Bethany Shanahan

Bethany Shanahan, Check out these (watering) cans!, 2026. Graphite on stretched paper, 60 × 80 cm. 
Bethany Shanahan, Meringue Ducks, 2026. Graphite on stretched paper, 40 × 50 cm.
 Bethany Shanahan, Still got it, 2026. Graphite on stretched paper, 60 × 85 cm .
Bethany Shanahan, I’d rather take a train replacement bus, 2026. Graphite on stretched paper, 55 × 85 cm. 
Bethany Shanahan, Snowman I made under the Eiffel Tower, 2026. Graphite and Pastel on stretched paper, 45 × 40 cm. I'veI've
Bethany Shanahan, The most exciting thing I've done this year is become a mailman (and I've been to Paris), 2026. Graphite on stretched paper, 60 × 80 cm.
Bethany Shanahan, Lady in a fur coat, whom I followed for four stops on the Paris Metro, 2026. Graphite on stretched paper, 50 × 35 cm.
Bethany Shanahan, Here, Take My Card (installation views), 2026. Schmick Contemporary, Sydney. Photographer: Sarah R. Serfati.

Bethany Shanahan, Here, Take My Card (installation views), 2026. Schmick Contemporary, Sydney. Photographer: Sarah R. Serfati.
Bethany Shanahan, Here, Take My Card (installation views), 2026. Schmick Contemporary, Sydney. Photographer: Sarah R. Serfati.

Bethany Shanahan, Here, Take My Card (installation views), 2026. Schmick Contemporary, Sydney. Photographer: Sarah R. Serfati.

Bethany Shanahan, Business Cards, 2026. Print on 300 gsm uncoated paper, 90 × 55 mm.
Bethany Shanahan, Business Cards, 2026. Print on 300 gsm uncoated paper, 90 × 55 mm.
Bethany Shanahan, Business Cards, 2026. Print on 300 gsm uncoated paper, 90 × 55 mm.

Bethany Shanahan, Business Cards, 2026. Print on 300 gsm uncoated paper, 90 × 55 mm.
Bethany Shanahan, Business Cards, 2026. Print on 300 gsm uncoated paper, 90 × 55 mm.
Bethany Shanahan, Business Cards, 2026. Print on 300 gsm uncoated paper, 90 × 55 mm.
Bethany Shanahan, Business Cards, 2026. Print on 300 gsm uncoated paper, 90 × 55 mm.
Bethany Shanahan, Business Cards, 2026. Print on 300 gsm uncoated paper, 90 × 55 mm.
Bethany Shanahan, Business Cards, 2026. Print on 300 gsm uncoated paper, 90 × 55 mm.
Bethany Shanahan, Business Cards, 2026. Print on 300 gsm uncoated paper, 90 × 55 mm.
Bethany Shanahan, Business Cards, 2026. Print on 300 gsm uncoated paper, 90 × 55 mm.
Bethany Shanahan, Business Cards, 2026. Print on 300 gsm uncoated paper, 90 × 55 mm.
Bethany Shanahan, Business Cards, 2026. Print on 300 gsm uncoated paper, 90 × 55 mm.
Bethany Shanahan, Business Cards, 2026. Print on 300 gsm uncoated paper, 90 × 55 mm.
Bethany Shanahan, Business Cards, 2026. Print on 300 gsm uncoated paper, 90 × 55 mm.
 
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



Solo Shows


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 

Selected Group Shows


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





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