JANESSA GAUTHIER






jnssgthr@icloud.com
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b. 2003 Loma Linda, CA, lives and works in Los Angeles, CA


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Education
 Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
BFA Sculpture/New Genres
(2026)

School of Arts and Enterprise, Pomona, CA
Digital Media/Visual Arts
(2022)





Employment Amanda Ross-Ho —
Artist Studio Assistant/Intern
2026

"The Hunted" Dir. Kyle Sing —
Art Dept. Lead​
2025

Otis College Housing Dept — Academic Year Resident Assistant
2023-2026

Coachella Art Studios — Craft Team Member
2023--

Otis College Video Lab — AV Tech Assistant
2022-2025

The DTC — Gallery Docent
2021





Skills
Mold-making
Maquettes
Metalwork
Welding
Woodworking
Handbuilding ceramics
Miniatures
Painting
Material experimentation
Powertools 
Hotglue
Screenprinting
Relief printing
Illustration
Graphic design
Adobe Suite
Google Suite
Social media/branding
Photography
Filming
Performance
Video editing
Production design
Prop fabrication
Prop sourcing
Set dressing
Studio assist
Childcare
Research





Exhibitions
Exit Strategy
Galef Fine Arts Center, Los Angeles CA
2026

i’ll be right back
Bobriti Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2026 (on-going)

Head Shoulders Knees Toes
Helen & Abraham Bolsky Gallery, Los Angeles CA
2025

Catx Dogx
dA Center for the Arts, Pomona CA
2025

Nothing of Importance
Galef Fine Arts Center, Los Angeles CA
2025

Program
galef8w7d14h, Los Angeles CA
2024

Senior Arts Visual Showcase
Progress Gallery, Pomona CA
2022

Personal
the Gallery at the Downtown Center, Pomona CA
2021



Senior Thesis
“The Threat of Women: Feminist Filmmaking and the Power of the Witch“

“why bother” 







Last Updated 25.12.31
MATERIAL 






Exit Strategy

Senior Show 2026

Preservation Lab

Sugarglass, ceramic, silicone, graphite, grandfather’s notebook, rust paintings, inherited objects, tools, and insects
Dimensions variable


Incase

Sugarglass, ceramic, carpet, nails
19 x 36 x 36 inches







“The Hunted” Dir. Kyle Sing
2025Art Dept. Lead

Executed Dir. Kyle Sing’s creative vision through back and forth communication, digital prop-mockups, and hand-crafting individual, unique props for the story. Sourced various small props to dress the set according to notes and within a limited budget and timeframe. Dressed location for filming during shoot days, additionally restored locations to their original state when shooting wrapped.




28b

2025 steel, brass



BUSH (Bush Prints)
2026BUSH was created by Janessa Gauthier, Mateo Vidal, Jasmine Luna, and Austin Davis. The exterior of the book involves reclaimed carpet glued to reclaimed pieces of wood, again glued together to make the box form. Found lace is used to obscure the shaved title BUSH in the carpet. Janessa’s “pages” include a dried carnation written on with graphite, and a plastic Ziploc baggie holding a square of toilet paper written on using rust. Mateo’s “pages” include digital print on paper, graphite pencil, and staples. Jasmine’s “pages” include Newsprint drawn on with colored pencil, and a Polaroid image encased in a plastic sheet sealed with thread. Austin’s “pages” include monoprint and screenprint on Yucatan paper, with added details in India ink. 


Currently archived in Millard Sheets Otis Library’s Artist’s Books Special Collections. 



GIRLS ON FILM!

2025ceramic, steel, rust, wire




Object of Chastity

2025


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2025 steel, chain




MiniDV




Her Design (Scold’s Bridle)

2024


a dramatic recreation

2024 steel




8mm film



Holy Water

2025steel, silicone, bandages, water, external circulation pump, time




Lucky

2025 driftwood, steel, a lucky charm




Miniature Set & Figures for “Forgive and Forget”

2025 “Forgive and Forget,” an experimental short film created under the mentorship of Trulee Hall at Otis College. 

Miniatures made using repurposed scrap material, paper clay, and paint. 


i do not see the “woman” in the forest

2024ceramic, plaster, nature 

Bunny Auction

2024performance, found bunnies, paper
Illustration & Printmaking

Rust Bunny
rust
bunny cry
screenprint on sidewalk
bunny cry
screenprint on sidewalk
Merle
linoleum carve print (4 color)
Untitled
linoleum carve print


Ceramic Handbuilding


Creative Photography


Documentary Photography


Digital Design





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