ABOUT
EDUCATION
Panchali Sheth is a Sydney-based Indian-Australian artist whose work exists at the intersection of cultural memory, abstraction, and narrative. Drawing on the intricate aesthetics of Indian miniature painting and the freedom of expressive mark-making, she constructs layered visual worlds that explore mythology, devotion, feminine strength, and emotional intimacy. Her paintings unfold organically beginning with spontaneous gestures and evolving into compositions where chaos, ritual, and stillness coexist.
“There’s always a point where a sudden familiarity arises; this is followed by an emergence of an unintentional form”
- Panchali Sheth.
Masters of Fine Art- Research University of New South Wales
Masters of Art in Painting- University of New South Wales
(COFA) Diploma in Painting- National Art School
Diploma in Mixed Media- School of Colour and Design
Diploma of Visual Arts- School of Colour and Design
Bachelor of Arts- Bombay University
RECENT EXHIBITIONS
2024 Solo Ditty Wheels Gallery
2023 Sibu Gallery Group Show
2023 David Rex Livingstone Gallery
2022 Gallery Lane Cove - Artxtra
2021 Lane Cove Art Society
2019 Solo Sheffer Gallery
2018 Lane Cove Gallery
2017 Platform 72 Gallery Group Show
2014 Solo Sheffer Gallery
AWARDS
2025 Finalist Kedumba Drawing Award
2024 Finalist National Emerging Art Prize
2024 Winner The Lane Cove Arts Award - small prize
2024 Winner Gallery Alchemy Palette Project
2023 Finalist The Lane Cove Art Award
2023 Finalist The Mount Eyer Art Award
2022 Finalist Hornsby Art Prize
2022 Finalist Blackstone Gallery Newcastle
2022 Winner Lane Cove Art Award
2022 Finalist Lethbridge Landscape Art Prize
2022 Finalist Small Scale Art Prize
2022 Highly commended Lane Cove Art Society
2019 Winner Lane Cove Art Award
2016 Finalist Hunters Hill Art Prize
2015 Finalist Mosman Art Prize
RESIDENCIES
2025 Farm Studio - India
2023 School of Visual Art - NY
2022 Chateau Orquevaux - France
PUBLICATIONS
2000 May Indian Link "Flying Colours"
2002 August Sydney Morning Herald
PAST EXHIBITIONS
2012 Lane Cove gallery
2011 Artist Studio Show - Artarmon
Painter's gallery - Mona Vale
2010 Three Stories - Tom Dunne Gallery
2009 Solo Exhibition - Mary Place Gallery
Group Exhibition -Mary Place Gallery
Group Exhibition - Manly Pavillion
2008 Brendens Gallery
Tiers of Devotion Diaz Castillo Gallery
2007 Diaz Castillo Gallery
2006 Praxis Art Gallery
College of Fine Arts
2005 Desert Space - The Alliance Francaise
Australian High Commission New Delhi Art and Design Show
Sydney Art Fair
Kudos Group Exhibition
Sauc Gallery
2004 Norvill Art Prize Show - Finalist
Drummoyne Art Award Show - Finalist
Hunters Hill Art Award Show - Finalist
2003 COFA Annual Exhibition for Masters of Arts
Sauc Gallery
COFA Open Day
2002 Solo Exhibition - Hillon Hargrave Gallery
2001 Solo Exhibition -Bondi Wadi Gallery
2000 Bondi Pavilion Art Exhibition
Brigidine College Art Exhibition
The Generation - X Cafe
Killara
The Carmichael Gallery
1999 Mixed Media Exhibition -Spectrum Gallery
Summer Exhibition
Exhibition St Thomas School
1998 Spectrum Gallery Exhibition