Gisella Stapleton

Joined Artfinder: Nov. 2014

Artworks for sale: 103

(6)

United Kingdom

About Gisella Stapleton

 
 
  • Biography

    The vibrant colours in the woven crafts of Andean women and her mother’s paintings are only two of the many childhood visuals that helped create the vivid style of art Gisella Stapleton is known for. Born in Lima, Peru, Gisella uses a range of material (oils, acrylics, gouache, recycled jute, linen, etc.) to bring the richness of Latin American folklore, symbology, and Andean art to the world in a method that fuses tradition with modernity. Elements of Modernism and Latin American Popular Art blend with realism and abstraction to yield the style that Gisella displays scenes of women in everyday life, nature, and indigenous folkloric figures with.

                Moving from her native Peru to Spain for university, Gisella began exhibiting her work starting at the University of Valladolid, followed by a series of exhibitions in several cultural centres. After moving to London in 2011, Gisella began exhibiting her work widely across galleries, from the Battersea Arts Centre in London to the Ronda Cultural Centre in Barcelona and HERSTORY Performance Show in San Diego, CA.

                The importance of honouring her roots, culture, memories and traditions as an immigrant is a core theme in Gisella’s artwork. Recently chosen as one of the Latin American artists for the VIA Arts Prize exhibition in the U.K., Gisella Stapleton has rapidly become a figure in London’s Latin American community. Often collaborating with non-profits and cultural organizations, the empowering themes in Gisella’s work have come off the canvas and into the walls, where she’s created murals like her recent works, Latin America Blooms and A mural for Diversity painted in Southwark, London.

                Gisella Stapleton now lives and creates from her studio in Surrey, England

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  • Education

    2011 - 2012

    Central St. Martins

    2008 - 2010

    Universidad de Salamanca

    2005 - 2008

    Universidad de Valladolid

  • Upcoming Events

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    Previous events

    Event: Dulwich Festival 2018

    Dates: 12 May 2018 - 19 May 2018

    Venue: Dulwich Festival Artist Open House, East Dulwich, London UK

    Artist Open House

    Event: Still We Rise

    Dates: 26 Feb 2018 - 3 Mar 2018

    Venue: The Institute of Light, London Fields (East London)

    Exhibition showcasing work by female artists

    Event: Urban Art Fair

    Dates: 22 Jul 2017 - 23 Jul 2017

    Venue: Urban Art Fair, Brixton, London

    Art Fair in Brixton

    Event: YO MUJER

    Dates: 6 Apr 2017 - 24 Jun 2017

    Venue: Ronda Barcelona Gallery, Concell de Cent 382. Barcelona

    Yo Mujer, an international collective exhibition will be presented to complement the feminine visual impact, as well as to give visibility and diffusion to talented artists, especially those linked to this collaborative project that has already traveled through several cities in Spain, Colombia and Holland.

    Event: Gisella Stapleton at COYA

    Dates: 1 Dec 2016 - 30 Sep 2017

    Venue: COYA, Mayfair, 118 Piccadilly, Mayfair, London

    This is a semi-permanent exhibition of 16 of my artworks at one of the most popular places in London, Coya, Mayfair. The exhibition started the first of December and has not end yet so come and visit it!!

    Event: About Beauties and Fauves

    Dates: 24 Jun 2016 - 3 Jul 2016

    Venue: Acklam Village, Portobello Road, London

    Solo exhibition in the trendy and artistic Acklam Village in Portobello Road, London.

    Event: KALEIDOSCOPE

    Dates: 13 Nov 2015 - 13 Dec 2015

    Venue: The Cumberland Hotel, Marble Arch, London

    Gisella’s new collection is called “Kaleidoscope” which she is attracted to by its ancient Greek definition: ‘To see things in a beautiful or different form”
    Gisella thinks
    “Because life is like a Kaleidoscope, we have the choice to turn the Kaleidoscope into happiness, we have the choice to find colours and inner beauty in every person around us”
    Sub collections of Kaleidoscope are “Ella/She” a group of paintings about women of the world, “I have dreams too” paintings about the opportunities of children from disadvantage backgrounds, “Life with music” artworks about musicians, and street music, “Feel the revolution” and “colorful places”.

    Event: Parallax Art Fair

    Dates: 24 Oct 2015 - 25 Oct 2015

    Venue: Parallax Art Fair London, Chelsea Old Town Hall, King's Road, London


    Got your free ticket to Europe's largest artist art fair? Opens October 24-25. Get my ticket now: http://www.parallaxaf.co/tickets.html Join thousands of visitors browsing thousands of fine, decorative and applied arts from around the globe. What a fab show it's going to be! Free entry; no VAT on most EU-UK works; no commission on top of prices and the lowest overheads of ANY art fair meaning artist prices stay low. There's food served by De Ritz in the Cadogan Suite to the chilled music of Jazz Lane. 210+ artists. 30 countries. Welcome to your October fun! Download a ticket on our website and hand it in at the door. Bring a friend too! http://www.parallaxaf.co/tickets.html

    Event: Open art Spaces of Kensington and Fulham

    Dates: 9 Oct 2015 - 18 Oct 2015

    Venue: Kensington & Fulham Open Studios, Notting Hill studio

    Open Art Spaces, formerly Kensington, Chelsea & Fulham Open Studios, will once again be drawing together and celebrating the broad range of artistic talent within our special “pocket” of London. Between 9-18th October 2015 artists across the area will welcome visitors to exhibitions in their homes, studios and alternative spaces. The open spaces will include anything from highstreet store foyers to houseboats, and will present an array of different talents - from jewellers, painters and potters, to photographers, print-makers, sculptors and milliners.
    My artwork is going to be exhibited in Faron Sutaria office , Notting Hill Gate.

    Event: Battersea Art Station

    Dates: 25 Sep 2015 - 27 Sep 2015

    Venue: Battersea Arts Centre, Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5TN

    25 - 27 Sept
    BATTERSEA ART STATION
    Presented by Battersea Power Station
    10am - 5pm
    FREE
    Join us for a weekend celebrating art inspired by Battersea Power Station.
    Friday - Exhibition Preview
    Saturday - Special Family Saturday
    Sunday - Arty Sunday Brunch
    The weekend will host an amazing collection of art inspired by the iconic building, for sale at all prices.
    In addition to the art from the exhibition, the weekend will feature work from the Wandsworth Museum collection and Royal College of Art exhibition.
    Family activities will be taking place including 3D Lego workshops, art workshops with Print Wagon, music performances and free entry to The Bee's Knees, a play space for under 5s. Food and drink will be available to purcase from the Scratch Bar.
    There will also be an opportunity to learn more about the future of the Battersea Power Station Development.
    20% of art sales will go to BAC Beatbox Academy, Theatre503 and World Heart Beat Music Academy.

    Event: Open Art House Exhibition

    Dates: 1 Oct 2013 - 31 Aug 2015

    Venue: Open House Art, UK

    Independent art trails in the UK

    Event: “Little summer benefits”

    Dates: 15 Sep 2013 - 30 Sep 2013

    Venue: Cultivate Vyner Street, Vyner street London

    A reasonably priced summer art show and fund-raiser...
    A two week Summer show (and gallery fund-raising benefit) at Cultivate, Vyner Street, a salon style show alive with specially selected smaller pieces of work, nothing bigger than A3 (plus frame) all on sale at no more that £200.

    Event: A Point of view

    Dates: 8 Aug 2013 - 22 Aug 2013

    Venue: Vibe Gallery, 100 Clement's Rd, London

    An open arts exhibition showcasing a variety of talents run by the Southwalk Arts Forum. The whole exhibition runed over three weeks and was divided up by three private views to kick off each week

    Event: Art in Mind-The naked and famous

    Dates: 18 Jul 2013 - 28 Jul 2013

    Venue: The Brick Lane Gallery, London, UK

    THE NAKED AND FAMOUS
    18-28th July 2013
    The Brick Lane Gallery – The Annexe, E16HR
    Preview: Wednesday 17th July 6pm – 8.30pm

    DAVID LASRY | GISELLA STAPLETON | IVA RIZZI | JANE WALKER | JOSEP FRANCÉS| MARK ALLNUTT | ULRIKE HENSEL | YOHAN SACRE | TOM GILBERT

    The Brick Lane Gallery – The Annexe presented an eclectic mix of contemporary painting, photography and illustration in our next ART IN MIND exhibition – THE NAKED AND FAMOUS.

    Event: Women

    Dates: 1 Dec 2011 - 15 Dec 2011

    Venue: Syldavia, Spain

    A collection of paintings of women

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Education

2011 - 2012

Central St. Martins

2008 - 2010

Universidad de Salamanca

2005 - 2008

Universidad de Valladolid


There are no upcoming events

Show previous events Hide previous events

Previous events

Event: Dulwich Festival 2018

Dates: 12 May 2018 - 19 May 2018

Venue: Dulwich Festival Artist Open House, East Dulwich, London UK

Artist Open House

Event: Still We Rise

Dates: 26 Feb 2018 - 3 Mar 2018

Venue: The Institute of Light, London Fields (East London)

Exhibition showcasing work by female artists

Event: Urban Art Fair

Dates: 22 Jul 2017 - 23 Jul 2017

Venue: Urban Art Fair, Brixton, London

Art Fair in Brixton

Event: YO MUJER

Dates: 6 Apr 2017 - 24 Jun 2017

Venue: Ronda Barcelona Gallery, Concell de Cent 382. Barcelona

Yo Mujer, an international collective exhibition will be presented to complement the feminine visual impact, as well as to give visibility and diffusion to talented artists, especially those linked to this collaborative project that has already traveled through several cities in Spain, Colombia and Holland.

Event: Gisella Stapleton at COYA

Dates: 1 Dec 2016 - 30 Sep 2017

Venue: COYA, Mayfair, 118 Piccadilly, Mayfair, London

This is a semi-permanent exhibition of 16 of my artworks at one of the most popular places in London, Coya, Mayfair. The exhibition started the first of December and has not end yet so come and visit it!!

Event: About Beauties and Fauves

Dates: 24 Jun 2016 - 3 Jul 2016

Venue: Acklam Village, Portobello Road, London

Solo exhibition in the trendy and artistic Acklam Village in Portobello Road, London.

Event: KALEIDOSCOPE

Dates: 13 Nov 2015 - 13 Dec 2015

Venue: The Cumberland Hotel, Marble Arch, London

Gisella’s new collection is called “Kaleidoscope” which she is attracted to by its ancient Greek definition: ‘To see things in a beautiful or different form”
Gisella thinks
“Because life is like a Kaleidoscope, we have the choice to turn the Kaleidoscope into happiness, we have the choice to find colours and inner beauty in every person around us”
Sub collections of Kaleidoscope are “Ella/She” a group of paintings about women of the world, “I have dreams too” paintings about the opportunities of children from disadvantage backgrounds, “Life with music” artworks about musicians, and street music, “Feel the revolution” and “colorful places”.

Event: Parallax Art Fair

Dates: 24 Oct 2015 - 25 Oct 2015

Venue: Parallax Art Fair London, Chelsea Old Town Hall, King's Road, London


Got your free ticket to Europe's largest artist art fair? Opens October 24-25. Get my ticket now: http://www.parallaxaf.co/tickets.html Join thousands of visitors browsing thousands of fine, decorative and applied arts from around the globe. What a fab show it's going to be! Free entry; no VAT on most EU-UK works; no commission on top of prices and the lowest overheads of ANY art fair meaning artist prices stay low. There's food served by De Ritz in the Cadogan Suite to the chilled music of Jazz Lane. 210+ artists. 30 countries. Welcome to your October fun! Download a ticket on our website and hand it in at the door. Bring a friend too! http://www.parallaxaf.co/tickets.html

Event: Open art Spaces of Kensington and Fulham

Dates: 9 Oct 2015 - 18 Oct 2015

Venue: Kensington & Fulham Open Studios, Notting Hill studio

Open Art Spaces, formerly Kensington, Chelsea & Fulham Open Studios, will once again be drawing together and celebrating the broad range of artistic talent within our special “pocket” of London. Between 9-18th October 2015 artists across the area will welcome visitors to exhibitions in their homes, studios and alternative spaces. The open spaces will include anything from highstreet store foyers to houseboats, and will present an array of different talents - from jewellers, painters and potters, to photographers, print-makers, sculptors and milliners.
My artwork is going to be exhibited in Faron Sutaria office , Notting Hill Gate.

Event: Battersea Art Station

Dates: 25 Sep 2015 - 27 Sep 2015

Venue: Battersea Arts Centre, Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5TN

25 - 27 Sept
BATTERSEA ART STATION
Presented by Battersea Power Station
10am - 5pm
FREE
Join us for a weekend celebrating art inspired by Battersea Power Station.
Friday - Exhibition Preview
Saturday - Special Family Saturday
Sunday - Arty Sunday Brunch
The weekend will host an amazing collection of art inspired by the iconic building, for sale at all prices.
In addition to the art from the exhibition, the weekend will feature work from the Wandsworth Museum collection and Royal College of Art exhibition.
Family activities will be taking place including 3D Lego workshops, art workshops with Print Wagon, music performances and free entry to The Bee's Knees, a play space for under 5s. Food and drink will be available to purcase from the Scratch Bar.
There will also be an opportunity to learn more about the future of the Battersea Power Station Development.
20% of art sales will go to BAC Beatbox Academy, Theatre503 and World Heart Beat Music Academy.

Event: Open Art House Exhibition

Dates: 1 Oct 2013 - 31 Aug 2015

Venue: Open House Art, UK

Independent art trails in the UK

Event: “Little summer benefits”

Dates: 15 Sep 2013 - 30 Sep 2013

Venue: Cultivate Vyner Street, Vyner street London

A reasonably priced summer art show and fund-raiser...
A two week Summer show (and gallery fund-raising benefit) at Cultivate, Vyner Street, a salon style show alive with specially selected smaller pieces of work, nothing bigger than A3 (plus frame) all on sale at no more that £200.

Event: A Point of view

Dates: 8 Aug 2013 - 22 Aug 2013

Venue: Vibe Gallery, 100 Clement's Rd, London

An open arts exhibition showcasing a variety of talents run by the Southwalk Arts Forum. The whole exhibition runed over three weeks and was divided up by three private views to kick off each week

Event: Art in Mind-The naked and famous

Dates: 18 Jul 2013 - 28 Jul 2013

Venue: The Brick Lane Gallery, London, UK

THE NAKED AND FAMOUS
18-28th July 2013
The Brick Lane Gallery – The Annexe, E16HR
Preview: Wednesday 17th July 6pm – 8.30pm

DAVID LASRY | GISELLA STAPLETON | IVA RIZZI | JANE WALKER | JOSEP FRANCÉS| MARK ALLNUTT | ULRIKE HENSEL | YOHAN SACRE | TOM GILBERT

The Brick Lane Gallery – The Annexe presented an eclectic mix of contemporary painting, photography and illustration in our next ART IN MIND exhibition – THE NAKED AND FAMOUS.

Event: Women

Dates: 1 Dec 2011 - 15 Dec 2011

Venue: Syldavia, Spain

A collection of paintings of women


 

Biography

The vibrant colours in the woven crafts of Andean women and her mother’s paintings are only two of the many childhood visuals that helped create the vivid style of art Gisella Stapleton is known for. Born in Lima, Peru, Gisella uses a range of material (oils, acrylics, gouache, recycled jute, linen, etc.) to bring the richness of Latin American folklore, symbology, and Andean art to the world in a method that fuses tradition with modernity. Elements of Modernism and Latin American Popular Art blend with realism and abstraction to yield the style that Gisella displays scenes of women in everyday life, nature, and indigenous folkloric figures with.

            Moving from her native Peru to Spain for university, Gisella began exhibiting her work starting at the University of Valladolid, followed by a series of exhibitions in several cultural centres. After moving to London in 2011, Gisella began exhibiting her work widely across galleries, from the Battersea Arts Centre in London to the Ronda Cultural Centre in Barcelona and HERSTORY Performance Show in San Diego, CA.

            The importance of honouring her roots, culture, memories and traditions as an immigrant is a core theme in Gisella’s artwork. Recently chosen as one of the Latin American artists for the VIA Arts Prize exhibition in the U.K., Gisella Stapleton has rapidly become a figure in London’s Latin American community. Often collaborating with non-profits and cultural organizations, the empowering themes in Gisella’s work have come off the canvas and into the walls, where she’s created murals like her recent works, Latin America Blooms and A mural for Diversity painted in Southwark, London.

            Gisella Stapleton now lives and creates from her studio in Surrey, England