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The first time I walked by this plant it stopped me in my tracks. It was huge, very strong looking and quite scary. The leaves were enormous and full of colour. I thought to myself: this is how I feel. I was on a healing journey and the growth was fast, huge, painful and often scary. Yet both my journey and the plant were beautiful and so important.

Hi - I'm Jan Swaren and I was born in St. Avold, France and grew up in Canada. I studied Visual Arts first at Canterbury School of the Arts in Ottawa and then at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. My exhibitions include: Visual Art: Public Exhibitions 2011: Passion/Power: Stations of Metaphor, Juried Solo Exhibition, Mill Street Gallery, Sydenham, ON 2010: The Wellington Street Gallery, Kingston, ON (on-going members exhibition) 2009: Won Parks Canada Mural/Installation commission, St, Lawrence National Park, Mallorytown Landing, ON 2008: Juried Art Salon, Kingston Arts Council, ON 2007: Juried Art Salon, Kingston Arts Council, ON 2007: Voices, group invitational, Studio 22, Kingston, ON 1997: Agribition,...