| JANAKA'S ART RESUME |
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| Janaka, while serving in the Peace Corps in Cameroon, West Africa, began teaching himself how to draw and paint in 1984. In 1993, he began his formal training in the arts while studying to be a Waldorf teacher. His work has been represented by galleries in Corvallis, Palm Springs, Salinas and, presently, in Carmel. Janaka enjoys working with a variety of media, especially oil, pastels, acrylics and watercolors. For the most part his work is spiritual or visionary in nature, seeing his artwork as part of his spiritual pathway and as a vehicle to help people heighten or alter their perceptions of the world around and within. His style might best be described as impressionistic/expressionistic with his strong use of colors. As Janaka was able to override the strong programming he picked up in his early education that he was not an artist and so had no business doing artwork, one of his missions as an artist is to help others tap into their creativity, whether they be children or adults. Art Education 1994-95 Waldorf Foundation Year and Teacher Training, Eugene Waldorf Teacher Training School, Eugene, OR--Studied clay, watercolor, pastel, drawing Publications 2002 Bridging Journal, illustrations 2000 Book Cover: Footprints Along the Shore of an Incoming Tide 2000 Book Cover: Silent Ripples” 1996 Cover for the video Blessing the Way: A Ritual Celebration of Pregnancy and Birth 1994 American Epitaph, illustrations Television 1995 Bridging Heaven & Earth, “JANAKA: Artist, Poet, Teacher” Channel 17, Santa Barbara, CA Murals 2002 Monterey Bay Charter School, Pacific Grove, 1999 Roy Residence, Corvallis, OR 1998 Golden Light Gallery, Corvallis, OR 1996 Salle Residence, Agoura Hills, CA 1995 Unitarian Fellowship Church, Eugene, OR 1995 Unitarian Fellowship Church, Eugene, OR 1994 Ashland Waldorf School, Ashland, OR 1994 Stokes Residence, Ashland, OR Gallery Affiliations, Past and Present 2006 - Present American Art Gallery, Carmel, CA 2000-2001 Sunbird Gallery, Salinas, CA 1998 Golden Light Gallery, Corvallis, Or 1995-1996 William-Daniels Gallery, Palm Springs, CA Exhibitions 2007 Pacific Coast Church, Pacific Grove, CA (One-Person) 2001 Unity Church, Monterey, CA (One-Person) 2001 Book Works, Pacific Grove, CA (One-Person) 1999 16th Annual Holiday Art Show, Pegasus Gallery, Corvallis, OR 1999 Mystic Mountain Bookstore, Corvallis, OR (One-Person) 1998 Golden Light Gallery, Corvallis, OR (One-Person) Art Teaching *2004-05 Friday Morning Art Exploration for Adults, 5 weeks wet-on-wet painting , 6 weeks veil painting, 5 weeks pastel drawing, 5 weeks clay sculpting, Monterey Bay Charter School *2004 Painting through the Temperaments Workshop (adults), Monterey Bay Charter School *1996-Present Waldorf Teacher: teaching modeling, drawing, watercolor painting to grades 1-7; Corvallis Waldorf School, Monterey Bay Charter School and Sebastopol Independent Charter School *1997 12-week course for adults: clay sculpting, charcoal, and watercolor, Corvallis Waldorf School, Corvallis, OR *1997 6 week class for children: watercolor and beeswax sculpting, Art Center, Corvallis, OR *1995 2 blocks on watercolor and charcoal, Eugene Waldorf High school, Eugene, OR Fine Arts Collections (selected) Sue Sandilands, Carmel Highlands, CA Unity Church, Monterey, CA Robert Church, Chicago, IL Kim Casper, Seattle, WA Betty Edwards, Ft. Meyers, FL Dr. Randy Aaberg, Corvallis, OR Dana Mahoney, Eugene, OR Marilyn Lawson, Oakland, CA Marilyn White, Palm Springs, CA Richard Hart, Menlo Park, CA Stanton Hunter, Sierra Madre, CA Denise Harrington, Portland, OR |
