Lani Shea-An
Lani Shea-An
Lani Shea-An is a painter and mixed media artist living and working on Ngunnawal land. She studied painting at the ANU School of Art & Design from 2016 to 2019 including a semester abroad at Kyoto Seika University.
Lani has also studied and worked in horticulture and seeks to integrate complex environmental questions into her arts practice. Referencing personal experiences and childhood memories, as well as contemporary nature writing, her work investigates an evolving human connection to land and environments.
Lani was a finalist in the 2019 Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship and her work is held in public and private collections in Australia and the UK including the Drill Hall Gallery ANU Art Collection.
Exhibitions and awards
Education
Bachelor of Visual Arts (First Class Honours) at ANU School of Art & Design
Bachelor of Visual Arts (Painting) at ANU School of Art & Design
Exchange program at Kyoto Seika University, Kyoto, JAPAN
Awards
2019
ANU School of Art & Design EASS Woden Arts Award
ANU School of Art & Design EASS Acquisition Award
Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship Finalist
2018
ANU School of Art & Design EASS Altenburg Gallery Exhibition Award
ANU School of Art & Design EASS Max Hawk Travel Scholarship
2021
Artists in Spaces – Selected by South Gippsland Shire Council to make art in public space residency, Mirboo North, Vic.
Solo & two-person exhibitions
2022
Thinking about landscapes, Strathnairn Arts Association, ACT
2021
mountains & mochi, The Front Gallery & Café, ACT
2020
A wall with windows, Manolo’s on Botany, ACT
Fuzzy Logic (with Shanti Shea-An), Tributary Projects, ACT
2019
Embodied Atmospheres, Altenburg & Co., Braidwood, NSW
Group exhibitions
2022
Today, M16 Artspace, ACT
2021
B&W, M16 Artspace, ACT
Trees Like Humans, M16 Artspace, ACT
In search of a subconscious gesture, Tributary Projects, ACT
2020
M16 Does Pizza, M16 Artspace, ACT
2019
Elsewheres (curated by Annette Liu), Tributary Projects, ACT
Graduating Exhibition, ANU School of Art & Design, ACT
Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship 2019 Finalists’ Exhibition, Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills, NSW
Fragments, The Front Gallery and Café, ACT
2018
Thursday on My Wall, ANU School of Art & Design, ACT
Graduating Exhibition, ANU School of Art & Design, ACT
2017
Random, ANU School of Art & Design, ACT
Thursday on My Wall, ANU School of Art & Design, ACT
Between the Gaps, Yokai Soho, Kyoto, Japan
Volunteer work
2022 - Chutespace Art Gallery (Exhibition and Administration Co-ordinator)
2019 - Tributary Projects (Gallery Invigilator)