Janet Kusmierski is a digital artist, animator, painter, and sculptor. Digital work can be viewed on Vimeo, https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/1040518613. Janet’s paintings and drawings have been exhibited online at ArtFizz, and her NFTs can be found on Foundation as @TootieFrootie.
Her work has been exhibited at Hauser & Wirth; The Elizabeth Foundation; Elizabeth Harris Gallery, NYC; Snug Harbor Cultural Center, NYC; The Drawing Center, NYC; The Everson Museum of Syracuse, Syracuse, NY and assorted universities and galleries across the country.
FILM WORK:
2025—NOMINEE, The Best Experimental Short Category at LA Independent Film Channel Festival Awards
2025—SEMI-FINALIST, The Best Experimental Category at Area51 Awards, Santa Fe, NM
2025—SEMI-FINALIST, The Best Animation Category at Area51 Awards, Santa Fe, NM
2025—NOMINEE, The Experimental Short Category at San Diego Independent Cinema Awards
2025—WINNER, The Experimental Short Category at New York Shorts Awards
2025—HONORABLE MENTION, The Best Female Director Category at Berlin Short Film Awards.
2024—WINNER, The Experimental Short Category at the Berlin Indie Film Festival
She studied painting and illustration at Parsons School of Design and the New School, graduating with a BFA (1975) followed by an MA (1978) in Fine Art from Hunter College.
In 1975, she began her professional painting career.
2023—Current, her emphasis is on digital drawing/painting animations on iPad Pro and Adobe Premiere.
A native New Yorker, Janet currently lives and works in lower Manhattan.
