San Francisco-based painter and mixed media artist Gary Janis was born in Los Angeles, California on June 22, 1953. He has exhibited in the United States and abroad, including at Pentimento Gallery, Walton Gilbert Gallery, Convergence Gallery, The Art Exchange, Videra Gallery (Berkeley), and Gallery at the Geary Theater, as well as venues in Japan and South Korea. He is currently represented by Soan Miyasota Gallery in San Francisco and Dezart Gallery in Palm Springs.