Originally from Oakland, CA, mixed media collage artist Juliana Gerber now lives in the Tower district of Sacramento.  Dabbling in cutting, pasting and re-configuring of images and objects since a child, Juliana is drawn to the idea of developing new narratives with images that may already hold meaning to the viewer, and reclaiming items that have been abandoned or thrown away.  Through re-assigning meaning through collage, there is an opportunity to reflect upon a new representation, while also challenging the notion of what is valuable, and ultimately breathing new life, and therefore beauty, into an object that may have otherwise been considered unwanted.  The medium also is an incredibly forgiving way to create, and lends itself well to the ‘process’ of inspiration becoming creation, allowing anyone to become an ‘artist’. Not formally trained, Juliana was inspired to pursue the medium through attending freeform and relaxed workshops in her 20’s, and learned a great deal from those taught by Ada B. Fine who teaches regularly at the Mendocino Arts Center and other Centers along the North Coast.