Jane Allnatt has always been involved in art in its many forms. Presently Jane is focusing on wood sculpture. Previously she has immersed herself in diverse mediums including: pottery; metal repousse; leather; silver jewelry; bone; paper mache; modelling and casting; commercial art; painted banners and soft-stone sculptures. All of these artistic forms have been essential in the development of Jane's creative vision.

Jane has held three multi-media exhibitions (1996, 1998, 2000) and one wood carving exhibition (2018). She has been Guest Exhibitor twice at the National Woodskills Festival in Kawerau (1999, 2004, 2019). Jane showed and sold works from 2005 until 2017 at the Auckland Easter Show. In 2006, the South Auckland Woodturners Guild invited Jane to be Guest Exhibitor and Demonstrator to encourage and promote woodcarving in New Zealand. This was also held at the Easter Show. She has given presentations at South Auckland, Franklin and West Auckland Woodturners groups. Jane no longer competes in these events; some are no longer held, and others are no longer suited to a wood carver.

Since 1993 Jane has worked full-time as a wood sculptor. Jane first entered into the National Woodskills Festival in 1996 where to her surprise she picked up three awards. Jane has also competed at Manukau, Thames, Whangamata and Waihi where she has gained awards. Twenty-two years of competition has pushed her work up to the highest standard. Jane was a judge at the bi-annual Taranaki Woodcraft Festival in 2009 and 2017.

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