Shari Nye

Shari Nye grew up in the artistic community of Eltham outside of Melbourne, Australia, in the heart of a flourishing alternate lifestyle movement amongst mud brick houses and the Australian bush.
Shari spent her younger days exploring the natural beauty of the bush and commenced painting and working in ceramics as a teenager; subsequently establishing a highly successful ceramic business. Later she went on to study at four different art schools: Monash University – obtaining a BA Ceramic Design, RMIT, Painting at Latrobe Street College of Art Melbourne and The Arts Students League of New York.
Her ceramic works are held in private and public collections throughout the world. Now painting full time, Nye has won awards and collected in private and corporate collections.
Nye’s paintings are connected to the land and are evocative landscapes rather than prescriptive. She explores its power and presence though her sophisticated language of shape, colour and mark making, relying of expedition’s on country and memory associated with her extensive time spent in the landscape.
Alongside her painting practice, Shari Nye is the Principal Director of Warrnambool School of Art where she runs foundation painting and drawing courses and promote...

2013 - 2016

Oil Painting, Monsalvat Eltham, Australia

2005

Graduate Diploma of Education, Art (Visual Arts) (Double Method)
University of Melbourne, Melbourne Australia

2002

Art History, Latrobe Street College of Art and New Media. Melbourne, Australia

2001 - 2002

Painting, Studio Art Methods & Techniques. Latrobe Street College of Art and New Media, Melbourne, Australia

1990 - 1991

Graduate Diploma Interior Design, RMIT University Melbourne, Australia. Two years

1979 - 1982

Bachelor of Arts Ceramic Design, Chisholm Institute of Technology now Monash University Caulfield, Victoria, Australia. Majoring in; Clay & Glaze methods & techniques, drawing, art history, architectural ceramics, glass studies and concrete sculpture.

Solo Exhibition
2024 The F Project Gallery, Warrnambool, Australia
2022 Atrium Gallery, Warrnambool, Australia
2021 Atrium Gallery, Warrnambool, Australia
2019 F Project Gallery Warrnambool
1983 Blackwood Street Gallery, Meat Market Craft Centre
Nth Melbourne, Australia
1984 Devise Gallery, Sth Melbourne, Australia


Selected Group Exhibitions
2022

Finalist, Wyndham Art Prize. Wyndham Art Gallery Victoria, Australia

2021

Finalist, Waverley Woollahra 9 x 5 Art Prize NSW

2021

Warrnambool Base Hospital

2021

Brunswick Street Gallery Melbourne

2020

Finalist, Gosford Art Prize, Gosford Regional Art Gallery NSW

2020

50 x 50cm Show Brunswick Street Gallery Melbourne

2019

F Project Gallery Warrnambool, Australia

2018

Artist of the month Warrnambool regional Art Gallery, Australia

2018

Wishart Gallery Port Fairy, Australia

2017

Small works F Project Gallery Warrnambool, Austral

2017

Merri View Gallery, Warrnambool, Australia