Bio

About The Artist

My inspiration is rooted in a love of travel and adventure, and in responding to the people, cultures, and environments I encounter along the way. Each new place offers a spark — a moment, a feeling, or a fleeting connection — that becomes the starting point for my work.

Through vibrant colour and expressive composition, I explore emotion and atmosphere, seeking to capture “the moment” as I experience it. My paintings are a translation of what I see and feel — an interplay between observation, imagination, and interpretation — bringing to life my personal response to the world around me.

Born in Taiwan, Janet has lived across the UAE, Malaysia, New Zealand, and Hong Kong before settling in Sydney, her home for over forty years. A lifelong traveller, she draws inspiration from the rhythm of different cultures and landscapes. Since retirement, painting has become her language of exploration — a way to express memory, place, and emotion. Dividing her time between Sydney and Umbria, Italy, she paints between two worlds of light, colour, and atmosphere.

Solo and Group exhibitions:

KAAF Korean Australian Art Fondation 2025, Finalist

KAAF Korean Australia Art Foundation 2024, Finalist

Glebe Art Show, Tramshed, Oct 2024

Mist Gallery, Cabarita Beach, NSW Winter collection July to Sept 2024

‘dawn to dusk’ - Balmain Watch house May 2024

Aspire Gallery, Brisbane, currently showing

Follow The Sun - The Shop Gallery, Glebe Nov 2023

Glebe Art Show, Tramshed, Oct 2023

A Place to Return - Balmain Watch House, Balmain March 2023

Glebe Art Show, June 2022

Solo exhibition Orange Lotus Darling, Balmain July 2022

Shades of Pink - Fern Tree Gallery, Gerringong Oct 2022

'Little Feature’ wall and ‘Summits to Shores’ Aspire Gallery, Brisbane Nov 2022

Lane Cove Art Society Annual exhibition, Sydney Dec 2022 - Awarded Highly Commended prize

Autunno - Balmain Watch House, Balmain March 2022

Primavera - The Shop Gallery, Glebe Nov 2021