Janet Stahle-Fraser is a painter and printmaker. Fine art studies were completed at the University of Guelph and at several other Ontario colleges and universities. She also has a M.A. degree in philosophy. Janet's love of exploring media is apparent in the diversity of media she works in which includes pastel and acrylic paintings, woodcuts, linocuts, etchings, monotypes and mixed media. Recently, she has begun to explore encaustic painting. The content of her work is inspired from what she refers to as "inner and outer" journeys.

Janet's work has been exhibited at the Art Gallery of Ontario, the McMichael Gallery and in numerous solo and group shows, both nationally and internationally. She is the recipient of many awards and has been a guest on CBC's "Morningside" with Peter Gzowski. Her work has been featured in Canadian books, magazines and newspapers and is included in both private and corporate collections. She is a faculty member in Fine Art at Nipissing University.