Jan Shand

Jan was born in the Highlands of Scotland and it is to this source that she often returns for inspiration. Now living in London, her trips north are an opportunity to rediscover the backdrop to her childhood.

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Jan's paintings are about landscape and memory. They are her response to being there and not being there. She reacts to standing in a place of great natural beauty by trying to capture and share the powerful impression the land and seascape have had on her. Her work is as much about the weather and season as the place depicted, because these elements cannot be separated, one place often becomes the source of many paintings.

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Each of Jan's paintings is a journey. They evolve from stimuli such as a collection of photographs both old and new, drawings, stones, driftwood words, thoughts and memories. Working in oils with wax added to the bottom layers allows her to inscribe back into the paintings, creating depth and a history of marks that echo the journey made.

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Jan's work hands between the literal and abstract, creating a sense of place rather than an exact translation of the landscape.

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Education

2000/2001 Chelsea College of Art

2001/2004 Wimbledon School of Art

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Exhibitions

May 2024  Wimbledon Art Fair

July 2020  Resurfacing Graham Hunter Gallery London

November 2014  Open Studio Wimbledon Art Studios

May 2014  Open Studio Wimbledon Art Studios

October 2013  Wandsworth Open House

June 2013  Kings Hill Summer Show

May 2013  Open Studio Wimbledon Art Studios

November 2012  Open Studio Wimbledon Art Studios

October 2012  Merton Art Trail

May 2012  Open Studio Wimbledon Art Studios

April 2012  Corporate Show at DMH Stallard

November 2010  Open Studio Wimbledon Art Studios

May 2010  Clyde & Co. Guildford Group Exhibition

February 2010  Art With a Heart Wimbledon (Group Show)

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