June 2, 2011

Painting Accepted into Permanent Collection of National Museum

On June 2, 2011, Jan was notified by assistant curator Hannah Reuter of the National Sporting Library & Museum in Middleburg, Virginia that his painting, 'The Michael Smith Family Winning the 2008 Upperville Family Class' was accepted into the musueum's permanent collection. This is the first painting by the artist to enter into the collection of a national museum, and it is the first painting in the museum's prestigous collection that represents a horse show. The permanent art collection at the National Sporting Library & Museum consists of over two hundred works of art including objects by such renowned sporting artists as Paul Brown, John Emms, Herbert Haseltine, Sir Alfred Munnings, Edward Troye and Franklin B. Voss, spanning from the late 17th century to the present.

September 10 - 11, 2010

Four art openings, one weekend

Jan will have a solo show of his paintings of horses & cities at the Ambleside Gallery in Greensboro, NC from September 10 - October 9. The show opens at 6pm on September 10. Also in Greensboro, & opening the same night, Jan has 3 drawings in the group show, 'Drawing Revisited' at the Green Hill Center for NC Art. In Saugerties, NY, Jan will have a painting in the HITS-on-the-Hudson Equestrian Art Auction, also on the 10th. And finally, Jan has donated a painting to the Hirsch Wellness annual fundraiser, 'Art Lives Here', which is at Gallery 115 on September 11th.

September 15, 2009

Article in Aiken Standard

In the September 15th edition of the Aiken Standard, a half page article appeared in the Local News section entitled 'Equestrian Artist honed skill in NYC'. A photo of Jan working on 'Morgan with Mythos D and Shadow' appeared with the article.

October 19, 2009

Equine Divine

Jan Lukens equestrian art is now represented in Aiken, SC by the sporting gallery/equestrian gift store, Equine Divine.
An exhibition of his equestrian art will be held in November. The artist will be present for the opening.

May 2009

Jan Lukens is teaching drawing & painting classes

The artist began an ongoing program in late March to help students in the Greensboro, NC area improve their skills at drawing & painting.
He is teaching an afternoon class from 1 to 4pm, & an evening class from 6 to 9pm on Wednesdays. Classes are held at the artist's studio in the Revolutionary Mill building on Yanceyville Street. Those who are interested may contact Jan using the info on the 'Contact the Artist' webpage.
Jan is also excited to announce that he has agreed to teach a week long plein air painting workshop in Cortona, Italy in late May of 2010. Please contact the artist if you are interested in participating.

Febuary 25 - March 8, 2009

2009 Winter Equestrian Festival

The artist will begin his 2009 exhibition schedule in Wellington, Florida at the Winter Equestrian Festival, where he has been exhibiting since 1993. Last year's exhibition was the best of his 16 year career, & he has high hopes for this year, despite the current state of the economy.
Please visit Jan's vendor booth in the lower vendor area during Week 8 & Week 9.

May 15th, 2008

Jan Lukens Portraits relocates back to NC

On May 15th, after 9 years in NYC & on the CT coast, Jan Lukens moved his home and studio back to his hometown of Greensboro, NC. His primary motivation was to spend time with his aging parents. Fortunately, the location of his studio does not affect his business, as he will still continue to exhibit at horse shows in the New York area, as well as in the southeast, midwest, & mid-atlantic. The new studio is in the 1899 Revolution Mill complex on Yanceyville Street & the artist is enamored with the space, including the 14 foot ceilings. Website, e-mail, & cell phone will remain the same. Please check out the schedule for 2008 horse shows, & please visit the 'contact' page for new contact info.

February 28, 2008

Jan Lukens exhibits as official artist of WEF

Jan exhibited as the official artist of the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida from February 28th to March 16th. The exhibition was the most successful of his 16 year career, including paintings purchased for the collection of U.S. Olympic gold medalist Joe Fargis, U.S. Olympic medalist Anne Kursinski, & Columbian Olympic team member Dr. Cesar Parra, as well as numerous equestrian portrait commissions.

July 2, 2007

Jan Lukens chosen as official WEF artist

At the Lake Placid Horse Show, Jan Lukens was notified by Kim Tudor of Stadium Jumping, that he had been chose to be the official artist of the Winter Equestrian Festival, the largest equestrian event in the eastern United States. His duties will be to produce 1 painting for the WEF program cover, & 3 paintings for the WEF prize list.
The program will include a 2 page color bio on the artist with reproductions of his paintings.

May 25th, 2007

Celebrating Fifteen Years

In celebration of Jan Lukens Portraits fifteenth year in business, I would like to thank the generous and supportive people who have gone to extraordinary lengths since 1992 to make it possible for me to do what I love for a living:

Jill Apfelbaum, Brion and Patty Applegate, Kara and Randy Billhardt, Jeanne Blackwell, Margie Bondy, Tricia Booker, Joanne Boyd, Andrea and Jim Buchanan, Sally Buck, Pamela and Howard Butt III, Bettie and Stephen Carroll, Lisa and Michael Cudahy, Pat Dodson and Keith Hastings, Elizabeth Shiah Forte, Lynette Gay, Monnie Gilder, Michael Golden, Dr. Jeff and Fay Greenwald, Nancy Grote, Coleen and Bob Haas, Karen and Ed Hasler, Nancy and Tim Hooker, Judy Hoyer, Joan and Jim Hunter, Belinda Hyde, Peggy and Gary Johns, Kathy and Hal Kamine, Chris and Jenny Kappler, Marilyn Little, Jessica and Grover Maxwell, Haity and Jim McNerney, Parker Barker Minchin, Colleen Morrissey, Patrick Morrissey, Rosemary Newhardt, Bettie and Ernie Oare, Barbara and Garth Phibbs, Florence and Ron Richey, Susan Saladino, Karen and Fred Schaufeld, Mary Shirley, Kevin 'Pebbles' Smith, Pam and Richard Smith, Nancy and John Tague, Jack and Lisa Towell, Kim Tudor, Ann and Ron Turnicky, Lauren and John Van Dyke, Connie and Dick Washburn, and last but certainly not least, Reeves and Margaret Sykes Lukens, the biggest supporters of my art career for my entire life, and also my parents.

February 28, 2007

Wellington Country Club, Wellington, Florida

Jan Lukens addresses the crowd at the American Grand Prix Association Dinner to celebrate 2006 AGA Rider of the Year- Margie Goldstein Engle, Trainer of the Year- Kent Farrington, and Horse of the Year- Madison.
After congratulating the winners, & telling a funny anecdote about Margie, Jan presented the Weeks family with the gift of an oil on canvas portrait of their amazing jumper, Madison, to be completed sometime in 2007.

February 28 through March 18, 2007

Winter Equestrian Festival, Wellington, Florida

Jan is exhibiting for three weeks at the WEF. His booth is on the bridle path directly across from the exhibitor services office. Please stop by and visit if you are at the show.

Jan's tentative 2007 horse show exhibition schedule after the WEF is:

Old Salem Farm, Week II, NY, May
Devon Horse Show, PA, June
Upperville Horse Show, VA, June
Lake Placid Horse Show and I Love NY Horse Show, June/ July
Hampton Classic Horse Show, NY, August/ September
Capital Challenge Horse Show, MD, September, October

Exhibitions at these shows will be confirmed as the dates approach.