Jane Evans

After studying Chinese painting in the Far East I have continued to develop my painting techniques, exploring the versatility of Chinese techniques and materials - using them in adventurous ways and, occasionally, combining them with other media.

I have exhibited in one-woman and group shows. I run classes and workshops on Chinese Brush Painting in Britain and abroad. My books and articles have played a major role in popularising Chinese painting techniques in Europe and the USA. I am Honorary Co-President of the Chinese Brush Painters Society.

My work is inspired by the Chinese ideal of conveying spirituality and fundamental realities in visual form. However it is also informed by my Western, more practical, soul. I create work that melds Eastern and Western techniques and aesthetics, aiming to exploit the versatility of Chinese techniques and materials by using them in more adventurous ways, occasionally combining them with gouache and acrylic and incorporating mono-printing techniques. I draw on Eastern and Western ideas about light, space and perspective and have developed an art form which combines both aesthetic traditions. I am always conscious of the need to go beyond visual reality to convey the true esse...

BA in Archaeology and Anthropology from Cambridge University.
Studied Chinese Brush Painting at the Chinese Artists Guild in Manila, Philippines, working under Professor Chen Bingsun and Lingnan freestyle painters, Hau Chiok and Sy Chiu Hua.
One Woman Shows include:
1997 2006 Cambridge Open Studios
2005 Headstreet Gallery, Halstead (2 artist show)
2003 Nine Clarendon Cross, Holland Park, London (with Bonnie Kemske)
2001The Julia Heffer Gallery, Cambridge
2000 Kwan Originals, Eton
1998 Workshop Design, Cambridge
1993 Dick Condon Gallery, Theatre Royal, Norwich
1992 Endells, London WC2
1992 Smiths Galleries, London WC2
1991 The Quay Gallery, Sudbury
1987 Addison-Ross Gallery, London SW1
1982 The Tudor Barn Art Gallery, London SE9
1981/1982 The Deben Gallery, Woodbridge
Group Shows include:
2004 Seven Cambridgeshire Artists, Art Contact & South Cambridgeshire Council
2004 Orange Street Gallery, Uppingham
1999 2004 Primavera, Cambridge
2003 Collyer-Bristow Gallery, London WC1
2001 Collyer-Bristow Gallery, London WC1
2000 Babylon Gallery, Ely
2000 Inspires, Oxford
1999 Babylon Gallery, Ely
1998 The Julia Heffer Gallery, Cambridge
1997 Workshop Desi...

April 2011 Paintings on Show at The Buckenham Galleries, Southwold, Suffolk