Threapleton studied History of Art at Manchester University before establishing an international profile as a filmmaker. In 2008 his BIFA nominated debut feature film, Extraordinary Rendition premiered in competition at the Edinburgh and Locarno International Film Festivals. He completed his MA in 2010 and was awarded his doctorate in Fine Art from Chelsea College of Art in 2016. He has exhibited internationally, including at the Courtauld, London, the ICA Singapore, Carles Taché Gallery, Barcelona and Monica Reyes Gallery, Vancouver. His work is held in private collections. In 2021 his work was included in Anomie Publishing’s Review of Contemporary British Painting II.
Vancouver based artist, Jim Threapleton explores romantic landscape. He pursues the lyrical potential of oil paint to push the abstract to the threshold of representation. Gestural improvisation provokes collaboration between the viewer and work to reveal glimpses of the unknown and painting’s traditions. His work is a felt experience — distilled from the tension between lost and found.