Dance When You're Broken Open Olympia Altimir Minerva is the Roman goddess

Minerva is the Roman goddess identified with Athena

which consists of antique cabinet photos that I've drawn and painted over

Mixed media assemblage by Dianne Hoffman utilizing archival print with permission by Paul Madonna

I recently completed my first solo exhibition in Melbourne Australia at FortyFiveDownstairs gallery on Flinders Lane

Dance When You're Broken Open Olympia Altimir Minerva is the Roman goddessDetails About oil on canvas 24 x 18 in. 2021 framing included Jana Brike was born in Latvia, a small country in the Northeastern part of Europe, while it was under Soviet occupation. Her childhood was bittersweet, molded by dark stories of war and deportation told to her by her grandparents, the cold and conservative atmosphere of catholic church ceremonies, and heightened by breathtaking ballets at the Opera House. Her inspirations are as diverse as