Jane Martin

Artist Bio

Jane Martin is a studio jeweler producing work, which is sold in galleries throughout the United States. Her jewelry making education started in 1970 at Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua NY. In 1978, she received a BFA degree in jewelry/metalsmithing from The University of the Arts (Philadelphia College of Art). In 1988, Jane was a founding board member of the Seattle Metals Guild. She has participated in The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show and The Smithsonian Craft Show. Facere Art Jewelry exhibits her work locally. Photographs of Jane’s art jewelry work have been published in The Metalsmith’s Book of Boxes & Lockets by Tim McCreight, Contemporary American Jewelry Design by Ettagale Blauer and Ornament, Lapidary Journal, Crafts Report and American Crafts magazines. Jane has taught at Pratt Fine Arts Center in Seattle and on Bainbridge Island through the parks department. She is a member of Cedars Unitarian Universalist Church, Zero Waste and volunteers at the Rotary Auction. Currently she is on the boards of Port Blakely Historical Cemetery, was a founding board member of BARN – Bainbridge Artisans Recourse Network and its jewelry and fine metals department.