Nichapha Trongsiri

Nichapha (Ni-sha-pa) is a Thai-born artist based in Melbourne, Australia, known for her cloud-floral figures — soft, atmospheric portraits exploring emotion, femininity, and transformation.
Her work lives in the space between softness and strength: the quiet inner worlds we carry, and the moments where we pause, reflect, and begin again. Clouds suggest clarity and openness; flowers, resilience and growth. Together they become gentle, dreamlike portraits of the human spirit in transition.
Working intuitively in acrylic, she builds soft layered washes where colour and gesture carry feeling rather than describe it. Her Thai heritage shapes the warmth of her palette and the emotional register of each piece. She is drawn to movement, colour and mood — the softness of a sky, the quiet power of a gesture, the feeling of stepping into a fresh season of life.
Ultimately, her work is about new beginnings: the way we evolve, soften, bloom, and move into the next chapter with tenderness and hope.

Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA (Hons) (full scholarship)

EXHIBITIONS2025 — Camberwell Art Show, Swinburne University, Hawthorn VIC

2025 — Frankston Art Show, Seaford Community Centre, Seaford VIC

2025 — Moonee Valley Art Show, Ukrainian Centre Hall, Essendon VIC

2024 — Mornington Art Show, Peninsula Community Theatre, Mornington VIC

2024 — Mount View Art Show, Mount View Primary School, VIC

2023 — Bayside Art Show, Brighton Town Hall, Brighton VIC

2023 — Mornington Art Show, Peninsula Community Theatre, Mornington VIC

2023 — Frankston Rotary Art Show, Seaford Community Centre, Seaford VIC

2023 — Art Red Hill, Red Hill Consolidated School, Red Hill VIC

2022 — Mornington Art Show, Peninsula Community Theatre, Mornington VIC

2022 — Sorrento Art Show, Sorrento Community Centre, Sorrento VIC

2022 — Mount View Art Show, Mount View Primary School, VIC

2022 — Red Hill Art Show, Red Hill VIC

2022 — Portland Art Show, Portland Civic Hall, Portland VIC

2022 — Knox Art Show, Knox Community Arts Centre, VIC

2022 — Hobsons Bay Art Show, Louis Joel Arts & Community Centre, Altona VIC

2022 — Moonee Valley Art Show, St Bernard's College, Essendon VIC

2021 — Luxembourg Art Prize, La Pinacothèque, Luxembourg

2021 — The Flow Collective (Solo Exhibition), Blackcat, Fitzroy VIC

2021 — T...