Josie DiVincenzo, artist. From grammar school to her master's degree in Theatre from the University of Southern California, Josie has traveled the fine art and performance art roads often simultaneously: there were many times she found herself painting scenery for the very play in which she was performing. Influenced by a woodworker father whose doodles were suitable for framing, and her artistic siblings who went on to art and teaching careers of their own, Josie has been drawing and painting since she can remember. It was the beginnings of the next generation of little ones by friends and family that sparked Josie's desire to paint custom designs on furniture for children. The idea caught on and soon she created her hand sewn and painted canvas growth charts, and eventually added murals for babies and children's rooms. Also a decorative painter for 'grown ups', her murals, scene paintings and finishes can be seen throughout the Los Angeles and Buffalo areas in residences, theatres, and businesses. For more on that, visit Josie's decorative painting FaceBook page at Jozaphoenix Decorative Painting.
