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      Valerie Jane Thompson is an American artist working as Jane the Stranger.
      Her practice includes painting, illustration, and permanent mural installation.
      She is currently in Glasgow.
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      Commissions &amp; inquiries: <a href="mailto:janethestranger@icloud.com">janethestranger@icloud.com</a><br>
      Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/janethestranger" target="_blank">@janethestranger</a>
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      <p class="jts-about-cv-label">Solo Exhibitions</p>
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        <span class="jts-about-cv-year">2024</span>
        <span class="jts-about-cv-detail"><em>Very Specific Feelings</em>, The Gala, Salt Lake City, UT</span>
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        <span class="jts-about-cv-year">2025</span>
        <span class="jts-about-cv-detail"><em>Same Same But Different</em>, The Collective, Salt Lake City, UT</span>
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        <span class="jts-about-cv-year">2025</span>
        <span class="jts-about-cv-detail"><em>Love Letters</em>, The Gala, Salt Lake City, UT</span>
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        <span class="jts-about-cv-year">2025</span>
        <span class="jts-about-cv-detail">Permanent installation, Otford, England, UK</span>
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        <span class="jts-about-cv-year">2024</span>
        <span class="jts-about-cv-detail">Botanical installation, Lunatic Fringe Salon, Park City, UT</span>
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        <span class="jts-about-cv-year">2024</span>
        <span class="jts-about-cv-detail"><a href="https://voyageutah.com/interview/rising-stars-meet-valerie-thompson-of-salt-lake-city/" target="_blank">Rising Stars: Meet Valerie Thompson, Voyage Utah</a></span>
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        <span class="jts-about-cv-year">2018<br>2025</span>
        <span class="jts-about-cv-detail">Tattooing. New commissions in progress.</span>
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Jane the Stranger LLC

Multidisciplinary artist working across fine art, tattooing, and public muralism. Surrealist work rooted in color, community, and art that lives in the world.