ABOUT

Alana Gene J. Landrum is a mixed-media artist residing in Suffolk, Virginia. Originally from Oakland, California, her artistic roots were deeply nurtured and cultivated in the rich cultural and visual landscape of her hometown. Her work integrates a blend of abstract and expressionistic techniques to give form to emotions, ideas, and memories, while offering commentary on our shared humanity. Her practice encompasses painting, drawing, and sculpture, through which she captures the ephemeral and sensual essence of life with intention to stir the imagination and encourage interpretation. Her work explores the dynamic interplay between the mind, body, and spirit as they engage in an ongoing dialogue with the world around us.

AWARDS

Bay Area Leeds -

Champion of Change Career Pathways Award - 2023

San Francisco International Design Week - Art and Social Impact Award - 2022

2024 OUSD ECCO Industry Partners Recognition - Internship Host of the Year - 2024

Resume

Professional Freelance Artist 2016 - Present

Formal Exhibitions:

Pampas Cafe Gallery / Solo Exhibition / Oct - November 2024

Civic Design Studio - Lead Artist
2021 - Current

Civic Design Studio is a company that contracts local artists to work on projects in the Bay Area. My responsibilities include mural design, site logistics, graphic design and teaching. Using visual storytelling, I navigate the team through beautification projects in local businesses, schools, neighborhoods hubs, and affordable housing complexes.

I am responsible for scheduling artists, designing both digital and traditional art, handling logistics, and overall guiding the project to completion. In this role, I have successfully completed several large-scale projects.

Public Works Include:

Lead artist for The Oakland Stairs Project (2024) https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2024/09/04/eye-on-the-hills-new-oakland-stairway-mural-celebrates-inclusion-unity/

Three large-scale murals at Brooklyn Basin In Oakland and a 48'x48' permanent installation (2021 - 2024)

Lead artist for Annual Lunar New Year Display at Pacific Renaissance Plaza in Downtown Oakland (2023)

Mural at 23 Billiards, Oakland (2023)

Mural at Ancora Place - housing in Oakland (2024)

Annual live-painting at Oakland's Creative Expo (2023-2024)

Mural at Lao Family Care Center in Oakland (2024)

SKILLS
Painting / Drawing
Digital Illustration
Concept Design
Logistics Coordinator
Project Coordination
Exterior painting
Time Management
Efficiency
Reliable

EDUCATION

Berkeley City College - Studio Arts Major 2022 - Current
Skyline High school Graduate 2022
Laney College Language and Art studies 2020 - 2021