Jana Millstone holds a patent for a calculator-ruler. Not the usual entry on the list of an artist’s achievements but it does speak to the variety of experience that has peppered her creative past. With a career as clothing designer, illustrator, industrial designer, jewelry designer and ultimately as Design Director for Lenox China, she has learned a myriad of technologies along the way. They’ve  included clothing construction, textile design, casting, printing, metal fabrication and finishing. This diverse exposure and ongoing interest have provided a larger pallet to support her artistic explorations.

Born in New York City, Jana received a BFA from Pratt Institute, with additional studies at Parsons School of Design, The Art Students League, and the Fashion Institute of Technology. She has exhibited in Manhattan at Brooks Jackson Iolas Gallery, Porter Contemporary, Site-Brooklyn; and at numerous venues in the Mid Atlantic area including the Susquehanna Museum of Art in Pennsylvania. Winner of the Society of Illustrators scholarship, she has since received numerous awards including the statewide Florida’s Finest first prize and HALO Arts Project Fellowship 2021. Her work has been shown widely throughout Florida, with art in collections across the country.  

Memberships: The Petticoat Painters; Women Contemporary Artists (WCA) and National League of American Pen Women (NLAPW).

Millstone currently lives and works in Sarasota, FL.