Josi Callan

Josi Callan has devoted her life to the enhancement of the arts. As an artist, a museum director, a curator, and an executive of numerous nonprofit organizations, she has acquired a multi-dimensional

perspective on the creative process. Callan was born in Great Britain and gained her enthusiasm for painting early on from her father who was an artist. She began painting in her teens, continued through college, and then turned to a career in the nonprofits. Residing in both the Northwest and Northeast, she has more time to pursue her passion for making art.

Callan's strong attachment with nature and her surroundings has been a meaningful constant in her life.

She is inspired by what she sees: a sunlit path, waterscapes beneath clear blue skies, a newly opened rose, a disappearing trail, all present numerous possibilities. She aims to create a bit of magic with each

painting.

Callan is a graduate of The California State University Domingues Hills and has a B.A in Studio Art and Art History and an M.A. in Behavioral Sciences. She has studied art at The Art Students League of New

York, The Seattle Artists League, Scottsdale Artists School, Sedona Arts Center, and with individual instructors. Her paintings are represented in collections around the country. She is a juried member of Oil

Painters of America, Arizona Art Alliance, The Peninsula Art League and has participated in numerous juried exhibitions. In 2019 Called received an Honorable Mention for her painting Alden’s Road from The

Art Students League of New York. Her painting The Only Way Out is Always Through, was selected by the Gig Harbor Garden Tour to represent the 2023 Tour. Road to Nowhere, received a Juror Award at the 2023 Peninsula Art League Open Juried Show. She is represented by Ebbtide Gallery, Gig Harbor, WA.