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BFA Graphics and Package. ArtCenter College of Design. Pasadena, CA
A native of the California Bay Area, who earned a BFA in Graphics and Packaging from ArtCenter College of Design. Jan honed her 40-year career in the graphic design field in Silicon Valley working with clients in high-tech, private aviation and museum exhibit design.
Served as international designer for Atari (2 years) and Apple before (10 years) starting Davis Design in 1991.
Started fine arts business Jan Davis Arts in 2019.
Artist member of the Gallery House in Palo Alto from 2020 through 2022.
Featured and published Bay Area publications and blogs.
Member of the California Society of Printmakers, Artist Alliance Community and participates in Silicon Valley Open Studios.
Ongoing education with focused art and printmaking workshops with National and Internationally known artists and printmakers.
Volunteerism. Provides design and marketing support for local non profits in the arts, Bay Area history, children with disabilities, and environmental initiatives.
2023 CAL-EXPO Award of Merit, Mixed Media 2D division, Wind Dance. July 14-30.
2022 Los Altos Rotary Art Show. Mayor’s Award and Jury’s Award. August 13-14.
Los Altos Town Crier 4/22/2025. “Los Altos Artists showing in Silicon Valley Open Studios”
Los Altos Town Crier 7/20/2022. “Local artist debuts at Los Altos Rotary Club’s Fine Art in the Park“
Gallery House Fine Art. “Through Azita’s Lens. 03/12/2022. Jan Davis Mixed Media Artist”
Gallery House Fine Art. “Through Judy’s Lens. 10/30/2020. Jan Davis”
Los Altos Town Crier Special Edition, 7/01/2020. “Los Altos resident Davis masters art of volunteering”
Pacific Art League 104 Anniversary Exhibition. Nov 14, 2025-Jan 13, 2026. Juror: Veronica Roberts, Director of the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University.
Solo Show. Woodland Tapestry. Konditorei Cafe, Month of October.
Silicon Valley Visual Arts at Community School of Music and Arts. Month of September
Palo Alto Festival of the Arts. August 23-24.
Rotary Fine Art in the Park. Los Altos. August 9-10.
Silicon Valley Open Studio May 10-11.
Silicon Valley Preview Shows at Community School of Music and Arts and Los Altos Library. Month of April.
Arts Benicia. Forma Natura: Nature as Source. January 25–March 2, 2025. Juror Alicia Escott.
Pacific Art League 103 Anniversary Exhibition. November 8, 2024-January 14, 2025. Artwork: Chromatic Symphony.
Juror: Daniel Garcia – Photographer and Founder of Content Magazine.
Rotary Fine Art in the Park. Los Altos. August 10-11
Solo Show: Chromatic Tapestries at Konditorei Cafe. June 1-30
Silicon Valley Open Studios. Jan Davis Arts. Participated and hosted 10 other artists. May 11-12
Pacific Art League 102 Anniversary Exhibition. November 10, 2023-January 16, 2024. Artwork: Wind Song.
Juror: Preston Metcalf, Executive Director and Senior Curator, Triton Museum.
Rotary Fine Art in the Park. Los Altos. August 11 – 12
CAL-EXPO California Fine Art Competition, Sacramento. July 14-30. Artwork: Wind Dance. Award of Merit.
Silicon Valley Open Studios. Jan Davis Arts. Show and hosted 11 other artists. May 13-14
Water Marine Society of Artists juried online International exhibition and YouTube presentation. Artwork: Woven Reflections. Juror: Kim Eagles-Smith, Director of the Kim Eagles-Smith Gallery in Mill Valley, California. January 30 – March 31, 2023
Enchantment Gallery House, Palo Alto November 2, 2022-January 8, 2023
Rotary Fine Art in the Park. Los Altos. August 13 – 14
Silicon Valley Open Studios. Jan Davis Arts. Show and hosted 11 other artists. May 11-12
Woven Light. Gallery House, Palo Alto. July 1 – August 28
California Dreaming. Gallery House, Palo Alto. April 27 – June 26
Gallery House Featured Artist April 4-17
Spring Fever. Gallery House, Palo Alto. March 2 – April 24
SPARK. Gallery House, Palo Alto. January 7 – February 27
Splendid. Gallery House, Palo Alto. October 29, 2021 – January 2
Kaleidoscope. Gallery House, Palo Alto. September 3- October 24.
Silicon Open Studios. September 18-19 (Gallery House) and 25-26 (site 144)
Some Like it Hot. Gallery House. Palo Alto. Through August 27.
Going Places. Gallery House. Palo Alto. May 30-July 6
Benefit sale by SVOS for DrawBridge. Month of May
Through My Window. Gallery House, Palo Alto. March 5 – April 26
Holiday Show. Gallery House, Palo Alto. November 14, 2020 – January 24.
Fall in Place. Gallery House, Palo Alto. October 3 – November 15
Benefit sale by SVOS for Second Harvest Food Bank of Silicon Valley. Oct. 15 – Nov. 30
Jen Tough Art Alliance, Tiny Assemblages Challenge, 2020. Curated by Erin McClusky Wheeler
Jen Tough Art Alliance, Flora & Fauna Challenge, 2020. Curated by Melissa Mohammadi
2025 Abstracting Nature: Drawing, Collage + Printmaking by Sandra Kelch
2024 Fibre Arts Take Two: The Art of Abstract Collage by Cordula Kagemann
2022Silkscreen Monoprints: Fluidity, Structure and Spontaneity with Jeff Hirst
2022Painting with Fire. Year-long encaustic workshop by Essence of Mulranny
2021Painting with Fire. Year-long encaustic workshop by Essence of Mulranny
2020The Language of Color with Mark Eanes
2020Relief and Collage with Robynn Smith
2020Linocut Workshop with Katie Kilmartin
2019Collagraph Master Course Workshop with Susanne Clark
2019Encaustic Collagraphs with Elise Wagner
2019Monotype Explorations: The next level with Jennifer Cole.
2019Experimental Screenprint. Emily Gui.
2019Malleable Monotype with Sarah Smelser.
2019Art2Life Creative Visionary Path Program. 2019 AND 2020. Nicholas Wilton
2018Experimental Watercolor Monoprints with Karen Lederer.
2018Printmaking and Image Transfers with Kathryn Kain.
2018Ink Interaction: Viscosity Layering with Akua Inks with Catherine Kernan.
2018Explorations in Printing on Roland VersaUV Flatbed Printers. Bonny Lhotka
Silicon Valley Open Studios
California Society of Printmakers
Pacific Art League
MOMA SF
De Young Museum
Arts Los Altos