Bio

Shanti Des Fours is an emerging artist who lives and works in the Northern Rivers region of NSW, Australia. Shanti holds a bachelor's degree in Art History from the University of Queensland and completed 3 years of study at Byron School of Art in Mullumbimby, NSW in 2021. 

Shanti’s practice is concerned with questions of identity, personal histories, beliefs and perception. She investigates these themes by working across multiple disciplines including photography, painting, video, printmaking and installation.

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Education

2021 Byron School of Art, Mullumbimby. Year Long Course: Visual Arts Research and Portfolio 

2020 Byron School of Art, Mullumbimby. Year Long Course: Visual Art Practice

2019 Byron School of Art, Mullumbimby. Year Long Course: Year of Painting

2009 University of Queensland, Brisbane. Bachelor of Arts in Art History

Group Exhibitions

2023 C.A.S.E Postcard Show, Mullumbimby, NSW

2023 Micro, Gallery 3, Byron Bay, NSW

2022 Fifty Squared, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne, VIC

2022 Birds 2, Gallery 3, Byron Bay, NSW

2021 Ten Thirds, Graduate Show, BSA Project Space, Mullumbimby, NSW

2021 Small Works Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne, VIC

2020 Eleven Seconds, BSA Project Space, Mullumbimby, NSW

2018 Ocean Shores Art Expo, Ocean Shores, NSW

2016 Byron Art Classic, Byron Community Centre, Byron Bay, NSW

2015 Byron Art Classic, Byron Community Centre, Byron Bay, NSW

2012 Byron Art Classic, Byron Community Centre, Byron Bay, NSW

2012 Artfelt Art Prize Northern Rivers Community Gallery, Ballina, NSW

Selected Group Exhbitions

2024 Untitled, Pack Studio Gallery, Byron Bay, NSW

2023 BSA 10 Years, Tweed Regional Gallery, Murwillumbah, NSW

2022 Facing Scopophilia, Gallery 7 Art Space, Byron Bay, NSW

Solo Exhibitions

2022 Stories I’ve Been Told, Tweed Regional Gallery, Murwillumbah, NSW

2023 Stories I’ve Been Told #2, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, VIC

Residencies, Awards & Grants

2023 C.A.S.E Postcard Show, CASE Prize

2023 Byron Arts Magazine, BAM Art Prize, Finalist

2023 C.A.S.E. Mentorship Grant

2022 Wollumbin Art Prize, Tweed Regional Gallery, Finalist

2021 Tweed Regional Gallery BSA Graduate Award

2021 CREATE NSW, Small Project Grant

2012 Artfelt Art Prize Northern Rivers Community Gallery, First Prize