JAMAICA PLAIN, MA — The Jamaica Plain Branch Library, in collaboration with The Friends of the Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library and Uforge, is thrilled to unveil the latest edition of its annual rotating art program for 2024. The library is excited to showcase "Jane Keddy: Women’s Work".
Hailing from Gloucester, Jane Keddy is a versatile artist with expertise in printmaking and textile art, exploring various mediums such as ecoprinting, shibori, and textile collage. Commencing her artistic journey with batik, she expanded into silkscreen printing on paper and fabric.
Jane Keddy's current passions involve ecoprinting—a technique utilizing live plants, pressure, and steam—and shibori, a Japanese method of dyeing cloth that employs folding, binding, clamping, and other resist methods. She holds esteemed memberships in the Rocky Neck Art Colony, Rockport Art Association, Salted Cod Arthouse Gallery, and the Surface Design Association.
The featured collection, "Women’s Work," comprises fabric panels crafted by Keddy. These panels integrate vintage textiles, photographs, and stitching to depict women in both traditional and non-traditional occupations. Serving as a visual narrative, the collection illustrates the diversity and significance of women’s labor over the past 150 years, offering a poignant homage to the history of working women through textiles and photography.
Jane Keddy: Women’s Work is on view from February 29-May 1, 2024, with a reception to be held on Thursday, February 29, 2024, 5:30-7:30 PM. The library is open Monday-Wednesday 10-6, Thursday 12-8, and Friday and Saturday 9-5 (closed Sundays). The exhibition space is located on the lower level.