Jane Tardo
Conceptual Quilt Artist
Jane Tardo is a conceptual quilt artist from New Orleans, La. Working primarily in textiles, Jane creates surreal, maximalist tapestries using collage and quilting. They also incorporate embroidery, soft sculpture, mixed media, and analog/virtual technologies into absurdly fun experiences for cellphones. Inspired by the carnivalesque of americana holidays, cats, companionship, and natural landscapes- Tardo’s work is brought to life by ever-joyful solutions to daily troubles through leisure on the seams of reality and fantasy.
Spanning from commercial art, conceptual art, and public art, their work has been written about in the Washington Post, Antigravity Magazine, Times-Picayune, Art News, and Pelican Bomb. Tardo, MFA sculpture UNO ’20, has performed ‘Haunted Hearse Phone Rollercoaster’ in 7 states and regularly exhibits at Le LeMieux Galleries in New Orleans, and in Los Angeles at La Luz De Jesus and Thinkspace. Tardo is permanently exhibited at JAMNOLA and the Salem Cat Museum.
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