Jane DeDecker was born in 1961 in Marengo, Iowa. She attended the University of Northern Colorado and went on to study anatomy. Jane began taking classes in sculpting and she soon discovered her talent as well as her lifelong passion. She is an artist who pours emotion into her work so that every piece she creates is a model of expression evoking strong feelings within the viewer. Jane DeDecker is a sculptor unlike any other. As seen below in her list of achievements and honors, she has developed a strong following and is widely recognized.

AWARDS

2002 Bronze Medal and Pietro & Alfrieda Montana Memorial Prize, National Sculpture Society, New York, NY 2001 Mrs. Louise Bennett Award. National Sculpture Society, New York, NY 1999 Aggop Agopof Award. National Sculpture Society, New York, NY 1997 Award of Excellence. Kimball Art Museum, Park City, UT 1997 Critics Choice Award. Kimball Art Museum, Park City, UT 1993 Mayors Purchase Award. Affair in the Gardens, Beverly Hills, CA 1992 Best of Show. Affair in the Gardens, Beverly, Hills, CA 1992 Merit Award. Arts Festival. Atlanta, GA

SHOWS & EXHIBITIONS

1986 - 01 Sculpture in the Park. Loveland, CO 1986 - 02 Colorado Governor's Art Show. Loveland, CO 1989 North American Sculpture Review. Golden, CO 1990 The Allied Artists of America, Inc. New York, NY 1990 Dreamers and Shapers. Intercombine Arts Performance. Loveland, CO 1990 - 91 Art Expo. New York, NY 1990 - 94 Peach Tree Art Show. Atlanta, GA 1990 - 95 Kimball Museum Arts Festival. Park City, UT 1989 - 95 Affair in the Garden. Beverly Hills, CA 1994 - 02 State Street Art Show. Ann Arbor, MI 1995 Women Artists and the West. Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ 1996 Arts Festival in the Village. La Jolla, CA 1997 Kimball Arts Museum. Park City, UT 1998 Bruce Museum. Greenwich, CT 1999 Miniatures Show. Albuquerque, NM 1999 - 01 Annual Exhibit. National Sculpture Society, New York, NY 2000 - 01 Annual Exhibit. National Sculpture Society, Brookgreen Gardens, Murrells Inlet, SC 2002 Angels, Cupids, and Creatures of Winged Fantasy. National Sculpture Society, New York, NY 2002 Annual Exhibit, National Sculpture Society, New York, NY and Brookgreen Gardens Murrells  Inlet, SC 2002 Remembering 911, National Sculpture Society, New York, NY 2003 Changing the American Landscape Though Sculpture, University of Indiana

COMMISSIONS & PLACEMENTS

2003 MENTOR University of Mississippi 2002 CAN CAN Brookgreen Gardens, Murells Inlet, SC FAMILY TREE Private collection, Beaver Creek, CO 2000 - 01 EARS OF JOY City of Ames, IA NEW HEIGHTS Trammell Crow, St. Louis, MO MAJOR COLLECTION City of Texas City, TX 1999 SWINGING Mr. & Mrs Storr, Vail, CO ANGLERS The Club at Cordillera, Edwards, CO ANGLERS Audubon Society, New Orleans, LA 1998 HARRIET TUBMAN Brenau University, Gainsville, GA A WORLD TO TEACH Cranbrook Schools, Bloomfield Hills, MI MAJOR COLLECTION Rochester Public Library, Rochester, MI 1997 LONDON BRIDGE American Foods Headquarters, Salt Lake City, UT 1996 SHARING DISCOVERIES Mayo Clinic, St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, MN 1995 SNAPSHOT & City of Oxnard, Oxnard, CA JUNGLE GYM HARRIET TUBMAN Las Sendas, Mesa, AZ UNSTEADY STEADINESS City of Glendale, Glendale, AZ SHORTCUT Public placement, Chandler, AZ 1994 HEARTLAND STORY Fort Lupton Public Library, Fort Lupton, CO JUNGLE GYM City of Lakewood, Lakewood, CO SHORTCUT Mr. & Mrs. Lynn Hammond, Loveland, CO RAPUNZEL Dr. Brandi Roth & Bruce Clements, Beverly Hills, CA 1993 MOTHER'S PEARL Private collector, Madison, WI JUNGLE GYM Casey's General Store Corporate Headquarters, Ankney, IA 1992 SNAPSHOT Michael Jackson, Los Angeles, CA ALBERT GALLATIN United States National Parks Service, Friendship Hill, PA THE LITTLE READER Carden Academy, Park City, UT ACE Mr. Steve Buckner, Loveland, CO 1991 OVER THERE For President Bush, Committee for the Handicap, Presidential Library, Washington DC COOL-HAND LUKE Mr. & Mrs. Alan Fox, Denver, CO 1990 SECRETS Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Weiner, Houston, TX OVERDUE The Eads Family, Loveland Public Library, Loveland, CO 1989 GARDNER Mr. Henry Lesser, Los Angeles, CA UNSTEADY STEADINESS High Plains Arts Council, Benson Park, Loveland, CO HUMAN STRUCTURE United Way Foundation, Fort Collins, CO 1987 AFTER THE PARADE Runner-up for the Loveland Civic Center, Loveland, CO

EDUCATION, APPRENTICESHIPS, & PERSONAL CONTINUAL

Extensive traveling to Italy, Greece, France and throughout the US 1995 - INFINITE Mother 1995 Taught a figurative sculpture course at the Denver Arts Students League. Denver, CO 1994 Taught a sculpture course for young teens at the Loveland Arts Academy, Loveland, CO 1998 - PRESENT Member of the National Sculpture Society, New York, NY 1988 - PRESENT Self employed sculptor. 1988 - 89 Battle Mountain Bronze. Minturn, CO. With Robert Zimmerman, foundry owner, I assisted in the training of new apprentices and assisted in the production of monuments by Terry Kelsey, Forrest Hart and Glenna Goodacre. 1987 Studied stone carving under Robert Game, Canadian Sculptor. 1982 Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. Deer Isle, Maine. 1983 Goblins School of Tapestry. Paris, France. 1984 Scottsdale Artists School. Jon Zahorek Anatomy Course. Scottsdale, AZ 1983 - 88 Employed at Lundeen Studios, Loveland, Colorado: George Lundeen, sculptor. The city of Loveland is a community filled with figurative sculptors. I apprentices with George Lundeed fo five years, learning all the techniques of both clay and wax, the lost wax technique of bronze casting, molding, chasing and finishing the bronze material, patina and finish work. Within two years I was promoted to the position of master craftsman, whereupon I trained new apprentices and oversaw the production of nearly fifty life-size bronzes and two monuments. During my employment with Lundeen Studios, I assisted the following sculptors: Fritz White, Danny Ostermiller and Kent Ulberg. 1979 - 82 Attended the University of Northern Colorado. Greeley, CO 1961 Born in Marengo, Iowa, August 30, 1961

PUBLICATIONS / ARTICLES

European Homes & Gardens, title "Sculpture for the Stars" by Belinda Clark, March/April of 2003 Art of the West magazine, title "Fresh Frozen Art" by Vicki Stavig, Nov/Dec of 1998 Southwest Art magazine, title "Close to Home" by Gregg Piburn, August of 1995 Changing Woman magazine, title

CATALOG OF WORK

Since 1986: Over 230 sculptures. Limited edition bronzes 57 life-size sculptures. Limited edition bronzes. 2 one of a kind monuments, and 40 completed editions.

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