Jane Louise Rider

Background

Rider, Jane Louise was born on September 11, 1919 in Brownfield, Texas, United States. Daughter of Oscar Thomas and Florence Myrtle (Bliss) Halley.

Education

Bachelor, University of California at Los Angeles, Westwood, 1943; teaching diploma in secondary art, University of California at Los Angeles, Westwood postgraduate, Chicago The Art Institute of Chicago, 1945; postgraduate, Chouniards, Los Angeles postgraduate, U. Oregon postgraduate, Scripps, Claremont, California.

Career

Art supervisor, elementary and junior high art teacher, Tulare (California) City Schools District, 1943-1944, 44-45; art teacher, Beverly Hills (California) High School, 1946-1947; art teacher junior high general art and ceramics, Santa Barbara City Schools, Goleta, California, 1964-1966; head art department, teacher, Morro Bay (California) Junior-Senior High School District, 1967-1970; private practice studio potter, Cambria, California, 1961-1985; artist,, Santa Rosa, California, since 1985. Founder, director, technical La Canada (California) Youth House Art Program, 1953-1960. Director Pinedorado Art Show, Allied Arts Association, Cambria, 1970-1985.

Achievements

• Jane Louise Rider has been listed as a notable Artist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member National League American Pen Woman, Santa Rosa Art Guild (recording secretary 1989), Control Coast Watercolor Society (charter 1977).

Interests

• Avocations: photography, gardening, listening to music, traveling, tennis.

Connections

Married Rolla Wilson Rider Junior, March 26, 1944 (deceased July 1992). 1 child, Dorothy Jo Neil.

Father:

Oscar Thomas Halley

Mother:

Florence Myrtle (Bliss) Halley

Spouse:

Rolla Wilson Rider Junior

child:

Dorothy Jo Neil Rider