About The Artist
For several years, my work has centered on the ocean, inspired by a desire to foster conservation and reconnect with the natural world. This series emerged after living in Hawaii, where I experienced both the joy of the sea’s beauty and the sorrow of witnessing its fragile ecosystems in decline.
In a time marked by collective trauma—pandemic, climate crisis, social unrest—I return to the shoreline, a space of renewal where wind, tide, and light offer moments of peace and joy. These rhythms mirror our own impermanence and invite reflection.
Blending my meditation practice with portraiture, I explore the happiness that arises when we surrender to the present. At the water’s edge, we’re offered a chance to reset and to feel our place in nature..
I hope these paintings help viewers tune into the unseen and ephemeral—deepening their presence and nurturing a renewed reverence for life on Earth.
Janey was born in Beaumont, Texas, where childhood visits to the Gulf Coast with her mother’s family continue to shape her artistic vision.
Though offered an art scholarship, she chose to earn a BS degree in Mathematics at Lamar University, with minors in Art and Sociology—balancing creative passion with practical concerns. This blend led to a vibrant career in interactive design, working with clients like Apple, the George Lucas Educational Foundation, Stanford University, and the Grateful Dead, while continuing her art education at the San Francisco Art Institute, UC Berkeley, and College of Marin.
Her award-winning paintings are held in collections across the U.S. and abroad. She has been an Artist in Residence at Kriti Gallery in India and has shown solo at the Maturango Museum and Marin Museum of Contemporary Art. Her commissioned pieces appear in spaces such as Kaiser Permanente, Sutter Health, and Bodega Bay Lodge.
Janey lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and works from her studio in San Rafael, California.
Oil Paint, Acrylic Paint, Watercolor, Mixed Media, Sculpture
Studio Information
Contact Information
415-516-4501
Exhibitions & Press
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 Mill Valley Community Center, Mill Valley, CA
2024 Founder’s Gallery at Art Works Downtown, Freedom, San Rafael, CA
2021 Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Member’s Showcase, Refuge, Novato, CA
2018 Maturango Museum, Becoming Sand, Ridgecrest, CA
2018 Crescendo Gallery at Throckmorton Theatre, This Island Earth, Mill Valley, CA
2015 Founder’s Gallery at Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA
2015 Crome Architecture, San Rafael, CA
2010 The Depot, Mill Valley, CA
2009 The Barefoot Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
2005 Mill Valley Art Commission, City Hall, Mill Valley, CA
2004 The Barefoot Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
2003 The Depot, Mill Valley, CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
- Triton Museum of Art, Salon at the Triton 2025, Santa Clara, CA
San Francisco Women Artists Gallery, Go Figurative
Petaluma Art Center, The Figure as Story
Marin Open Studios, San Rafael, CA
di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Slide Slam, Napa, CA
2024
- Sanchez Art Center, Left Coast Annual Juried Exhibition, Pacifica, CA
Triton Museum of Art, Salon at the Triton 2024, Santa Clara, CA
Arc Gallery, National Juried Exhibition JOY, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Women Artists Gallery, Annual Bay Area Artists’ Choice
Open Studios, Marin MOCA, Novato, CA
Studio Gallery’s benefit auction for San Francisco-Marin Food Bank
ArtSpan juried Golden Benefit Art Show & Auction, San Francisco, CA
Work included in exhibition at Ultragenyx in Novato, CA
2023
- Triton Museum of Art, Salon at the Triton 2023, Santa Clara, CA,
Gearbox Gallery, Within Sight or From Imagination, Oakland, CA
ARTFWD Benefit Art Auction & Exhibition at Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
Art Works Downtown, Beyond, San Rafael, CA,
Healdsburg Center for the Arts, Bounty, Healdsburg, CA,
Open Studios in San Francisco – Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Marin Society of Artists, California Dreaming, San Rafael, CA,
Art Works Downtown, Landscape Perspectives, San Rafael, CA,
Studio Gallery, Terrain, San Francisco, CA,
Nature’s Hope and Fury-Earth Day, Mill Valley Community Center, Mill Valley, CA,
ArtSpan juried Benefit Art Show & Auction, San Francisco, CA
Marin MOCA members exhibition, Altered Worlds, Novato, CA,
Studio Gallery’s benefit auction for San Francisco-Marin Food Bank
2022
- Palo Alto Art Center, RESTART 2022, Palo Alto, CA,
ARTFWD Benefit Art Auction & Exhibition at Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
Marin Society of Artists international exhibition, Expressions, San Rafael, Ca
Marin MOCA at the Mills Building, curated by ArtSource, San Francisco, CA
Art Works Downtown, Small Works Exhibition, San Rafael, CA
Falkirk Cultural Center, Winter Show, San Rafael, CA,
Marin MOCA members exhibition, What is Art For?, Novato, CA
Earth 2050, Earth Day Celebration, Mill Valley, CA
ArtSpan juried Benefit Art Show & Auction, San Francisco, CA
Marin Living Magazine, May 2021, The Creative Class, Mill Valley, CA (2021)
American Artwork Magazine, 2020 Edition, Oakland, CA (2019)
Studio Visit Magazine, Summer Edition Vol. 34, Boston, MA (2016)
Marin Magazine, May 2015, Brush, Pen, and Lens, Sausalito, CA (2015)
2024 Honorable Mention — Aly Gould, Salon at the Triton 2024, Triton Museum of Art
2024 Featured banners fronting One Rincon Center, San Francisco – Ashley Voss Gallery
2024 Merit Awards — Blue, Art Room Gallery, online
2023 Second Place — Michael Azgour, Summer 2023 exhibition, Azgour Art Group
2023 Finalist – ArtSpan’s 2023 SF Open Studios Campaign Competition
2022 Honorable Mention — Donna Seager, Expressions, Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael
2021 Merit Award — Carol Peek, Ecstasy: Breathtaking Beauty of Nature, Sebastopol Center
2020 Honorable Mention — DeWitt Cheng, Beneath the Surface, Marin MOCA, Novato, CA
2019 Honorable Mention — Amy Owen, Transcend, Marin MOCA, Novato, CA
2017 Residency – Kriti Gallery, Varanasi, India
2017 First Place — DeWitt Cheng, Furs, Feathers and Fins, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA
2017 Honorable Mention — Jennifer Farris, Light, Marin MOCA, Novato, CA
2016 Honorable Mention — Michael Azgour, national exhibition, Marin Society of Artists
2015 Finalist — Marin Magazine, Get Covered Contest
2015 Merit Award — John Seed, Reaction, Gallery Route One, Pt. Reyes Station, CA
2015 Honorable Mention — Red, Color of Humanity Art Gallery
2006 Career Grant: Marin Arts Council
2005 First Place and Merit Award — annual Fine Arts Show, Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA
2004 Best of Show, Painting — Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA
2004 Merit Award — Red Abstractions, Artrom Gallery, Rome, Italy
2003 Merit Award — Contemporary Abstracts, Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
2002 Merit Award — Scenes of Mill Valley, Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
Education
Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics, minors in Art and Sociology,
Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas
Post graduate art studies at College of Marin, San Francisco Art Institute, UC Berkeley,
University of Houston
