Who is she?

Janie Stamm was born and raised on the edge of the Everglades in Broward County, Florida. She is a craft-based artist currently residing on the western banks of the Mississippi River in Saint Louis, Missouri. Her work focuses on preserving Florida’s environmental and queer history in the face of climate change through embroidery and assemblage.

Janie received an MFA in Visual Art from Washington University in Saint Louis. She was the recipient of several awards including two RAC grants, Critical Mass grant, Dubinsky Scholarship to study at the Fine Arts Work Center, and the Frida Kahlo Creative Arts Award from Washington University in St. Louis. Her work was featured on the cover of the December 2016 issue of Poetry magazine and in the Spring 2021 issue of CandyFloss Magazine. Janie was an artist in residence at ACRE, the Cite Internationale des Arts, Aquarium Gallery, SAFTA, and Craft Alliance.