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Opening Day, November 18th, 2023

Janak Narayan is an award winning Indian American Fine artist focusing on acrylics and oils. She got her Bachelors in Fine Arts from Indiana University in 2010. When one door closes, another opens. Health setbacks had her step down from her twenty-five-year career in the finance and banking industry and she decided to pursue her passion in the arts. She has taken her passion for life and color to create compositions that are both joyful and healing. 

Janak gets her inspiration from nature and her free spirit which transcends into unique, Post– Impressionist inspired, stylized landscapes. Lately her work is constantly about testing the boundaries between abstraction and representational art – her landscapes are becoming more abstract and her abstracts barely hanging on to reality thanks to lucid brushstrokes in fantasy color palette. 

Janak enjoys her time in her studio and divides her time participating in art festivals, exhibitions & solo shows and competitions. Her art semesters in England, France and Ireland in additions to her regular workshops in Tuscany and the French Countryside has broadened her horizon immensely to look at the world through a global perspective.

Her art is in private collections in Dubai, India, Canada and the Bahamas. They are showcased in corporate and luxury homes around the Dallas Fort-Worth area as well as all over the United States. She believes her strength is her family – her husband of almost 40 years, her sons and daughter in law. They support her, critique her and inspire her to do better every day! Becoming a new grandma brings a whole new dimension to her concept of Joy!

Her artist mantra – “Art to me is about a beautiful journey of self-discovery and a medium to articulate my inner glee. Art is typically experienced by the sense of sight. I would like my art to be experienced through all the five senses by transporting my audience to a place which invokes a certain feeling of joy and a sense of being in the moment. I want them to step into the canvas and breathe in the world within my composition.”

“I paint sometimes as I see it, other times as I imagine it, but always because I am loving it!”

Portraits of Resilience Full Collection HERE!

Good Morning Texas - Kaleidoscope 

Women and Their Work Gallery 

Montserrat Contemporary Art - Janak Narayan 

Janak is exhibiting at this year's Chocolate and Art Show in Dallas, Texas, Thursday, August 17th and Friday, 18th. 

"Chocolate And Art Show is Back! Indulge yourself in some of Dallas' finest artists, photographers and creators! There is something for every body including live body painting, live music, face-painting, live portraits and free chocolate!

Show goes from 7pm - 1:00am. Age 21+!"

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Janak is donating a one-of-a-kind piece of art to be auctioned off at this year's Art for Advocacy.

Art for Advocacy celebrates the transformative healing power of art and raises funds and awareness for Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center. Hosted by Stephanie and John Roberts, the evening includes cocktails, a silent art auction featuring 80 works, a seated dinner, and a live art auction. For more information, contact us at [email protected].

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Janak's artwork will be auctioned off at the 50 year Anniversary of the Cattle Baron's Ball on October 14, 2023 at the famous Southfork Ranch in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas. Headlining the event is grammy award winning artist Shaina Twain, the best-selling female artist in country music history. Randy Rogers Band is the VIP performer for the evening. 

The first Cattle Baron’s Ball was a full-fledged Texas barbecue under the chairmanship of Patti Hunt and Jacque Wynne, who founded the event to raise funds for cancer research through the American Cancer Society. More than 500 guests attended the western-themed event in 1974, which was held at Toddie Lee Wynne’s Star Brand Ranch. Through ticket sales and the auction, the inaugural event raised $56,000. Today the ball hosts more than 3,000 guests and raises millions each year.

The Cattle Baron’s Ball relies on the spirit and generosity of the Metroplex to fund the fight against cancer. Since 1974, we’ve raised over $93 million for cancer research, the majority of which is conducted right here in DFW. True to Texas’ history of rising to a challenge, we’ve become the world’s largest single-night fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.

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"This unique annual event features a showcase of one-of-a-kind bowls handcrafted by professional and student artists. Guests enjoy a sampling of gourmet soups and more prepared  by chefs from local restaurants. Each participant takes home a handcrafted bowl as a reminder of those who are hungry in our community.  

Proceeds of the event go to Community Lifeline Center to help provide food for their Community Lifeline Market as well as Feeding Friends and Families mobile distributions and to Community Garden Kitchen to serve hot meals to anyone in need, no questions asked."

McKinney Performing Arts Center 

111 N. Tennessee St, McKinney

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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"Artscape returns on April 29 & 30 and continues to be better each year! The committee has really made this one of the must see art festivals in Dallas. More than 110 juried fine art and craft artists from around the country fill Jonsson Color Garden and the Lakeside Exhibit Area selling paintings, jewelry, photography, woodwork and more. As you shop our celebrated collections of artists, enjoy local bites from favorite local food trucks and restaurants and a kid’s art zone to engage the whole family. Grab a beer or wine from one of our on-site bars, so you can happily sip and shop!"

Venue: Jonsson Color Garden

Pricing: Free with Garden Admission

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"Produced and sponsored by McKinney Main Street, Arts In Bloom takes place in Historic Downtown McKinney and features over 120 juried artists, and the Local Artist Village, all set up on the tree-lined streets surrounding the McKinney Performing Arts Center.

A nationally recognized participant in the Main Street Program, downtown McKinney offers a unique and beautiful setting of restored, turn-of-the-century buildings that now feature cafes, offices, bars, boutiques, galleries and restaurants.

During the event, the streets of downtown come alive with fascinating sights and sounds as fine artists, performance artists, musicians, Texas wineries, and food vendors take part in the three-day celebration. There’s also a hands-on interactive area for children, the Kids Creation Station, where young Picasso’s can learn about art processes and create their own masterpieces."

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"One River School (Art + Design) presents "Women in Color," a chromatic burst trio artist exhibition featuring work from Anindita Dasgupta, Janak Narayan, and Lavanya Challa. Color intensifies the expressions of movement and emotion in their art. This exhibition presents bodies of work that redefine the use of bold color to reimagine our visual landscape, both delighting and challenging the eye."

On View: March 2 - April 8

Reception: Saturday, March 25, 6p.m. - 8 p.m.

3288 Main St #102, Frisco, TX 75033

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