Jane Troup
Fine Art
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POND IN FOG
acrylic on linen
30" x 40"
$4000
acrylic on linen
30" x 40"
$4000
ARTIST STATEMENT
Being a devout observer and lover of Nature, I have a unique challenge when painting a landscape. In Nature I am amazed by the infinite number of organisms and elements swirling in this mix of life.
Representing that power, beauty and unity is possible by transforming these elements into form and symbols.
Plato states that the material world is changeable and unreliable, yet beyond this world of appearances is one of permanence and reliability. This is true reality. For any conceivable thing there is a corresponding Form which is an independent existing abstract perfect idea.
The idea of a tree, for example, has great complexity and spirit. It becomes more than an object; it becomes an idea. I use these forms /ideas
as my subjects in scenes to tell the story that as humans we are a part of nature.
Being a devout observer and lover of Nature, I have a unique challenge when painting a landscape. In Nature I am amazed by the infinite number of organisms and elements swirling in this mix of life.
Representing that power, beauty and unity is possible by transforming these elements into form and symbols.
Plato states that the material world is changeable and unreliable, yet beyond this world of appearances is one of permanence and reliability. This is true reality. For any conceivable thing there is a corresponding Form which is an independent existing abstract perfect idea.
The idea of a tree, for example, has great complexity and spirit. It becomes more than an object; it becomes an idea. I use these forms /ideas
as my subjects in scenes to tell the story that as humans we are a part of nature.
TREES WITH DEER
oil on canvas
48" x 60" x 1.5"
$8500
oil on canvas
48" x 60" x 1.5"
$8500
NIGHT FIELD
acrylic on charcoal linen
40" x 52" xc 1.5"
$7000
acrylic on charcoal linen
40" x 52" xc 1.5"
$7000
HILL WITH FENCE
watercolor and gouache. image size 20" x 20"
paper 23" x 26" on Arches heavy smooth rag
$2500
watercolor and gouache. image size 20" x 20"
paper 23" x 26" on Arches heavy smooth rag
$2500
EDUCATION
The Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MA 1971-74 ; 1978-79, BFA 2002
The Corcoran School of Art, Washington, D.C. 1977
The University of Maryland, College Park, MA, 1979 Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, 1997
WORK EXPERIENCE
Special Exhibition Fabrication and Design Assistant, The Sixties The Ronald Reagan Museum, California,1996
Painting Instructor, The Nantucket Island School of Arts & Design,1984
Artist in Residence, Walnut Street Gallery, Springfield, MO, 2003
Banner Design, First Friday Art Walk, Springfield, MO, 2003
Teaching Instructor, Missouri State University 2006
AWARDS
MOAK, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, Missouri
Watercolor USA, 2012, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, Missouri
Award of Merit, 1999, Winter Park Arts Festival, Winter Park, FL
Best of Show, Two Dimensions, 1998; Hidden Glen Arts Festival, Olathe, KS
Purchase Award, 1998, Hidden Glen Arts Festival, Olathe, KS
Watercolor USA, 1997, 1996; Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO
Best of Show, Charlotte Arts Festival, Charlotte, NC
PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA
Saving Bull Creek, Bullard & Kipfer, Missouri State University's Ozarks Studies Institute, 2024 Cover Art
The American Scholar, Portrait of the Artist, March 2018
OZARKSWATCH Video Magazine, Jane Troup- Animal and Landscape Artist, October 31, 2025
Connecting Canvas to Nature, Ozarks Signature Magazine, The Arts Issue , July-August 2008
Best of 417, 417 Magazine December 2006
Defining Hinduism: A Reader, Equinox, London; Routledge, New York, cover artwork,2005
Springfield News Leader, August 2005 417 Magazine, Upfront Places, November, 2004
Mary Engelbreit’s Home Companion, Artist Directory, October, 2004
The Ginko Tree, cover artwork, 2004
417 Magazine, People, Artist Profile, May, 2004
Mary Engelbreit’s Home Companion, Pet Portraits, December, 2003
Springfield’s News Leader, September, 2003
Mary Engelbreit’s Home Companion, Artist’s Profile, August, 1998
Springfield News Leader, June, 1996
Springfield News Leader, March, 1996
The Washington Post, December, 1990
The Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MA 1971-74 ; 1978-79, BFA 2002
The Corcoran School of Art, Washington, D.C. 1977
The University of Maryland, College Park, MA, 1979 Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, 1997
WORK EXPERIENCE
Special Exhibition Fabrication and Design Assistant, The Sixties The Ronald Reagan Museum, California,1996
Painting Instructor, The Nantucket Island School of Arts & Design,1984
Artist in Residence, Walnut Street Gallery, Springfield, MO, 2003
Banner Design, First Friday Art Walk, Springfield, MO, 2003
Teaching Instructor, Missouri State University 2006
AWARDS
MOAK, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, Missouri
Watercolor USA, 2012, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, Missouri
Award of Merit, 1999, Winter Park Arts Festival, Winter Park, FL
Best of Show, Two Dimensions, 1998; Hidden Glen Arts Festival, Olathe, KS
Purchase Award, 1998, Hidden Glen Arts Festival, Olathe, KS
Watercolor USA, 1997, 1996; Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO
Best of Show, Charlotte Arts Festival, Charlotte, NC
PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA
Saving Bull Creek, Bullard & Kipfer, Missouri State University's Ozarks Studies Institute, 2024 Cover Art
The American Scholar, Portrait of the Artist, March 2018
OZARKSWATCH Video Magazine, Jane Troup- Animal and Landscape Artist, October 31, 2025
Connecting Canvas to Nature, Ozarks Signature Magazine, The Arts Issue , July-August 2008
Best of 417, 417 Magazine December 2006
Defining Hinduism: A Reader, Equinox, London; Routledge, New York, cover artwork,2005
Springfield News Leader, August 2005 417 Magazine, Upfront Places, November, 2004
Mary Engelbreit’s Home Companion, Artist Directory, October, 2004
The Ginko Tree, cover artwork, 2004
417 Magazine, People, Artist Profile, May, 2004
Mary Engelbreit’s Home Companion, Pet Portraits, December, 2003
Springfield’s News Leader, September, 2003
Mary Engelbreit’s Home Companion, Artist’s Profile, August, 1998
Springfield News Leader, June, 1996
Springfield News Leader, March, 1996
The Washington Post, December, 1990
BEAR ENTERS, EXIT DEER
acrylic on canvas
42" x 48" x 1.5"
$7000
acrylic on canvas
42" x 48" x 1.5"
$7000
BIRDBATH
oil on canvas
30" x 30" x 1.5"
$3000
oil on canvas
30" x 30" x 1.5"
$3000
COLLECTIONS
The Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
The Garth Newell Music Center, Hot Springs, Virginia
BKD, Springfield, Missouri
Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, Missouri
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C.
Seward and Kissel, Washington, D. C.
The Pickwick Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama
Blue Cross & Blue Sheild, Philadelphia
Reliance Standard Insurance Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Employers Mutual Company, Des Moines, Iowa
LaMair, Mulock & Condon, Des Moines, Iowa
EXHIBITIONS
2026
SPIVA CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Joplin, Missouri, One person show, Return to Innocence
2025
OBELISK Home, Springfield, Missouri, MY THEORY OF FORMS
2024
SPIVA CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Joplin, Missouri, OBELISK ARTISTS
2021
OBELISK Home, Springfield, Missouri, STUDIES IN FUNGI
2019
OBELISK Home, Springfield, Missouri, SCENES FROM MY LIFE
2018
OBELISK Home, Springfield, Missouri
2015
Edgewood Orchard Galleries, Door County, Wisconsin
The Guild The Artful Home , Catalog & Website WWW.GUILD.COM
2014
OBELISK Home, Springfield, Missouri
The Guild The Artful Home , Catalog & Website WWW.GUILD.COM
2013
ARTspace, "One & Only", Kohler Arts Center, Kohler, Wisconsin
"Personal Perspectives", Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, Missouri
WAGS, SW Missouri Human Society Auction, Obelisk Home, Springfield, Missouri
2012
WAGS, SW Missouri Human Society Auction
MOAK, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, Missouri
ARTCETERA,
The Doula Foundation, Springfield, Missouri
OBELISK Home, Springfield, Missouri
The Guild The Artful Home , Catalog & Website WWW.GUILD.COM
2011
ARTCETERA, The Doula Foundation, Springfield, Missouri
OBELISK Home, Springfield, Missouri
2010
Warm Springs Gallery, Warm Springs, Virginia
The Guild The Artful Home , Catalog & Website WWW.GUILD.COM
Obelisk Home, Springfield, Missouri
2009
"As I See It", Katie Gingrass Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The Guild The Artful Home , Catalog & Website WWW.GUILD.COM
Obelisk Home, Springfield, Missouri
2008
Warm Springs Gallery, Warm Springs, Virginia
Hawthorn Gallery, Springfield, Missouri
The Guild The Artful Home , Catalog & Website WWW.GUILD.COM
2007-2006
Hawthorn Gallery, Springfield, Missouri
The Gillioz, Springfield, Missouri
The Guild The Artful Home , Catalog & Website WWW.GUILD.COM
Katie Gingrass Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Greater Ozarks Arts Tour GOAT, Southwestern Missouri
Walnut Street Gallery, Springfield, Missouri
2004
MOAK, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, Missouri
Walnut Street Gallery, Springfield, Missouri
2003
Edgewood Orchard Galleries, Door County, Wisconsin
William Havu Gallery, Denver, Colorado
MOAK, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, Missouri
Walnut Street Gallery, Springfield, Missouri
The Jane Troup Gallery, Springfield, Missouri
2002
MOAK, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, Missouri
William Havu Gallery, Denver, Colorado
Up with Art 2, Little Rock, Arkansas
2001
Edgewood Orchard Galleries, Door County, Wisconsin
William Havu Gallery, Denver, Colorado
Alpha Art Gallery, Little Rock, Arkansas
2000
Edgewood Orchard Galleries, Door County, Wisconsin
1999
William Havu Gallery, Denver, Colorado
Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, Colorado
Des Moines Art Festival, Des Moines, Iowa
1998
Winter Park Arts Festival, Winter Park, Florida
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Craft Show, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Plaza Arts Festival, Kansas City, Missouri
Saint Louis Art Festival, Saint Louis, Missouri
Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, Colorado
1997
Milwaukee Art Museum, Lakefront Festival of Arts, Milwaukee,
Walnut Street Gallery, Springfield, Missouri
Two Rivers Arts Festival, Des Moines, Iowa
Springfield Art Museum, Watercolor USA, Springfield, Missouri
Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, Colorado
Vail Festival of Art, Vail, Colorado
1998
Winter Park Arts Festival, Winter Park, Florida
Springfield Art Museum, Watercolor USA, Springfield, Missouri
1989
Percival Galleries, Des Moines, Iowa
1987
Laumeier Art Festival, St. Louis, Missouri
Percival Galleries, Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines Art Center, Art in the Park, Des Moines, Iowa
The Joy Berman Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Laumeier Art Festival, St. Louis, Missouri
1986
The Joy Berman Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Des Moines Art Center, Art in the Park, Des Moines, Iowa
Springfield Art Museum, MOAK, Springfield, Missouri
Provident Art Exhibition, Invitational One Person, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1985
National Drawing Competition, The Art Alliance, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, Virginia
1984
Foxhall Gallery, Neo-Deco, Two-Person Show, Washington, D.C.
Nantucket School of Art & Design, One Person Show, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington Artists, Washington, D.C.
National Exhibition of Works on Paper, Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, Virginia
Three Women,The Mayor’s Office, Washington, D.C.
Brandeis Exhibition, Rockville, Maryland
Artists Space, Washington, D.C.
1983
Gallery K, A Garland of Flowers, Washington, D.C.
1981
Washington Project for the Arts, Open Studio, Washington, D.C.
Gallery K, Mindscapes, Washington, D.C.
The Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
The Garth Newell Music Center, Hot Springs, Virginia
BKD, Springfield, Missouri
Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, Missouri
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C.
Seward and Kissel, Washington, D. C.
The Pickwick Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama
Blue Cross & Blue Sheild, Philadelphia
Reliance Standard Insurance Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Employers Mutual Company, Des Moines, Iowa
LaMair, Mulock & Condon, Des Moines, Iowa
EXHIBITIONS
2026
SPIVA CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Joplin, Missouri, One person show, Return to Innocence
2025
OBELISK Home, Springfield, Missouri, MY THEORY OF FORMS
2024
SPIVA CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Joplin, Missouri, OBELISK ARTISTS
2021
OBELISK Home, Springfield, Missouri, STUDIES IN FUNGI
2019
OBELISK Home, Springfield, Missouri, SCENES FROM MY LIFE
2018
OBELISK Home, Springfield, Missouri
2015
Edgewood Orchard Galleries, Door County, Wisconsin
The Guild The Artful Home , Catalog & Website WWW.GUILD.COM
2014
OBELISK Home, Springfield, Missouri
The Guild The Artful Home , Catalog & Website WWW.GUILD.COM
2013
ARTspace, "One & Only", Kohler Arts Center, Kohler, Wisconsin
"Personal Perspectives", Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, Missouri
WAGS, SW Missouri Human Society Auction, Obelisk Home, Springfield, Missouri
2012
WAGS, SW Missouri Human Society Auction
MOAK, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, Missouri
ARTCETERA,
The Doula Foundation, Springfield, Missouri
OBELISK Home, Springfield, Missouri
The Guild The Artful Home , Catalog & Website WWW.GUILD.COM
2011
ARTCETERA, The Doula Foundation, Springfield, Missouri
OBELISK Home, Springfield, Missouri
2010
Warm Springs Gallery, Warm Springs, Virginia
The Guild The Artful Home , Catalog & Website WWW.GUILD.COM
Obelisk Home, Springfield, Missouri
2009
"As I See It", Katie Gingrass Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The Guild The Artful Home , Catalog & Website WWW.GUILD.COM
Obelisk Home, Springfield, Missouri
2008
Warm Springs Gallery, Warm Springs, Virginia
Hawthorn Gallery, Springfield, Missouri
The Guild The Artful Home , Catalog & Website WWW.GUILD.COM
2007-2006
Hawthorn Gallery, Springfield, Missouri
The Gillioz, Springfield, Missouri
The Guild The Artful Home , Catalog & Website WWW.GUILD.COM
Katie Gingrass Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Greater Ozarks Arts Tour GOAT, Southwestern Missouri
Walnut Street Gallery, Springfield, Missouri
2004
MOAK, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, Missouri
Walnut Street Gallery, Springfield, Missouri
2003
Edgewood Orchard Galleries, Door County, Wisconsin
William Havu Gallery, Denver, Colorado
MOAK, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, Missouri
Walnut Street Gallery, Springfield, Missouri
The Jane Troup Gallery, Springfield, Missouri
2002
MOAK, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, Missouri
William Havu Gallery, Denver, Colorado
Up with Art 2, Little Rock, Arkansas
2001
Edgewood Orchard Galleries, Door County, Wisconsin
William Havu Gallery, Denver, Colorado
Alpha Art Gallery, Little Rock, Arkansas
2000
Edgewood Orchard Galleries, Door County, Wisconsin
1999
William Havu Gallery, Denver, Colorado
Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, Colorado
Des Moines Art Festival, Des Moines, Iowa
1998
Winter Park Arts Festival, Winter Park, Florida
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Craft Show, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Plaza Arts Festival, Kansas City, Missouri
Saint Louis Art Festival, Saint Louis, Missouri
Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, Colorado
1997
Milwaukee Art Museum, Lakefront Festival of Arts, Milwaukee,
Walnut Street Gallery, Springfield, Missouri
Two Rivers Arts Festival, Des Moines, Iowa
Springfield Art Museum, Watercolor USA, Springfield, Missouri
Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, Colorado
Vail Festival of Art, Vail, Colorado
1998
Winter Park Arts Festival, Winter Park, Florida
Springfield Art Museum, Watercolor USA, Springfield, Missouri
1989
Percival Galleries, Des Moines, Iowa
1987
Laumeier Art Festival, St. Louis, Missouri
Percival Galleries, Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines Art Center, Art in the Park, Des Moines, Iowa
The Joy Berman Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Laumeier Art Festival, St. Louis, Missouri
1986
The Joy Berman Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Des Moines Art Center, Art in the Park, Des Moines, Iowa
Springfield Art Museum, MOAK, Springfield, Missouri
Provident Art Exhibition, Invitational One Person, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1985
National Drawing Competition, The Art Alliance, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, Virginia
1984
Foxhall Gallery, Neo-Deco, Two-Person Show, Washington, D.C.
Nantucket School of Art & Design, One Person Show, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington Artists, Washington, D.C.
National Exhibition of Works on Paper, Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, Virginia
Three Women,The Mayor’s Office, Washington, D.C.
Brandeis Exhibition, Rockville, Maryland
Artists Space, Washington, D.C.
1983
Gallery K, A Garland of Flowers, Washington, D.C.
1981
Washington Project for the Arts, Open Studio, Washington, D.C.
Gallery K, Mindscapes, Washington, D.C.
LANDSCAPE WITH FIRE
oil on canvas.
36" x 48" x 1.5"
$6000
oil on canvas.
36" x 48" x 1.5"
$6000
TREES WITH COUPLE
oil on board.
24" x 18"
$2200
oil on board.
24" x 18"
$2200
THE RED SHED
oil on canvas.
40" x 34" x 1"
$5500
oil on canvas.
40" x 34" x 1"
$5500
THE CREEK BELOW
oil on canvas.
48" x 60" x 1.5"
$8000
oil on canvas.
48" x 60" x 1.5"
$8000
THE GOLDEN TREE
acrylic on olive linen.
60" x 48" x 2.25"
$6500
acrylic on olive linen.
60" x 48" x 2.25"
$6500
LANDSCAPE WITH POND & DOG
oil on canvas
72" x 52" x 2". Framed
$9000
oil on canvas
72" x 52" x 2". Framed
$9000