Artist Bio
admin November 11th, 2008
Janet Amiri’s background in studio arts and art history originated at Macalester College in St. Paul, MN. where two influential figures; the “Italian professors” mentored her in bronze casting, figure modeling, resin & fiberglass construction. Stone carver from Carrara, Italy, Anthoni Caponi, instructed Janet at the private college’s stone quarry and bronze foundry in figurative and abstract art. New York conceptual artist, Don Celender, guided Janet’s art history studies to include internships at the Hirschhorn Museum in Washington, DC and graduate studies in Florence, Italy. Exploration in the realms of Renaissance Architecture/Sculpture and Italian language, in particular the passionate works of Donatello, Bernini, Botticelli and Leonardo, had a lasting impact on Janet’s creative journey. Upon receiving her art degree Janet went on to exhibition design and then curating at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art. Currently Janet is represented by galleries in Los Angeles and New York City. She serves on the Arts Council of the Conejo Valley, teaches sculpture at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts and co-curates exhibits there in The Galleria. She has been an influence on the art community and an advocate for the arts for the past twenty years.
Exhibitions:
August 2008 Thousand Oaks Community Art Gallery, TO, CA “Five Feminine Reflections”
Joy Sardisco, Judith Crowe, Barbara Shannon, Barbara Welch and Janet Amiri
July 5 – Aug. 23, 2008 High Studio Gallery, 11 East High Street, Moorpark, CA
“Art of Music and Dance”
June 1-June 30, 2008 The Galleria, Hillcrest Center for the Arts, Thousand Oaks, CA “ACCV Board and Friends”
May 22 – June 27, 2008 LTMH Gallery, 22 East 72 Street at Madison Avenue, New York
“East West Dialogues – Mysticism, Satire & the Legendary Past”
Feb. 5 – Mar 4, 2008 High Studio Gallery, 11 Eat High Street, Moorpark, CA
“Abstract Art from the Soul”
March 2008 Thousand Oaks Community Art Gallery, TO, CA TOAA Juried Art Show
June 2006, 2007, 2008 Arts Council of the Conejo Valley “ACCV Board and Friends”
2006 – 2007 Art Space Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2005 Thousand Oaks Arts Festival, Thousand Civic Arts Plaza, CA
2004 – 2005 – 2006 Fred Kavli Theatre for the Performing Arts, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, CA “Achievements in the Arts”
2005 – 2008 Illuminari Aesthetics, Agoura Hills, CA
2005 Arts Council of the Conejo Valley, CA “Wall Poppin’ Art”
2004 – 2005 Gallery at the Landing, Westlake Village, CA
2000 – 2004 Bella Arte Gallery, Beverly Hills and West Hollywood, CA
Awards:
2008 Thousand Oaks Art Association Juried Art Show
2007 City of Thousand Oaks
2006 Thousand Oaks Arts Commission Juried Show
2005 City of Thousand Oaks
2004 Art Association of the Conejo Valley “Embracing the Arts”
2002 Westlake VIllage Art Guild
2002 Thousand Oaks Association Members Show
2001 City of Thousand Oaks
Memberships:
Arts Council of the Conejo Valley, Board of Directors
Thousand Oaks Art Association
Westlake Village Art Guild
Americans for the Arts
International Sculpture Center
Studio Channel Islands Art Center
Janet Amiri – Sculptor
Artist Biography
Dear Janet,
Thank you for looking after my house (1306 Calle Pecos), I am doing well in Taiwan. I just wanted to let you know that I was able to contract some work at my house, so there will be various contractors working on my house while I am in Asia for the next two months.
Thank you for being a good neighbor.
Sincerely,
Frank Burmann
P.S. your artwork is very impressive!
Janet, it was nice meeting you at the Hillcrest Center on Saturday. I don’t have an e-mail address for you so I’m contacting you this way. Sorry I can’t make your opening next week but I will surely get over to see your show. I’ll try to let you know when I’m going although my schedule is always subject to change. I need to get my show down and then get busy with new things. If you do get over to Ventura at all this week, I’d love to get feedback from you on my show going on at the Buenaventura Gallery till the end of the week.
Hope to see you again soon.
Fran
Dear Janet,
My name is Doug Rhodehamel. I am an artist residing in Orlando, Florida. This May, I am heading a worldwide arts awareness effort called the ‘SPORE Project’ which involves people all over the world creating and planting mushrooms made from paper lunch bags. This is a grass roots effort to promote the support of art education and creativity. I am trying to get the word out to as many people as I can. Please visit the link below to see what it’s all about:
http://dougrhodehamel.wordpress.com/category/1-spore-project/
Please let me know what you think and if you are able to help spread the word!
Thank you,
Doug Rhodehamel