Selected Commissions
Commissioned by the Mexican Government to create a public art project to teach 300 homeless families living in Puerto Vallarta how to gather paper from the waste stream, recycle it and incorporate hard-to-recycle items into the matrix of a sheet of handmade paper.
Commissioned by the Chinese Government to bring her project "Renaissance of Papermaking" and a small group of 6th grade students to teach their Sister City peers how to establish "zero paper waste" schools.
Commissioned by the City of Berkeley, California, "Lost Chambers", 60' x 7' x 3', Addison Street Windows, Berkeley, California.
Commissioned by City of Fukuoka, Japan, Lana was invited to bring a small group of Oakland elementary students to teach their sister-city peers how to create a "zero-paper waste school" and emphasized the importance of recycling. A body of selected works for an exhibition of both Oakland students artwork along with well-known Northern California paper artists was exhibited at the famous Zolaria Plaza.
Commissioned by the OMMA Center of Contemporary Art,Chania, Greece and the government of Greece to bring her project "Renaissance of Papermaking" and a small group of 6th grade students to teach their peers how to establish "zero paper waste" schools.
Selected Exhibitions
"Biennale Internazionale
dell’Arte Contemporanea"
2003 & 2009, Florence, Italy
12" X 12'' X 12''
Beca Gallery, New Orleans, LA
"Dear Mother Earth"
Marin Civic Center, San Rafael, CA
"Jack London Square
Waterfront Windows"
Oakland, CA
"Bioneers
Conference"
Marin Civic Center, San Rafael, CA
"Women’s Caucus for
Art"
San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
"Tribute to
Neruda"
Gallery Route One, Point Reyes, CA
"Power in
Practice"
University of Philadelphia, PA
"Natural
Dialogue"
California Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
"Vessels and Fiber"
The Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA
"Passages"
Himes Gallery, Dallas, TX
"Renaissance of
Papermaking"
Prieto Gallery, Oakland, CA
"Books and
Journals"
Prieto Gallery, Oakland, CA
"Tribute to
Neruda"
Dalian, China
"Explorations in
Paper"
Oakland City Hall Chambers, Oakland, CA
"What Links Us?"
Light Industrial University, Dalian, China
"Living in Balance"
Richmond Art Center, CA
"Renaissance of
Paper"
Traveling Solo Show, San Francisco Airport, SF, CA
"Renaissance of
Paper"
Traveling Solo Show, Oakland Airport, CA
"Dear Mother
Earth"
Traveling exhibition, Hyde Gallery, Fremont, CA
"Renaissance of
Paper"
Traveling Solo Show, Zepher Gallery, Fukuoka, Japan
"Renaissance of
Papermaking: Giving Back the Gift"
Fukuoka, Japan
"Re-Invigoring
Handmade Paper"
Museum of Fukuoka, Japan
"Recent Works"
City Hall, Chikuho-Machi, Japan
"Recent Pieces"
Chikuho-Machi Community Museum, Chikuho-Machi, Japan
"Gome-Genryo"
Fukuoka, Japan