Janet Kusmierski is a media artist, painter, and sculptor whose digital works can be viewed on Vimeo at https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/1040518613. Her paintings and drawings have been displayed online through ArtFizz, while her NFTs are available on Foundation under the username @TootieFrootie.
Her video works have been exhibited at Hauser & Wirth and The University Settlement/Speyer Hall in New York City. Her paintings have been shown at The Elizabeth Foundation, Elizabeth Harris Gallery, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, and The Drawing Center, all in NYC; as well as at The Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, NY, and at various universities and galleries across the country.
VIDEO/FILM WORK:
2025—FINALIST, Best Animated Short—One-Reeler Short Film Competition—Los Angeles, CA
2025—SELECTION, Experimental Film—BROOKLYN FILM FESTIVAL, Brooklyn, NY
2025—FINALIST, Experimental Film—Paris WSXA in Berlin/International Film Festival
2025—SEMI-FINALIST, Best Animation—NOCTURNA, Online Brooklyn Film Festival
2025—SEMI-FINALIST, Best Experimental Film—INDIEMANIA, Prague Film Awards, Czech Republic
2025—SEMI-FINALIST, Best Animation—AREA 51, Santa Fe, NM
2025—SEMI-FINALIST, Best Experimental—AREA 51, Santa Fe, NM
2025—NOMINEE, Experimental Film—Berlin Women Cinema Festival, Berlin, Germany
2025—NOMINEE, The Best Experimental Short Category—LA Independent Film Channel Festival Awards, Los Angeles, CA
2025—SEMI-FINALIST, The Best Experimental Category—Area51 Awards, Santa Fe, NM
2025—SEMI-FINALIST, The Best Animation Category—Area51 Awards, Santa Fe, NM
2025—NOMINEE, The Experimental Short Category—San Diego Independent Cinema Awards, San Diego, CA
2025—WINNER, The Experimental Short Category—New York Shorts Awards, New York, NY
2025—HONORABLE MENTION, The Best Female Director Category—Berlin Short Film Awards, Berlin, Germany
2024—WINNER, The Experimental Short Category—Berlin Indie Film Festival, Berlin, Germany
Janet is a native New Yorker who studied painting and illustration at Parsons School of Design and The New School, earning a BFA in 1975. She went on to receive an MA in Fine Art from Hunter College in 1978. That same year, she began her professional painting career.
Since 2023, Janet has focused on creating digital drawings and animations, working primarily with the iPad Pro and Adobe Premiere. She currently lives and works in Lower Manhattan.
