Natasha Junmanee is a fine art painter based in Sydney. She completed a bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts (Fine Arts) from Federation University. For the past five years, she has been a finalist in numerous art prizes and has won several awards. Her works were featured in various art magazines and on a national television show (The Block 2019).
Junmanee’s work celebrates the beauty of still life from ordinary and everyday objects. She is inspired by the classical still life paintings, especially from the Dutch and Flemish masters. Her still life often incorporates objects depicting the beauty of stillness, transience, cultures and memories. Much of her work uses balanced composition with a sense of tranquillity. Her painting style is realism and she paints predominantly in oil using traditional technique.
“ My work is all about Beauty, an instant beauty that people from all levels and backgrounds can easily enjoy and appreciate without any complicate interpretations. The viewer may decide to find meaning in my paintings based on their personal experience or preference, or just simply enjoy! “
Education
2019 Bachelor Degree of Visual Arts (Fine Arts), Federation University, Australia (Distinction)
2017 Advanced Diploma of Visual Arts, Meadowbank college of TAFE (Distinction)
2015 Diploma of Visual Arts, Kingswood college of TAFE (Distinction)
Trainings
2019 Still life workshop with James Tucker, Julian Aston Art School
2018 Ancient Painting Technique (Egg Tempera), Academia D'Arte, Florence, Italy
Awards and prizes
2021 Highly Commended, Sill life - Class, The Sydney Royal Easter Show, Sydney Olympic Park
2020 Highly Commended in Traditional section, Fairfield Art Society Online Open Art Prize
2020 Highly Commended, Parramatta Foundation Week Art Awards
2019 Excellence Awards in Visual Arts, TAFE Nepean Art and Design Centre
2019 First prize winner, Parramatta Foundation Week Art Awards
2018 Commended, Parramatta Foundation Week Art Awards
2017 Commended, Parramatta Foundation Day Open Art Awards
2016 Second prize winner in Oil painting section, Parramatta Art Award, Parramatta Town Hall
2016 Second prize winner of ‘Still life’ Challenge, Australian Artist Magazine
2016 Winner of Woodland's Galley Section, Artist's Palette Magazine
2016 Most outstanding student, Diploma of Visual arts, TAFE Kingswood
Solo exhibition
2020 Simply Beautiful, M2 Gallery, Surry Hills, Sydney
2018 GLIMPSES, Art Space on The Concourse, Chatswood (2 artists solo exhibition)
Selected group exhibitions
2022 Korean-Australian Foundation Art Prize (KAAF), Korean Cultural Center. (Finalist)
2022 Hunters Hill Art Exhibition, Hunters Hill Town Hall, Hunters Hill (Finalist)
2022 National Emerging Art Prize, Michael Reid Art Bar, Pyrmont. (Finalist)
2022 Hornsby Art Prize, Wallrobba Arts and Cultural Centre, Hornsby. (Finalist)
2022 Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award, (Finalist)
2021 The Other Art Fair, The Cutaway Barangaroo, Sydney
2021 National Emerging Art Prize, Surry Hills, Sydney. (Finalist)
2021 The Sydney Royal Easter Show, Sydney Olympic Park
2019 Creative Contact Exhibition, Nepean Art and Design Centre, Kingswood
2019 The Other Art Fair, The Cutaway Barangaroo, Sydney
2019 Ravenswood Art Prize, Ravenswood School for Girls. (Finalist)
2019 Hunters Hill Art Exhibition, Hunters Hill Town Hall, Hunters Hill (Finalist)
2018 Between Arts Exhibition, 541 Art Space, Sydney (Invited artist)
2018 The King’s School Art Show, Horrock Hall, The King’s School, Parramatta
2018 Hunters Hill Art Exhibition, Hunters Hill Town Hall, Hunters Hill (Finalist)
2017 The Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown Art Centre, Campbelltown (Finalist)
2017 Hunters Hill Art Exhibition, Hunters Hill Town Hall, Hunters Hill (Finalist)
2016 Blacktown City Art Prize, Blacktown Art Centre, Blacktown (Finalist)
2016 Hornsby Art Prize, Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre, Hornsby (Finalist)
2016 St. George Art Prize, Hurstville Library Museum & Gallery, Hurstville (Finalist)
2016 City of Ryde Woman Art Prize, See Street Gallery, Meadowbank (Finalist)
2016 Hunters Hill Art Exhibition, Hunters Hill Town Hall, Hunters Hill (Finalist)
2015 Blacktown City Art Prize, Blacktown Art Centre, Blacktown (Finalist)
Group Exhibitions
2022 Three, Group exhibition, M2 Gallery, Surry Hills
2022 Parramatta Foundation Week Art Awards, Hunter St. Fine Art Gallery, Parramatta
2020 Parramatta Foundation Week Art Awards, Hunter St. Fine Art Gallery, Parramatta
2019 Parramatta Foundation Week Art Awards, Hunter St. Fine Art Gallery, Parramatta
2018 Parramatta Foundation Week Art Award, Hunter St. Fine Art Gallery, Parramatta
2017 Parramatta Foundation Day Open Art Award, Hunter St. Fine Art Gallery, Parramatta
2016 Parramatta Art Awards and Exhibition, Parramatta Town Hall, Parramatta
2015 The Parramatta Art Show, Parramatta Town Hall, Parramatta
Employment
2019 - 2022 In-house Artisan/Painter at Louis Vuitton, Sydney
Residency
2019 Artist in residence, Marist Sisters College Woolwich
Workshop, Volunteer and Collaboration
2021 Still life oil painting demonstration, Hornsby Art Society
2021 Still life oil painting demonstration, Parramatta Art Society
2019 Oil painting workshop (School incursion), Marist Sisters College Woolwich
2016 Hunters Hill Art Exhibition, Hunters Hill Town Hall, Hunters Hill (Exhibition assistant)
Media and Publications
2021 Bluethumb Online Art Gallery Blog, '10 of the best still life artists of 2021' by Grace Wye. View
2020 Bluethumb Online Art Gallery Blog, '10 Local Sydney Artists You Should Know' by Megan George. View
2019 Home Design Magazine, Vol. 22 No. 3, Featured artist. page 153
2019 Parramatta Advertiser, ‘Pear-shaped success for artist’ written by Joanne Vella, Dailytelegraph.com.au
2019 The Block TV show, Artwork featured in Mitch and Mark butler pantry, aired on 22 September 2019
2019 Art Lover Australia blog, 'Keeping it real with Natasha Junmanee' by Sunnefa Hamer Penning View
2017 Creative Artist Magazine, Issue 18, Front cover and featured on page 12-21
2016 Australian artist magazine, Issue 387, Still life Challenge No.65 Winner, September 2016, page 16-17
2016 Artist's Palette Magazine, Issue 148, Woodland's Gallery Winner, page 16
2016 ‘Me, Myself & I.’ Sydney, TAFE WSI, 2016, page 64-65