Bruni Sablan

BRUNI Sablan is the painter of an explosive experience of color and soul, encompassing over 1,600 original oil Jazz Paintings. Creator of the 'Jazz Masters Series by BRUNI', her wildly expressionistic brush captures the very depths of their spirit. One of BRUNI's Duke Ellington Portraits is in the permanent collection of The Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
International known, BRUNI paints a wide variety of subjects such as vividly colourful Abstracts and Florals, Iconic figures such as Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr., Maya Angelou, and a full tribute to Mother Teresa.
Bruni Sablan was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Artistry has been her heritage. Her father Joseph Parello, of Sicilian decent, a civil engineer and architect, also painted. Her mother, Clo Parello, of Lebanese decent, was an accomplished classical pianist and beloved piano instructor for many years in the Northern California bay area.

Bruni’s father introduced her to American jazz at a very early time in her life, she was five years old. She describes him as a "quiet soul" who loved the music of Duke Ellington, Nat King Cole, Artie Shaw, Louis Armstrong, June Christy, Sarah Vaughan, and many more. At the same time, her Sicilian grandfather, C...

EDUCATION

Extensive studies in Dramatic Art with Frank Centola, one of the five originators of the legendary "Group Theatre" of New York

Figure drawing and painting studies at Villa Montalvo and the University of Mexico

Private color studies with Grumbacher Color Award winner Michael Linstrom

20 years of owning and running her own Gallery, privately conducting intensive life drawing classes with live models. Teaching and leading workshops and lectures throughout the Bay Area

MUSEUMS:

-The Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.

-Universal Studios: The Downbeat Jazz Hall of Fame Museum in Orlando, Florida

-Kansas City Jazz Museum: 18th & Vine Authority in Kansas City, Missouri

-The Putnam Museum – Bix Beiderbecke Hall in Davenport, Iowa

-The Los Gatos Historical Museum in Los Gatos, California