b. 1980, England

Claus Stangl is a visual artist based in Sydney, Australia.

He’s been a finalist in Australia’s most popular art prize, the Archibald Portrait Prize, twice. Firstly in 2020 with his portrait of Australian hiphop artist L-FRESH The Lion and again in 2022 where he won the Packing Room Prize with a portrait of Kiwi filmmaker Taika Waititi.

Claus has spent most of his life devoted to studying visual art, primarily working in acrylic on large-sized canvases. Claus has said he enjoys the challenge of giving acrylic soul and visual depth - something he feels is more easily achieved with oils.

Prior to working as an artist, Claus spent eighteen years as a creative in the advertising industry. He began his career as an art director in some of the worlds top agencies - Dare London, Clemenger BBDO, DDB and Leo Burnett. Then in 2015 he joined the team at Facebook/Instagram where he spent almost five years working as a creative strategist.

Two decades of creative industry experience have influenced his work as an artist, instilling a fondness for unique ideas that are executed with bold simplicity.

@claus_stangl_art

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As a filmmaker Claus works in a directing partnership with photographer/director Stuart Miller under the name MERCHANT .

MERCHANT offer a double-barrelled creative hit, combining their respective talents of writer/director and cinematographer/director.

merchantpictures.com

Available for commissions & collaborations