Art2Muse

Jan Stapleton is a contemporary artist whose beautiful textured acrylic and oil landscapes and mixed media figurative works have been exhibited in high profile Sydney commercial galleries and Hazelhurst Regional Gallery over the past 20 years.

Jan Stapleton is a professional artist who has been exhibiting extensively in Sydney galleries since 1985. Born in 1950 she graduated in Science and Biotechnology from Sydney and UNSW and worked as a medical microbiologist. A move to the Bathurst/Orange region in 1983-1984 enabled her to pursue her passion for painting and had a lasting influence on her work. During following years she attended workshops and master classes with many prominent Sydney artists such as Judith White, Ian Chapman, Patrick Carroll, David Wilson, Pam Cowper, Elisabeth Cummings, John Peart, David Fairbairn, Jenny Sages and Aida Tomenescu.

The artist works predominantly in acrylic, mixed media and oil. Themes of women from earlier works are developed into more universal/ mythological female images. Landscape themes are also explored in a more experimental and poetic manner. Current paintings explore the interface of spiritual connections with nature and the landscape. She is represented in numerous private collections in Australia and overseas and recent works have been selected for major survey exhibitions at Hazelhurst Regional Gallery NSW.

Gallery Exhibitions

1986 Geo Styles Gallery, Sydney
1993 Sylvania Galleries, Sydney (Solo)
1996 Sylvania Galleries, Sydney
1997 Sylvania Galleries, Sydney
2000 Hazelhurst Regional Gallery (Community Gallery, two artists) ‘New Visions’
2001 Sylvania Galleries, Sydney
2003 Berkelouw, Paddington (Solo artist) ‘Jan Stapleton New Works’
2003 Ewart Gallery, Willoughby Sydney ‘Doodle’
2004 Michael Commerford Gallery, Sydney ‘Five Ways’
2005 Woollahra Times Gallery, ‘Blooms’
2006 Articles Fine Art Gallery, Wollongong ‘Anniversary Exhibition’
2006 Art2Muse at Simmer on the Bay, Sydney

Recent Major Selective Exhibitions

2000 ‘Southern Sydney Artists’ Exhibition Hazelhurst Regional Gallery (HRG)
2001 ‘Southern Exposure I: ‘Centenary of Federation’, HRG
2001 ‘Waverly Art Prize 2001’ Exhibition
2001 ‘Hazelhurst Art Award’ Art on Paper Exhibition, HRG
2002 ‘Southern Exposure II’; ‘The Royal National Park’, HRG
2003 ‘Southern Exposure III: ‘Food for Thought’, HRG
2005 ‘Southern Exposure IV: ‘God’s Own Country’, HRG

Publications

Max Germaine “Australian Artists and Galleries” 1990 edition (page 643 ‘Ian’ Stapleton)

Special Interest

Art study tour of galleries in Paris and Italy 2001.
Professional artist representative Exhibitions Working Party Committee HRG 2000-2006
Painting trips NT; Kakadu 2003, Alice Springs 2004
Art study tour museums and archeological sites of ancient Greece and Turkey 2005

Commissions considered

Contact Katrina Hampton 0424809849 / 9326 6728