Faculty Profile for Laritza Denise Janiga

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Laritza Denise Janiga
Assoc Professor of Instruction — School of Art and Design
JCM 1115
phone: (512) 245-9164
Scholarly/Creative Work
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 Laritza is a metalsmith and educator residing in Austin Texas. She received her Master of Fine Arts in 2012 from East Carolina University, and a Bachelor in Fine Arts in 2008 from Texas State University. She maintains an active studio practice underpinned by the integration of illustration, painting and metalsmithing techniques to create body oriented artwork. Her work is included in the permanent collections of the Arkansas Art Center in Little Rock, AK and Racine Art Museum in Racine, WI. Additionally, her work is featured in 500 Necklaces: Contemporary Interpretation of Timeless Form, New Earrings: 500 Designs from Around the World, Metalsmith Magazine and American Craft Magazine.

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Hot Pink Scrawl. Craft and Design / New Ways, New Works / Mint Museum. July 2020 - July 2021 Artists: Group (National)
    Schedule:
    • New Days, New Works. July 2020 - July 2021 Mint Museum Uptown, At Levine Center for the Arts 500 South Tryon Street Charlotte, NC 28202.
  • She Resisted. AMEND / Virtual Exhibition. October 2, 2020 - November 2020 Artists: Group (International)
    Schedule:
    • Amend Exhibition. October 2020 - November 2020 Website URL : www.amendexhibition.com.
  • Where is she? No more MMIW. Stolen Sisters Exhibition / Greenhill Center of the Arts. January 2020 - February 2020 Artists: Group (National)
    Schedule:
    • Stolen Sisters. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater- Greenhill Center of the Arts, Whitewater, WI 53190.
  • Westward HO! An Exhibition of Contemporary Craft of the Southwest. December 6, 2019 - February 1, 2020 Artists: Group (National)
    Schedule:
    • Westward HO! An Exhibition of Contemporary Craft of the Southwest Curator, Gail M. Brown. Wayne Art Center, 413 Maplewood Avenue Wayne, PA 1908.
  • Under Exposed. May 1, 2019 - July 30, 2019 Artists: Group (National)
    Schedule:
    • Adornment and Theory, 2644 1/2 N Milwaukee Ave Chicago, Il 60647.

Selected Service Activities

Member
TXST School of Art and Design DEI Committee
August 2017-2022
Participant
Hand Medal Project
April 2020-November 2020
Member
Bobcat Days
2022-Present
Interim Area Head
Program Coordinator and Area Head, Metals
August 2022-Present
Volunteer
Texas Voter Deputy Registrar
2018-Present