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BIO
Jhaya grew up
on a ranch in Arizona, where nature was an integral part of daily life. Throughout her childhood and teenage years, Jhaya
pursued her two passions; art and horseback riding. Although she won many national titles as an equestrian, ultimately, she
dedicated herself soley to creating art. In 1999, she moved to California to study figurative sculpture and animation at the
Laguna College of Art and Design. Upon graduating, she was offered a position teaching art in England, where she lived for
two years, working both as an art teacher and pursuing her own fine art practice. It was during this time that Jhaya met,
and began working as the assistant to the internationally renowned equine sculptor, Philip Blacker, sculpting famous racehorses
such as Best Mate alongside him. Jhaya enjoyed England, but ultimately decided to move back to the USA with her husband, Adam,
a filmmaker and photographer, (www.adamwarmington.com). Jhaya continues to exhibit her sculptures both in the USA and the
UK, and currently lives in San Francisco.
RESUME, EXHIBITIONS &
AWARDS
ART EDUCATION
B.F.A., Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach, CA
Canyon Del Oro High School, Tucson, AZ
“Art
History In Europe”, Summer Study Abroad Program
AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS
2005 - “Sculptor in Residence”,
Luckwell Primary School, Bristol, England
2004 - “Artist in Residence”, Bishopston Arts Center &
Gallery, Bristol, England
2001 & 2003 - Sculptures purchased for the permanent collection of Laguna College
of Art and Design
1999 - Award for “Excellence in Visual Fine Arts” by the state
of Arizona
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2008 - "Spring Open Studio Show", Francisco Studios, San Francisco, CA
2007 - “The Captured Force of Stillness”, Fairhaven Mausoleum, Orange,
CA
2007 – “Party With Jesus”, Space Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2007 - MFHA Centennial
Traveling Exhibition, Crossgate Gallery, Lexington,KY
2007 - Artspan Fall open Studios, Art Explosion, , San Francisco,
CA
2006 - Artspan Fall open Studios, Art Explosion, San Francisco, CA
2006 - Spring Art Tour, Esser
Studio Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2005 - Fall Art Tour, Esser Studio Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2005 - "Sculpture
in the Garden", Hall-Farm Nursery, Lincolnshire, England
2004 - “December Arts trail”, Bishopston
Arts Centre, Bristol, England
2004 - Solo Exhibition, Livingwell Health Center, Bristol, England
2004
- OCN Fine Art Show, Royal College of Art, Bristol, England
2003 - "Christmas Art Walk", Harlow’s
Fine Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2003 – “Exterim Show”, Gallery 835, Laguna Beach, CA
2002 – “Annual Juried Show”, Laguna College of Art and Design, CA
2002 – “Bohemia”,
The Lab, Costa Mesa, CA
2002 - "Summer Show", Laguna College of Art and Design, CA
1998 –
Anti-Smoking Campaign Juried Show, Tucson, AZ FINE
ART RESUME 2007 - Art
Teacher , Arcadia 2007 @ Cal Modern Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Taught art class for children (ages 3-11) at fundraising
event for FUF (Friends of the Urban Forest) held on Earth Day.
2006 - Sculpture Assistant, Reed Madden Designs, Oakland, CA
Assisted artists Jeff Reed and Jen Madden on a large-scale,
sculptural environment, “Coming About”, for the city of Tiburon, CA. Worked in a variety of mediums including
concrete, bronze, and stainless steel. 2006 – Freelance
Cake Sculptor, I Dream of Cake, San Francisco, CA
Sculpted and decorated fine art cakes for notable clients including
the Getty family.
2006 - Fine Art Sales Associate, Settlers West Galleries, Tucson, AZ
Assisted in all
aspects of running a successful, fine art gallery. Duties included customer and artist relations/communication, setting up/taking
down shows, shipping artwork, meeting dead lines, etc.
2005 - Sculpture Assistant, Philip Blacker Studio
Ltd., Basingstoke, England
Assisted world-renowned equine sculptor, Philip Blacker, on several life size statues of
famous race horses, (both public and private commissions). Duties included sculpting maquettes, and sculpting the life-size
statues in clay. (www.philipblacker.com)
2005 - Sculptor in Residence, Luckwell Primary School, Bristol, England
Solo/Lead artist on a government funded Public Art Project. Taught the students of Luckwell, (ages4-11), to create sculpture
in a variety of mediums, leading to the creation of several large, permanent pieces installed on the school grounds.
2004/05 - In-class Support Worker, Filton College, Bristol, England
Working one-to-one with art students, (ages
16-18, and 18 and up), with a wide range of learning difficulties, enabling them to reach their fullest potential.
2004 - Set Dresser, BBC, Bristol, England
Set Dresser in art department for drama, “Heatwave”
2004 - Lecturer, Filton College, Bristol, England
Lecturer; Drawing, Painting, and Film Studies classes
2003 - Guest Artist, City Community College, Bristol, England
Guest Artist for plaster sculpture workshop
2003 - Aardman Animation Studios, Bristol, England
Work experience in Model Making at commercial and
feature film studios on Oscar winning film Wallace & Gromit and Creature Comforts TV series
2003 - Art Director,
City Works Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Art Director and Model Maker on a stop-motion television pilot
2002
- Teacher, Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach, CA
Organized and delivered a series of figurative sculpting
workshops
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