Bio
Born in 1970, Northallerton, England, Janine Lees has been studying under the tutorship of Guy Noble, course leader from Central Saint Martins, London since 2023. Her work focuses on key moments and the strong connections she makes to historical art, resulting in compelling visual representations. Recent paintings reveal a deep awareness, both intellectual and sensory, of how certain subjects have been represented over time by a variety of artists such as Titian, Rubens, Pissarro, Monet, Constable, Klimpt and Diebenkorn as she reimagines and challenges the original narrative from her unique perspective. Works from across the artist's career range from pen and ink illustrations, graphite sketches, coloured pencil portraits and paintings in oil.
A significant contributor to the coloured pencil realism movement that came to prominence in the early 2010's, Lees reinvigorated contemporary animal portraiture by challenging the limits of the medium and elevating its potential. She is recognised by some of the world's leading coloured pencil art institutions and has exhibited globally.
Accreditations
2023 - Present
2021 - Present
2022
2021
2021
2021
2020
ST MARTINS: UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS LONDON - Certificate in Contemporary Art. Independent tuition.
THE BRAITHWAITE GALLERY, YORK - current collections represented in gallery and online: https://www.yorkartist.com/collections/janine-lees
YORK OPEN STUDIOS - Exhibitor
TALP (THE ARTIST & LEISURE PAINTER MAGAZINE): The UK's leading art magazine 'CONTEMPLATION' selected for exhibition at the Patchings Art Centre, Nottingham, UK
UKCPS (UK COLOURED PENCIL SOCIETY): 'RED DELICIOUS' selected to exhibited at the Derwent Pencil Museum, Keswick, UK. Several works also selected for representational displays on their social media pages
COLOR BY ANNE KULBERG (the world's leading coloured pencil magazine, based in the US) : won multiple competitions to show various artworks represented on their prestigious 'Showcase' feature
YORK RIVER ART MARKET- Exhibitor