Jan Mapes: Western Painter & Sculptor - Epi. 187, Host Dr. Mark Sublette

Jan Mapes dropped by the studio today to give us some paintings and a new bronze that she's recently produced. Luckily, I managed to wrangle her into the studio to do a podcast (which is not easy because she lives out in the middle of nowhere in eastern Colorado). 

Jan is a professional sculptor and painter and is very successful having shown in many museums and galleries, and is represented by my gallery here in Tucson. Her most recent museum show (at the time of recording) was the Briscoe Museum Night of Artists 2022 in San Antonio, TX. 

She was a rancher before taking the plunge into the art world, having operated a ranch with her husband doing hard ranching-type jobs for a number of years. Whether it was herding cattle, branding them, or doing what you do when you run cattle, Jan was surrounded by the subjects she chooses to sculpt and paint to this day. She lets us into that world during the podcast, which I particularly enjoyed hearing about.

Jan is living proof that you can sometimes live two lives concurrently and shows just how important it is to find things that define you as a person. This podcast is worth listening to for more than just the artistic insight Jan provides, but also so you can experience the story of someone that refused to be denied the lifestyle she wanted to live.

It was a really wonderful podcast. Art Dealer Diaries number 187 with Jan Mapes.