Jane Wachman

I am a contemporary painter and screen-printer. My work as an artist references the ever-changing outlines of the landscape. I look at the shape and structure when creating my paintings, which are very gestural, exude energy and movement and are often on a large scale.

Colour is integral to my work. Prior to becoming an artist I worked in the fashion industry surrounded by beautiful fabrics and textures. This, I believe, has been a big influence on me in my practice. I use a cocktail of bright and vibrant colours with a dash of fluorescent pinks, oranges and yellows. I let the colours and layers mix themselves on the canvas. For me the act of painting is a continuous process, always changing, always taking away to create something new.

My recent body of work is based on a recent trip to India. In the North I was blown away with the intensity of colour and the vivacity of the cities. The South, in contrast, did not have the intensity of colour but had a more muted and hazy atmosphere. It is the combination of the two that has helped me create a new colour palette in this series of paintings.

2009-11
The John Cass School of Art, London Metropolitan University - BA (Hons) in Fine Art

2020 Three (Group Show) - Graham Hunter Gallery, W1
2020 Spring Show/Art Buyer (Group Show) - Upstart Gallery, Putney, SW15
2020 Lloyd’s Art Society - Lloyd’s of London, EC3
2020 The Affordable Art Fair - Battersea, SW11
2020 Gestural 2 (Solo Show) - Graham Hunter Gallery, W1
2019 Revisited (Solo show) - A&D Gallery, W1
2019 The Affordable Art Fair - Battersea, SW11
2018 Lloyd’s Art Society - Lloyd’s of London, EC3
2018 Surface Tension Group Show – D Contemporary Gallery, W1
2018 Gestural (Solo show) – Graham Hunter Gallery, W1
2018 The Other Art Fair - Victoria House, WC1
2017 Lloyd’s Art Society - Lloyd’s of London, EC3
2017 The Other Art Fair – Truman Brewery, E1
2017 Threadneedle Prize – shortlisted
2017 The Discerning Eye - The Mall Galleries, SW1
2017 Chelsea Arts Society – Chelsea, SW3
2017 Art in the City, Legal – EC3
2016 Social Pantry – Battersea, SW11
2016 Art 33 – Petersfield, Hants
2016 Chelsea Arts Society – Chelsea, SW3
2016 Lloyd’s Art Society – Lloyd’s of London, EC3
2016 Llewellyn Alexander Summer Exhibition – Waterloo, SE1
2016 Art 33 – Petersfield, Hants
2015 Solo Show at Studio 73 – Brixton, SW9
2015 Art 50 – Fulham, SW6
2015 Llewellyn Alexander Summer Exhibition – Waterloo, SE1
2015 C...