Raised in Riverside, Jana Furzer’s interest in art began early. Her first classes were at four years old through the Riverside Art Museum and her freelancing started during high school.

After graduating from Riverside City College with a Graphic Arts Degree, she moved to Newport Beach and completed her BFA in Fine Art with a scholarship to the Laguna Beach School of Art as well as a Minor in Color Theory and Design. Art education included classes through The Day School of San Francisco in faux finishing and murals.

Her work experience includes photography, custom framing, silk screening, logo and graphic design, commercial signage, and 29 years as owner and artist of Studio Works, a mural and decorative art company to the trade. After moving to Menifee, she took the opportunity to close Studio Works and get back to her studio. 

Working in an impressionistic realism style, Jana paints endangered and exotic wildlife and southwestern landscapes in acrylics on canvas. She sells privately, through her gallery store on EBay, The Animal in Me, and through a site by the same name on Café Press. She also continues to produce commissioned work and participate yearly in Old Town Temecula’s Street Painting Festival every June.

Her original and commissioned work can be seen in model homes, restaurants, businesses, and hotels through out California, Nevada, Arizona, Florida, South Carolina, and Washington, as well as in private collections in Japan, Australia, Ireland, Canada, and across the continental U.S. and Hawaii.

Artist Picture by: Michael J. Elderman
Orange Picture by: Carla Conti Bender