Jan Learmonth was born in Naracoorte in South Australia. In the 1960's she studied at the National Gallery School. Learmonth has been a practising sculptor since the late 1960's. During this time she has participated in many solo and group exhibitions throughout Victoria and New South Wales. Jan Learmonth's sculptural work has been selected for exhibition in several award exhibitions including the Australian Sculpture Triennial, 1990 and 1993; the Becton National Sculpture Exhibition, 2000; the Central Goldfields Sculpture Prize, 2002; Terra Firma - Yarra Sculpture Trail, 2002; and the Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition, 2004. Her works on paper have been selected for the Waterhouse Natural History Prize, 2003; the City of Banyule Award, 2003; and the Fleming Muntz Art Prize, 2004. Jan Learmonth has been represented at the Melbourne International Art Fair since 1993. Her sculptural work has been acquired for the collections of Deakin University, Albury Regional Art Gallery and the Gold Coast Art Gallery, Queensland as well as private collections throughout Australia, New Zealand, Portugal and the USA.