JANA PETERSON IS A PROFESSIONAL PAINTER, WITH A SOUL OF MATISSE.
HER PAINTINGS ARE DRAMATIC, VIVID, AND BOLD., MERGING ART AND TECHNOLOGY.
Acknowledged as a versatile and prolific trend setters of contemporary artists, Jana creates striking images ranging from earthy abstractions, realism, portraiture, to futuristic galactic visions. By fusing an ardent appreciation of the old Masters with the bold and realistic imagery of high technology, Jana Peterson is leaving an impression on individuals as well as on canvas. Peterson’s work never fails to evoke strong feelings. Peterson’s corporate national and international painting clientele consists of IBM, GTE, Motorola, (US and Guadalajara), VLSI, Mayo, SGS Thomson (Singapore, Italy, and Hong Kong) and many others, as well as the museum collection in Scottsdale Center for the Arts. Her work is also displayed in fine galleries. With commissions coming from as far as Europe, Peterson’s brush continues to transform canvas, enliven drab walls of corporate facilities, churches, hospitals, and museums with real and whimsical images. Her work improves employee morale and productivity.
Jana is continuously branching out and working with different art styles: architecture, contemporary abstracts, landscapes, surreal trompe l’oeil, famous actors, singers and dancers, flowers, and exotic sights from foreign countries. Peterson has been commissioned to paint murals for the Arizona Science Museum and Scottsdale Center for the Arts. Past exhibits include: West Valley Art Museum: GREAT ARCHITECTURE... INNER VISIONS, Herberger Theatre, Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Norway’s Marknaden, 2006-2020, Paradise Valley City Hall (Artist of the Year), and Chandler Center for the Arts solo exhibit. In 2019, she exhibited in Reykjavik, Iceland, and at Norway House in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The use of color being her specialty, versatile Peterson’s passionate goals are complex yet simple: “I want my work to leave an impression, to evoke emotion, to inspire...to change the inner being.” IT DOES.
Coming from a family of artists and teachers, she obtained a Masters in Art Education and has been teaching for over 30 years. Peterson is also a recipient of a BFA in dance from Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, and has been in many dance companies, currently: Fiesta Flamenca and The Scandinavian Folkdancers of Phoenix.
AKDH/ Phoenix, AZ Alcon Surgical, Inc./ Fort Worth, TX Amkor Electronics/ Valley Forge, PA Andy Warhol, Peter Max POP ART EXHIBIT/ Auckland, New Zealand Arcadia Management/ Tempe, AZ Arizona Business Reports/ Phoenix, AZ Arizona Heart Institute/ Mesa ,Phoenix, AZ Arizona Kidney Institute/ Chandler, Phoenix, AZ Arizona Museum of Science & Tech./ Phoenix, AZ Arizona Parkland Headquarters/ Phoenix, AZ Arizona Vascular Surgeons/ Phoenix, AZ Ascension Lutheran Church/ Paradise Valley, AZAT&T Corporation/ San Francisco, CA Barnes, Kimball, M.D./ Scottsdale, AZ CBRE Office Bldgs./ Chandler, Chandler Airpark, Scottsdale, Tempe, AZCentury Plaza/ Phoenix, AZChaton Recording Studios/ Paradise Valley, AZ Classic Realty Company/ Scottsdale, AZ Cole and O’ Neil/ Casa Grande, AZ Continental Homes/ Scottsdale, AZ Cook Islands Trust Corporation/ Cook Islands Cornerstone Advisors/ Scottsdale, AZ Crown West Realty/ Tempe, AZDa Vita/ Administration/ Scottsdale, N. Scottsdale, AZ, Provo, UtahDel E. Webb Corporate Office/Phoenix, AZDesco Southwest/ Phoenix, AZ Dr. Lindemoen, Biltmore Dental/ Phoenix, AZEtne Marknaden/Etne, NorwayEuro‑Pacific Bank/ Cook Islands Express Scripts/ Tempe, AZ Fairchild Data Corporation/ Scottsdale, AZ First Interstate Bank/ Phoenix, Tempe, AZ Gainey Center II/ Scottsdale, AZ General American Life Insurance/ Mesa ,AZ Gespac Inc./ Tempe, AZ GTE Corporation/ Dallas, TX, Norwalk Center, Stamford, CT, Waltham, MA Haver, Nunn & Collamer, Architects/Phoenix, AZ Herberger Theatre/ Phoenix, AZ Herman Miller Corporation/ Phoenix, AZIBM Corporation/ East Fishkill, NY IMT Corporation/ Scottsdale, AZ Joe E. Woods, Inc./ Mesa, AZ Kachina Cadillac/ Scottsdale, AZ La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church/ Scottsdale, AZ Legal Advocate/ Phoenix, AZLockheed/ Santa Cruz, CA Lovitt & Touche/ Phoenix, AZ Luctor Corporation/ Phoenix, AZ M & I Bank/ Phoenix, Scottsdale, AZ Mayo Clinic Hospital/ Phoenix, AZ McKesson Corporation/ Scottsdale, AZ Mesa Community College Print Collection/ Mesa, AZ Motay Electronics/ Mesa, AZ Motorola/ Phoenix, Mesa, Scottsdale, Tempe, AZ, Guadalajara, MXNorthsight Financial Office Park/ Scottsdale, AZ NCH Construction Mgmt./ Phoenix, AZ Nemiro Wilson ,MD/ Paradise Valley, AZ Orcutt Winslow Partnership/ Phoenix, AZ Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary/ Berkeley, CAPals Land, Inc./ Phoenix, AZ Perfection Plastic Surgery/ Tucson, AZ PF Changs/ Phoenix, AZPharmaceutical Card Systems/ Scottsdale, AZ Phoenix General Hospital/ Phoenix, AZ Phoenix Peaks Office Building/ Phoenix, AZRamada Renaissance Hotel/ Mesa, AZ Reliance Management/ Scottsdale, AZRenal Care Group/ Phoenix, Mesa, San Carlos, Scottsdale, Sun City, AZ R.L. Katrozo/ Sun City, AZ Ryan, Rapp & Underwood/ Phoenix, AZSalt River Project/ Phoenix, AZ Scottsdale Center for the Arts/ Scottsdale, AZ Scottsdale Center for Community Development/ Scottsdale, AZ Scottsdale City Council Office/ Scottsdale, AZ Scottsdale City Hall, Mayor’s Office/ Scottsdale, AZ Scottsdale Civic Center Library/ Scottsdale, AZ Scottsdale Community College/ Scottsdale, AZ Senna House Hilton Hotel/Scottsdale, AZ SGS Thomson Semiconductor/ Hong Kong, Milan, IT, Phoenix, AZ, Singapore Sierra Technical Group/ Tempe, AZ Solterra Assisted Living/ Chandler, AZSonoma National Bank/ Phoenix, AZ Southwest Kidney Institute/ Mesa, Phoenix, AZSperry Avionics & Marine Division/ Phoenix, AZ Stapley Corporate Center Phase I and II/ Chandler, AZSun‑Mos Technology/ Tempe, AZ TDI/ Scottsdale, AZThunderbird Hospital/ Glendale, AZ Thunderbird Urgent Care/ Phoenix, AZ Titanium Engineers/ Stafford, TX U.S. Financial Corporation/ Phoenix, AZ Villa Ocotillo/ Scottsdale, AZ Vista del Camino Recreational Center /Scottsdale, AZ VLSI Technology, Inc./ San Jose, CA, Tempe, AZ W.L. Gore & Associates/ Tempe, AZ West Valley Art Museum/ Phoenix, AZ Zeb Pearce Company,/ Phoenix, AZ
Arizona Science Museum/ Phoenix, AZ
Chandler Center for the Arts/ Chandler, AZ
Etnemarknaden/ Etne, Norway
Herberger Theater/ Phoenix, AZ
Norway House/ Minneapolis, MN
Paradise Valley city Hall Artist of the Year/ Paradise Valley, AZ
Pueblo Grande Museum/ Phoenix, AZ
Scottsdale Center for the Arts/ Scottsdale, AZ
Vesterheim Museum/ Decorah, IA
Vikingaheimer Museum/ Keflavik, Iceland
West Valley Art Museum/ Peoria, AZ
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