The 5th anniversary of my Tucson, Arizona gallery on River Road is a far cry from the fire pit in the floor of my teepee in Taos, New Mexico. In this unlikely place, I asked for spiritual guidance about my life's vocation. The 70's Taos was full of seekers, scattered amid the pinon and the sagebrush. The historic art and pueblo town itself was unique, but living on the land was the ultimate ideal . One summer, I counted myself among an adventurous few, as I set aside my modern apartment for the peeled aspen poles that held up my teepee.....


The famous western artist A. Kelly Pruitt, invited me to set up my temporary home across the ravine from his teepees. That summer I learned to ride a horse, chop wood, haul water, build a fire, cook outside, and finally to star and life gaze...
One evening under the magic of the firelight glow, a friend suggested that I pray about the future awaiting me. I forced myself think about the upcoming winter, my small daughter returning from Colorado and leaving this amazing summer for a future of parenting responsibilites - that involved real work!
Not that I minded being a waitress at the Kit Carson Cafe, serving "mile wide" pancakes to the Texan tourists, becoming part of Morrie's family of workers. It was just time for something else. Something fun, and creative...

So, I prayed my first real prayer to a God I wasn't sure even existed. I had several small part time jobs offered to me that very next week. Upon reflection over the last quarter of a century, I believe that when I stepped out of my teepee one morning to “gallery sit” for a friend, the vocation and spiritual quest had both begun. I became an art dealer.
My many years in the art trade have transported me from Taos and Santa Fe, New Mexico to Arizona. I opened my own gallery Jane Hamilton Fine Art in Bisbee, Arizona in 1992. I have raised my four children on a steady diet of art openings, packing, hanging shows and making h'oerdreves. ....

I am indebted to my mentor Jim Parsons from Gallery West, Taos who passed on his art spirit on to me . Thankful to the artists who’s creative work I have had the honor to represent , and appreciative of the many collectors and wonderful gallery friends ( that have followed the escapes of my artists and me along with my children) and that have sustained my gallery these last 15 years. I am very grateful for the cheerleading and sometimes heroic aid of my now grown children Sarah, Amy, Rebecca and Joseph. Finally, I thank God for answering the fervent prayer of one single Mom, me.