Jill Ansell Australian

Overview
Jill works across a wide range of subjects from the local beach to surreal desert landscapes, but her favourite subject is the portrait. Her portraits typically engage the viewer with their humour and warm humanity. Her work in assemblage carefully weaves real objects and portrait together into an intriguing glimpse into the intimate world of the subject.
Works
  • Jill Ansell, Augusta (The Tailor's Daughters), 2024
    Jill Ansell
    Augusta (The Tailor's Daughters), 2024
    Oil on board & assemblage in red box
    28h x 36.5w x 10d cm
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  • Jill Ansell, Julia (The Tailor's Daughters), 2024
    Jill Ansell
    Julia (The Tailor's Daughters), 2024
    Oil on board & assemblage in red box
    28h x 37w x 9.5d cm
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  • Jill Ansell, Presence: 1880 (Mystery Girls), 2024
    Jill Ansell
    Presence: 1880 (Mystery Girls), 2024
    Oil on board, found objects
    32h x 11w x 9d cm
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  • Jill Ansell, Unknown: February (Mystery Girls), 2024
    Jill Ansell
    Unknown: February (Mystery Girls), 2024
    Oil on board in antique drawer
    37h x 12w x 10d cm
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  • Jill Ansell, Unknown: January (Mystery Girls), 2024
    Jill Ansell
    Unknown: January (Mystery Girls), 2024
    Oil on board in antique drawer
    37h x 12w x 10d cm
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Biography

Jill Ansell is a West Australian painter and assemblage artist. She is a current finalist in the 2024 Archibald Prize. In 2023 she was a finalist in the Archibald Prize, the Portia Geach Portrait Award and the Collie Art Prize. Jill has twice been a finalist in the Lester Portrait Prize and in the Doug Moran Portrait Prize. She is the recipient of many Art Awards including the BankWest Open Art Award, York Art Award, Victoria Park Art Award, the Town of Cambridge Art Award, and the Town of Vincent Art Award. Her work is held in public and private collections, both nationally and internationally.

 

Jill works across a wide range of subjects from the local beach to surreal desert landscapes, but her favourite subject is the portrait. Her portraits typically engage the viewer with their humour and warm humanity. Her work in assemblage carefully weaves real objects and portrait together into an intriguing glimpse into the intimate world of the subject.

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