Janette Kerr (b. 1959) is a

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of land and seascapes. Janette Kerr served as the president of the

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from 2011 to 2016 and then became a visiting research fellow in Fine Art at the

University of the West of England The University of the West of England (also known as UWE Bristol) is a public research university, located in and around Bristol, England. The institution was know as the Bristol Polytechnic in 1970; it received university status in 1992 and ...

. Kerr is an Honorary Royal Scottish Academy of Art and Architecture Academician. From 1980 to 1993, Kerr taught as a full-time lecturer in painting, printmaking and drawing at the

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. In 2005 Kerr completed a PhD in Fine Art at the

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. Janette Kerr is known for her paintings of the far North and High Arctic including the

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Isles, Ireland, Norway and Iceland and works en-plein-air. Her direct experience of the coastline—the weather, the ocean, the people who live and work there and oceanographic studies, feature in her art. Kerr's residencies include Nes International art residency, Skagaströnd, NW Iceland (2020), Arctic Circle Programme expedition (2016), Meteorological Institute, Bergen, Norway, Brisons Veor, Cape Cornwall and Shetland Fishing Stations (2012) and Cill Rialaig in Ireland . In Norway, Kerr 'worked alongside Norwegian oceanographers at the meteorological Institute in Bergen studying the unpredictability of waves and wind, which had a profound influence on her work.' Kerr's collaborative work includes 'Confusing Shadow with Substance', a film and sound installation in Shetland, exhibited at the

Shetland Museum The Shetland Museum and Archives is a museum in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland. The new Shetland Museum at Hay's Dock was officially opened on 31 May 2007 by Queen Sonja of Norway and the Duke & Duchess of Rothesay (Charles & Camilla). Previous ...

and project funded by

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. Janette Kerr's paintings 'acknowledge the legacy of the 18th Century Romantic Sublime, confrontations with nature in its most elemental state.' Her paintings involve 'extremes and instabilities: peripheries and promontories – places of rapid change and shifts, both physically and meteorologically.' 'Contemporary and experimental, Janette does not aim to create meticulous studies of the landscape, preferring instead to respond to what is sensed rather than what is seen. Her paintings explore the boundaries between representation and abstraction whilst embodying the power and immediacy of both land and sea.' Kerr's work can be seen in public collections including the

Maine Maritime Museum Maine Maritime Museum, formerly the Bath Marine Museum, offers some exhibits about Maine's maritime heritage, culture and the role Maine has played in regional and global maritime activities. Maine Maritime Museum has a large and diverse collecti ...

, USA,

Royal Collection The Royal Collection of the British royal family is the largest private art collection in the world. Spread among 13 occupied and historic royal residences in the United Kingdom, the collection is owned by King Charles III and overseen by the ...

, London,

Shetland Arts Shetland Arts Development Agency or Shetland Arts for short, is a Scottish charity formed in 2006 (to replace the Shetland Arts Trust) with a remit to "encourage and assist in promoting and advancing the creation, practice and presentation and stu ...

, Shetland Isles, NorthLink Ferries, Scotland,

Norwegian Meteorological Institute The Norwegian Meteorological Institute ( no, Meteorologisk institutt), also known internationally as MET Norway, is Norway's national meteorological institute. It provides weather forecasts for civilian and military uses and conducts research in m ...

, Bergen, Norway, Dublin Office of Public Works, RWA Permanent Collection, Tallboys Bequest Bristol, Victoria Art Gallery Print Collection, Bath, Grizedale Society, Cumbria and the Colle Verde Art Trust, Tuscany.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kerr, Janette Living people British painters Alumni of the University of the West of England, Bristol People from Shetland Artists from Somerset 1959 births