Janna Kumi

ARTIST STATEMENT

Janna Kumi is a Canadian artist based in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia. She studied natural resource management and forestry at universities in Montreal, Munich and Vancouver, and worked for over 30 years in senior management and executive positions in British Columbia. In 2006, she began fine art studies part-time at Emily Carr and completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of British Columbia in 2015. Since then, her art practice has evolved into a unique body of work comprised mostly of drawings and mixed media works centred mainly upon the tree - and more specifically - the bark.

Curriculum Vitae: Janna Kumi, AFCA





Recent News

2025 Solo Exhibition, Outlet Gallery, Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada October, 2025 - January, 2026

2023 Invitational exhibition with the Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery

2022 Canada Council of Arts, Research and Create Grant
Featured Artist, Catching Stars Gallery, Aug 1 – August 31,

2021 Signature Status with the Federation of Canadian Artists - AFCA

2020 Time and Process, Outlet Gallery, Port Coquitlam, Jan 23 - March 27, 2020

2019/20 Canada Council of Arts, Research and Create Grant

2018 At Eye Level, Hatch Gallery, Vancouver, March 8 - 30th


Education - Visual Art

2015 Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

2009 Fine Arts Techniques Certificate, Emily Carr University, Vancouver, BC


Galleries

Duct Tape Gallery, Artists Centre, Vancouver

Cityscape Art Rental, Lonsdale Ave, North Vancouver, BC

Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, BC



Selected Group Exhibitions

Nature at Every Level, The Silk Purse, West Vancouver Arts Council, Oct 11 - Nov 12, 2023

Invitational Signature Showcase, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, May 22 – June 11, 2023

Featured Artist, Catching Stars Gallery, Bowen Isl...