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Gisella Stapleton

Thames Ditton, Surrey, United Kingdom

Born in Lima, Gisella Stapleton's work is inspired by her inner world, dreams and memories as well a...

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Gisella Stapleton

Joined In 2015

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About the artist

Gisella Stapleton

Joined In 2015

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(242 Followers)

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Born in Lima, Gisella Stapleton's work is inspired by her inner world, dreams and memories as well as the strength of women and the richness of Latin American culture and folklore. Using a wide range of materials, including oils, acrylics, gouache, recycled jute, and through painting and embroidery, she creates a distinctive style that fuses tradition with contemporaneity. The way I paint the human figure speaks of volumes and emotions, I don't intend to copy reality but to tell about my inner world and dreams, for that reason I often use distorted proportions and exaggerated features to convey intense feelings and portrait the inner beauty of my subject.

Moving from her native Peru to Spain, Gisella began exhibiting her work starting at the University of Valladolid, followed by a series of exhibitions in Community and Cultural Centres such as Ronda Barcelona Cultural Centre. Since moving to London in 2011, she has exhibited her art at various exhibitions and festivals in London, including Battersea Art Station at Battersea Arts Centre, ECOFeminism Festival at the Art Pavilion and the Via Arts Prize finalist exhibition at the Brazilian Embassy. She has also been commissioned for murals that speak about diversity a...

BA (Hons) of Arts. UNED, Madrid, Spain

Solo Exhibition at The Limping Fox, Currently, Thames Ditton

The Other Art Fair June-July 2023

The Other Art Fair 9-12 March 2023

ArtMotiv, Contemporary Art Room at Amano Museum. Lima, Peru. 15-23 December 2022

Polygon Exhibition, The Holy Art, 1-10 December 2022The Other Art Fair 13- 16 October 2022

Group Exhibition, The Limping Fox, Thames Ditton, 6th October - December 2022

Community mural unveiling. Celebrating Elephant, 1 Elephant Road, 24th September 2022
This is a mural I painted representing the diversity of the area, commissioned by Latin Elephant and the Council of Southwark, London

The Other Art Fair 30 - 2 July 2022

The Divine Feminine. 12-31 March

Exhibition "Utopia" exploring the relationship between nature and women. Ecofeminism Festival. 7-17 October 2021

BLAW Editions, Blaze Image Gallery, Notting Hill, BLAW Editions (Bora Latin American Women Artists Editions Project) is a collaborative project created by Bora Girls Their goal is to exhibit editions of Latin American Women artists to dialogue with the local community and to strengthen their presence in the British art market
22 May-20 June.

Voices of Earth, Virtual Art Exhibition, 12 June to 12 July. The Exhibition portrays the eternal beauty and qual...

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