About me
Born in Lima, Peru, Gisella Stapleton is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice celebrates the spirit, strength, and resilience of women while honouring the visual language of Peruvian and Latin American culture. Working primarily across painting, muralism and embroidery, her work is recognisable for its vibrant colour palettes, lush botanical worlds, and serene female figures that radiate presence, dignity, and wisdom.
Rooted in memory, folklore, and lived experience, Stapleton’s work exists at the intersection of tradition and contemporary storytelling. Her figures—grounded, introspective, and unapologetically embodied—inhabit spaces where nature, pattern, and ancestral symbolism coexist in harmony. Colour plays a central role in her work, she uses it intuitively as an emotional language. Through materials such as oils, acrylics, threads, and recycled materials, she transforms inherited cultural motifs into a modern visual language that speaks to belonging, identity, and emotional connection.
Since relocating to London in 2011, Stapleton has developed a distinctive public and studio practice that bridges fine art and community-focused work. Her murals and paintings celebrate diversity, migration, and shared heritage, creating spaces of recognition and joy within the urban landscape.
She was commissioned by StudioCanal and Visit London to create a large-scale mural at Southbank’s Sutton Walk, reimagining Paddington Bear as a symbol of multicultural London. The Paddington mural has become a welcoming visual landmark along the Southbank, inviting locals and visitors alike to pause, reflect, and engage with London's multicultural identity.
Stapleton was invited as an Artist in Residence at Kew Gardens, where she created murals, large-scale paintings, and a bespoke series of hand-painted ceramic pots for the internationally celebrated Orchid Festival. Her work drew inspiration from native Peruvian orchids, traditional dances, and ancestral pattern-making, reinterpreted through a contemporary lens.
Additional public commissions include murals for the Vital Village Community Hub commissioned by Elmbridge Council, diversity mural for University of Roehampton, Community murals for Latin Elephant Charity and Southwark Council, Latin American House, and other community organisations across London. She also contributed a sculptural work to The Big Egg Hunt London commissioned by The Elephant Family Charity and exhibited at The Strand.
Stapleton currently lives and works between London and Surrey.
Exhibitions, murals and collaborations
Mural painting in collaboration at Gail's, Surbiton
Mural painting at Veena & The Moon
Mural painting at Kingston Street Art Festival.
Mural commission at Vital Village, Thames Ditton,
Street exhibition of her sculpture "Warmi" located at the Strand, London as part of The Big Egg Hunt, 24th of March until the 27th of April.
Art residence and exhibition at The Orchid Festival, Kew Gardens, February - March 2025
The design of Paddington mural at Sutton Walk, Southbank, London. Commissioned by STUDIO CANAL and VISIT LONDON, a mural that celebrates Paddington as a multicultural icon and a symbol of the diversity in London. 2024
Solo Exhibition in Thames Ditton, The Limping Fox, 2024
The Other Art Fair June-July 2023
The Other Art Fair 9-12 March 2023
Art Motive, Contemporary Art Exhibition, Amano Museum, Lima, Peru 15 - 23 December 2022
Polygon Exhibition, The Factory, 1-10 December 2022
The Other Art Fair 13- 16 October 2022
Group Exhibition, The Limping Fox, Thames Ditton, 6th October - December 2022
Community mural unveiling. Celebrating Elephant, 1 Elephant Road, 24th September 2022
This is a mural I painted representing the diversity of the area, commissioned by Latin Elephant and the Council of Southwark, London
The Other Art Fair 30 - 2 July 2022
The Divine Feminine. 12-31 March 2022
Exhibition "Utopia" exploring the relationship between nature and women. Ecofeminism Festival. 7-17 October 2021
BLAW Editions, Blaze Image Gallery, Notting Hill, BLAW Editions (Bora Latin American Women Artists Editions Project) is a collaborative project created by Bora Girls Their goal is to exhibit editions of Latin American Women artists to dialogue with the local community and to strengthen their presence in the British art market
22 May-20 June. 2021
Voices of Earth, Virtual Art Exhibition, 12 June to 12 July. The Exhibition portrays the eternal beauty and quality of nature while reflecting on humans’ dependency, abuse and destruction of it through time. 2021
Via Arts Prize, Finalist artists Exhibition, November 2020. Exhibition organised by the Embassy of Brazil in London, in partnership with ACALASP (Cultural Attachés of Latin America, supported by Instituto Cervantes and People's Palace Projects.
Dulwich Festival, Open Art House. May. East Dulwich Picturehouse. 2020
Rainforest Community Artwork. Commissioned by The Latin American House and Borough of Brent. 25th 0f January 2020. The Rainforest Theme has been chosen by the community to raised raise awareness on rainforest protection and climate action in the community.
Mural painting in Elephant and Castle for Latin Elephant fundraising event. November 2019. This mural has been thought and created with the purpose of contributing to the empowerment of the Latin American community in London, as a symbol that unifies, identifies and strengthens the community.
Dulwich Festival, Open Art House. 12-13 May & 19-20 May 2019
"Still We rise" (Showcasing female artists), The light house, East London. February 2018
Yo Mujer/About Woman, Ronda Barcelona Gallery, Barcelona, 6th to 24th of April. 2017
Her Story. Travel Performance about contemporary women heroes (Dance, live music and art) in California. 1st show 11th of March 2017
Solo Exhibition. Coya Mayfair, London. From December 2016 to September 2017
"About beauties and Fauves" solo exhibition at Acklam Village, Portobello Road, London 24 June 3 July, 2016
KALEIDOSCOPE Solo Exhibition at The Cumberland Hotel, London. November-December, 2015
Open Art Spaces of Kensington and Fulham, 9-18 October, Faron Sutaria Notting Hill Gate 2015
"Batersea Art Station" group exhibition at Battersea Arts Centre, 25-27 October 2015
Group, Swiss Cottage Gallery Exhibition. Hampstead, London
Group, “A point of view”, Vibe Gallery, London.
Group, “Art in Mind”, The Brick Lane Gallery, London.
Group, 2011, “Theatre and Art Street Festival” Spain
Group, 2009, Colectivo Artistico, Cultural Centre Bailarín Vicente Escudero, Spain
Group, 2008, Colectivo Artistico, Cultural Centre Zona Sur, Spain
Group, 2007, “I Art Exhibition for the Promotion of Equality”, University of Valladolid. Spain
Group, 2006, “Arte Joven”, Traveling exhibition around Castilla y León. Spain
Mural painting at Veena & The Moon
Mural painting at Kingston Street Art Festival.
Mural commission at Vital Village, Thames Ditton,
Street exhibition of her sculpture "Warmi" located at the Strand, London as part of The Big Egg Hunt, 24th of March until the 27th of April.
Art residence and exhibition at The Orchid Festival, Kew Gardens, February - March 2025
The design of Paddington mural at Sutton Walk, Southbank, London. Commissioned by STUDIO CANAL and VISIT LONDON, a mural that celebrates Paddington as a multicultural icon and a symbol of the diversity in London. 2024
Solo Exhibition in Thames Ditton, The Limping Fox, 2024
The Other Art Fair June-July 2023
The Other Art Fair 9-12 March 2023
Art Motive, Contemporary Art Exhibition, Amano Museum, Lima, Peru 15 - 23 December 2022
Polygon Exhibition, The Factory, 1-10 December 2022
The Other Art Fair 13- 16 October 2022
Group Exhibition, The Limping Fox, Thames Ditton, 6th October - December 2022
Community mural unveiling. Celebrating Elephant, 1 Elephant Road, 24th September 2022
This is a mural I painted representing the diversity of the area, commissioned by Latin Elephant and the Council of Southwark, London
The Other Art Fair 30 - 2 July 2022
The Divine Feminine. 12-31 March 2022
Exhibition "Utopia" exploring the relationship between nature and women. Ecofeminism Festival. 7-17 October 2021
BLAW Editions, Blaze Image Gallery, Notting Hill, BLAW Editions (Bora Latin American Women Artists Editions Project) is a collaborative project created by Bora Girls Their goal is to exhibit editions of Latin American Women artists to dialogue with the local community and to strengthen their presence in the British art market
22 May-20 June. 2021
Voices of Earth, Virtual Art Exhibition, 12 June to 12 July. The Exhibition portrays the eternal beauty and quality of nature while reflecting on humans’ dependency, abuse and destruction of it through time. 2021
Via Arts Prize, Finalist artists Exhibition, November 2020. Exhibition organised by the Embassy of Brazil in London, in partnership with ACALASP (Cultural Attachés of Latin America, supported by Instituto Cervantes and People's Palace Projects.
Dulwich Festival, Open Art House. May. East Dulwich Picturehouse. 2020
Rainforest Community Artwork. Commissioned by The Latin American House and Borough of Brent. 25th 0f January 2020. The Rainforest Theme has been chosen by the community to raised raise awareness on rainforest protection and climate action in the community.
Mural painting in Elephant and Castle for Latin Elephant fundraising event. November 2019. This mural has been thought and created with the purpose of contributing to the empowerment of the Latin American community in London, as a symbol that unifies, identifies and strengthens the community.
Dulwich Festival, Open Art House. 12-13 May & 19-20 May 2019
"Still We rise" (Showcasing female artists), The light house, East London. February 2018
Yo Mujer/About Woman, Ronda Barcelona Gallery, Barcelona, 6th to 24th of April. 2017
Her Story. Travel Performance about contemporary women heroes (Dance, live music and art) in California. 1st show 11th of March 2017
Solo Exhibition. Coya Mayfair, London. From December 2016 to September 2017
"About beauties and Fauves" solo exhibition at Acklam Village, Portobello Road, London 24 June 3 July, 2016
KALEIDOSCOPE Solo Exhibition at The Cumberland Hotel, London. November-December, 2015
Open Art Spaces of Kensington and Fulham, 9-18 October, Faron Sutaria Notting Hill Gate 2015
"Batersea Art Station" group exhibition at Battersea Arts Centre, 25-27 October 2015
Group, Swiss Cottage Gallery Exhibition. Hampstead, London
Group, “A point of view”, Vibe Gallery, London.
Group, “Art in Mind”, The Brick Lane Gallery, London.
Group, 2011, “Theatre and Art Street Festival” Spain
Group, 2009, Colectivo Artistico, Cultural Centre Bailarín Vicente Escudero, Spain
Group, 2008, Colectivo Artistico, Cultural Centre Zona Sur, Spain
Group, 2007, “I Art Exhibition for the Promotion of Equality”, University of Valladolid. Spain
Group, 2006, “Arte Joven”, Traveling exhibition around Castilla y León. Spain
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