Shanti Shea An (b. 1993) is an artist based on Gadigal Country/Sydney, Australia. She first studied a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Painting) at the ANU School of Art & Design in Canberra (2013-2016), later completing a practice-led PhD project on the idea of doubling and legibility within painting, attending to the image of the book within art, the philosophy of the fold, and Derrida’s writing on the parergon. These ideas continue to inform her studio work. Her paintings deal with the relationship between image and surface, often referencing mass media, art history, and personal photography, bringing together disparate visual languages to reflect on the instability of meaning.
Recent solo exhibitions include Tropes (Velvet Lobster, Sydney, 2026) and The world folding in upon itself (ANCA Gallery, Canberra, 2023). She has exhibited in group shows across Australia, China, and France, including The Room: Our Landscape Interior (MARS Gallery, Melbourne, 2025), Tapestry (Tiles Lewisham, Sydney, 2025), and Folded Memories (Galerie Elsa Meunier — Galerie Mathilde le Coz, Paris, 2024).
Shanti Shea An is represented by Velvet Lobster Gallery in NSW.
Download CV | Contact
Recent solo exhibitions include Tropes (Velvet Lobster, Sydney, 2026) and The world folding in upon itself (ANCA Gallery, Canberra, 2023). She has exhibited in group shows across Australia, China, and France, including The Room: Our Landscape Interior (MARS Gallery, Melbourne, 2025), Tapestry (Tiles Lewisham, Sydney, 2025), and Folded Memories (Galerie Elsa Meunier — Galerie Mathilde le Coz, Paris, 2024).
Shanti Shea An is represented by Velvet Lobster Gallery in NSW.
Download CV | Contact