Jane Rosemont was born in the Midwest at a time when girls had few options. The youngest of 8 happy, spirited children, she was told she could be a nurse, a teacher, or a nun. Although she took that to heart and followed all the rules at the

time, she knew that eventually she had to make a few rules of her own.

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It wasn’t until she was in her 20s that she fell deeply in love...with an Olympus OM2 loaded with Tri-X film. Finding her

own vision became not only an internal process, but a literal vocation. “I’ve always felt as though I saw the world through

a different lens than most, but didn't believed I could, or should, celebrate it. The process of breaking through barriers was powerful and productive.” 

 

Jane eventually developed an intolerance to darkroom chemicals. Digital photography was in its infancy and image resolution was inadequate. Devastated, she pretended to be bored with photography and filled the gap with painting,

mixed media, and collage work. "This experience expanded my horizons. I traveled to various parts of the country and

world to take workshops and meet artists I aspired to be." When digital photography matured, she enthusiastically returned to that medium. A move to Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2010 further lead the way to creative heights. For four decades, her photographs and collages have been exhibited, published, and exhibited throughout the U.S. and Europe.

 

Accidentally on purpose, Rosemont has also produced and directed four films. Her first film, award-winning

Pie Lady of Pie Town (2012) was simply a means to tell a story. Apotheosis (2016), a 10 minute short, is based on a story that she wrote specifically to feature the vintage doll heads she had been photographing. Shirts! (2017) was a way to recover from a year of loss and grief. Her most recent, feature length documentary Acting Like Nothing is Wrong (2022)

is about Hollywood character actor Jim Hoffmaster’s experience with childhood trauma. It has won over a dozen awards

in the film festival circuit, and will soon be available to stream. 

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These days, she spends time creating collages and paintings in her studios in Santa Fe and Los Angeles, and continues

to make photographs anywhere, everywhere. “The older I get, the more art invigorates me: making it, dreaming it, researching, educating. Galleries and museums are my version of heaven."

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Jane lives in Santa Fe with her husband Dick (fun with Dick & Jane!) and two tuxedo kitties, JuJuBe and Josie. Dick buys and sells vinyl as The Guy in the Groove.