Janice Alexander

Artist Biography
Janice Marie Alexander “Panny” was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and was an only child. Janice Marie learned the profound impact that the written word can have on a person from a young age and used writing poetry and plays as a way to express herself. She was awarded Best Speech Student Ever at Brusly High School for writing, directing, choreographing and playing lead actress in the play Let’s Go Steady that the school made a nice profit from by charging the community for tickets to see the play. It was not until she entered college at 17 that she fell in love with art where she studied art history, sculpture, painting, ceramics and photography. She found that photography and painting was what she wanted to concentrate on full-time and so she proceeded to take as many classes as she could in the visual arts. She had also studied English and theater and acted in plays for Louisiana State University and the Baton Rouge Little Theater. When Janice moved to Saint Paul, Minnesota later, she was awarded Best Art Student at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and has her artwork permanently displayed in Coffman Union there. Janice later graduated from Liberty University with a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies for Art, English and Communications and went on to receive her master’s degree from Liberty University.

Professional Experience: National Art Winner The Ryan Licht Sang Bipolar Foundation 2020 (Oil Painting). University of Twin Cities - Best Artist. California State Fair - 2nd Best Photographer Overall.