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OPENING SOON: “In Deep Water – Confluence” at Delaware Valley Arts Alliance Gallery, Narrowsburg, New York

09 Monday Jun 2025

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Collaborating Artists Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback will present the 6th exhibition of their “In Deep Water” project at Delaware Valley Arts Alliance Gallery, Narrowsburg, NY, June 28 – August 3, 2025.

Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback began this work together in 2020 to express their concern about the growing environmental crisis relating to climate change and water, the most essential element for life. “In Deep Water” has been presented at 3 different venues in Northern California and one in New Jersey and also in Taiwan, with new versions and more panels added at each place to make it site specific  The “In Deep Water – Confluence” art installation will consist of 27 panels of handmade paper and printmaking with controlled burning that are joined by threads and suspended in space to surround the viewer in a blue watery world where rivers come together, symbolically representing the hope that the world can all come together to preserve the environment and deal with climate change.  The presentation in Narrowsburg, NY, will be designed for the DVAA gallery located in the downtown area along the banks of the Delaware River, and the exhibition is happening at the same time as the community’s annual Riverfest celebration of the Delaware River.

The exhibition in Narrowsburg, NY, will open with a Reception and Artists Talk on Saturday, June 28, 4- 6 pm. For more information:   https://delawarevalleyartsalliance.org/exhibition/jane-ingram-allen-jami-taback-in-deep-water/?back=ago

Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback, “In Deep Water – Rising”, Gallery Route One, Pt. Reyes Station, CA, 2022
Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback, “In Deep Water – We’re in This Together – Taiwan”, 2023-24
Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback installing “In Deep Water” at Sonoma Community Center, Sonoma, CA, in January 2022.

All photos are by Timothy S. Allen (https://allentimphotos2.wordpress.com)

More Photos from Taiwan exhibition of “In Deep Water”

08 Friday Dec 2023

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The exhibition of “In Deep Water – We’re in This Together” at Live Forever Foundation Gallery in Taichung, Taiwan, opened on Saturday Dec. 2 and will continue on display till March 2, 2024. The work is part of “Water Says” curated by Iris Hong and includes the installation by Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback about water and climate change and works also about water from two Taiwanese contemporary artists. The opening reception offered a great chance for Jane and her husband Tim to meet many old friends again and for Jami and her husband Steve to experience Taiwan for the first time. Jane and Jami also conducted a one-day workshop on Sunday Dec. 3 at the Foundation to present their techniques in papermaking and printmaking used in this installation. These photos include some of the opening reception and some from the workshop. All photos are by Timothy S. Allen

Jane and Jami speaking at the opening reception.
Dancer performing at the opening reception.
View of “In Deep Water – We’re in This Together
View of papermaking workshop at Live Forever Foundation Gallery showing paper drying on windows.
Student making handmade paper at workshop.
Students doing printmaking on handmade paper at the workshop.
Burning holes in handmade paper at the workshop.
“In Deep Water – We’re in This Together” by Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback at Live Forever Foundation Gallery, Taichung Taiwan.

Video of Gallery Talk at Opening of “In Deep Water – Rising”, Gallery Route One, Pt. Reyes Station, CA

22 Saturday Oct 2022

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Here is the link to the video made by Shelley Rugg for the Artists Talks at Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station, CA:  https://youtu.be/r8N_HNwqZuA First is the talk by Zea Morvitz and then the gallery walk-through with Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback.

This site-specific installation of In Deep Water – Rising, will be on view at this northern CA non-profit gallery in their project space through Nov. 13, 2022. The work by collaborating artists Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback utilizes hand papermaking and printmaking and focuses on water and climate change.

For more information about Gallery Route One and the exhibition see the website at http://www.galleryrouteone.org

The photos below are by Timothy S. Allen at the opening reception on Oct. 8, 2022.

In Deep Water – Rising at Gallery Route One, Pt. Reyes Station, CA
Jami and Jane at the Opening Reception for In Deep Water – Rising at Gallery Route One, Pt. Reyes Station, CA
Jami and Jane talking about their collaborative work “In Deep Water – Rising” at Gallery Route One Opening Reception on Oct. 8, 2022.

Exhibition Opens in Pt. Reyes Station, CA

04 Tuesday Oct 2022

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“In Deep Water – Rising” an installation about water and climate change utilizing hand papermaking and printmaking by artists Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback opens Saturday, Oct. 8, 3-5pm, at Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station, CA. There will be Artists Talks in the gallery at 3pm. The exhibition remains on view at Gallery Route One’s Project Space through Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. There will also be closing remarks by the artists at 4pm on Sunday, Nov. 13. Gallery Route One is open 11am to 5pm, Thursday through Monday.

For more information: https://galleryrouteone.org

Here’s a photo of the installation at Gallery Route One, Pt. Reyes Station, CA, taken after installing on Oct. 5.

Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback, In Deep Water – Rising, 2022 (detail of installation), 2022, mixed media installation with hand papermaking and printmaking, thread, dye, ink, multiple suspended panels, dimensions variable.

Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback, In Deep Water – Rising, 2022, Gallery Route One, view, mixed media installation, hand papermaking, printmaking, thread, burning, multiple suspended panels, each about 1-2 feet wide and 8-10 feet long.

(Photos by Timothy S. Allen, https://allentimphotos2.wordpress.com).

Photos of “In Deep Water” at Rowan University, Discovery Hall, Glassboro, NJ

18 Friday Mar 2022

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 “In Deep Water,” an art installation by Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback, is now on public display in the lobby of Rowan University’s new Discovery Hall, home of the School of Earth and Environment.  The installation focused on water and the climate crisis consists of 6 long panels each about 25-30 feet long hanging in front of a wall of windows and visible from inside and outside the building.  Other smaller “In Deep Water” panels are also displayed in windows near the Dean’s office and Conference Room in Discovery Hall.  This collaborative artwork by Allen and Taback incorporates hand papermaking and printmaking, and the transparent sheets of handmade paper are embellished with printmaking and joined with threads.  For more information about the work of Allen and Taback, visit these sites:  https://janeingramallen.wordpress.com and https://www.jamitaback.com

“In Deep Water” installation view showing both floors at Discovery Hall, Rowan University
“In Deep Water” view of installation from outside Discovery Hall, Rowan University
“In Deep Water”, view from inside on first floor of Discovery Hall

This work will remain on public view at Discovery Hall, Rowan University, through the end of this semester in 2022, and then will travel to other sites in the US and internationally. 

These photos of the installation were provided by the School of Earth and Environment, Rowan University.

Thanks to the installation team for doing such a great job installing this work with the Northern California-based artists participating virtually. 

“In Deep Water” installation going up at Discovery Hall, Rowan University

Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for 2022

23 Thursday Dec 2021

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View of “In Deep Water” installation by Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback, in progress on Nov. 19, 2021

I am happy to report the receipt of an Emergency Grant from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts to help support the exhibition of “In Deep Water” at Sonoma Community Center Gallery, Sonoma, California, January 15 to 31, 2022. This collaborative project with printmaking artist Jami Taback results in a mixed-media multi-part installation combining hand papermaking and printmaking and about the climate crisis and water. This grant is for the unexpected opportunity to exhibit this work at the Sonoma Community Center Gallery for two weeks in January 2022. We have also been selected to exhibit this project at Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station, CA, in Nov. – Dec. 2022, and we will continue working to expand the installation creating more panels to make site-specific installations in multiple venues. We hope to exhibit this work at other places in the US and internationally in 2022 and 2023. The grant from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts is a great holiday gift! And we are so thankful to be able to do this in-person exhibition at a great gallery space. We are planning a gallery talk and opening at Sonoma Community Center the weekend of January 15-16, 2022, so watch for an update in early January to set the date and time for these events. Joy and Peace to all in 2022.

Going to Turkey – Fulbright grant art project

23 Friday Oct 2015

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I am happy to announce that I have received a Fulbright Specialist Grant for an art project in Turkey at Ege University, Museum of Paper and Book Arts, Izmir, Turkey.
I will be flying to Turkey on November 18, 2015 and return to San Francisco on December 16, 2015. For the first week I will be in Istanbul touring some of the sites and seeing art museums and galleries on my own, and then going to Izmir on November 25 for the start of my Fulbright grant project.

Here is a photo showing the outside of the Museum of Paper & Book Arts at Ege University, Izmir, Turkey, and a group of visiting students.

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During the 20-day Fulbright Specialist grant in Izmir, I will be exploring the plants around Izmir to use for my papermaking art and creating some new artworks using local materials and inspired by the place. I will also teach papermaking workshops at the Ege Univerisity Musuem of Paper and Book Arts and consult with the Museum and the university about curriculum in paper arts and environmental art.  I will also help them to set up a papermaking studio or workshop at the Museum.  I will also have an exhibition of my handmade paper artworks at EgeArt 2015, an international art festival held in Izmir from Dec. 11-13, 2015.  My exhibition will include some of the handmade paper “site maps” I have created in other residencies around the world, including during my 2004 and 2005 Fulbright grant projects in Taiwan and a 2010 artist in residency project in Bali, Indonesia.  Here are some photos of a Taiwan Site Map and a Bali Site Map.

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I know the Paper & Book Arts Museum in Turkey through my international art project “One World Many Papers” that was a collaborative paper artwork I created with artists from around the world.  I asked the participating artists to send me a sheet of paper they made to represent their country and then I joined all the sheets of paper together to make a large map of the world having no political borders.  The finished piece was donated to the Paper & Book Arts Museum in Turkey at Ege Univeristy, Izmir, in 2011, shortly after the museum opened.  Before getting its permanent home in Turkey, this artwork was seen in exhibitions around the world in 2009 and 2010.  Here is a photo of the finished artwork.  For more information about my “One World – Many papers Project” please visit my other Blog: http://www.janeingramallenart.blogspot.com

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I will be posting on this WordPress Blog more about the work I do in Izmir.  Please check back later in November for photos of the places I see and the artwork I make during this art project in Turkey. My husband Timothy S. Allen is going with me to Turkey, and he will be taking lots of photos to document my work and also photos of our experiences in Turkey. His Blog is at http://allentimphotos2.wordpress.com

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My Interview with Taiwanese artist Yi-Chun Lo in ART RADAR ASIA

11 Thursday Dec 2014

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view of "Banana Justice" installation by Yi-Chun Lo at CAI Gallery, Acton, MA

view of “Banana Justice” installation by Yi-Chun Lo at CAI Gallery, Acton, MA

In this week’s edition of the online journal ART RADAR ASIA you can see my interview with Taiwanese artist Yi-Chun Lo. Yi-chun is currently an artist in residence in Acton, Massachusetts at Contemporary Art International, and has been creating a site-specific installation all with banana peels. Check the interview and lots of photos of Yi-chn’s newest works at http://artradarjournal.com/2014/12/05/taiwanese-artist-yi-chun-lo-talks-bananas-and-economics-interview/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=taiwanese-artist-yi-chun-lo-talks-bananas-and-economics-interview&from=feedblitz_403966_4864629
Yi-Chun was one of the artists I selected for the 2010 Cheng Long Wetlands International Environmental Art Project, and she created an outdoor installation with bamboo and oyster shells titled “Listening.” For more information about the Cheng Long Wetlands environmental art project take a look at the Blog at http://artproject4wetland.wordpress.com
Entries for the 2015 art project in Cheng Long are due by January 16, 2015.

“Healing the Earth” installation 2 months later

09 Monday Jun 2014

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Prayer Flags at Nan Hua University “Healing the Earth” Installation Surviving Well After Three Months

prayer flags may1prayer flags ma-clossyprayer flags may-1These photographs show how the 250 handmade paper prayer flags created for my “Healing the Earth” installation are surviving after 2 months. When I returned to Nan Hua University to make a presentation for the school’s International Biodiversity Day celebration on May 23, I had a chance to visit the installation again and see how the artwork was changing over time. The students told me that the weather has been very rainy and windy during the months since the artwork was installed on March 22.   It is amazing to see how well the handmade paper has survived. The colors have faded somewhat and some flags have fallen to the ground and been dissolved into compost, but most are still “hanging in there”. The students and I made the paper pulp for the flags from paper mulberry bark and dyed the pulp with liquid fiber reactive dye. The handmade paper sheets were formed on A-4 size Western-style moulds and done in the Asian or Japanese way with multiple dips and using formation aid in the vat. This seems to produce very strong paper that lasts well through wind and heavy rainstorms.

You can see earlier entries on this Blog when the prayer flags installation was first put up and also see photos of the process of creating “Healing the Earth”. day 12_flags right side-small_1723 copy copy

I hope the students at Nan Hua University will send some more photos in a few months to show how the installation continues to change over time.

Making Trees

13 Friday Dec 2013

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During my artist in residency at Sitka Center for Art & Ecology from Oct. 16, 2013 – January 10, 2014, one of the things I have been working on is a multi-part installation of suspended handmade paper sculptures inspired by the tall Sitka Spruce trees in the area.  We took a trip up into the national forest land nearby and saw a whole forest of the tall evergreen trees, and the atmosphere was very special.  We were told that these trees came back after a big fire in the 1960s that destroyed most of the trees.  It is a wonderful place, and I wanted to create an installation of many trees that would be made from the materials of the place.  The handmade paper is made from Sitka Spruce bark collected there and prepared at the Sitka Center studio where I am working now.  The bark from these trees is easy to collect from the ground around the trees because chunks of bark fall off from the birds or other animals or the tree just shedding.  I also found one tree nearby that had been trimmed and was able to collect some bark there.  The other pulp used for these trees is from the marsh or wetlands in the Salmon River Estuary that is nearby the Sitka Center.  The plant I used is the Sitka Sedge, and I collected some leaves from this sedge and prepared it into pulp.  When I cooked and beat this one to a pulp, I was so excited that it was a beautiful green color that looked just like the moss growing on the Sitka Spruce trees.  Even thought the pulp dries to a lighter tan color it is still a good contrast to the very dark rich brown of the Sitka Spruce pulp.  These photos were taken by Timothy S. Allen and one shows me making a tree in the Boyden Studio space at the Sitka Center, and the other photo shows a couple of them hanging in the space.  I plan to keep making more trees and make as many as I can during the residency and then find a place to install them for an exhibition.

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