Jane Cochrane - MA Fine Art

Having lived in the south, Wales, the south-west and now the east of the UK, I am keenly aware of the local colourscapes and palettes - for example, the bluer-blues and redder earth of Devon and Cornwall compared with the more subdued shades of East Anglia. Similarly, I enjoy identifying the seasonal changes of colours in different areas. The Essence of Spring and Colours of Summer paintings, for example, demonstrate the difference in pigmentation of foliage, here in Suffolk, from spring through to summer.

I became a full-time artist in 2015, after careers in government policy and management consultancy. In 2023, I returned to university and gained an MA in Fine Arts at Norwich University of the Arts.

My first solo show was held in Saxmundham in 2020, and in March 2025, my work was included in the annual exhibition of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour at the Mall Galleries. I regularly exhibit across East Anglia, including Art Fair East, the Suffolk Art Society, and the Colchester Art Society.

Exhibitions:

2025
March 2025 – Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours, Mall Galleries, London

February 2025 – Craft House, Woodbridge, Suffolk
April 2025 - Needham Market Easter Exhibition, Needham Market, Suffolk
May 2025 - Suffolk Art Society Exhibition, Lavenham, Suffolk
2024

MA Show - Norwich University of the Arts
Beckett’s Chapel, Wymondham, Norfolk - joint exhibition with former course colleagues

Shoe Factory, Norwich - MA group exhibition

Colchester Art Society Winter Exhibition, Minories Gallery, Colchester
2023

Process Exhibited, Norwich University - MA group exhibition
Suffolk Open Studios - joint exhibition at the Ballroom Gallery, Aldeburgh

Outpost Gallery, Norwich, Norfolk - archive works

Colchester Art Society Winter Exhibition, Minories Gallery, Colchester
2022

Art Fair East, Norwich, Norfolk
Suffolk Open Studios, Open studio weekends

Ufford Arts Festival, Ufford, Suffolk

Needham Market Art Exhibition, Needham Market, Suffolk, joint exhibition

Nayland Art Fair, Nayland, Suffolk, joint exhibition

Suffolk Show Art Exhibition

Art in East Anglia gallery, Bury St. Edmunds

2020

The George Farnham Gallery, Saxmundham, Suffolk (solo show)

Suffolk Open Studios, Open studio weekends

Needham Market Art Exhibition, Needham Market, Suffolk

2019

Art on the Prom, Felixstowe, Suffolk

Needham Market Art Exhibition, Needham Market, Suffolk

2018

Art Space, Woodbridge, Suffolk - small group exhibition

Art on the Prom, Felixstowe, Suffolk

Ufford Arts Festival, Ufford, Suffolk
Suffolk Open Studios, Open studio weekends

Needham Market Art Exhibition, Needham Market, Suffolk

2017

Pond Gallery, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, joint exhibition
Suffolk Open Studios, Open studio weekends

Needham Market Art Exhibition, Suffolk

Suffolk Show, Art Exhibition
2016