Perth-born Jane Pestell-Litten has spent the last two decades embracing a successful career as a trans-Tasman painter based in Queenstown, New Zealand.  She is a contemporary, predominantly figurative and portrait artist working primarily in oils and painting in the style of the Photorealist movement. With an eye for detail she is passionate about capturing the brilliance of light and the individuality of the figure in her works. 

Jane’s ability to strike a fine balance between depicting the actuality of what the eye can see, whilst also leaving space for subject ambiguity to enable individual interpretation, sees her work in high demand.

Her work has featured in several leading Australian and International Portrait Awards multi-finalisting in the Black Swan (Lester), Portia Geach Portrait Prize, Doug Moran Portrait Prize and American Society of Portrait Awards. Her work hangs in a aariety of public collections such as the Australian Film and Television Association, Government House (WA), Royal Thai Consulate as well as notable private collections nationally and internationally. 

Recent International exhibitions include 23rd Japan International Invitational Art Exhibition  (Tokyo)and Qingdao Master Artists Invitational Exhibition (China) in 2024; and 24th Japan International Invitational Art Exhibition (Tokyo) and WA Portrait Artists exhibition (Australia) in 2025.

Jane works almost exclusively full-time as a commissioned artist. 

Jane can be contacted by

phone: 0275330405

or

email: [email protected]

Full CV is available on request.