Rene Magritte’s work has delighted and fascinated audiences long before Paul Simon’s
famous song. This program will focus on the life and influences of the Belgian
Surrealist painter whose paintings are both familiar and confounding. Discover the
ways his work relates to contemporaries like Salvadore Dali and learn how art
historians interpret his mysterious paintings.

About the presenter:
Jane Oneail curates and delivers art appreciation programs to audiences throughout
New England. Jane holds a master’s in Art History from Boston University and a
master’s in Education from Harvard University. A New Hampshire native, she has
worked at some of the state’s most esteemed cultural institutions, including the League
of New Hampshire Craftsmen and the Currier Museum of Art. Jane has also taught at the
college level for more than a decade, most recently at Southern New Hampshire