Janice Stanton
Born in Montreal, Canada, Janice Stanton is based in New York City and
Bridgehampton, New York. After many years working in still photography, she
began creating documentary films about artists. Her keen visual sense, along
with an interest in composition, texture, text and found materials led her to
collage, her preferred medium.
In 2021, Stanton was selected for the Visiting Artists and Scholars Program at
the American Academy in Rome. She is a member of The Art Students League
and has studied at the International Center of Photography, RISD, the School of
Visual Arts, and in intensive photography workshops with renowned
photographers Mary Ellen Mark, Sally Gall, and Peter Turnley, among others.
Her work has been exhibited in numerous galleries and venues including Anders
Wahlstedt Fine Art (NYC), where she was featured in a 2-person exhibition;
Onna House ( Easthampton, NY and Palm Beach, FL), the Art Students League
(NYC); FolioEast locations on the East End; Black Box Gallery (Portland, OR);
Memorial Sloan Kettering (NYC); The White Room Gallery (Bridgehampton);
Guild Hall (Easthampton); and is also in many private collections in the U.S. and
abroad.
“IN ALL MY WORK—COLLAGE AND PHOTOGRAPHY—I SEEK TO CREATE SOMETHING REVELATORY. I AM KEENLY
INTERESTED IN THE INTERPLAY OF WORDS, TEXTURES, IDEAS AND VISUAL IMAGERY. DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM
THE ART AND CULTURE OF LOCATIONS AROUND THE WORLD, MY WORK ADDRESSES THEMES OF MEMORY, TIME
AND THE HUMAN CONDITION. THE LINES BETWEEN PHOTOGRAPHY, PAINTING AND COLLAGE ARE DELIBERATELY
BLURRED IN MY ABSTRACT WORK, AND COMPOSITIONS OFTEN EXTEND BEYOND THE MAT OPENINGS. LAYERING,
NEGATIVE SPACE AND THE LINE ARE ALL ELEMENTS THAT HAVE BOTH FORMAL AND METAPHORICAL SIGNIFICANCE.
AMONG THE MATERIALS IN MY COLLAGES ARE FOUND OBJECTS, PIECES OF MY OWN PHOTOGRAPHS,
CALLIGRAPHY, AND MY OWN HANDMADE PAPER.
-JS
Vert I, slivered, dried cucumber slices; handmade paper; gold leaf ink, 14 x 11"
Untitled 95, papyrus; handmade paper; tea-stained vellum; corrugated paper; mesh; ink, 18 x 24"
Untitled 92, hand-dyed indigo paper; other handmade papers; metallic paper; ink; oil stick, 19" x 13"
Untitled 75, parchment; other cut papers; corrugated cotton fiber board; masking tape; ink,6-ply museum mat, 17.5 x 21.5"
Untitled 68, photograph embedded in deckle-edge paper handmade by artist; cut papers; silver mesh; string; ink, 16 x 20"
Primary Chords, handmade paper; vintage music; metallic paper; ink, 20" x 16"
Primary Chords, handmade paper; vintage music sheet; painted vellum; metallic paper, ink, 20 x 16"
Paper Carvings I, textured, handmade paper; colored paper, 16" x 20"
Markings, cut papers; tea-stained vellum; ink; cord, 14" x 11"
Jazz Fusion, handmade papers; parchment; metallic paper; china marker, 11 x 14"
!Interactions, imported papers; ink, 16" x 16"
Fresco Series 2, paper; magazine clippings, photographs, 17 x 21"
Corbusier I, Digital pigment print on imported archival paper, variable size, 2023
Caramel , paper; string; wire; ink, 20 x 20 "
Above and Beneath, paper cuttings, 54.61 x 44.45 cm