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Jane Evershed: Mother, artist, activist, poet and public speaker.
Born in England in 1959 and then moving to South Africa at the age of nine, the experience of growing up during the racist Apartheid era taught her the nature of domination firsthand from a young age informing her artistic consciousness to this day”
In 1990 Jane began raising her two children as a single mother in Minneapolis Minnesota in the US, using the income she made from self publishing her art series, most notably, The Power of Woman. Her note cards, prints and journals have been nationally distributed since 1989.
Ms Evershed now lives on a river in the countryside where it is possible to create a sustainable lifestyle in nature and eventually live off-grid.
You can see her collection of art at www.evershed.com where prints and originals can be purchased from her online gallery.
Uniting the power of the pen with the boldness of the brush, The Time of Woman, expands into a passionate philosophy that has coursed Jane’s blood since her youth. Her art shines with a bright glow gleaned from the colors of life as a young woman in Africa. At times humorous, Jane deftly tackles injustice as well as inspiring women to their true power to ready themselves en-masse for seats at the table of Global Consequence. She believes we must counter the images of violence and indoctrination that have been burned into our brains by mainstream media.
Evershed reveals an ongoing interest in seeing humanitarian justice highlighted in the world. Her art shamelessly exposes the major injustices incurred by the existing global system that shapes our lives and seeks to determine our future. In celebration of this early millennium Jane created an art genre called Terra-ism meaning Earth Love, which speaks to the deep connection that human beings have to the Earth, almost forgotten today in our excessive, synthetic, nature-starved existences.
The Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights awarded Jane Evershed for promoting human rights through art. In 2005 she was voted by the MN Women's Press readership as their favorite Minneapolis artist. Raise Your Voice, Student Action for Change, a US. National initiative committed to the civic purpose of higher education, voted for Jane Evershed in their arts category.
Jane’s activism began at the age of 21 when she was jailed briefly in South Africa for opposing the system of apartheid. She spent two years on The Board of Women Against Military Madness and was jailed briefly for activism against an arms manufacturer as part of the Alliant 28, all were found not guilty under the Geneva Conventions.
The Jane Evershed Art Collection has operated nationwide since 1989 and
the appreciation for Jane’s art is evident on the covers of many books and publications including The Power of Women calendar published annually since 1995, preceded by More Than a Tea Party, Harper 1994.. Her art and poetry is often posted to worldwide destinations from the Women's United Nations Report Network and graces Riane Eisler’s partnershipway.org. website.
In presentations incorporating her art, Jane has spoken at many state colleges, schools and universities over the years. She also creates art for organizations implementing positive social change; this list includes The League of Women Voters, University of Minnesota Women's Athletic Department, Sustainable Resource Center, Affordable Housing Fund, Womenventure, and Alexander House Women's Shelter.
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Socially conscious art for the world. We need to counter mainstream imagery with real messages that speak to the souls of the people. Every piece of art Jane does comes with a poetic message.
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