About
Shahroud Ghahani is an Iranian-Australian visual artist based on Gadigal land. Her artworks bridge together rich images from disparate cultures and her experiences of them. She holds a Master of Arts from the University of New South Wales and has had her work exhibited in galleries across Sydney.
Her practice explores representations of the female body and themes of beauty, the grotesque, and identity within Eastern and Western traditions.
Her art is also inspired by explorations of metaphysical subjects. She interweaves dreamscapes, liminal and imaginary spaces, displaced objects and allegorical imagery.
She was a finalist for the 2021 Hawkesbury Art Prize, and a finalist for the 2018 and 2019 Kudos Emerging Artist Award. She is currently a resident artist at the Primrose Park Art Studio.
Education
2021 Master of Arts, University of New South Wales, Art and Design, with Distinction
2014 - 2016 TAFE NSW - painting and museum and galleries studies
2001 University of Technology Sydney, Graduate Diploma New media
1989 University of Technology Sydney Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication)
Selected Group Exhibitions
2021 UNSW Art, Design and Architecture, Annual Graduation Show, UNSW Galleries 7 - 19 December, Sydney, NSW
2021 Hawkesbury Art Prize, Purple Noon Gallery, 27November - 12 December, Freemans Reach, NSW
2021 Coal Loader, Project 2060: Homeward Bound, March 10-21
2020 Art Space, The Concourse, La Vie En Rose, Group show, August 23 –
September 5, 2020
2020 Corner Store Gallery, Abstract Group Exhibition, May 21 – Sep 21, 2020
2019 Encountering UNSWAD MA Exhibition, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2019 1200k West AD_Space, Fowlers Gap Art Residency, Sydney, NSW
2019 Tales of Lyerbird The Shop Gallery, Glebe, Sydney, NSW
2019 Kudos Emerging Artist + Designer Award Finalists Exhibitions, Kudos Gallery Sydney, NSW
2019 Corner Store Gallery, Finalists Exhibitions, 8x10 Annual Show,
Orange, NSW
2018 Kudos Emerging Artist + Designer Award Finalists Exhibitions, Sydney, NSW
2018 Wallarobba Hornsby Culture and Art Centre, Out of Blue, Sydney, NSW
2017 Lyrebird Art Community, Art trail Open Studio, Sydney, NSW
2016 Brush with Frame, See Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2015 See/Saw! See Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Selected Awards and achievements
2022 UNSW Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Dean's List Achievement Prize
2021 Finalist– Hawkesbury Art Prize, Purple Noon Gallery, Freemans Reach, NSW
2019 Finalist - Kudos Emerging Artist + Designer Award, University of NSW Art and Design, Sydney, NSW
2018 Finalist - Kudos Emerging Artist + Designer Award, University of NSW Art and Design, Sydney, NSW
2019 Finalist - Corner Store Gallery
8 x 10 Annual Show, Orange, NSW
2017 Nava Ignition Award, Awarded for Excellence in Visual Arts
2010 Bronze Medal – Premier’s Award, Public Sector, Award for excellence in illustration and design
2009 Third Place - Certificate of Creative Excellence, US International Film and video Festival, Illustration and Animation
Residencies
2020 - 2022 Resident Artist , Primrose Park, Artist Studio Program,North Sydney Council, Sydney NSW
2019 Group residency, Fowlers Gap, Arid Zone Reserch Station UNSW, May 20- May 28
Collections
University Of New South Wales Art Collection, Sydney
Private Collections, Australia and Overseas