Janna Watson: Orientations of Painting

Janna Watson: Orientations of Painting

June 22, 2026 · 28 min · Season 5 · Episode 5

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Janna Watson discusses her art career, Queer identity, and inspiration from nature.

Today on the Artalogue, one of my favourite Canadian painters, Janna Watson, chats with me about her art career, being Queer and taking inspiration from nature. Janna Watson is a Toronto-based abstract painter whose paintings use colour, drag marks, contrast, and negative space to reframe spirituality as something embodied, flexible, and alive. She also intentionally avoids borders, letting the edges stay vulnerable and infinite. We start with her earliest memories of art, shaped b...

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