Shanti Gore
Presenting
Phantoms is a collection of spectres across different shapes; a child's boogeyman, a shape caught out the side of your eye, the echoes of a memory or the space in between unprocessed emotions.
Each tells a story, of past, present, future or fiction. These entities linger in the liminal spaces, haunting the thresholds between knowing and not knowing, real and unreal. Through various mediums, Phantoms invites you to confront what is hidden, half-seen, or felt without understanding—those shadowy presences that follow us, shape us, and sometimes define us.
My Practice
Strongly influenced by 20th Century illustration, my style incorporates both figurative and surreal painting. I work across watercolour, oils and lino print mediums, exploring themes of the natural world, the mythic, the gothic, and story-telling.
Emerging Artist Awards Finalist, September-October 2024
Kumeu Arts Awards, November, 2024
Waitakere Trusts Exhibition, October, 2024
For the Birds 2024 Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne, February-March 2024
Ratpack Exhibition, Ninjaflower Wellington, 2024
Witches Sabbat Gallery Sessions, COVENANT, 2023
Emerging Artist Awards Finalist, October-November 2022
"Meticulous Print Award" Emerging Artist Awards 2022
Portfolio
Portraiture
Watercolour
Oil painting
Fantasy and Illustration
Linocut prints
Contact & Commissions
Artwork is available for both sale and commission.
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