Jane Geayer: Selections from the Permanent Collection

Arcadia Exhibitions is pleased to present “Jane Geayer: Selections from the Permanent Collection” in the Rosedale Gallery from June 16 – October 5, 2025. The works on display represent the artistic legacy of Jane Geayer (1935–2000), a 1956 graduate of Beaver College whose career as a studio artist, teacher, and designer spanned nearly four decades. 

These paintings were selected from the array of pieces provided to the University by Geayer’s estate after her passing. This collection, which includes examples of landscapes and abstract compositions, surveying Geayer’s entire career, reveals an artist of great intellectual dexterity, capacity, and curiosity. 

During her lifetime, Geayer exhibited throughout the northeastern United States. Her work was featured in group exhibitions at the Newark Museum, the Montclair Art Museum, the New Jersey State Museum, the Philadelphia Art Alliance, and the Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, of which she was a founding member. Through these pursuits, as well as her teaching and commercial endeavors, this longtime resident of Sea Bright, New Jersey sustained herself as a relevant and vital source of creative activity, enhancing her community throughout her entire adult life. 

Jane Geayer’s creativity continues to have a positive impact on the students who attend her alma mater. Her intention was that the works entrusted to the University be sold, and that the proceeds be used to support a named scholarship established in her honor. The Jane Geayer ’56 Endowed Scholarship continues to be awarded to undergraduate students with financial need with preference given but not limited to juniors pursuing courses of study in Fine Arts and Creative Writing. 

In keeping with this directive, all works on display are available for sale, with all proceeds going to the enrichment of the scholarship fund. Please contact gallery@arcadia.edu to inquire about purchases.