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Contents : JANA K. NAPOLI 614 Gravier Street New Orleans LA 70130 (504) 782.5107 www.jananapoli.com jnapoli@floodwall.org www.floodwall.org Born in New Orleans Louisiana Education Instituto San Miguel de Allende Mexico 1971 Bellas Artes de San Fernando Madrid 1969 Loretta Heights College (Regis University) Denver 1968 Professional Overview Jana Napoli's career began through her study of painting and mixed media. She established herself as a professional artist in the 1970s with painting residencies and exhibits in Paris London Mexico City and Guatemala City. Returning home in the early 1980s Ms. Napoli opened her own gallery and Bed & Breakfast joining an urban redevelopment movement that spawned what is now known as the New Orleans Arts District. In 1988 she opened the doors of her own studio to the commercial art students of the neighboring vocational high school and founded YA/YA. YA/YA Inc. (Young Aspirations/Young Artists) is a nonprofit arts and social service organization whose mission is to provide educational experiences and opportunities that empower artistically talented innercity youth to be professionally selfsufficient through creative selfexpression. In the years 19882000 Jana stepped back from her own artwork and turned her creative energy to YA/YA serving as the fulltime director. Now in its 19th year of operation YA/YA has gained national and international acclaim and is looked to as a model in youth development. In 2001 Ms. Napoli shifted her role to serve on the board of directors. She now serves as the Honorary Chair of YA/YA's Advisory Council. In recent years Ms. Napoli has dedicated much of her time to the care of her elderly mother. This inspired Ms. Napoli to design and trademark a home health care software program www.ecaring.com. She also began to paint again and create artwork in new media designing internet sites and creating animation shorts. "Floodwall " documenting the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the City of New Orleans integrating Ms. Napoli's focus on community with her recurring themes of the unseen and the unspoken in mixed media and digital presentation. (Select) Solo Exhibits 1988 628 Gallery New Orleans 1987 628 Gallery New Orleans 1982 Masur Museum Monroe Louisiana 1979 Units New Orleans 1978 Ross Thiele & Sons Gallery La Jolla 1975 World Trade Center New Orleans 1975 Ahyers Gallery London 1974 Upper St. Gallery London 1973 Maison de LAmerique Latine Paris 1973 Cassino de Caubourg Deauville 1972 Gallery de Arquetectos Mexico City 1971 Federal Gallery Guatemala City 1970 Napoleon Gallery New Orleans 1968 Mini Gallery Denver (Select) Group Exhibits 2004 George Schmidt Gallery New Orleans 1992 New Orleans Museum of Art 1992 Downtown Gallery New Orleans 1989 Cork Gallery Lincoln Center New York 1989 Lutten Clarey and Stem New York 1988 Atelier Napoli New Orleans 1987 Atelier Napoli New Orleans 1986 Duplantier Gallery New Orleans 1973 Salon de Paris Sud Paris 1971 Gallery Itati Mexico City 1970 State Gallery of Louisiana Baton Rouge 1970 Downtown Gallery New Orleans (Select) Private Collections Faulkner House New Orleans Herve Odermatt Paris Miguel Angel Asturias Paris Captain Tim Rogers Dublin Matilda Grey Stream New Orleans Masur Museum Monroe American Medical Association Washington D.C. Dianne Von Furstenberg New York Marguerite Espinosa Contesa de Mansigny Mexico City International House New Orleans LA (Select) Reviews San Diego Union March 27 1977 Times-Picayune March 31 1976 Diane Sustendal "An Artist and Her Subjects' Times-Picayune March 27 1975 George Jordan London Weekly Diary July 21 1974 London Arts Review June 1974 Catalogue Paris Fourteenth Salon International 1973 Paris Normandie August 20 1973 Sociales February 10 1972 El Sol de Mexico February 10 1972 p. 3 Novedade February 10 1972 Centerfold El Imparcial Guatemala City Guatemala Monday January 4 1971 (Select) Curated Exhibits YA/YA exhibits curated by Jana Napoli 1995 Artarium 15 Young DeungPoGu Seoul Convention Center Seoul Korea 1994 Columns 628 Gallery New Orleans LA 1994 Drapes and Shapes 628 Gallery New Orleans LA 1993 "YA/YA Mixes it Up Delgado Gallery New Orleans LA 1993 Inauguration Documentary Spectrum Gallery San Francisco CA 1993 YA/YA Sit Down in Tokyo AkiEx Gallery Tokyo Japan 1993 YA/YA at the Beach University of West Florida Pensacola FL 1993 Hello Tokyo We Are YA/YA Seibu Department Store Gallery Japan 1992 YA/YA Speaks Architects and Designers Building New York 1992 YA/YA Works on Cloth 628 Gallery New Orleans LA 1992 International Contemporary Furniture Fair Javits Center New York 1992 Awt N Clawt 628 Gallery New Orleans LA 1991 YA/YA Back from Europe 628 Gallery New Orleans LA 1991 Jean Francois Guyot Gallery Paris France 1991 YA/YA on the Road Eaton Gallery Memphis TN 1991 Group show Gallery of Functional Art Santa Monica CA 1990 Piero Della Francesca Memorial Chair Exhibition 628 Gallery New Orleans LA 1990 YA/YA Group Show Claiborne Gallery New York 1990 Piero Della Francesca Foundation and YA/YA Sansepolcro Civic Museum 1990 International Chair Design Exhibition Udine Italy 1989 Painted chairs New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 1989 Storytelling Chifforobes Cork Gallery Lincoln Center NY 1988 Norman Therrien and Hajimu Ito 628 Gallery New Orleans LA Design Clients contracts awarded to YA/YA under Jana Napoli's creative direction OTHER PROJECTS 1996 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Congo Square poster 1995 United States Department of Agriculture (Washington DC): Nutrition education poster 1995 United Nations (New York): 50th Anniversary Celebration 582 slipcovers for the General Assembly Hall delegate chairs 1994 Swatch Ltd. (Switzerland): a collection of three watches 19 Hammachacher Schlemmer limitededition painted chair collection 19 Alessi limited edition vase series Print Media Reviews for Ya/Ya Inc. (selected) San Franciso Examiner June 2 1993 p.3 Kenchiku Chiski (Japan) June 1993. p. 37 Friday (Tokyo) March 12 1993 p.46 Popeye (Tokyo) February 24 1993 p.9 Arts Quarterly Winter 1993 p.1012 Art News May 1992 p.148 Avant Grade (Holland) May 1992 p.10 Provencale Journal July 21 1991 p.5 Ambient March 3 1991.p.10 Casa Vogue December 1990 p. 149 The Face September 1990 p. 17 British Vogue August 1990 p. 5455 World of Interiors July/August 1990 p. 14 Abitare January 1989 Cove & p. 116119 Vogue Decoration French & International Editions October/November 1989 p. 132135 Metropolis July/August 1989 p.29 Art Business News June 1989 p.1 The New York Magazine April 10 1989 p.41 Awards 2002 Oprah Winfrey's "Use Your Life Award" (awarded to Jana Napoli with $100 00 grant for YA/YA) 1999 President's Committee on Arts and Humanities "Coming Up Taller" Award (presented to YA/YA with $10 000 grant) 1988 Junior Merit Award DaIlas Womens Caucus for Art (presented to Jana Napoli) 1991 Mayor's Arts Award presented by the Arts Council of New Orleans to YA/YA Professional Affiliations 2004present YA/YA Advisory Council Honorary Chair 2006 Contemporary Arts Museum Houston Katrina Artist Fund Advisory Board Member

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