About


Jeannette Lachhar (pronounced “Law-sher) (she/her) is a visual artist working in printmaking, drawing, watercolor, photography, and ceramics. Born in 1990 in Oakland, California to Cuban and Punjabi immigrants, she uses a variety of mediums to explore themes of multicultural and interfaith identity, cultural histories, memory, interpersonal communication and connection. Her work is inspired by personal experiences and stories that have been passed down through generations either verbally, through film photographs, or handwritten letters. She recieved her B.A. in Art Practice from the University of California, Berkeley in 2023 and currently lives and works in Emeryville, CA.



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Jeannette M. Lachhar

Pronouns: she/her

jmlachhar@gmail.com

Instagram: @jmlachhar


Born: 1990, Oakland, CA

Lives and works in Emeryville, CA


Education

2023 BA Art Practice and Rhetoric, University of California, Berkeley

2021 Merritt College, Oakland, CA


Group Exhibitions

2023

Spring 2023 Senior Thesis Exhibition, Worth Ryder Art Gallery, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

2023 Art Practice Print Sale, Art Practice Department, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

2022

Fall 2022 Art Practice Pop-Up, Art Practice Department, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

Spring 2022 Art Practice Pop-Up, Art Practice Department, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

2022 Art Practice Print Sale, Art Practice Department, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

PROOF: 28 years of printmaking at UC Berkeley, Worth Ryder Art Gallery, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA


Creative Workshops/Teaching

2021   “3-D Concept Art”, Spring Semester, Instructor, Holden High School, Orinda, CA

           “Art Lab”, Spring Semester, Spring Semester, Instructor, Holden High School, Orinda, CA

2020   “3-D Concept Art”, Spring and Fall Semesters, Instructor, Holden High School, Orinda, CA

           “Photography Basics”, Fall Semester, Instructor, Holden High School, Orinda, CA

           “Art Lab”, Spring and Fall Semesters, Instructor, Holden High School, Orinda, CA

2019   “3-D Concept Art”, Fall Semester, Instructor, Holden High School, Orinda, CA

           “Portrait Drawing”, Fall Semester, Instructor, Holden High School, Orinda, CA

           “Art Lab”, Fall Semester, Instructor, Holden High School, Orinda, CA