About

Australian artist and sculptor, Shazia Imran is best known for her expressive mixed media pieces.

She has won many international awards including Lorenzo il Magnifico Award at the Florence Biennale 2015, Mixed media Award at the 2017 London Biennale, 'Most Collectible Artist' Award at Shenzhen City Art Fair China and multiple awards in Australia.

She draws her inspiration from her travels, exploring the infinite expressiveness of her subjects through watercolours, acrylics and mixed media.

Her delicately multilayered paintings explore the connections between landscape, memory and the subconscious through texture and the interplay of light and dark, creating an atmosphere that opens itself up to multiple meanings.

Her work has been exhibited internationally and hangs in public and private collections in the USA, UK, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and Australia.

"Art and design is something I’m very passionate about. Use of colour, shape, texture and light defines my style in capturing the personality and emotions of the subject.

My inspiration and influence comes from everything I see, feel and experience around me.”

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Education

Postgraduate degree, Master of Design (Digital Media) University of Western Sydney (UWS), Sydney Australia - (2002-2004)
Bachelor degree with “Distinction” National College of Arts (NCA) - 1990 - 1994

Awards and achievements

2017 London Art Biennale 2107, Award winner, 3rd prize in Applied Arts category, London UK

2017 Winner ‘Most Collectible Artist’ award at Shenzhen City Art Fair, China

2017 Blacktown Art Prize finalist , Sydney Australia

2015 Lorenzo il Magnifico Award in mixed media, Florence Biennale, Italy

2016 Highly Commended, Sculpture, Royal Easter Show, Sydney Australia

2014, 15 First prize, Sculpture, Hills ‪Orange Blossom Festival‬, Sydney Australia

2014 Highly Commended, Sculpture, Hills ‪Orange Blossom Festival‬, Sydney Australia

2014 Highly Commended, Watercolour, Harvey Lowe Pavilion, Sydney Australia

2012 Highly Commended, Watercolour, CPAS Foundation Week Open Arts Awards. Australia.

2006 2nd prize, Watercolour, Baulkham Hills Art Society, Sydney Australia

2006 Exhibition Parramatta Art Society, Sydney Australia

2004 Bronze medal, 21st National Print Awards, Australia.

Member of:

National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) Australia
American Watercolor Society, USA
The Sculptors Society, Australia.
Workshop Arts Centre, Willoughby, NSW, Australia
Castle Hill Art Society, NSW, Australia

Press and Media

TV Show - Colour in Your Life
www.shazia.com.au/tv
CEO Magazine
www.theceomagazine.com/lifestyle/mixing-mediums-shazia-imran
Nonagon Style – Hong Kong
http://nonagon.style/artist-interview-with-shazia-imran/
Design online
http://decordesignonline.wordpress.com/2015/12/04/the-light-and-the-dark-the-evolution-of-award-winning-artist-shazia-imran/
Hills News
http://www.hillsnews.com.au/story/3517335/it-was-david-who-took-her-breath-away/
Daily Telegraph
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/the-hills/colouring-in-life/story-fngr8i1f-1227559125851?sv=45f6be561d5ec943c2d76648ad794b93
Hills News
http://www.hillsnews.com.au/story/3407177/sbs-focuses-on-local-artist/
Article published in CityHub: issuu.com/altmedia/docs/city_hub_6_november_2014/13?e=0

Review of the exhibition by City News - alt media http://www.altmedia.net.au/shazia-imran-reveal/99470 #Sydney #art
Last Word “Express Yourself” Housing Magazine, November 2012.