Mary Jane Ansell is a previous finalist in the prestigious BP Portrait
Award in 2004, 2009, 2010 and 2012 and has exhibited several times with
the Royal Society of Portrait Painters and The Threadneedle Prize. Based
in the UK she shows internationally with recent group and solo
exhibitions in London, New York, Singapore and LA.[no-sidebar]
Mary Jane's work also features on the covers of a number of recent
novels, including New York Times bestselling author Tiffany Baker and on
the recently released album: Adam Ant is The BlueBlack Hussar In
Marrying The Gunners Daughter
With a love of intriguing narratives and in catching a contained but
dramatic moment Mary Jane's work draws influences from a multitude of
inspirations, from classical portraiture to the world of haute couture
and with an appreciation for a refined technique that invokes the past
but with a resolutely modern viewpoint.
