
Narelle Zeller
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Narelle Zeller is an Australian representational artist, best known for her highly detailed figurative and still-life paintings. With her practice dedicated to realism, Narelle works exclusively with oil paint. Her refined paintings explore the beauty of the human condition and our connection to the natural environment as well as contemporary stories of time and place. Narelle aims to convey an authentic and honest representation of every subject she paints, her process allowing her to slow down and take the time to appreciate every element - inviting the viewer to look closely with her.
Narelle achieved her art education by way of completing workshops and mentorship programs with world-renowned artists. She has been a prize winner and finalist in multiple prestigious national and international awards, such as the International Arc Salon, ModPortrait, International Biennial Portrait Competition, Darling Portrait Prize, Lester Prize for Portraiture, and Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award. Her work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally.
ACHIEVEMENTS
2023 - 1st Place Still Life & ARC Purchase Award, 16th International ARC Salon
2022 - Finalist, RAYMAR Traditional Art Award, 2022 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize
2022 - Finalist, The Darling Portrait Prize
2022 - Finalist, ModPortrait 2021
2021 - Finalist & Highly Commended Award, The Lester Prize for Portraiture
2021 - Preselected for Figurativas 2021
2021 - Finalist & Honourable Mention, International Biennial Portrait Competition (IBPC)
2021 - Finalist, ModPortrait 2020
2021 - 2nd place winner, International Artist Magazine - Art Challenge No.121
2020 - Finalist & Honorable mention in portraiture, 15th International Arc Salon
2020 - Finalist, International Artist Magazine - Art Challenge No.120
2020 - Semi-Finalist, The Lester Prize for Portraiture
2020 - Finalist, Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award
2020 - Finalist, The Darling Portrait Prize
2019 - Finalist, The Lester Prize for Portraiture
2019 - Finalist, 14th International ARC Salon
2018 - Semi-Finalist, Doug Moran Art Prize
2017 - Peoples Choice Award, Cliftons Art Prize
EXHIBITIONS
2023 - 16th International Arc Salon Exhibition, Sotheby's, New York
2023 - Masterworks, 33 Contemporary Gallery
2023 - Retro, 33 Contemporary Gallery
2022 - Summer Harlequin Show, Grainger Gallery
2022 - Presence and Absence, 33 Contemporary Gallery
2022 - The International Guild of Realism Fall Salon, Online
2022 - Spring Song, Grainger Gallery, Canberra
2022 - The Darling Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra
2022 - Modportrait 2021, MEAM Museum, Spain
2022 - 'Interconnected', NERAM, Armidale NSW
2021 - 'Mirror, Mirror', Grainger Gallery, Canberra
2021 - The Lester Prize for Portraiture, Art Gallery of WA, Perth
2021 - 15th International Arc Salon, MEAM Museum, Spain
2021 – ModPortrait 2020, Finalist exhibition, Touring Bentierra Palace of Zaragoza to MEAM Museum, Barcelona, Spain
2021 – Women Painting Women III, Invitational group exhibition, Burrinja Cultural Centre, Australia
2021 – Facing the Universe: The Cosmos Within, Invitational exhibition at the Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, USA
2020 – Painting the Figure Now III, an exclusive international exhibition curated by F. Scott Hess, David Hummer, and Didi Menendez, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, USA
2020 – Abend 30th Miniature Holliday Show, exclusive group exhibition, Abend Gallery, Denver, USA
2020 – On Show, M16 Gallery, Canberra, Australia
2020 – Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award, Finalist exhibition, Bega Valley Regional Gallery, Australia
2020 – Small Works, exclusive online miniature exhibition, Abend Gallery, USA
2020 – The Razor’s Edge, an exclusive international online exhibition curated by Steven Alan Bennett and Dr. Elaine Melotti Schmidt of the Bennett Collection of Women Realist Artists, 33 Contemporary Gallery, USA
2020 – Creator & The Muse, an exclusive international online exhibition curated by Didi Menendez & Sergio Gomez, 33 Contemporary Gallery, USA
2020 – Story Tellers, an exclusive international group exhibition curated by Dr. Elaine Melotti Schmidt, Didi Menendez & Claire Harris, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2020 – The Darling Portrait Prize, Finalist Exhibition, National Portrait Gallery of Australia
2019 – Provocative Patterns, curated by Lorena Kloosterboer, exclusive international online PoetsArtists exhibition
2019 – The Lester Prize for Portraiture, Finalists Exhibition, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth