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MEET THE ARTIST

Internationally acclaimed BJ Mitchell

has painted in oils for many years.

She studied at the Spiva Art Center in Joplin, Missouri,

the Kansas City Art Institute, Pierce College in the

San Fernando Valley and, more recently,

with the late Joyce Hunter of Bear Valley Springs.

She has exhibited at various venues in Missouri

and California. Her painting of the Arvin flowers

hangs in the Tehachapi Public Library.

B.J. holds an MS from the University of Southern California,

an MBA and PhD from California Coast University, and is listed

in Who’s Who in America as well as the Artists’ Gallery of Who’s

Who in American Art. Her years in public service include her

current positions as President of the Tehachapi Performing Arts

Center Foundation, a founding and current member of the

Tehachapi Community Orchestra, a member of the Board of

Directors of District 3, California State Old Time Fiddlers Association,

and a volunteer for the Bear Valley Police Department.

Most recently, the 11th Annual Contemporary Art International
Online Juried Exhibition (www.UpstreamPeopleGallery.com) selected her works;

“Morning at Mourning Cloak Ranch”, “Mountain Flowers” and “Portrait of God”

from around 250 entries from various parts of the world.

Her life story is told in:

“Seeds of Violence: the Autobiography of a Subversive."