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Diana Janelunas
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Diana Janelunas began her studies in art at the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1958. She studied drawing and painting in the Renaissance and Baroque traditions under the direction of Howard Warshaw and Rico LeBrun. At the same time, she was introduced to experimental painting and composition by water color painter William Dole.

1980 to 1999

Mercer Square Studio, NYC.

Work in Progress
"Baroque Apart – an "autobiographic," words and pictures about my father, a caricaturist in NY and Palm Springs in the 30s, 40, 50s and 60s.

1994

Wrote, designed and self-published Before I Could Talk... I Could Create!, artist book. Promoted in several stores in NYC, including the Whitney Museum’s Store Next Door, which placed the book on solo display inside the museum lobby.

1991

"How Art Imitates Baseball," juried show, Poughkeepsie, NY. Exhibited 4’ x 8’ figurative painting, acrylic on canvas.

Hudson Valley landscape series, ten paintings, 2’ x 2’, acrylic on canvas.

1989
"The Vanishing Landscape," juried show, Woodstock Artists Association, Woodstock, NY. Exhibited four 2’ x 2’ California landscapes, acrylic on canvas.

1979-1980

La Quinta Show, Palms Springs, California.
Beverly Hills Art Fair, Los Angeles, California.
Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts, Laguna Beach, California.

1978-79

Selected for exhibit in five-person show at San Francisco Art Commission Gallery.
Exhibited by special invitation at San Francisco Annual Art Festival.
Exhibited for Cal Arts at the Sharon D. Lund Estate in Los Angeles.

1977-78

Produced works for sale or rental at Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport Beach, California.
Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts, Laguna Beach, California.

1975-77

Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts, Laguna Beach, California.

1975

All California Show, Laguna Beach Art Museum, Laguna Beach, California.

1974

Fall Membership Show, juried exhibit, Laguna Beach Art Museum, Laguna Beach, California.
Experimented with new work and studied independently.

1970-74

Owned and operated Cannery Gallery, Newport Beach, California.

1967-70

Independent studies in NYC.

1962-67

Art instructor for University of California Alumni Association, Pinecrest, California.

Produced works for sale and exhibit in Solvang and Newport Beach, California.

1958-62

B.A. degree in art, University of California at Santa Barbara.