Natasha Walsh is one of Australia’s most exciting emerging artists. A few months ago, over a period of about 12 weeks, she won three prestigious art awards; the Kilgour Prize, the Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship and the Mosman Art Prize.
She’s also been a finalist in the Archibald Prize for the last 3 years in a row with stunning self portraits. And she’s only 24.

But the road to this success has not been smooth. Experiencing dyslexia as a child, she struggled both academically and socially in her early years and had to learn strategies to fit in. There’s also been an intermittent struggle with depression and she speaks openly about those experiences and how they have impacted her fascinating self portraits.

Painting on canvas has never really interested her. She’s  more interested in transforming materials into ideas. Those materials have ranged from wax and copper to marble.

Walsh displays wisdom beyond her years and it was great to meet her.

Press 'play' which appears beneath the feature photo to hear the podcast episode.

Scroll down to see a short video of Walsh in her studio.
Current and upcoming shows

Mosman art prize (winner) Mosman Art Gallery current until 18 November 2018
Archibald Prize, Geelong Gallery current until 18 November 2018
Dominik Mersch Gallery, 2019, date TBA

Show notes

Natasha Walsh
Natasha Walsh at Dominik Mersch Gallery
Archibald Prize
Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship
Mosman Art Prize
Kilgour Prize
National Art School

https://youtu.be/4AkEXoIyAhg