Joanna Lefroy Capelle

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About the Artist

Joanna was born in 1946 in Perth, Western Australia.

A strong and passionate commitment to exploring the human condition in all of its intrigue and complexity has always formed the basis of Joanna Lefroy Capelle's professional art practise. Her highly individual 'peoplescapes' reflect her extraordinary response to colour, her observational skills and her sense of humour - all legacies of her powerful Australian heritage. The sensitivity and perception of her vision is just as evident in her expressive charcoal or resin drawings as it is in her eclectic oil or watercolour compositions and her larger-than-lifesize murals etched into damp cement render. Joanna Lefroy Capelle is represented in public, private and corporate collections throughout Australia, and in New Zealand, France, United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada, Greece and Spain.

Qualifications and Experience:

1997 - New York Studio Drawing Marathon, Adelaide, South Australia
1993-1995 - Bachelor of Arts, (Visual Arts), Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia
1967 - Fashion Design, London College of Fashion, London, United Kingdom
1964-1966 - Perth Technical College, Western Australia
1964-1967 - Artist Cadetship, West Australian Newspapers Ltd, Perth, Western Australia

1997 - Sessional lecturer in Drawing, Edith Cowan University, Midland College of TAFE, Western Australia School of Art and Design, Fremantle Arts Centre, Western Australia
1996 - Sessional lecturer in Drawing, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia
1992 - Illustrated five children’s books: The Pumpkin Hollow Series for Fremantle Arts Centre Press, Western Australia
1982 - Artist in Residence, Mundaring Arts Centre, Western Australia
1963-1973 - Advertising artist, Boans Ltd Perth and Selfridges, London, UK
1964-1967 - Artist, West Australian Newspapers Ltd