About/CONTACT

Artist Statement

I'm a sculptor and a painter. I work with hexagonal wire mesh (aka common, some might say "ugly" chicken wire) to create figurative sculptures. I also paint with acrylics and mixed media on canvas. Sometimes I combine the two. 

The inherent qualities of the wire enable me to create lightweight sculptures that are both form and space--there and not there. Whether stand-alone pieces, or mixed media works, my figures allow air and light to move through and play with them. I've learned that interesting things can happen "in the spaces between."

Honoring my creativity is one of the ways I tend to my own frequency. I believe that the work we do with the intention of making a higher connection is very important work indeed, especially in these times, and is impactful far beyond our personal spheres in ways we may not fully understand.  

My goal is to be as clear a channel as I can be in life, and to continue to evolve in my various practices, including my art, while being brave enough to explore wherever my imagination leads me.  

Though these times may be extremely challenging for many of us, there is still beauty in our human condition... and beyond it.  That is where I choose to focus now.

My hope is that my artwork, and the loving and joyful energy with which it was created, will bring you a smile, some inspiration, or some peace. 

In gratitude, 

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-Anna Marie January 

​​​​​​​​​​​​​Exhibition History​​​​​​​​​

2020 realART , Group Exhibition curated by Sylvia White, 28873 Agoura Road, Agoura Hills, CA

2017 Seeing Blue, Gallery25N, Virtual Online Group Exhibition,  http://www.gallery25n.com/SeeingBlue-2017.html

2016   Light Play, Group Exhibition, ​Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA

2015 Buenaventura Art Association's 29th Annual Open Competition, Juried Exhibition, Juror Linda Kemp, Buenaventura Gallery, Ventura, CA

2015 My Sunset Woman Plays Guitar, Temporary Public Art, Malibu Guitar Festival, Malibu, CA

2014 Clothing Optional, Juried Exhibition, Juror David Elder, Second Place and People's Choice Winner, Studio Channel Islands Art Center Blackboard Gallery, Camarillo, CA 

2014 Planet, curated by Cynthia Minet, Group Exhibition, Moorpark College Art Gallery, Moorpark, CA​

​2014   Anna Marie January: The Spaces 

Between, Solo Exhibition, Pink Flamingo Gallery, Moorpark College, Moorpark, CA

2014 Ventura County Government Center Show, Group Show, Administration Building, Fourth Floor, Ventura, CA 

2013 The Bride: For Edith, Temporary Public Art, Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA

2013  Buenaventura Art Association's 27th Annual Open Competition, Juried Exhibition, juror Katrina McElroy, Buenaventura Gallery,  Ventura, CA  

2012​  ​Group Exhibition, Moorpark College Art Gallery, Moorpark, CA

2012 Group Exhibition, Studio Channel Islands Art Center, Camarillo, CA 

Contact/About

Contact me for information regarding purchases, staging and event rentals. 

email: anna@annamariejanuaryart.com  

(818) 398-9673   

About 

Welcome and thank you for visiting my site. My name is Anna Marie January and I'm a mixed media artist living in Los Angeles.  

I'm a sculptor and a painter. (See Artist Statement.) 

I'm mostly self-taught, having been creative all of my life, whether I was drawing, painting, dancing, writing, or designing interiors and costumes. In the mid to late 2000's I decided to take some interior design courses at my local community college. Along the way I discovered a passion for sculpting the figure while studying with the wonderfully creative artist and professor Cynthia Minet. 

It was in one of her classes in 2010 that I developed a fondness for working with the wire. I had been experimenting with painting on and off for years (also mostly figures) before that.  I was first inspired to pair a painting with a sculpture in 2014.

I have work in private collections around California, including in Los Angeles, Northridge, Pacific Palisades, Pasadena, Sacramento, Thousand Oaks and Woodland Hills. 

I'm a third generation Californian on my mother's side. I was born in East Los Angeles at The Japanese Hospital in Boyle Heights. Though my early years were often spent in the backseat of our car traveling back and forth across the U.S., (Hawaii would be the exception here), we always returned to California.  

The Japanese Hospital, which was established in response to the discrimination immigrant and American born Japanese experienced in the early 20th century, had developed a reputation for providing excellent care and serving a diverse population. 

This is why my parents, who were an interracial couple at a time when it was illegal for them, as a Black man and a White woman, to be married in several states due to anti-miscegenation laws, felt more welcome there.  

People often remark that I've led a very unconventional life at times. It's true that I DO have some stories to tell...

Most importantly, I am a mother to two beautiful children.  One is a recent graduate and also recently married. The other is in spirit, dearly loved and missed, and is most certainly watching over us.   

~Anna Marie January