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BARB JANUSZKIEWICZ

About the Artist

Barbara Morrison Januszkiewicz (born February 23, 1955) is an American painter and filmmaker who is best known for her stylistic independence; however, has associations with the Pop Art movement, Conceptual art and avant-garde elements. She specializes in watercolor painting in a hybrid style paintings that blur the line between drawing and painting– [1] Her artwork has appeared predominantly in the Washington, D.C., area, including the Phillips Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Gallery K and The Art League. Her works can also be found in feature magazines, films, cable and international television formats. Januszkiewicz is the founder of

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Artist's Statement

. Barbara Januszkiewiczis an American painter, multi-media artist and filmmaker living just outside of Washington, DC, in Arlington, VA. She is listed as one of the top 10 living American watercolorists living today, see http://top-topics.thefullwiki.org/American_watercolorists . Januszkiewicz trained formally in the mid 1970's at Jacksonville University under the Chinese master Mun Quan, a traditional watercolorist whose influence can be seen in her simple Zen landscapes and in her wet and controlled technique. Januszkiewicz combines boldness and directness with sensitivity to achieve the purity and freshness of watercolor in as few strokes of the brush as possible. She is a versatile and much-heralded artist whose work appears predominantly in the Washington area at the Phillips Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Gallery K, and The Art League. Her works can also be found in feature magazines, films, and cable and international television formats.

Featured Work

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Colorfiels painting, Acrylic on watercolor paper

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  • Coming Together Mural

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    The artist-designer was given support and resources to explore the values and needs of citizens who visited the business owners’ restaurant as well as being aware that the pedestrian walkway was shared by an adjacent building - a seven-story mixed- residential condominium building that also supported a small art community of five art studios and gallery space. Both agreed that there was a great need to connect the neighborhood business and building art studios which were effectively invisible to the public. The design and materials chosen for this project were the direct result of this collaborative planning effort. It was important to address ways to help engage the community with the art design process and build a welcoming environment.

    What was previously a dark neglected walkway is now a transformed, well-maintained, safe, and inviting environment with a landscape area and a fine art mural that exemplifies the partnership between an artist and a business owner. Residents now regularly use this area as part of their jogging traveling paths, as well as a favorite location to visit. A marriage proposal was also witnessed there last May, as reported in Arlington Magazine.

    This project, entitled Coming Together, has helped with the revitalization, preservation, and redevelopment of the area. In this effort, fine art was a universal language that assembled the participants with different perspectives and ultimately birthed a space of beauty that all could be proud of for a long time. While the mural and its title were developed to convey a global feeling, its execution was truly a local one.
    Medium: Acrylic on metal
    Year: 2018
    Details: 4.03