Biography
Dinah Jasensky is a professional artist and environmental scientist. She paints in oils and acrylics. Her exploration of astronomical themes has led to a new series of paintings. Dinahs work has been shown in local and national juried art shows. Her scientific illustrations have been published in University Laboratory Manuals, research publications and college teaching materials.
Dinah is a member of Oil Painters of America, the International Society of Astronomical Artists (IAAA), the Portrait Society of America, Arizona Portrait Artists, and the Tucson Plein Air Painters. In 2014, she was awarded second place in the Portrait Artists of Arizona annual competition for her painting Cactus Rose. She has been a participant in noted shows, including the Tucson Museum of Art Crush Classic, the UA Lunar and Planetary Lab and Flandrau exhibitions, the Greenhouse Gallery International Salon, National Women Artists, Mountain Oyster Club and the Empire 100 Western Art show, among others. More recently, Dinahs astronomy art has been on exhibit with IAAA, and is currently showing at Biosphere 2.