Born 1993, Adelaide
Lives and works in Gadigal/Sydney (Australia)
Solo exhibitions
2025 Split screen, double vision, Velvet Lobster, Sydney current
2024 The Painted Double, ANU School of Art & Design Gallery, Canberra
2023 The world folding in upon itself, ANCA Gallery, Canberra
2023 Back to front, Airspace Projects, Sydney
2017 No newness, The Front Gallery, Canberra
2016 Other loves, Canberra Contemporary Art Space Manuka, Canberra
Group exhibitions (selected)
2024 Inaugural, Velvet Lobster, Sydney
2024 Folded Memories, Galerie Elsa Meunier — Galerie Mathilde le Coz, Paris
2023 Opening exhibition, The Kitchen Studios, Sydney
2022 Don’t be a Stranger, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne
2022 Fountains and Follies, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne
2020 Fuzzy Logic, Tributary Projects, Canberra
2019 Looks like music, sounds like painting, Gallery of Small Things, Canberra
2019 Fragments, The Front Gallery, Canberra
2019 Hot Property, Tributary Projects, Canberra
2018 The Radical Familiar, PIERMARQ, Sydney
2018 Spectrum, Prompt Gallery, Canberra
2018 Concrete., Degenerate and Six Gallery, Canberra
2018 Art Letter Home – Artist Manuscripts and Letters, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
2018 Ruby Honours 1, Canberra Contemporary Art Space Manuka, Canberra
2018 This View, Tributary Projects, Canberra
2017 Sightlines, Collab Gallery, Sydney
2017 Nobody’s Baby, The Ladies Network and Central Park, The Workspace, Sydney
2017 At the End of the World, .M Contemporary, Sydney
2016 Graduating Exhibition, ANU School of Art Gallery, Canberra
Prizes / Awards
2023 Mosman Art Prize - Finalist
2022 Eloquence Art Prize - Winner
2019 Masters Prize for Excellence, Australian National University
2018 Endeavour Mobility Grant, Australian National University
2016 University Medal, Australian National University
2016 Peter and Lena Karmel Prize
2016 .M Contemporary Emerging Artist Award
2016 The Front Gallery Exhibition Award
2016 EASS Acquisition Award
2016 ANU School of Art Drawing Prize - Finalist, Highly Commended
Collections
Drill Hall Gallery
ACT Legislative Assembly
Private collections in Australia, Japan.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Art & Design, Australian National University, 2025
Master of Art History and Curatorial Studies, Australian National University, 2019
Bachelor of Visual Arts (Painting, First Class Honours), Australian National University, 2016
References
The Design Files, “8 Australian Artists We Love Creating Tiny Work,” June 2024
Dans les yeux d’Elsa, “Shanti Shea An,” April 2020
IGNANT, “When Words Fail: Shanti Shea An On Why She Paints,” June 2018
Lives and works in Gadigal/Sydney (Australia)
Solo exhibitions
2025 Split screen, double vision, Velvet Lobster, Sydney current
2024 The Painted Double, ANU School of Art & Design Gallery, Canberra
2023 The world folding in upon itself, ANCA Gallery, Canberra
2023 Back to front, Airspace Projects, Sydney
2017 No newness, The Front Gallery, Canberra
2016 Other loves, Canberra Contemporary Art Space Manuka, Canberra
Group exhibitions (selected)
2024 Inaugural, Velvet Lobster, Sydney
2024 Folded Memories, Galerie Elsa Meunier — Galerie Mathilde le Coz, Paris
2023 Opening exhibition, The Kitchen Studios, Sydney
2022 Don’t be a Stranger, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne
2022 Fountains and Follies, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne
2020 Fuzzy Logic, Tributary Projects, Canberra
2019 Looks like music, sounds like painting, Gallery of Small Things, Canberra
2019 Fragments, The Front Gallery, Canberra
2019 Hot Property, Tributary Projects, Canberra
2018 The Radical Familiar, PIERMARQ, Sydney
2018 Spectrum, Prompt Gallery, Canberra
2018 Concrete., Degenerate and Six Gallery, Canberra
2018 Art Letter Home – Artist Manuscripts and Letters, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
2018 Ruby Honours 1, Canberra Contemporary Art Space Manuka, Canberra
2018 This View, Tributary Projects, Canberra
2017 Sightlines, Collab Gallery, Sydney
2017 Nobody’s Baby, The Ladies Network and Central Park, The Workspace, Sydney
2017 At the End of the World, .M Contemporary, Sydney
2016 Graduating Exhibition, ANU School of Art Gallery, Canberra
Prizes / Awards
2023 Mosman Art Prize - Finalist
2022 Eloquence Art Prize - Winner
2019 Masters Prize for Excellence, Australian National University
2018 Endeavour Mobility Grant, Australian National University
2016 University Medal, Australian National University
2016 Peter and Lena Karmel Prize
2016 .M Contemporary Emerging Artist Award
2016 The Front Gallery Exhibition Award
2016 EASS Acquisition Award
2016 ANU School of Art Drawing Prize - Finalist, Highly Commended
Collections
Drill Hall Gallery
ACT Legislative Assembly
Private collections in Australia, Japan.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Art & Design, Australian National University, 2025
Master of Art History and Curatorial Studies, Australian National University, 2019
Bachelor of Visual Arts (Painting, First Class Honours), Australian National University, 2016
References
The Design Files, “8 Australian Artists We Love Creating Tiny Work,” June 2024
Dans les yeux d’Elsa, “Shanti Shea An,” April 2020
IGNANT, “When Words Fail: Shanti Shea An On Why She Paints,” June 2018