Janice Seino

Janice was born in Seattle and her family came to the Pacific NW in 1899. She graduated from the University of Washington with a BA in Art Education and Anthropology.

After graduation, she immediately took off for Asia to study the traditional techniques of Asian Art as well as the cultural settings surrounding Tibetan Mandela and Thangka painting. She spentthe next 15 years in Asia learning from teachers in Nepal, India, Tibet and Japan.

During her stay in India, Janice co-wrote a book on art technique called Tibetan Thangka Painting: Methods and Materials. After that she lived many years in Japan doing pottery and traditional painting.  During that period, she had several shows in Kyoto, Japan showing her pottery, block printing and oil painting.  She also studied traditional fan painting.

Janice participated Parklane Gallery's miniature show and has shown in various galleries around the Puget Sound, including the.  the Kaewyn Gallery in Bothell and has participated in in the Edmonds and Kenmore Art Fairs. Outside of King County she is represented by the Silverstar Gallery in Chelan. While in Kyoto, Japan she exhibited and sold her work in 6 shows over a 10 year period. More recently she has made custom wine labels for the Silverlake Winery in Woodinville and her work is on their website.

She is a founding member and first treasurer of the Woodinville Artist Association. Janice also makes jewelry and was a student of the very accomplished and well-known jewelry master, Ramona Solberg.  Besides painting at home, Janice teaches jewelry, painting and crafts in the Northshore school district's after school programs.