Jane Marquez was born in Paola, Kansas and spent the first 14 years of her life in Parkville, Missouri, before moving to Titusville, Florida. In 1967, she graduated from Titusville High School then began working at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Information Center. After moving to San Diego,California, she met and married her soul mate, Ruben, over 30 years ago. After their children were grown, they moved from Escondido, California to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1998.

   Jane Marquez began her professional career in 1990. After graduating with a degree in Fine Art, she began entering local and regional competitions, where she won several awards for her art. In Las Vegas, she won First Place in the oil/acrylic category at the 1999 Las Vegas Art Museum's Fall Roundup and has earned very favorable reviews of her work; most recently by Chuck Twardy for her solo show at the City of Las Vegas' Charleston Heights Art Center.  "Marquez has a mature sensibility and you can imagine it only gaining power over time." (Las Vegas Weekly; 12/16/2002)

Statement

   "The subjects I choose for my paintings come from personal encounters with people, places, or things. The compositions I create are worked out from sketches and photos of these subjects, but imbued with quite a bit of imagination.  Sometimes the ideas come quickly, other times they are worked out of a period of years. I like to paint with eaither acrylic paint or pastel because they each have properties that allow for quick changes as the painting evolves.  I am most fascinated with the color of light and shadow, and the way that it falls across a subject. My hope is that the viewer will feel compelled to take a moment to really see and to be drawn into my compositions." -- Jane Marquez