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(4.20 - 220 votes)About Mary Jane:
Mary Jane Ansell graduated from Brighton University in 1994 and now works from her studio in the heart of Brighton’s North Laine.
After only beginning to seriously exhibit her work in 2002, she was selected for both the 2004 BP National Portrait Award and The Daily Mails Not the Turner Prize she was also prize winner in LondonArts Art of Love competition held at the Arndale Gallery, Cork Street London.
2004 also saw her supporting the national charitable initiative Big Arts Week spending a week with children, at Stanford Infant School during June encouraging them to explore portraiture for themselves.
2005 continued to be just as eventful. Mary Jane won the Sussex Open Painting Award at Brighton and Hove Museum and was selected for the Royal Society Of Portrait Painters annual exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London followed by a second selection for LondonArts Art of Love competition held at the Oxo Tower Gallery, London in February.
2006 opened with an invitation to produce a portrait, one of 150 to be auctioned as part of The National Portrait Gallery’s 150th Anniversary Gala celebrations. Along with celebrities such as Mario Testino, Bruce Oldfield, Sam Taylor-Wood, Sophie Dahl and Jerry Hall – artists and sitters joined forces for National Portrait Gallery’s 150th Anniversary Appeal: ‘Collecting for the Future’ raising money for future collections.
Mary Jane is currently working towards her next solo show be held at Fairfax, Chelsea in Sept 2009.
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Wow! If we all should be so fortunate to own a portrait of ourselves created by Mary Jane. I am envious of her talent.
Comment by Cindy — July 6, 2009
It looks like the lady is weird
Comment by Hannah — July 6, 2009
Refreshing! In the art world today, where tradition, skill, training, formal knowledge has become so obscure – old requirements are simply gone – or optional, and art can be anything… Your work proves otherwise. Most contemporary art, to me is not very interesting. (Just one guys’ opinion.) But, I think it’s because there is so much of it. I guess my comment is: There is definately only one of you. Your work is beautiful.
Comment by james — July 6, 2009
Outstanding! very well defined and exquisite. There’s a soft feel that reminds me of Chris Van Allsbergs work (im not sure if i correctly spelled his last name, but he was the author and illustrator of The Polar Express)
Comment by emily — July 6, 2009
Stunning work, simply beautiful!
Comment by Christa — July 6, 2009
nice work.
Comment by isidra — July 6, 2009
Gorgeous, but I wish this site would be a little more specific about the mediums. Looks like oil to me, but hard to tell without actually standing in front of it. This is beautiful work!!
Comment by Kenny — July 6, 2009
I don’t think I’ve seen such realism of this caliber. Amazing work!
Comment by SomethingFierce — July 6, 2009
Amazing work’s! Great talent.
Comment by Vlado Nik. — July 6, 2009
Hooray! Art that is beautiful again.
Comment by KristinCurrier — July 6, 2009