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An exploratory practice to seek divination of Nature and how this relationship expands to understanding humanity. These depictions of realities are translated to portray myths and mysticism alongside contemporary stories in pursuit of modern allegories through esoteric lenses.

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Dissections of works and progress will be published through Substack

Education

TAFE Kingswood

2007

Certificate III in Visual Arts

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Sydney College of the Arts

2009-2011

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Painting major

Exhibitions

2026 16 October-1 November

Hornsby Art Prize

Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre

Finalist

 

2026 16 September-3 October

Lane Cove Art Prize

Gallery Lane Cove

Finalist

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2026 8 August-20 September

Hill Painting Prize

Blue Mountains Cultural Centre

Finalist

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2022 13 July-6August

Inaugural

Ellipsis Gallery

Group show for the grand opening of the new space curated by the Gallery

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2021 17 April-2 May

The Oracle and The Oracular

Wayout Artspace

Group show of shared space with Kim Bagot

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2013 27 September-5 October

Esoteric Landscape

Ginkgo Gallery

Solo painting exhibition 

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2013 7-25 August

Collaborative show 

Showcasing individual works as well as collaborative works with Neil Tomkins

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2012 14-28 June

Solstice

Kaleidoscope Gallery

Group show curated by the Gallery

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2012 10-31 March

10:12

Kaleidoscope Gallery

Group show curated by the Gallery in collaboration with Art Month Sydney

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2011 15-21 November

Undergraduate Group Show

SCA Graduation show

Group show of Undergraduate students from Sydney College of the Arts,

Painting department

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2011 14-28 April

Line

Index Gallery

Group exhibition in support of 'The Beautiful Minds' project

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2010 4-21 November

Solo Show

ESP Gallery

Solo painting exhibition 

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2010 29 July015 August

Postcard Project

At the Vanishing Point

Group Show of collaboration with Beatrice Markopoulou and Natasha Wills

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Postcard Project
29 July-15 August 2010 
At the Vanishing Point Gallery

Collaborative works with Beatrice Markopoulou and Natasha Wills. Over the space of a year as we all travel and move between places we would crate postcards and send it to each other, adding and altering original pieces before sending them onwards again through the Australian Postal System.

Solo Show
4-21 November 2010
ESP Gallery

Selected works after residing over halfway through the Bachelor degree at SCA, I decided to exhibit new paintings that was directly influenced by the student life of studying art history and sharing spaces with peers.

Undergraduate Group Show
15-21 November 2011
Sydney College of the Arts 

Completing three years of a Bachelor degree in Fine arts, the student showcased works that had been harnessed over the last year of the degree and works were exhibited throughout the Campus's different buildings

© Lina Zainal

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