Bio

Janet’s background in Studio Arts and Art History originated at Macalester College in St. Paul, MN. After earning her BA, she pursued master's 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 influenced the art community and advocated for the arts for over twenty-five years. 

Professional Training:

• Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts/Art History, Macalester College, 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:

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• 2026 March 4-29

  • Tempe Artists Guild (TAG) membership show at OneOhOne  Gallery, Mesa, AZ

• 2026 Jan 1-Feb 20

  • Arizona Artists Guild – “Sculpture Exhibit” membership show.

• 2026 Jan 30, 31 & Feb. 1

  • Curator for THE ART OF US – Open “call to artists” show for 18+ free entry, juried, open to Phoenix area artists. 3-day exhibit and events at Hackett House. Funded in part by City of Tempe grant. 93 participants. 

• 2025 Aug 27-Dec 29

  • Madison Center for the Arts, Phoenix, AZ – Juried art show for Tempe Artists Guild members.

• 2025 March 31-Apr 30

  • Tempe Artists Guild membership show at OneOhOne Gallery, Mesa, AZ

• 2025 Feb 13-Apr 5

  • “The Art of Every Day”, Chandler Center for the Arts, Chandler, AZ Tempe Artists Guild members show.

• 2025 Mar 6-29

  • “Past, Present & Future”, Tempe History Museum, Tempe, AZ – Tempe Artists Guild members show.

• 2024 Tempe Artists Guild monthly interactive art project (ongoing)

  • “Creative Arts Club” for memory care patients at Friendship Village, Tempe, AZ

• 2024 May 1 - Aug 29

  • “Faces and Figures” at UBS, invitational show by the Arts Council of Conejo Valley, Westlake Village, CA

• 2024 April 28 - May 28 

  • TAG Membership show at OneOhOne Gallery, Mesa, AZ

• 2023 Nov 27 - Dec 30

  • “Signs” TAG members show at Tempe History Museum, Tempe, AZ

• 2023 July 20 - Aug 11

  • Arizona Artists Guild – 12th Annual Statewide Exhibit- juried. The Mood Room in Phoenix, AZ

• 2023 April 1 - May 30

  • “Figuratively Speaking” Arizona Artists Guild - spring members show. (Honorable Mention award for “Lotus Yogini”)

• 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 ​