Janna Stern

1942 United StatesJanna Stern is an inveterate artist whose prolific body of work is celebrated for her ability to combine compelling imagery with a didactic under-current. Deftly drawing the often elusive line between art and science, Stern offers up visual accounts of prevalent social issues plaguing our modern society with sophisticated intellect and a profound compassion for the human condition.
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Artist Statement

My artistic process begins with collecting salvaged colloquial objects, photographs, scraps of text, and dismantled remnants of previous works. Each object is carefully selected for its unconventional beauty and quality of mystery when separated from its conventional context. I find a coffee stain on a discarded playbill or the wear on the fold of an old map both intriguing and exquisite. I am fascinated by how ordinary words manifest a divergent visceral impact when translated into alternative type styles and languages. A found family vacation snapshot will maintain its sense of nostalgia but is nearly immaterial without its subjects to elaborate its story.

I find creating harmony between these inherently disharmonious objects a fascinating practice. Their connection may actually be their seeming dis...

Stanford University
Geffen School of Medicine
Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society

Short Resume
Janna Stern
Photomonteuse • Santa Monica, CA
Website: www.jannastern.com • E-MAIL janna@jannastern.com


EDUCATION Stanford University, Bachelors in Science, 1963
Geffen School of Medicine School, MD, 1968

Selected Solo Shows
Flying Saucer Gallery, Santa Monica, California, 2013
Flying Saucer Gallery, Santa Monica California, 2010
Julia Rico Gallery, Los Angeles, California, 2009
Anastasia’s Asylum, Santa Monica, California, 2002
“Measure for Measure,” Santa Barbara, California, 2001
“Tantalus,” Marina Del Ray, California 2001
“Measure for Measure,” Ventura, California, 2000
“Driven,” Venice California, 2000

Selected Group Exhibitions
OCCA, “Open Show,” Santa Ana, California, 2015
Hamilton Gallery, “Fanfare-LA,” Santa Monica, California 2014
Arc Gallery, “Like a Tom Waits Song,” San Francisco, CA, 2014
Jeanie Madsen, “I Heart LA” Santa Monica, CA, 2014
Pacific Art League, “Figures and Faces” Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA, 2013

Selected 1st Prize, Pacific Palisades Art Association for Works Under Glass, 2004
Projects and Permanent Digital Exhibitor at Serendip.brynmawr.edu, 2003
Awards Featured Artist of the month at www.ladyfire.com, 2003
Joseph A. Petrelli...