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Dina Janel

8186 Arthur Street
Cotati, Ca. 94931
707-217-8032
WWW.DINAJANEL.COM

EDUCATION

     2007    BFA Studio Art, Sonoma State University (SSU) Rohnert Park, Ca.
                 Major: Painting
     2001    AA Ventura College, Ventura Ca.
                 Major: Liberal Arts Education

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Solo Exhibitions
     2009    The Color of Abstraction. The Pine Cone Cafe, Sebastopol, Ca.
     2008    Dina Janel: The Mother Tree Resort Center, Sebastopol, Ca.
     2008    The Color of Distraction, Petaluma, Ca.
     2006    Sebastopol Repertory Theatre, Sebastopol, Ca.
     2005    Unraveling, The Mother Tree Retreat Center, Sebastopol, Ca.

Group Exhibitions

      2008    Abstracts, Color and Texture, Aurora Colors Gallery, Petaluma, Ca.
                  Artists Reception, Veterinary Healing Arts Center, Sebastopol, Ca.
                  Members Art Exhibit, Arts Council of Sonoma, Santa Rosa, Ca.

      2007    Bright Lights III, A Street Gallery, Santa Rosa, Ca.
                  Juried Student Exhibition, (Francis Mc Cormack, Lia Bonagura-Transue) Sonoma State University, Ca.
                  Bachelor Of Fine Arts Exhibition, Sonoma State University, Ca.

     2006    Metamorphosis, Arches Gallery, Healdsburg, Ca.
                 Jobroto Arts Exhibition, Santa Rosa, Ca.
                 Juried Student Exhibition, (Lucy Pulz, Cornelia Schulz), SSU, Ca.
                 Enchanting Spring, Evolving Art Gallery, Vallejo, Ca.
                 Faces Of The Fallen: Never To Forget, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, Ca.
                 Love, Evolving Art Gallery, Vallejo, Ca.

     2005    In The Abstract, All-Media Juried Exhibit (Carrie Lederer) Sebastopol Center For The Arts, Sebastopol, Ca.
                 Easel Park, Benefit Art Exhibit, Odd Fellows Hall, Sebastopol, Ca.
                 OutCast, Juried Ceramics Exhibit, (Gregory Roberts) SSU, Ca.
                 Juried Student Exhibition, (Janet Bishop, Chris Finley) SSU. Ca.
                 Visualizing Democracy, Juried Exhibit (Michael Schwager) SSU, Ca.


Venues               2005 - 2008    The Mother Tree Retreat Center, Sebastopol, Ca.

Commissions     2005                Series Of 5 Oil paintings, James DeSurra, Sebastopol, Ca

Bibliography      2007                Metro Active, Critics Choice

Publications       2003                CD Cover Artwork "Incident" The Jake Richmond Band