About The Artist
With a lifelong love of drawing and painting, Shaana-Anne works across mixed media to explore themes of identity, spirituality, and emotional processing. Her playful, symbolic practice often featuring aliens as a recurring alter-ego forms part of what she describes as an “alienatic” approach, allowing each artwork to determine its own form, from illustration and mixed-media assemblage to wearable works, guided by emotion and intuitive connection.
Alongside her studio practice, Shaana-Anne is actively engaged in arts education and community-based creative work. Holding a Bachelor of Secondary Education (Visual Arts), she combines formal training with hands-on experience to create inclusive, accessible, and meaningful creative spaces.
Over the past six years, she has designed and delivered art experiences and education across a wide range of ages and settings. This includes work within OOSH/OSHC programs, early childhood education as a resident artist, guest artist involvement in SRE’s annual Art Camp, Highschools, and community workshops delivered in collaboration with local councils and fellow artists.
Shaana-Anne’s professional practice also extends into the broader contemporary arts sector. In 2023, she was mentored for 12 months through the Newcastle Art Space mentorship program, followed by Tantrum Youth Arts’ Cartwheel, a 12 month initiative supporting emerging artists.
In 2025 she was a finalist for the Hunter Emerging Art Prize, and a featured artist for New Annual SURGE event at Newcastle Museums with Tantrum Youth Arts.
Through her creative and educational work, Shaana-Anne has collaborated and assisted with a number of Australian Artists, Jen Denzin, Rosie Deacon, Dr Louisa Magrics, and with her fellow ‘The Menzies’ Artists.
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2026
– Leda Gallery, ‘GREEN’ Exhibtion | Painting ‘Hugo’s Frozen Yoga’ (31/01 - 04/02)
2025
Newcastle Museum ‘New Annual: SURGE’ | Installation & Performance Artist ‘Your call has been connected’ (03/10)
Newcastle Art Space ‘Hunter Emerging Art Prize’ | Mixed Media, Experimental ‘Capturing my inner reflection’ (11/06–27/06)
Newcastle Art Space, ‘Dogs, Cats and Other Pets’ Exhibtion | Painting ‘I can still hear your footsteps leading me into the kitchen..’ (21/03–13/04)
2024
Newcastle Art Space, ‘Back & Forth’ Mentorship Program Exhibition | Painting ‘Alienatic Nation Series’ (10/08–25/08)
2022
Univeristy of Newcastle [City] ‘Chromatic Festival’ Graduation Showcase (Pre-Graduation Recognition) | Mixed Media Installation and Video ‘Unidentified Figured Out (UFO): Part 2’ (01/11–05/11 )
2021
WattSpace Gallery [Virtual] ‘Festival X’ Graduation Showcase (Pre-Graduation Recognition) | Wearable art piece ‘Desert warrior Queen [head piece]’ (05/11 – 07/11) https://festivalx.newcastle.edu.au/gallery/
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AWARDS
2025
– FINALIST, Hunter Emerging Art Prize, Newcastle Art Space. Experimental Category.
– Bachelor of Education Secondary: Visual Art, University of Newcastle, with Distinction.
DEVELOPMENT
2026
– Leda Gallery ‘GREEN’ professional development workshop
2025
– New Annual-Public Art Trail, Newcastle. Event and Installation Staff. Creative Art Support for Rosie Decan + Jen Denzin ‘Mini Putt Putt’
2024–2025
– Tantrum Youth Arts Early Career ‘Cartwheel’ Program.
2023- 2024
– The Newcastle Art Space Mentorship Program. Mentor Dr. Louisa Margrics [Installation & Experimental].
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WORKSHOPS
– Live at the Levee | The Levee Maitland City Council | Shimmy Shake Shakers (15/03/2025)
– A Merry Little Christmas at the Levee | The Levee Maitland City Council | Christmas Crowns (14/12/2024)
– Inspire Art Camp | SU Australia | Augmented Reality Face Shield/ Glasses, [in collab with Jen Denzin] (29 Sept - 02 Oct)
– The Mall Street Party | Hunter Street Mall | Under the sea Installation mural (09/11/2024)
– NYE Newcastle Art Walk | Newcastle City Council | Zine Makerspace Workshop Assistant (31/12/2023)
RESIDENT ARTIST
– TheirCare OSHC, TC Titians [Shortland] 2024-2025
– The Hub Preschool & Early Learning Education Academy [Waratah, Elmore vale, Mayfield] 2024-2025
– Maryland OOSH Inc. ‘Art With Shaana’ Program. 2021-2024
Art Works
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Visual Works
Collection of Drawn and Painted Works
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Spatial Works
Collection of Installation and Sculptural Works
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Art With Shaana
Visual Journal of Workshop Events and Artist Residencies