Vanessa Janss was born and raised on a sheep and cattle ranch in rural Southern Idaho. She took up surfing while at boarding school in Carpinteria, CA and never went back. She now spends part of the year in San Diego, part in Mallacoota, Australia, and the rest roaming the beaches of the globe in search of empty waves.
 
Exhibitions/Press
 
Upcoming: The Surf Story Project East Coast Opening TBA, New York, Summer, 2010.
 
The Surf Story Project Opening, Hurley HQ, Costa Mesa, CA, Winter 2009.
 
The Surfer’s Journal Volume 18, Number 6
 
The Surf Story Project Volume 1, www.surfstoryproject.com
 
Closest Thing to Walking on Water, Latitude Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, Summer 2009.
 
www.surfspot.com
 
www.nollie.tv
 
www.clubofthewaves.com
 
We Are The Image Makers, Photo Gallery Issue 8 www.watim.com
 
The Tide, Mallacoota Australia, So. Hemisphere Summer 2006/2007.
 
Supersonic, LA Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Park, Hollywood, CA, Summer 2006.
 
Surface Tension, Thesis show ‘The Old Gym’ Santa Barbara, CA Spring 2006.
 
Collabyrinth, Gallery 1434, Santa Barbara, CA Spring 2006.
 
Cash for the Coast, to benefit the Naples Coalition, Santa Barbara CA, Spring 2006.
 
Silver Star Gold Star, Ridley Tree, Santa Barbara, CA Winter 2005
 
California Current, Gallery Route One, Point Reyes, CA Summer 2005.
 
Space.Travel. Gallery 1434, Santa Barbara, CA Spring 2005.
 
Assorted Carnage (video show) MCC, Santa Barbara, CA Spring 2005.
 
2QReview Gallery 1434, Santa Barbara, CA Spring 2005.
 
Laser Attack! Harder Stadium, Santa Barbara, CA Winter 2004.
 
Senior Honors Show (Solo) UCSD Undergraduate Gallery, San Diego CA Spring 2003.
 
 
Education
 
MFA, University of California at Santa Barbara, 2004-2006.
 
BA, University of California at San Diego, Honors in Studio Art, Minor
in Biology, Revelle College, 1999-2003.
 
Cate School, Carpinteria, CA, 1995-1999.
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