Janet E. Souza
Janet took an interest in photography at age 13, and learned Black & White in High School. At Montserrat College of Art, her passion for Digital Photography, Abstract Painting & Fashion began. She studied the works of Cindy Sherman, Francesca Woodman, Helmut Newton, Nan Golden, Jeff Koons, Pablo Picasso & Jackson Pollock. During college she designed for the Annual Fashion Show, and won "Designer With A Future" in 2002, as a 1st year Alumni. In 2004 she moved from Massachusetts driving cross country on an epic adventure towards Los Angeles. She attended the Burning Man Festival in 2005 and it inspired her to create several paintings, as well as photographing the experience. Afterwords, she embarked on her own personal & artistic ventures, including getting "Lost In LA" before returning to her hometown of Gloucester Massachusetts.