Irena Jablonski

I spent fourteen years in South Africa working as a professional structural engineer. In mid nineties I moved to California where I started my decade long art education in the California Art Institute in Thousand Oaks. In 2010 I moved to the Seattle area where I continue my passion in oil painting in my home studio.

Art education:
- Drawing and oil painting courses at California Art Institute, Thousand Oaks, CA, 1999 – 2008,
- art course at University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria, RSA.
Other education:
- Master degree in structural engineering, Krakow Technical University, Poland
- three years of BA courses (psychology, industrial psychology, philosophy, communication, French) at UNISA, Pretoria, RSA.

Past international and USA gallery representation:
- American Art Gallery, Deauville, France
- Portico Gallery, Montecito, CA
- High Studio Gallery, Moorpark, CA
- La Galeria Gitana, San Fernando, CA
- BAA Gallery in Ventura, CA
- William Merrill Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
- Artistic Images of Prescott, AZ
- VIVA Gallery, San Fernando Valley, CA
- NO-HO Gallery, North Hollywood, CA
- Image Arts Gallery, Westlake Village, CA
- David Ryan Gallery, Santa Maria, CA.
Solo exhibitions:
1. BAA Gallery in Ventura, October/November 2008,
2. NO-HO Gallery, North Hollywood, March 2008,
3. Ojai Center for the Arts, March 2008,
4. Gardens of the World, Thousand Oaks, October - December 2006,
5. Ojai Center for the Arts, February 2006,
6. NO-HO Gallery, North Hollywood, December 2005 - January 2006,
7. Buenaventura Art Association Gallery, Ventura, November 2005,
8. Image Arts Gallery, Westlake Village, June 2005,
9. Buenaventura Art Association Gallery, Ventura, January 2004,
10. David Ryan Gallery, Santa Maria, January 2003.

Present gallery representation:
1. Parklane Gallery, Kirkland, WA, USA
2. Era-Living University Houses, Seattle, WA,USA
2. Kirkland Arts Center, WA, USA
3. ART-EAST Gallery, Issaquah, WA, USA