Janet Nolan is based in New York City . Recent exhibitions have included shows at the Highland Arts Center and DNA Gallery in Massachusetts , the University of Denver , and the Eastern Shore Art Galleries Center in Alabama .

“My sculptures are constructed from objects recycled from the everyday world. These works range in size from one foot to a hundred and are made from mass quantities of such things as discarded umbrellas, wire coat hangers, lost gloves and plastic six-pack holders. The concept speaks of our American culture through the things we purchase, use up and discard. The structures are both intuitive and systematic, constructed through symmetry and repetition. Their organic geometry often references constructions found in nature such as webs, nests and pods. Through the process of transforming urban detritus into art, I explore questions of reality and metaphor, revealing the tension between what an object once was and what it has become.” -- JN