Bethany Shanahan
b.2003
Eora (Sydney)
bethanyroseshanahan@gmail.com
@beth___any_s
Bethany Shanahan really enjoys pencil and paper, the simple pleasure of drawing, long walks, telling ‘your mum’ jokes, and the rather futile attempt to remember the world around her. Shanahan questions why she feels compelled to make something from what she notices.
Education
2026 MFA, National Art School, Sydney, Australia
2023 BFA, National Art School, Sydney, Australia
Here, Take my Card
Schmick Contemporary
2026
Awards
National Art School Library Inaugural Artist Book Prize — Finalist
2023
John Olsen Prize for Drawing — Highly Commended
2023
The Mark Henry Cain Memorial Scholarship
2025
ArtSpace Mackay Libris Awards: Tertiary Artists' Book Prize
2027
Warden’s Last Kiss
Wardens Gallery
2022
A4 Show
Picknchews Gallery
2023
Hooray for Hollywood
Hollywood Hotel
2023
The Kitchen Fundraiser
Kitchen Studios
2024
420/69
Central Space Gallery
2025
Books [Object + Text]
Articulate Project Space
2025
Big/small/Massive/tiny
DrawSpace
2026