b.1978
currently working and living in Canberra, Australia
Portfolio
Artwork Archive: https://www.artworkarchive.com/profile/narelle-zeller
Artsy: https://www.artsy.net/artist/narelle-zeller
Exhibitions
2025 Romancing The Every Day, Group Show, Quirky Fox, New Zealand
2025 Fifty/50, Fundraising group exhibition, NERAM, Armidale
2025 Through My Eyes, Mini Solo exhibition, Grainger Gallery, Canberra
2024 Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award, SECCA, Bega
2024 Prima Vera, Grainger Gallery, Canberra
2024 Woman, James Baird Gallery, Pouch Cove, Canada
2024 ModPortrait 2023, MEAM Museum, Barcelona, Spain
2024 Exposición 25 años Artelibre, MEAM Museum, Barcelona, Spain
2024 Feminism, 33 Contemporary Gallery
2023 Truth & Beauty, Grainger Gallery, Canberra
2023 Figurativas 2023, MEAM Museum, Barcelona, Spain
2023 Five and Under, Arcadia Contemporary, New York
2023 16th International Arc Salon Exhibition, Sotheby's, New York
2023 ModPortrait 2022, MEAM Museum, Barcelona, Spain
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, MEAM Museum, Spain
2021 IBPC, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, USA
2021 Women Painting Women III, Burrinja Gallery, VIC
2021 Facing the Universe: The Cosmos Within, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, USA
2021 Be My Valentine Miniature Pop Up Show, 33 Contemporary Gallery
2020 Abend 30th Miniature Show, Abend Gallery, Denver, USA
2020 Painting the Figure Now, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, USA
2020 On Show, M16 Gallery, Canberra, ACT
2020 Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award, Bega Regional Valley Gallery
2020 Small Works, Abend Gallery, online exhibition
2020 Razor's Edge, 33 Contemporary Gallery, online with Artsy
2020 The Creator and The Muse, 33 Contemporary Gallery, online with Artsy
2020 Storytellers, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
2020 The Darling Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, ACT
2019 The Lester Prize for Portraiture, Art Gallery of WA, Perth
2018 Downlands Art Exhibition, Toowoomba, QLD
2018 All Saints' Ainslie Art Show, Canberra, ACT
2018 Twitter Art Exhibition, Canberra, ACT
2017 Cliftons Art Prize, Canberra, ACT
Achievements
2025 Honourable Mention & Finalist, International FIKVA Award
2025 The Fine Art Connoisseur Award & Honourable Mention in the Figurative category, 17th International Arc Salon Competition
2024 Finalist, Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award
2024 Finalist, 17th International Arc Salon competition
2024 Finalist, The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize: Raymar Traditional Art category
2024 First & Third Prize - oil painting category, Titian International Portrait Painting & Sculpture Contest
2024 Finalist, ModPortrait 2023
2023 Finalist, The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize: Raymar Traditional Art category
2023 Finalist, Figurativas 2023
2023 1st Place Still Life & ARC Purchase Award, 16th International ARC Salon
2023 Finalist, ModPortrait 2022
2022 Finalist, The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize: Raymar Traditional Art category
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
Education
2019 Oil Painting with Robin Eley, Art Academy
2019 Oil Painting From Life with David Kassan and Shana Levenson, Art Academy
2016-2019 Mentorship under David Kassan and Shana Levenson, ArtCritAcademy
2016 Addicted to Oils Portraiture, ANU Centre for Continuing Education
2016 Introduction to Oil Painting, ANU Centre for Continuing Education
Collections
The Lunar Codex Peregrine Collection
The Lunar Codex Nova Collection
The Lunar Codex Polaris Collection
The Lunar Codex Serenity Collection
Publications/Media
2025 Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine: Cover and article - Narelle Zeller: Visions of Beauty & Hope, May/June issue, pg 60
2024 Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine: Blooms For Us All, Mar/Apr issue, pg 73
2024 American Art Collector Magazine: Issue 221 - Empowered Art and A Rising Tide
2023 Fine Art Connoisseur magazine: Going Global, May/June issue, pg 80
2023 Southwest Art: June/July Issue - Show Preview | International Arc Salon
2023 Aesthetica Magazine: In Focus: Photorealistic Painting
2023 PoetsArtists: Retro catalogue
2022 Beautiful Bizarre Magazine: Issue 37 June - Interconnected - Beautiful Bizarre group exhibition
2022 The Canberra Times: The Canberran who captured Aunty Matilda's story in a portrait
2021 Fine Art Connoisseur magazine: Classic Moments feature, Sept Issue
2021 The Canberra Times: Canberra artist Narelle Zeller's portrait Brave New Worker a finalist in WA's The Lester Prize
2021 American Art Collector Magazine: June Issue No. 188
2021 Realism Today: Realism Art How To: Brave New Worker
2021 ModPortrait: ModPortrait 2020 Special Catalogue
2021 Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art: IBPC Exhibition Catalogue
2021 Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art & PoetsArtists: Facing the Universe: The Cosmos Within Catalogue
2021 PoetsArtists Magazine: Interview Issue 121
2021 International Artist Magazine, Issue 137, Feb/Mar 2021
2020 International Artist Magazine, Issue 136, Dec/Jan 2020/2021
2020 Artelibre Arte y Libertad XV
2020 Realism Today: Flowers and Faces: Photorealistic Still Life Portraits
2020 Hashtag Art Magazine: Interview
2020 Realism Today: Realism Ambassador of the Week
2020 Oz Arts Magazine: Issue 21 Spring edition
2020 PoetsArtists: Razor's Edge catalogue
2020 PoetsArtists & Flinders Lane Gallery: StoryTellers catalogue
2019 Poets and Artists Magazine: Issue #106 Provocative Patterns
2018 Visual Art Canberra
2017 The Guide Artists Magazine: Issue 4 June 2017
Memberships
Art Renewal Center - ARC Associate Living Master
PoetsArtists