Janet Ament De La Roche

Seated Nude , Musee d Art Moderne, Paris, SFAA, LACMA, California Woman Artist

Circa 1955

Janet Ament De La Roche was born in 1916 and first studied at the Chouinard Art Institute and, subsequently, in Paris with André Lhote at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière. She exhibited widely and with success, including at the Salon d'Automne (1954), the Salon des Artes Decoratifs, Museum of Modern Art, Paris, (1955), the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. She was the winner of the Prix Othon Friesz Prize. A long-time member of the Carmel Art Association, Janet Ament is listed in all relevant art reference works.