Jane Rosemont was born in the Midwest at a time when girls had few options. The youngest of

8 happy, spirited children, she was told she could be a nurse, teacher, secretary or a nun.

Although she took that to heart and followed all the rules at the time, she knew that eventually she would make a few rules of her own.

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It wasn’t until she was in her 20s that she fell madly in love...with an Olympus OM2 loaded with

Tri-X film. Finding her distinctive vision became not only an internal process, but a literal vocation.

“I’ve always felt as though I saw the world through a different lens than most, but didn't believe

I could, or should, celebrate it. The process of breaking through barriers was powerful and

productive. Finally, unapologetically and enthusiastically, I owned who I am." 

 

Jane eventually developed an intolerance to darkroom chemicals. Digital photography was in its infancy and image resolution was inadequate. Devastated, she pretended to be bored with photography and filled the gap with painting, mixed media, and collage work. "This experience expanded my horizons. I traveled around the country and the world to attend workshops, study,

and meet artists I aspired to be." When digital photography matured, she enthusiastically returned

to that medium. A move to Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2010 further lead the way to creative heights.

For four decades, her photographs and collages have been exhibited, published, and exhibited throughout the U.S. and Europe.

 

"Accidentally on purpose" Rosemont has produced and directed four films. Her first film, award-winning Pie Lady of Pie Town (2012) was simply a means to tell a story. Apotheosis (2016), a 10 minute short, is based on a story that she wrote specifically to feature the vintage doll heads she

had been photographing. Shirts! (2017) was a way to recover from a year of loss and grief.

Her most recent, feature length documentary Acting Like Nothing is Wrong (2022) is about

Hollywood character actor Jim Hoffmaster’s experience with childhood trauma. It has won over

a dozen awards in the film festival circuit, and will soon be available to stream. 

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These days, she spends time creating collages and paintings in her studios in Santa Fe and

Los Angeles, and continues to make photographs anywhere, everywhere, every day. “The older

I get, the more art invigorates me: making it, dreaming it, researching, educating. Galleries and museums are my version of heaven."

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Jane lives in Santa Fe with her husband Dick (fun with Dick & Jane!) and two tuxedo kitties,

JuJuBe and Josie. Dick buys and sells vinyl as The Guy in the Groove.