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"...Paintings such as these seem to suggest a sense of mournful desperation and a possible hazardous future on the horizon for the freedom and democracy the flag is supposed to stand for. However, others give a sense of hope through the use of bright accent colors, which shine like a ray of sunlight bringing new possibility to the badly damaged, trampled and mistreated emblem of America.... "Reclaiming the Flag" is a powerful and thought provoking exhibit well worth visiting.... It will cause [viewers] to reexamine notions of patriotism and what the flag truly means."
"Arts & Life: Reclaiming the Flag" by Chad Cid-Hogan, The Mass Media, April 9, 2007, Vol. XLI, No. 24
Listen to the interview. Joyce The Voice interviews Jane Sherrill, "The Voicemobile," WMFO Radio, March 28, 2007
"...Sherrill said that as an old leftist, it has been difficult to resolve her awkward relationship with the flag, which she had associated with ... the love-it-or-leave-it brand of patriotism. ...she asked herself questions like, "What is wrong with loving one's country? and What is wrong with identifying with one's country?"
"City Hall Flag Exhibit Flying" by Neil W. McCabe, The Somerville Journal, June 16, 2004, Vol. 34, No. 11
"Human" at Sacramento Street Gallery, Cambridge MA
Critic's Picks, Cate McQuaid, The Boston Globe, January 10, 2003
"Our hands hold within [them] amazing powers: the possibility of reaching far, exploring and the God-like ability to create. 'Human,' the current exhibit at the Sacramento Street Gallery,... explores those possibilities through a series of paintings and sculptures by Jane Sherrill..."
"'Human' explores spiritual side of people" by Marcos Benhamu, Cambridge Chronicle, January 8, 2003
"Retrospective" at Gallery Equus, Boston MA
Picks of the Week, The Boston Tab, Sept. 29, 1992