Faculty Profiles

Colleges and Departments

Laritza Denise Janiga

  • Assoc Professor of Instruction at School of Art and Design, College of Fine Arts & Communication

Scholarly and Creative Works

2025

  • Flor a Mano. Material Topics: Celebrating 15 Years. 2025 Artists: Group (National)
  • Manos. Sandra J. Blain Galleries. May 2025 - August 2025 Artists: Group (National)

2024

  • Atardecer. Scrumptious at NYC Jewelry Week 2024. 2024 Artists: Group (International)
    Schedule:
    • Scrumptious at NYC Jewelry Week 2024. 2024 Pratt Institute, NY.
  • Flor a Mano. Form and Concept Gallery. 2024 Artists: Group (National)
    Schedule:
    • Usual Suspects. 2024 Form and Concept, 2024.
  • Hot Pink Scrawl. Objects of Affection: Jewelry by Robert Ebendorf from the Porter - Price Collection. GILES. National. 2024.
  • Atardecer. Metalsmith Magazine. Vol. 44. Eugene, OR: SNAG. International. 2024.

2023

  • Still Life Collection. Sandra J. Blain Galleries. May 2023 - August 2023 Artists: Group (National)
  • Nubes Rosas. Emerge Gallery & Art Center. January 2023 Artists: Group (National)
    Schedule:
    • Exhibition. Emerge Gallery & Art Center, 404 Evans Street Greenville, NC 27858.

2022

  • Cerulean Spin Brooch. RAM Showcase: Abstraction. 2022 (National)
  • Latino Art WKND Artist Showcase. Of Color. 2022 (Regional)
  • Scrawl. Craft in the Laboratory: The Science of Making Things / Mint Museum. February 2022 - 2022 Artists: Group
    Schedule:
    • Mint Museum Uptown at Levine Center for the Arts, Charlotte, NC 28202.

2021

  • 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: 100 Jewelers 100 Years. USA: Lulu Press. International. 2021.
  • Queen Bee. Catrina Invitational / Equinox Gallery. October 2021 - November 2021 Artists: Group (Regional)
    Schedule:
    • Day of the Dead Invitational 2021 - Catrina. Equinox Jewelry Gallery, San Antonio, TX 78205.

2020

  • 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.
  • Stolen Sisters Cameo. 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.
  • Scrawl Necklace. Craft + Design / Mint Museum. Museum. 2020, Acquired: 2020.
  • Hot Pink Scrawl Brooch. Craft + Design / Mint Museum, Mint Museum Uptown at Levine Center for the Arts. Museum. April 2020 - 2020, Acquired: 2020, metal.
  • She Resisted. New York Jewelry Week / Virtual Exhibition. October 2020 - November 2020 (International)
    Schedule:
    • New York Jewelry Week. Virtual Gallery, https://nycjewelryweek.com/events/#amend-exhibition.
  • Raw Growth. Metalsmith. 3. Vol. Volume. 23. SNAG, PO Box 1355, Eugene, OR 97440: The Society of North American Goldsmiths. National. November 3, 2020.
  • Mid-Day Phases. A Look of Contemporary Craft of the Southwest. Wayne, PA: Wayne Art Center. National. January 2020.

2019

  • Under Exposed. May 1, 2019 - July 30, 2019 Artists: Group (National)
    Schedule:
    • Adornment and Theory, 2644 1/2 N Milwaukee Ave Chicago, Il 60647.
  • Queen Bee. Metalsmith Magazine, "Smitten Residency". Vol. 44. Society of North American Goldsmiths. 2019.
  • Form and Concept, 435 S Guadalupe St, Santa Fe, NM. November 2017 - December 2019
  • EAST 2019. November 16, 2019 - November 24, 2019 Artists: Group (State)
    Schedule:
    • East Austin Studio Tours. November 16, 2019 - November 24, 2019 Big Medium, 916 Springdale Rd, Bldg 2 #101, Austin, TX 78702.
    • High Craft. November 16, 2019 - November 24, 2019 7210 Fred Morse Drive.
  • Not-So-Lone Star Studios: A Gathering of Texas Makers. November 20, 2019 Artists: Group (State)
    Schedule:
    • January 18, 2019 - February 15, 2019 San Jacinto College South Campus Gallery, San Jacinto College South Fine Art.
    • May 16, 2019 - August 6, 2019 The University of Texas at El Paso Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, 500 West University Ave. El Paso, TX 79968.
    • September 16, 2019 - December 8, 2019 Museum of Texas Tech University, 3301 4th St, Lubbock, TX 79415.
  • Six Years Smitten. July 26, 2019 - October 12, 2019 Artists: Group (National)
    Schedule:
    • Form & Concept, 435 S Guadalupe St, Santa Fe, NM 87501.
  • Cornucopia: Exhibit in Motion. August 24, 2019 - August 28, 2019 Artists: Group
    Schedule:
    • Equinox Gallery, 418 Villita St. #4, San Antonio, TX. 78205.
  • Earrings Galore- Curated by Heidi Lowe. May 25, 2019 - May 28, 2019 Artists: Group
    Schedule:
    • Parasol Gallery, 171 Elizabeth Street, New York, 10012.

2018

  • Smitten Forum, Ghost Ranch. 2018.
  • Raw Growth. Smitten Forum 2018: A Creative Gathering of Makers. Indiana University. International. 2018.
  • Smitten. November 2017 - January 2018 Artists: Group (National)
    Schedule:
    • Form and Concept, 435 S Guadalupe St, Santa Fe, NM.

2017

  • Garabatos. Dys(functional) / Adornment and Theory Gallery. 2017 Artists: Group (National)
    Schedule:
    • Adorment + Theory, Chicago IL.
  • Spin Collection, Featured Maker. Metalsmith Magazine. Vol. 37. 1 - 5. USA. International. 2017.
  • Queen Bee. Joya Barcelona Art Jewelry Fair Catalog. International. 2017.
  • Earrings Galore. May 2017 - December 2017 Artists: Group (National)
    Schedule:
    • Heidi Lowe Gallery, 328 Rehoboth Ave. Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971.
    • Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Avenue, NW Washington, DC.
    • SNAG Nexus Conference, New Orleans, LA.
  • Joya Barcelona International Art Fair. October 5, 2017 - October 7, 2017 Artists: Group (International)
    Schedule:
    • Arts Santa Monica, Rambla 7 Barcelona, Spain.
  • Drawing the Line. May 3, 2017 - May 23, 2017 Artists: Group (National)
    Schedule:
    • Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, ity Centre 1420 Fifth Ave. Seattle WA.

2016

  • Spectrum, Contemporary Artist in Color. 2016 (International)
  • The Courage to Reinvent. American Craft Magazine. Vol. 76. March 2016.

2015

  • American Craft Fest. 2015 (National)
    Schedule:
    • American Craft Fest. Union Depot, St. Paul, MN.
  • New Acquisitions: Contemporary Art Jewelry. 2015 (International)

2014

  • Urbam Srawl. Metalsmith Magazine, "Material Complexity". Vol. 34. 23 - 23. SNAG. 2014.

2013

  • Tink Necklace. Showcase 500 Art Necklaces. Sterling Publishing. 2013.
  • Scrawl Earrings. New Earrings: 500 Designs from Arounds the World. 1. Thames & Hudson. 2013.