"Each mark is a pulse, a breath — drawn from the land, through the body, onto the surface, without conscious control." Tallulah Nunez
Artist statement
My artistic practice is an introspective investigation into the complex interrelations of memory, environment, and material presence, articulated through the medium of acrylic ink on board. Utilizing a dynamic, maximalist approach to mark-making, I construct richly layered compositions where gestural rhythms coalesce into vibrant, immersive visual fields. The imagery arises exclusively from an internal archive of imagined and remembered experiences, deliberately eschewing external artistic influences to cultivate a wholly unique visual lexicon. Each painting functions as a liminal space that negotiates the porous boundaries between subjective memory and spatial perception, inviting contemplation of identity and the phenomenology of seeing. Through this process, I seek to articulate a deeply personal narrative that resonates emotionally while challenging conventional frameworks of cultural inheritance and visual representation.
Solid Ground Exhibition - Radical Futures, WA
August 30 to October 4
Carnarvon Gallery WA, Australia
Reconciliation Exhibition - Bridging Now to Next
May 17 to June 14
Carnarvon Gallery, WA, Australia
Solo Exhibitions
Lust, Love & Loss
April 11 to May 4
Art by the River Gallery, Whanganui
https://www.artbytheriver.co.nz/exhibitions/lust-love-and-loss/
Sanctuary
September 4 to October 4 2024
Allpress Studio, Freemans Bay, Auckland
Art by the Sea, Parnell, Auckland
Ice Bombs & Sand Blasts
February 24 to March , 2024
Art by the Sea Gallery, Takapuna, Auckland
A Special Collectors Edition
October 21 to November 3
Art by the Sea Gallery, Takapuna, Auckland
Standing on the Sun
February 25 to March 14, 2023
Art by the Sea Gallery, Takapuna, Auckland
http://artbythesea.co.nz/Tallulahnunezexhibition2023.htm
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tallulahnunez_art_nz/
Sounds of the Sun
September 3 to 19, 2022
Art by the Sea Gallery, Takapuna, Auckland
http://artbythesea.co.nz/Tallulahnunezexhibition2022.htm
Unearthly Blooms
February 5 to 22, 2022
Art by the Sea Gallery, Takapuna, Auckland
http://artbythesea.co.nz/Tallulahnunezexhibition.htm
Looking in, Looking out
July 17 to August 5 2021
Art by the Sea Gallery, Takapuna, Auckland
http://artbythesea.co.nz/Tallulahnuneznzartist.htm
REMNANTS OF UTOPIA
October 31 to November 30
https://www.museart.nz/remnants-of-utopia
REPRESENTED BY
Manyung Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
https://manyunggallery.com.au/artist/1942-tallulah-nunez
Art by the Sea Gallery, Takapuna, Auckland
Antoinette Godkin Art Dealer, Auckland
AWARDS
2023 Finalist Craigs Aspiring Art Award
2022 Finalist Miles Art Award
2020 Finalist Miles Art Award
2019 Finalist Parkin Drawing Award
2019 Finalist Arts Gold Award
2019 Finalist Tasman National Art Award - Ariel
2019 Finalist Tasman National Art Award - After Paradise After Cecily
2019 Finalist Cleveland Art Award
PUBLICATIONS
ArtZone Magazine article November Issue 82
Love in the time of Covid March 2022
Love in the time of Covid 2020
Publication - Love in the time of COVID
https://loveinthetimeofcovidchronicle.com/2020/10/23/there-but-not-there-tallulah-nunez/
-Artfull Mid-Week Wrap Up link -
https://mailchi.mp/5f95661adb1f/must-see-must-read-wish-you-were-there-16563399?e=144a5b836d
Exhibition history
2026 - Solo exhibition, Auckland New Zealand.
2025 - Group show (12 selected artists) Solid Ground Exhibition, Carnarvon Gallery, WA, Australia
2025 - Group show (invited artist) Reconciliation Exhibition, Carnarvon Gallery, WA, Australia
2025 - Solo Exhibition - Lust, Love & Loss, Art by the River Gallery, Whanganui
2024/25 Solo Exhibition - Sanctuary - Auckland CBD
2024 Solo Exhibition - Ice Bombs & Sand Blasts - Art by the Sea Gallery, Auckland
2023 Solo Exhibition - A Special Collectors Edition - Art by the Sea Gallery, Auckland
2023 solo exhibition - Standing on the Sun - Art by the Sea Gallery, Auckland
2022 solo exhibition - Sounds of the Sun - Art by the Sea Gallery, Auckland
2022 Solo Exhibition - Unearthly Blooms - Art by the Sea Gallery, Auckland
2021 Solo Exhibition - Art by the Sea Gallery, Auckland
2020 Group show - Muse Art Gallery, Havelock North
2019 Solo exhibition - Antoinette Godkin Galley, Parnell, Auckland
2019 Solo Exhibition - Muse Art Gallery, Havelock North
2018 Solo Exhibition - Zimmerman Gallery, Palmerston North
2017 Solo Exhibition - New Plymouth
2018 Group Show - Waipu, Nelson
2018 Chambers Gallery, Christchurch
2017 Group Show - DeNovo Gallery, Dunedin
2016 Group Show - Queenstown
PUBLIC ART COLLECTION
Tauranga City Council, Bay Park Arena, Tauranga, New Zealand
