Shanti Shea An (b. 1993, Adelaide, Australia) is an artist living and working in Sydney, Australia. She holds a Bachelor of Visual Arts (First Class Honours) and a Master of Art History & Curatorial Studies (Advanced) from the Australian National University, School of Art & Design. Her practice is concerned with how images are read and translated when submitted to the process of painting. The images she works with are drawn from a range of sources—mass media, art history, and personal photographs—with the act of painting suggesting an equivalence across these categories. She is particularly drawn to ambiguity and multiplicity in images, with many of her paintings suggesting something that has been taken out of context, interrupted, or suspended in mid-air. Characterised by an atmosphere of deceptive calm or quiet unease, the paintings linger on narrative gaps and potential openings. She has held solo exhibitions and has participated in group exhibitions in Australia, China, and France.


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