Janine Delaporte was born in 1928 in Paris. Graduate of National School of Arts Décoratifs of Paris, she worked for years at Porthault's (house linen) and at Porcelaines de Paris (arts of table). It was not until 1970 that she specialized in the trompe-l'œil painting. The painter works from installations in work room that she herself sets up. She does oil painting, generally on wood.

Awards :
The gold and honour medals of the French Artists Exhibition
The Academy of Fine Arts Award
The city of Paris Award (silver medal)
The Taylor Foundation and J. G. Burdy Awards
The silver medal of Arts, Letters and Sciences Society

Other works by Janine Delaporte :
http://www.french-art.com
http://www.adagp.fr