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