Natasha Walsh

N.Smith Gallery is delighted to announce Danie Mellor, Natasha Walsh, & Joan Ross are finalists in the Archibald & Wynne prizes. Touring dates / venues: Bunjil Place, Melbourne; 3 Sep...

Dear Reader, I invite you to visit my studio and participate in the creation of my new body of work, Hysteria (2023), as a fly on the wall. I thought...

In this self-portrait, Natasha Walsh celebrates the inner workings of the artist’s studio, while also subverting the historically limiting place of women within this space. ‘Referencing Brett Whiteley’s 1976 Archibald-winning...

Dear... is a series of painted letters to artists who have influenced Natasha's practice. An expression of admiration, each work pays homage through both artists' aesthetics. 'Each work is created...

‘Firstly, the painting itself shifts between the perception of a surface and an impossible “space” within. Secondly, the subject of the painting exists between an interior space with hard wooden...

'The cicada, an insect long associated with immortality and re-birth, represents here a state of being. Her shell is an old mouldy dress and veil, which has become disappointing, constrictive...

Partially an expression of admiration for the work of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, this piece was created as a painted letter which I addressed to her. It felt appropriate to...

'Beginning to feel quite trapped within this self-reflecting space, I conceived of this painting where my painted self is likewise trapped within the studio which has folded in on itself...

‘The hand, which reaches out from an illusion of space to touch the painted support, serves as a reminder that the entire painting is, in fact, a surface. Particles of...

''In working from life the self-portrait allows me to intensely observe the passing of the present, as it coincides with my reflected face. The experience of time varied within the...

‘We generally see women through the eyes of male artists. The way female artists represent themselves through their own eyes and hands contains a wonderful directness. This painting speaks about...

‘Additionally, it enabled me to explore the relationship between the internal sense of self and the external appearance, which can define us in another’s eyes.’ ‘I am struck by the...

‘This painting speaks about looking. I’m in the midst of capturing my own directly reflected gaze, while at the same time my painted self is in the midst of capturing...