Janet’s background in Studio Arts and Art History originated at Macalester College in St. Paul, MN. Upon receiving her BA, she went on to master studies in Florence, Italy. Janet's professional career began with exhibition design and curating the Works on Paper Collection at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art. She has served on the Arts Council of the Conejo Valley as curator for The Galleria, and teaches sculpture and calligraphy privately and in the classroom. She has been an influence on the art community and an advocate for the arts for over twenty-five years.
Professional Training:
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Recent Invitational and Juried Art Exhibitions:
Professional Training:
- Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts/Art History, Macalester Collage, St.Paul, MN
- Renaissance Architecture and Sculpture Masters Program, Florence, Italy
- Curator of Works on Paper, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
- Artisans Gallery Board of Directors, Mill Valley, CA
- Cohasset Community Art Center Exhibiting Artist/ Board of Directors, Cohasset, MA
- Arts Council of the Conejo Valley, Board of Directors, Thousand Oaks, CA
Courses taken at:
- Loveland Art Academy, Loveland, CO
- Scottsdale Artists School, Scottsdale, AZ
- Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, CA
- California Art Institute, Westlake Village, CA
Studied with:
- Anthony Caponi, Stone & Bronze Sculptor and Professor
- Don Celender, Conceptual & Installation Artist and Professor
- Eugene Daub, Monument/Portrait Sculptor
- De l’Esprie, Monument Sculptor
- Philippe Faraut, Monument Sculptor/ Figure Artist
- Lincoln Fox, Monument Sculptor/ Figure Artist
- Paul Lucchesi, Monument Sculptor/ Portrait & Figure Artist
Recent Invitational and Juried Art Exhibitions:
- 2022 September 16 - November 14
- Fall in Tempe - Tempe Artists Guild - Tempe, AZ
- 2019 March 5 – May 20
- Simply The Best II – City of Thousand Oaks Cultural Affairs Commission - Thousand Oaks, CA
- 2018 July 2 – October 30
- Arts Council of the Conejo Valley at United Bank of Switzerland - Westlake Village, CA
- 2015 November-2016 January
- Holiday Invitational Show Conejo Valley Art Museum Thousand Oaks, CA
- 2015 August-December
- Swan Song 1 – City of Thousand Oaks Cultural Affairs Commission Thousand Oaks, CA
- 2014 December-2015 February
- The Best & Brightest Juried Student Fine Art Show Scottsdale Artists’ School (1st place award/SOLD) Scottsdale, AZ
- 2014 September- 2015 February
- A Look Back – Celebrating 20 years of Theatre and Art City of Thousand Oaks Cultural Affairs Commission Thousand Oaks, CA
- 2013 November 2-29
- Thousand Oaks Art Association Membership Show (1st place award) Thousand Oaks, CA
- 2011 October- 2012 February
- College Athletics and Academic Excellence:A Fine Art Exhibition National Art Museum of Sport Indianapolis, IN
