As part of Jane's Gentle Giants installation, a purple humanoid-bat creature sculpture with star-patterned wings is displayed on a pedestal on Broadway street in Saskatoon.
Illustration of two women with dramatic eye makeup, flowers in their hair, and pastel clouds in the background
Illustrated 2027 calendar collage featuring celestial art, a crescent moon, butterfly portraits, and starry designs on a dark cosmic background
As part of Jane's Gentle Giants installation, Colorful outdoor sculpture of a star-headed woman in a blue, star-patterned bodysuit beside a tree on a city street
Display of colorful illustrated art stickers featuring surreal portraits, animals, and fantasy characters at a market stall
Photo taken by Kathryn Trembach
Expressionist painting of three women with dark hair surrounded by colorful doll-like figures
Colorful mural of a flower-faced person in a garden beside a giant potted plant, coffee table, radio, and two pigeons
Surreal illustration of a woman with a star-shaped headdress sitting on clouds beneath a crescent moon, surrounded by flowers, stars, and whimsical clouds against a dark night sky.
Artist wearing a face mask in a colorful basement studio with yarn shelves, pegboard tools, paintings, and tufted textile artwork.
Hand holding a colorful embroidered monster patch with a toothy grin and single eye in front of houseplants
Surrealist painting of a pink-haired woman, sadly gazing off. She is seated, holding a pink-and-white house on fire beneath stylized clouds.

About Jane

Jane Reväe McWhirter (she/her) is a visual artist from Saskatoon, SK, Treaty 6 Territory. Jane received her BFA in Studio Arts from Concordia University in Montreal, majoring in painting and ceramics but exploring everything from embroidery to sound-based installation.

Jane uses art as an outlet, exploring various mediums while channelling emotion into her work. Her work explores themes of healing, vulnerability, connection, growth, mental health, feminine energy, and flora and fauna. Her soft, spooky style can be found in paintings, pottery, prints, stickers, stationery, and more.

illustrated pink flower with a smiling face on yellow center and green leaves
CV + Professional experience

As a child, I sold drawings of flowers door-to-door; creating spooky art helped me through tough teenage years and being creative played a pivotal role in disrupting the self-destructive path I was on in my early 20s. 

For the past 15 years, my practice has been centred around active self-care and healing through art-making. When I am not doing well, I create artwork to soothe myself. This work is a refuge - a place for me to release energy and calm my mind. When I am doing better mentally, I create expressive, personal, and cathartic pieces. This work is significant and helps me understand myself. I’ve always felt they were separate processes, with one more valuable than the other, but I know they cannot exist separately. When I am unwell, art takes care of me; when I am thriving, art challenges me and helps me grow. I am so grateful for this balance.

★2027 Calendar★ by Jane Reväe

★ Preorder price $45 [$50 after November 30th] 8.5"x23" wall calendar features twelve illustrations + 12 custom month layout designs

★ Hole-punched for easy hanging. Illustrations can be trimmed and kept as 8.5" x 11" prints

★ Printed locally in Saskatoon on thick, silk-coated paper (not glossy) 

★ Sunday-Saturday layout, with full moons highlighted each month

Pre-order

Upcoming markets

Artist market booth displaying colorful prints, cards, stickers, pins, magnets, and artwork by Jane Revae

Creatures of the Night Market
December 5th and 6th
Cosmo Senior Centre
614 11th Street East
Off Broadway Ave, Saskatoon

Featured Projects

Part of Jane's Gentle Giant series, a colourful humanoid-flower sculpture with a purple-petaled face and green leafy body beside a tree in autumn.

Gentle Giants

Vibrant illustration of a woman in a light blue dress surrounded by pink clouds and green foliage against an orange-pink background

Patron Saint of Self Care

Illustration of a person upside down in a puddle during rain, with three hanging clouds, countryside houses, and the message “You will be okay.”

Prints

Featured interviews / podcasts / videos

  • The SaskScapes podcast cover featuring a Saskatchewan wheat field beneath a blue sky and clouds, with text about arts, culture, and heritage hosted by Kevin Power.

    SaskScapes Podcast

    EP 72. URBAN CANVAS PROJECT | NOV 2015

    Past SCYAP Urban Canvas Project participants share the personal impact the Urban Canvas Program has on their lives. SaskScapes was the very first podcast series in Saskatchewan featuring stories of arts, culture and heritage created by Kevin Power.

  • Colorful mural of a flower-faced green woman drinking coffee at a café table with two pigeons at her feet

    Broadway BID

    DOOR DECOR PROJECT

    This unique alley art installation invited artists to reimagine the doors around Broadway Avenue, using vibrant, printed decals to transform ordinary spaces into stunning, community-inspired art. Find Jane’s doo behind the Broadway Theatre!

  • Saskatchewan Arts Alliance logo with the tagline “Speaking up for the arts since 1984.”

    Sask Arts Alliance

    ART’S EVERYWHERE: EP 11 | SEPT 2023

    Em Ironstar is joined by Jane Reväe McWhirter, the curator of Nuit Blanche Saskatoon (NBYXE). They discuss the importance of accessible artwork that engages the community, activates public spaces and welcomes everyone.

  • Jane in a black grid-patterned shirt with bold text reading “Thank You, Jane!” From Nuit Blanche Sasaktoon

    Nuit Blanche Saskatoon

    GOODBYE JANE | DEC 2024

    Nuit Blanche Saskatoon bids a fond farewell to Jane McWhirter, whose vision, passion, and dedication as the Curator for Nuit Blanche Saskatoon profoundly shaped the festival from 2020 to 2024, curating five festivals.

  • Group of adults and children posing indoors with flowers at SCYAP's Gallery

    Max TV Local

    URBAN CANVAS XI | JAN 2016

    The Urban Canvas program was launched to help "at-risk" individuals develop life skills through art. This documentary interviews some of the first participants from UCP 10 and UCP 11.

  • Surreal art display featuring a sculpted witch with a skull protruding from her chest, floating decorated hands, and suspended insects against a black background

    Yiara Magazine

    SWAMP WITCH & ALTAR ARTICLE | APR 2019

    Yiara Magazine is a student-run, undergraduate feminist art publication based in Montreal. Jane’s Ceramic Witch & Altar were featured in Vol 7, in 2019, accompanied by an article by Céline Cardineau. [pages 32-35]

  • CBC Radio logo with red globe symbol and black text

    CBC Radio

    INTERVIEW WITH SHAUNA POWERS | 2016


    Art Leader Jane McWhirter and SCYAP's Urban Canvas Participants Lisa Lam and Tristan Favel speak with CBC Radio's Shauna Powers. They talk about their journeys with the Urban Canvas Project, changes and their final exhibit.

  • Shaw TV

    SCYAP -- CHANGES LIVES | MAR 2014

    Janella Hamilton connected with 24 Jane McWhirter. As a teenager Jane struggled with drugs, low self esteem, eat disorders and much more - until she found Saskatoon's SCYAP organization, and with it a new outlook on life.

  • University of Saskatchewan website homepage displayed on a computer screen, featuring a “Power of art” article about Jane's journey of healing with art as a tool for success.

    University of Saskatchewan

    U OF S ARTIST’S WORK LINKS CAMPUS & COMMUNITY | AUG 2015

    Article by Michael Robin Jane McWhirter has discovered art has great power to change, to heal, to grow—and she is working to share that power.

  • Jane is applying a temporary tattoo on her childhood brother at a tattoo shop counter, surrounded by tattoo artwork

    Ominocity

    GUIDE TO CARNIES | AUG 2012

    Local ex-carnie Jane McWhirter was able to chat with Ominocity and shed some light on the sugary highs and the death-defying lows of living la vida carnie.

  • Newspaper article about art therapy connecting University of Saskatchewan students with Saskatoon’s core, featuring Jane McWhirter and a portrait illustration of editor Keighlagh Donovan.

    The Sheaf

    ART THERAPY CONNECTS U OF S CAMPUS TO SASKATOON’S CORE | Sept 2015

    The Sheaf, University of Saskatchewan’s Newspaper since 1912 interviewed Jane about her connections between the U of S and the core of Saskatoon. Article by Kayleigh Donovan

Stylized purple and yellow flower with green leaves on a light background

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