John Aloysius Stanton (September 15, 1857 – August 25, 1929) was an American landscape and religious painter. He was a professor and the dean of faculty of the San Francisco Art Institute.

John Aloysius Stanton was born on September 15, 1857, in Grass Valley, California. ^[1] When he was a child, his family moved to San Francisco's Mission District. ^[1] Staton attended St. Ignatius High School (now St. Ignatius College Preparatory), a private, Catholic preparatory school in San Francisco. ^[1]

Stanton was a landscape and religious painter. ^[2] He was a professor at the San Francisco Art Institute for 26 years, ^[3] and he also served as its dean of faculty. ^[2] He was a member of the Bohemian Club. ^[2]

With his wife Anita (née Banahan), Stanton had three daughters and two sons. They moved in 1904 to Palo Alto, California, where he died on August 25, 1929. ^{[1] [3]}

His neighbor in Palo Alto was a young Paul Twohig Carey (1900–2001) whom he gave art lessons to, and Carey went on to become a notable artist. ^{[4] [5]} Other notable students of Stanton include Ethel McAllister Grubb, and Louise Crow. ^[5] His work can be seen at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and the Harvard Art Museums. ^{[1] [6]}