Galveston, Texas.
http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=100981
Rachel Wiley-Janota commissioned to paint the USS Gabrielle Giffords after it is commissioned in Galveston, Texas.
http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=100981
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August 2016 - Coast Monthly Magazine, Galveston, Texas
"A Family Tradition," by Marsha Canright for Coast Monthly Magazine http://www.coastmonthly.com/2016/07/a-family-tradition/ (Samantha Wiley, Rene Wiley, and Rachel Wiley-Janota, photo by Jennifer Reynolds) |
Artwork chosen for Gas and Power Institute Conference materials, from The University of Texas School of Law, Continuing Education.
September 2015 - Galveston Monthly Magazine cover
"Galveston Harbor View," 2015, Rachel Wiley-Janota,
mixed media on book pages, mounted to stretched canvas, 16" x 20"
"I've done 144 monthly covers since that first issue in 2004 and each has been unique in its own way.
This month's cover is a first for me in that I've never gone with something as unique as this piece. I hope you enjoy it. On our cover this month is a painting titled “Galveston Harbor View” by Galveston artist Rachel Wiley-Janota. It’s part of her new collection called "instant diaries" and is unique in many ways including the fact that it was painted on encyclopedia book pages that are mounted to stretched canvas."
- John Hall, Publisher & Owner, Galveston Monthly Magazine
www.galvestonmonthly.com
"Galveston Harbor View," 2015, Rachel Wiley-Janota,
mixed media on book pages, mounted to stretched canvas, 16" x 20"
"I've done 144 monthly covers since that first issue in 2004 and each has been unique in its own way.
This month's cover is a first for me in that I've never gone with something as unique as this piece. I hope you enjoy it. On our cover this month is a painting titled “Galveston Harbor View” by Galveston artist Rachel Wiley-Janota. It’s part of her new collection called "instant diaries" and is unique in many ways including the fact that it was painted on encyclopedia book pages that are mounted to stretched canvas."
- John Hall, Publisher & Owner, Galveston Monthly Magazine
www.galvestonmonthly.com
SEITIES Issue #3: Streets
Rachel Wiley-Janota's photograph is published in the Winter 13/14 Issue: Streets
"SEITIES is a Non-profit Contemporary Photography Publication, Gallery, & Educational Organization. SEITIES aims to promote national and international artists by encouraging and supporting traditional methods of production in photography and giving an open platform to alternative analogue photographers who utilize traditional methods in their contemporary photography practices.
We publish bi-annually and bring together the traditionally made artworks for exhibition through SEITIES Gallery, and our community partners. By submitting to SEITIES Publication your work will be considered for Canadian Representation through the SEITIES Gallery."
www.seities.ca
Rachel Wiley-Janota's photograph is published in the Winter 13/14 Issue: Streets
"SEITIES is a Non-profit Contemporary Photography Publication, Gallery, & Educational Organization. SEITIES aims to promote national and international artists by encouraging and supporting traditional methods of production in photography and giving an open platform to alternative analogue photographers who utilize traditional methods in their contemporary photography practices.
We publish bi-annually and bring together the traditionally made artworks for exhibition through SEITIES Gallery, and our community partners. By submitting to SEITIES Publication your work will be considered for Canadian Representation through the SEITIES Gallery."
www.seities.ca
March 15, 2014
THEME: STREETS
SEITIES no. 003 | Winter 13/14
PUBLICATION OF TRADITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY
"Rachel Wiley-Janota's image "16th Street corner store" has been chosen from a juried comeptition to be published in the Winter 13/14 issue of the Canadian journal for traditional photography, Seities Magazine." http://www.seities.ca
Left:16th Street corner store, Galveston, Texas, 2012,
Rachel Wiley Janota, 35mm Fuji with Canon AE-1
April 10, 2014 -
Houston Chronicle features Rachel Wiley-Janota's "urban brush in sepia"
Culture Scene: FotoFest 2014 exhibition aeonian echoes at Gallery Jatad, Houston.
Houston Chronicle features Rachel Wiley-Janota's "urban brush in sepia"
Culture Scene: FotoFest 2014 exhibition aeonian echoes at Gallery Jatad, Houston.
October 27, 2014 - The Signal at the University of Houston-Clear Lake
"REVIEW: Rachel Wiley-Janota’s artwork resonates with native Galvestonians"
Left: “Harborside Night Lights” by Rachel Wiley-Janota is on display through Nov. 24 at the Rene Wiley Gallery in downtown Galveston.
book of photography
aeonian echoes: Rachel Wiley-Janota
available for purchase on blurb.com
aeonian echoes at Gallery Jatad, Houston, Texas
March 13, 2014 - April 26, 2014 - FotoFest International 2014 Exhibition
www.galleryjatad.com "aeonian echoes includes new work from emerging photographer Rachel Wiley-Janota, who manipulates images taken on her cell phone and prints them on aluminum plates to create a look and feel similar to tintypes or ambrotypes. The result is a mixture of contemporary technology, early photography materials and painterly aesthetics. Wiley-Janota has had multiple exhibitions as a landscape painter. This is her first exhibition at Gallery Jatad and the first solo exhibition of her photography."
aeonian echoes: Rachel Wiley-Janota
available for purchase on blurb.com
aeonian echoes at Gallery Jatad, Houston, Texas
March 13, 2014 - April 26, 2014 - FotoFest International 2014 Exhibition
www.galleryjatad.com "aeonian echoes includes new work from emerging photographer Rachel Wiley-Janota, who manipulates images taken on her cell phone and prints them on aluminum plates to create a look and feel similar to tintypes or ambrotypes. The result is a mixture of contemporary technology, early photography materials and painterly aesthetics. Wiley-Janota has had multiple exhibitions as a landscape painter. This is her first exhibition at Gallery Jatad and the first solo exhibition of her photography."
March 15, 2014 - Gallery Jatad art opening reception:
Mário Macilau: The Price of Cement and Recent Work and Rachel Wiley-Janota: aeonian echoes
Culture Press Houston
"aeonian echoes includes new work from emerging photographer Rachel Wiley-Janota, who manipulates images taken on her cell phone and prints them on aluminum plates to create a look and feel similar to tintypes or ambrotypes. The result is a mixture of contemporary technology, early photography materials and painterly aesthetics. Wiley-Janota has had multiple exhibitions as a landscape painter. This is her first exhibition at Gallery Jatad and the first solo exhibition of her photography."
On view from March 13 through April 26.
www.galleryjatad.com
Mário Macilau: The Price of Cement and Recent Work and Rachel Wiley-Janota: aeonian echoes
Culture Press Houston
"aeonian echoes includes new work from emerging photographer Rachel Wiley-Janota, who manipulates images taken on her cell phone and prints them on aluminum plates to create a look and feel similar to tintypes or ambrotypes. The result is a mixture of contemporary technology, early photography materials and painterly aesthetics. Wiley-Janota has had multiple exhibitions as a landscape painter. This is her first exhibition at Gallery Jatad and the first solo exhibition of her photography."
On view from March 13 through April 26.
www.galleryjatad.com
Shallow Dance
A book of essays by Matty Sullivan
Cover Photograph by Rachel Wiley-Janota
From the Author:
"We have many things to talk about—life, death, love, fear, the Universe. Cats and dogs. God. If you are interested in any of these things, you will enjoy yourself. If at any point it gets too heavy, don’t worry—none of the chapters are very long. In fact, they’re not really chapters at all. If anything, this book is simply a collection of short, well-crafted literary excursions into confusion and insanity. There are no characters to keep track of, no complicated technical details to memorize—just the tortured heart and dancing mind of one writer struggling to meet life on his own terms."
To find out more or to purchase your copy of Shallow Dance www.mattysullivan.com
Available online! ebook on Amazon.com
A book of essays by Matty Sullivan
Cover Photograph by Rachel Wiley-Janota
From the Author:
"We have many things to talk about—life, death, love, fear, the Universe. Cats and dogs. God. If you are interested in any of these things, you will enjoy yourself. If at any point it gets too heavy, don’t worry—none of the chapters are very long. In fact, they’re not really chapters at all. If anything, this book is simply a collection of short, well-crafted literary excursions into confusion and insanity. There are no characters to keep track of, no complicated technical details to memorize—just the tortured heart and dancing mind of one writer struggling to meet life on his own terms."
To find out more or to purchase your copy of Shallow Dance www.mattysullivan.com
Available online! ebook on Amazon.com
February 3, 2014
UHCL The Signal Newspaper online
"Inspired by Marfa, students create their own campus art haven"
Left: "Rachel Wiley-Janota with two of her photographs, “Windows on Navarro” and “Wayward,” on display as part of the “When They Roll Up the Sidewalks” exhibit currently on display in the Arbor North Building." (KAILIE HYDE/THE SIGNAL)
UHCL The Signal Newspaper online
"Inspired by Marfa, students create their own campus art haven"
Left: "Rachel Wiley-Janota with two of her photographs, “Windows on Navarro” and “Wayward,” on display as part of the “When They Roll Up the Sidewalks” exhibit currently on display in the Arbor North Building." (KAILIE HYDE/THE SIGNAL)
Ocotber 4, 2013
Rachel Wiley-Janota was selected as the Featured Artist in the October 2013 issue of Galveston Monthly Magazine.
www.galvestonmonthly.com
Rachel Wiley-Janota was selected as the Featured Artist in the October 2013 issue of Galveston Monthly Magazine.
www.galvestonmonthly.com
Hunting Art Prize Finalists Announced, February 27, 2013
109 ARTISTS MOVE TO FINAL ROUND OF JUDGING
IN THE 2013 HUNTING ART PRIZE
Rachel Wiley named as 2013 finalist. - Hunting PLC announced today that 109 artists have been selected to move on to the final round of judging in the 2013 Hunting Art Prize. These artists will now enter the second phase of a two-tiered jury process for the $50,000 prize, historically the most generous annual award in North America for painting and drawing. The panel of jurors that narrowed the submissions to the final 109 participants will reconvene in April to determine the winner, and the 2013 recipient will be announced at the Hunting Art Prize gala on May 4, 2013
IN THE 2013 HUNTING ART PRIZE
Rachel Wiley named as 2013 finalist. - Hunting PLC announced today that 109 artists have been selected to move on to the final round of judging in the 2013 Hunting Art Prize. These artists will now enter the second phase of a two-tiered jury process for the $50,000 prize, historically the most generous annual award in North America for painting and drawing. The panel of jurors that narrowed the submissions to the final 109 participants will reconvene in April to determine the winner, and the 2013 recipient will be announced at the Hunting Art Prize gala on May 4, 2013
University Art Consortium in Czech Republic, July 7, 2012
Eight University of Houston-Clear Lake students strengthened their art skills this summer when they attended ArtCamp at University of West Bohemia in Plzen, Czech Republic.
Hunting Art Prize, February 21, 2012
Rachel Wiley ( Galveston, TX ) is named as one of 109 finalists for the 2012 Hunting Art Prize.
Hunting PLC announced today that 109 artists have been selected to move on to the final round of judging in the 2012 Hunting Art Prize. These artists will now enter the second phase of a
two-tiered jury process for the $50,000 prize, historically the most
generous annual award in North America for painting and drawing. The panel of jurors that narrowed the submissions
to the final 109 participants will reconvene in April to determine the
winner, and the 2012 recipient will be announced at the Hunting Art
Prize gala on April 28, 2012.
Houston Chronicle, January 3, 2012
"Alliance provides forum for artists" By Flori Meeks
