Janet Maher — M.F.A. Printmaking, M.A. Studio Arts, B.S. Art Education

Professor Emeritus of Art, Loyola University Maryland; 

Juried Artist Member and Webmaster, Artist’s Cooperative Gallery of Westerly; 

Signature Member, National Collage Society; 

Juried Artist Member, Wickford Art Association; 

Charter Member, National Museum of Women in the Arts

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Author of:

Waterbury Irish: From the Emerald Isle to the Brass City

(assisted by John Wiehn); The History Press: Charleston, SC, 2015

From the Old Sod to the Naugatuck Valley: Early Irish 

Catholics in New Haven County, Connecticut; Apprentice House:

 Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore, 2012

Curated Exhibitions:  

2026, Feb. 18 – Aug. 9, Meticulous, Gregory Allicar Museum of Art, Colorado State University, Fort Collins,  CO, Curator: Ella Rupp (In this 13-works exhibition, my two lithograph are included from the museum's permanent collection along with 11 works on loan from CSU Libraries Archives and Special Collections)

2026, May 6 - June 13, Human Nature, Warwick Center for the Arts, Warwick, RI; Curator: Danielle Salisbury (7-person exhibition)

2026, May 7 – June 11, Seeing Into the Present, AVS (Alexey von Schlippe) Gallery, Avery Point, CT; Curator, Jeanne Ciravolo

2026, Apr. 17– May 10, JAM, (Juried Artist Members) Exhibition, Wickford Art Association, Wickford, RI; Curator, Shari Weschler (five works included with 14 other artists)

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Competitive Juried  Exhibitions:

2026, July 6 – Aug. 7, 115th Annual Juried Exhibition, Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, Slater Museum, Norwich, RI; Jurors: Catherine Shtick and Mark Zunino

2026, Apr. 1 – 26, Annual ACGOW Juried Regional Exhibition, Westerly, RI; Juror: Peter J. Geisser 

2026, Feb. 27 – Apr. 10, An Exhibition in Five Acts: Abstracted, Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme, CT; Juror: Jill Krutick

2026, Feb. 19 – Mar. 14, Paint, Print and Drawing Annual, South County Art Association, Kingston, RI; Juror:  Shawn Kenney 

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Group Exhibitions:

2026, July 1 – Aug. 2, Land & Seascapes,  Artists’ Cooperative Gallery of Westerly, RI

2026, June 3 – 28, Art in Bloom;  Artists’ Cooperative Gallery of Westerly, RI

2026, Apr. 29 - May 31, Out on a Limb—Exploring New Mediums, Artists’ Cooperative Gallery of Westerly, RI 

2026, Mar. 4 – 29, The Elements—Earth, Wind, Fire, Water, Artists’ Cooperative Gallery of Westerly, RI 

2026, Feb. 4 – Mar. 1, True Love—Musical Memories, Artists’ Cooperative Gallery of Westerly, Westerly, RI

2026, Jan. 30 – Mar. 8, Annual Members & Elected Artists Exhibition, Mystic Museum of Art, Mystic, CT

2026, Jan. 9 – 29, Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, Hoxie Gallery, Westerly, RI 

2026, Jan. 7 – Feb. 1, Lines, Marks & Squiggles, Artists’ Cooperative Gallery of Westerly, Westerly, RI