Jane Evans was born in Nelson 1946 and educated at Nelson College for Girls. She enrolled at the Ilam School of Fine Arts in 1965, and the following year travelled to England to attended London's Waltham Forest Art College. Following a period of formal study she determined upon a program of self-education.

This freedom of spirit from a young age resonates throughout a life time's creation of vibrant, free-flowing works. Evan's innate understanding and use of colour saw her flower and figurative narratives hit a high spot in the buoyant international art market of the early to mid 1980s. Today, enthusiasm for her work is again being witnessed in the sale room.

After an initial diagnosis of rheumatoid art...