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Janet Werner Transforms Photos of “Perfection” into Layered Images

For decades, Janet Werner has transformed found photographs into fictional women whose identities remain deliberately open. In conversation, she reflects on painting, collage, subjectivity, art history, teaching, and the necessity of simply continuing to work.

The first time I saw Janet’s paintings in person, I found myself doing something I knew I probably shouldn’t: trying to figure out who the women were.… read more.

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