Calan Stanley is an Australian artist and graphic designer based in Chewton, Victoria (Djaara Country). He holds a BA in Fine Art from London Guildhall University and worked as a gallery manager at The Museum of Installation and the Southbank Art Centre in London. Following this, he began his career as a graphic designer, focusing on print and publication design for gallery exhibitions, including projects with the Tate Modern. In 2006 he returned from London to Melbourne.

 

Calan has exhibited in the UK, Europe and Australia across a variety of disciplines, including site-specific video and sound installations, sculpture and painting. His current practice focuses on direct, painterly observational painting from life. Working primarily in oil and gouache, his still life and landscape paintings place a strong emphasis on tonal values and the use of a minimal, refined colour palette.

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Photo by Julie Millowick

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