Jane Corsellis studied at the Byam Shaw School of Art in London. She was awarded the Leverhulme Scholarship and the final year Painting Prize. While still a student she exhibited at the Young Contemporaries Exhibition and at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.
After leaving the Byam Shaw in 1962 she painted for a year in Spain before returning to teach for two years. During the 70s and 80s she spent time in Hong Kong, Ottawa and Kuala Lumpur having solo exhibitions in each city. While living in Kuala Lumpur she visited and painted in India, Thailand, Bali and Australia.
In 1991 she returned with her family to their house in Notting Hill, London, also spending part of the year in Pembrokeshire where she has had a house and studio, since she was a child. She makes frequent painting trips to France, Italy and Austria, and now lives overlooking the River Thames at Strand on The Green in Chiswick.
Solo Exhibitions
1981
Braam Gallery, Ottawa
1985
The Royal Academy of Arts, Upstairs Gallery
1986
The Royal Academy of Arts, Upstairs Gallery
1988
Galeri Citra, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1989, 92, 94, 98
New Academy Gallery, London
1998
Hollis Taggart Gallery, New York
2000, 2002, 2004
New Academy Gallery, London
2006, 2008, 2010, 2012
Messum’s, Cork Street, London
2014
Richmond Hill Gallery, Richmond, London
Mixed Exhibitions
1976
present New English Art Club, London
1995
Royal Society of Painters in Watercolour, London
2010, 2012
Albany Gallery, Cardiff
2015, 2016
Curwen Gallery, London
2015, 2016
Workshop Wales Gallery, Fishguard, Wales
Small Paintings Group, London
Awards
De Lazlo Medal, Royal Society British Artists, London
New English Art Club Annual Exhibitions, Critics Prize 2001, 2002 and McIntosh Prize 2012
Jane exhibits regularly at the New English Art Club, the Royal Watercolour Society, the Small Paintings Group and from time to time in other galleries and exhibitions.
She has produced a number of lithographs with the Curwen Studio. She is a teaching member of the NEAC Drawing School and also has two books: ‘Painting Figures in Light’ (1982) published by Watson and Guptill and ‘A Personal View: Painting in Oils and Watercolour’ (2000) published by David and Charles. In addition, Jane can be seen at work in ‘Landscapes in Oils’ (2000) and ‘Coastal Watercolours’ (2004) – both released by APV Films.
Much sought after, Jane's work can be found in many corporate and private collections in the UK, North America, Europe and the Far East.