Jan Clevering

Jan Cleveringa (b. 1969, Sydney) is a conceptual, multidisciplinary artist exploring the impact of global cultural change in society and in particular about how we relate to our contemporary society, sustainability and environment. He makes several unique bodies of artwork including painting, drawing, installation, sculpture and often experiments while using both traditional and recycled materials and mediums. His “Listening to Trees” artworks are a major series over the last several years.

Cleveringa graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree (1992) majoring in Psychology and Political Science at the University of Sydney, Australia. He also studied Painting in a Bachelor of Visual Arts Degree (1992-95) at Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney. He has a Master’s Degree in Management from the University of Technology, Sydney.

In 2021, he won the Lake Light Sculpture Prize, Jindabyne, NSW, Australia; the 2019 Eden Unearthed Art Prize, Eden Gardens NSW, Australia; and the 2019 Scenic Sculpture Environment Prize, Scenic World, Blue Mountains NSW, Australia. In 2016, Cleveringa was awarded the Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre Creative Arts Fund Grant for new experimental work in painting. Cleveringa has also been awarded several community and public art project commissions and artist residencies.