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Jan Jorgensen (1946 - ) Alumna 1960

Title: Brisbane Girls Grammar School Medium: Acrylic on canvas. Date : 2015 Dimensions: 76 x 101cm Collection category: Images of the School

Jan Jorgensen is a well known Brisbane artist. Following her time at Brisbane Girls Grammar School, Jan studied at the Queensland College of Art and later gained her Associate Diploma of Visual Art, studying under the tutorage of William Robinson. She is best known for her depictions of inner city architecture and atmosphere and she herself has said that her paintings are about “the human and architectural faces of inner -city suburbs, the unseen often ignored everyday places”. She uses vibrant colou r and light to give a somewhat surreal quality to her scenes, adding to the charm of her vision.

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