Jana Charl

Jana Charl is a Los Angeles–born, dual U.S.–Swiss artist currently based in Portland, Oregon. Working across disciplines, she creates mixed-media paintings, sculptures, and installations that frequently incorporate materials salvaged from her surroundings.

Her work has been published and exhibited internationally at galleries and institutions including SFMOMA, Tate Liverpool, and the Women’s Museum of California, as well as at venues staged in parallel with the Venice Biennale, Frieze London, and Art Basel Miami.

Charl has participated in five artist residencies in Spain (Úbeda, Andalusia), Switzerland (Zürich and Trélex), the Republic of Georgia (Mtskheta and Tbilisi), and Iceland (Stöðvarfjörður, East Fjords). She has been awarded public art commissions in California, Oregon, and Massachusetts, and received a Certificate of Recognition from the California State Assembly.

Her work is held in the collections of the Brooklyn Art Library, the City of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, the Museum of Nova Gorica (Slovenia), the Mtskheta Municipality, the Yuko Nii Foundation, and private collections worldwide.

• Bachelor of Arts, Psychology & Art, University of Redlands, California
• 1-year study abroad at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
• Master's of Pacific International Affairs (completed 4 of 6 quarters), Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, University of California, San Diego, California

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2026 (MAR-APR) This Is Not A Love Story (and other stories), Art Adventure Gallery, Madras, OR.
2024 Looking Up, Branching Out, Art Adventure Gallery, Madras, OR.
2022 Death of Summer, Birth of Fall, Art Adventure Gallery, Madras, OR. Asymmetry: Disrupted Infinity, Virtual Exhibition, Úbeda, Spain.
2020 Sunrise, Sunshine, Art Adventure Gallery, Madras, OR.
2018 Makeovers, Art Adventure Gallery, Madras, OR.
Athletic... and Princess, Princess Athletic, Bend, OR.
2017 SFMOMA Unauthorized Show #240, SFMOMA, San Francisco (May 10, 4:45:18 - 5:24:03 PM).
2016 Body Under Surveillance, Bust Gallery, Richmond, VA. Curated by Sasha Waters Freyer,
Chair of the Department of Photography & Film at Virginia Commonwealth University.

SELECTED DUO & GROUP EXHIBITIONS (2016 - 26)
2026 (JUN) Sustainability, Tiny Gallery St. Johns, Portland, OR.
(FEB-MAR) 6 x 6 x 6 Community Art Show, Alberta Street Gallery, Portland, OR.
(FEB-MAR) Loud and Clear, The Purple Door Gallery, Portland, OR.
(JAN) Postcards from the Edge, Annual Visual AIDS Benefit, Berry Campbell Gallery, New York City.
2025 Open Studios, Falcon Art Community, Portland, OR.
Wish You Were Here, Annual Benefit, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
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