ARTIST STATEMENT
Dreams, memories, music, or even a colorful tropical bird serve as endless inspiration when I am painting. This is a time when nothing else exists and my art unfolds from my subconscious. Images and feelings emerge from beneath the surface, and I rely on my senses more than my thoughts to create my art. My main objective is to capture and convey to my audience the unrestrained expression and feeling that abstract art enables. I hope that my creations will stir something within you; touching your heart, mind, and soul.-Jan Erlich
BIO
Janyce Erlich-Moss is a visual artist residing and working in Southern California. Both a mixed media painter and a photographer, she has won numerous awards in both genres.
Her photography work has been featured in solo exhibitions at The Carnegie Museum of Natural History, ibiCASA in Spain, and the Southern Alleghenies Museums of Art, and several other notable institutions.
Erlich’s photos are included in the collections of The Polaroid Collection, Equitable Resources, Centimark Corporation, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Western Pa., Jewish Association on Aging, and The University of Pittsburgh.
The artist was awarded Best In Show in the Wintergreen exhibition at Ashton Gallery in San Diego, CA. for her photo collage and mixed media piece, “Ice Falls”. She is currently a member of the Oceanside Museum of Art, Artist Alliance, and a Studio Artist at Art on 30th in San Diego.
Erlich earned a BA in Art at California State University, Northridge, California, and an MFA in Photography at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
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Born in Los Angeles, CA
Lives and works in La Jolla, CA
EDUCATION
1983-1986
Master of Fine Arts, Photography. The George Washington University, Washington, DC
1976-1978
Certificate program in Commercial Photography, Los Angeles Trade Technical College, Los Angeles, CA
1972-1973
Graduate work in Elementary Education, California State University, Northridge, CA
1968-1972
Bachelor of Arts in Art. California State University, Northridge, CA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018
The Earth is Your Mother. Listen to the Sky, First Independent Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2012
Animal Guides: A Metaphysical Menagerie, ibiCASA Artistas Exposicion, Ibiza, Spain
2006
Dark Matters, Studio Gallery, Washington, DC
2004
Dark Matters, Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, Pittsburgh, PA
Aotearoa: The Long White Cloud, Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Dark Matters, LA ArtCore Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2002
Ephemeral Perceptions, Gallery 1401, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2001
Life Out of Sync, Elkins Hall Gallery, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
1998
Pennsylvania Woods: Two Visions, Melwood Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
1997
Pennsylvania Impressions, Carnegie Institute: Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA
Pennsylvania Woods: Seasonal Visions, Southern Alleghenies Museums of Art, Johnstown, and Altoona, PA
1994
Western Tendencies, Jewish Community Center, Pittsburgh, PA
1993
Western Tendencies, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
1992
Photographs by Janyce Erlich-Moss, La Fond Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Arts on Thirty, Pittsburgh Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA
1991
Western Latitudes, Eyes Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Novelties, Blatent Image-Silver Eye Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
1990
Western Latitudes, Manchester Craftsman’s Guild, Downtown Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Novelties, Pittsburgh Filmmakers Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
1987
Reflected Realities, L'Avenir Gallery, Great Neck, Long Island, NY
1986
Reflected Realities, Blatent Image/Silver Eye Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Reflected Realities, Pittsburgh Filmmakers Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS
2023
Healing the Divide, Oceanside Museum of Art, Artist Alliance, San Diego, CA
2022
Deck The Walls, Mentorship Exhibit, Ashton Gallery, San Diego, CA
Off The Easel, Ashton Gallery, San Diego, CA
Parallel Views, Oceanside Museum of Art, Artist Alliance, San Diego, CA
Some Like It Hot, Ashton Gallery, San Diego, CA
Solidarity, Ashton Gallery, San Diego, CA
Home Sweet Home, Ashton Gallery, San Diego, CA
2021
Full Circle, Ashton Gallery, San Diego, CA, Honorable Mention
2020
Wintergreen, Ashton Gallery, San Diego, CA, Best in Show
2018
Small Works, First Independent Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2017
FIG Next, First Independent Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2006
Studio Artists at DFI Corporation, DFI Corp., Washington, DC
Faculty Exhibition, Corcoran Museum of Art and Design, Washington, DC
2005
Classic Themes/Contemporary Artists, Studio Gallery, Washington, DC
National Juried Show, Washington Gallery of Photography, Bethesda, MD
2002
76th Annual International Competition, The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA, curated by Anne Havinga
2001
Auction Exhibition, The Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE
UArts Faculty Work: 2001, The Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2000
Faculty Exhibit, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ
1999
Art Sales and Rental Gallery, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
1997
Pittsburgh Revealed: Photographs Since 1850, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA, curated by Linda Benedict-Jones,
Louise Lippencott, and Richard Armstrong
1995
Arts on Thirty, Heinz Endowment, Pittsburgh, PA
Selected Artists, USX Building, Pittsburgh, PA, curated by Eric Mendlesen, owner, Photo Forum Gallery
1993
Five Photographers, La Fond Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
1992
Silver and Steel, Frick Fine Arts Gallery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, juried by Anthony Bannon, Director, Burchfield Gallery, SUNY at Buffalo
Photoimagers Guild Annual Exhibit, Pittsburgh, PA, Jurors Discretionary Prize, juried by Paul Binai, Curator, Southern Alleghenies Museum
Abstract Art, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
1990
New Growth Arts Festival, Indiana, PA, Purchase Award
Annual Member's Exhibition, Blatent Image/Silver Eye Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, juried by Kathleen Ewing of the Ewing Gallery
1989
Photo Opportunities '89, Blatent Image/Silver Eye, Pittsburgh, PA, juried by Peter MacGill of the Pace-MacGill Gallery
Pittsburgh Filmmaker’s Faculty Exhibit, Pittsburgh, PA
The George Washington University Invitational Alumni Exhibit, Washington, DC
1988
Annual Member's Exhibition, Blatent Image/Silver Eye Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, juried by Walter and Naomi Rosenblum
1987
77th Annual Exhibit of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburg, PA, juried by Jan van der
Marck, Curator of 20th Century Art, Detroit Institute of Art
Pittsburgh Photography: A New Generation", The Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA, curated by John Caldwell, and
Annagreth Nill
Pennsylvania Photographers, Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA
Creative Images, Indianapolis Art League, Indianapolis, IN, Second Prize, juried by Willis Hartshorn, Exhibitions Director,
International Center of Photography NYC
1986
Annual Show of the Maine Photographic Workshops, The Puck Building, NY, juried by Jim Hughes, Susan Harder, Robert
Pledge, and Christopher James
Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, PA, Purchase Award (2), juried by Anne Tucker, Curator of Photography, Houston
Museum of Fine Arts
East Texas International Competition, Dallas, TX, Honorable Mention (2)
Women Photographers in Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA, Third Prize, juried by Annagreth Nill, Assistant Curator, The Carnegie Museum of Art
1985
Non-Traditional Photography Exhibit, Third Floor Gallery, Oakland, CA
Artist's Today, Touring Exhibit, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, and Montpelier Cultural Arts Center, Bowie State
College, Bowie, MD, Second Prize
1984
Light Sensitive V, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, juried by Jerry Uelsmann and Olivia Parker
Northern Virginia Photography Show, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, Best of Show
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PUBLISHED IMAGES
Exploring Color Photography, 4th Edition, Robert Hirsch, 2004, Brown & Benchmark Publishers, pg258
Living Inland: A Collection of Poetry and Photography by Pittsburgh Area Women, Edited by Judith Robinson, 1989,
Bennington Press, Pittsburgh, PA, pp. 8; 20-21
Final Frame, Darkroom Photography, January/February 1986
Darkroom Discoveries, Darkroom Photography, January/February 1985
The Fine Art of Student Photography, Newsweek on Campus, 1984
GRANTS/RESIDENCIES
2004:
Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, Pittsburgh, PA
1999/2000
Hunt Art Futures Project, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Philadelphia School District, Philadelphia, PA
1997
Polaroid Corporation Artist’s Support Grant
1996
Pittsburgh Fund for Arts Education, Regional Roster Artist
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Western Pennsylvania
Centimark Corporation
Equitable Resources
Indiana Hospital, Donated by the New Growth Arts Festival
Jewish Association on the Aging
The Polaroid Collection, Polaroid Corporation
The University of Pittsburgh, Donated by the Consolidated Natural Gas Co. Foundation