Jane Eyre (December 1874 – 17 October 1952) was a New Zealand artist and teacher based in Auckland.
Biography Jane Eyre was born in Auckland in December 1874.New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950
She studied at Elam School of Art in Auckland, and later taught at there. From 1899-1902, she was successful in several Kensington Art Examinations. In 1897, she studied under G. P. Nerli when he was in Auckland and sat for a portrait, which is now held in the Auckland Art Gallery.
She exhibited at the Auckland Society of Art from 1895 until 1927. She won a silver medal for a study in monochrome. She is represented at both the Leys Institute and the Hocken Collections.
She died on 17 October 1952 and was buried at the Birkenhead-Glenfield Cemetery.
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Photograph of Jane Eyre in Art School Students 1897 (ca 1897). Hocken Digital Collections