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BIO


Australian-born artist Tania Wursig, of Romani, Finnish and German heritage, has spent more than a decade living and working between Sydney and Tahiti. Primarily a figurative and portrait painter, her work is best described as a celebration of life, nature, and the feminine. “I am drawn to subjects and places that celebrate feminine power in its truest essence.” Her paintings are imbued with strong cultural influences inspired by her travels, and most profoundly by her exposure to Tahitian people, landscapes, and traditions.

A graduate of Sydney College of the Arts, majoring in fashion and textile design, Wursig explores the textural and narrative possibilities of painting on collaged surfaces. Textiles, coconut husk, vintage postcards and other ephemera gathered during her travels become embedded grounds for her work, connecting each subject intimately to culture and place.

Her creative foundations were laid early. “My passion for art and love of nature has always been paramount. As a young child, painting and drawing was how I played. My mother was a prominent fibre artist who always encouraged my ‘art play.’ My maternal grandmother also helped pave my creative journey; a somewhat eccentric character, she was a yoga teacher and nature lover who lived mostly off the foods she grew in her wild garden, which she nurtured like a work of art.”
(In Her Studio Magazine, August 2021)

With a dynamic career spanning more than three decades, Wursig has achieved numerous significant milestones. Highlights include being selected as the 2023 feature artist at the international departure lounge of Tahiti’s Faa‘a Airport, exhibiting 25 large-scale works; winning the People’s Choice Award in the 2022 Portia Geach Memorial Award; selection for the 2021 Archibald Salon des Refusés, where she received the Holding Redlich People’s Choice Award; directing and curating her own space, Gallery Aloft (2007–2013); and completing artist residencies in Paris, Barcelona and Budapest. For over ten years she also undertook an annual three-month painting and teaching residency in Tahiti, a place she has long referred to as her second home.

Wursig has cultivated a dedicated international following, and her works are held in private collections across France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, the UK, the USA, Hawai‘i and Tahiti. Public acquisitions include Cellar de Can Ginestar (Barcelona), M.O.M Gallery (Budapest), Sofitel Tahiti, Le Taha‘a Resort, Le Pearl Resort Bora Bora and Boutique Hinano Tahiti.

TAHITI

Tania Wursig’s connection with Tahiti has become central to her artistic practice. Having had the privilege to live on the islands for extended periods, she has developed a profound appreciation for earth connection and the importance of cultural continuity. Over the years, she has learned from respected cultural leaders and immersed herself in the richness of Tahiti’s authentic traditions, which now form the primary source of inspiration for her work.

In 2011, Wursig was invited by Tahiti Tourisme Australia and Le Méridien Tahiti to undertake a recurring artist residency, spending two to three months each year living and working on the island. This opportunity proved transformative:

“If you told me 10–15 years ago that I would be living and painting in Tahiti three months each year, I would have said, ‘You’re nuts!’ Well this, fortunately, turned out to be true. In 2011 I was offered a fully sponsored three-month artist’s residency on the French Polynesian island of Tahiti. Ever since, I have returned annually to explore the islands, paint, gather inspiration, and conduct international painting workshops and art classes for locals. My exposure to the Polynesian people and culture has changed the course of my inspiration, my career, and my life most profoundly. Living with and experiencing the Tahitians’ way of life has opened my eyes and reconnected my heart to the importance of nature and connection to place and culture.”
(In Her Studio Magazine, August 2021)

For more than a decade, Wursig travelled extensively throughout French Polynesia to research, paint, and build deep cultural relationships. She exhibited annually at Galerie Winkler in Papeete and facilitated international painting workshops, along with local art classes across the islands. Her Painting in Paradise retreats—held in Tahiti, Mo‘orea, Bora Bora and Huahine—have attracted participants from around the world seeking an immersive cultural and creative experience.

In 2024, after many years balancing life between Sydney and French Polynesia, Wursig made the significant decision to establish her permanent home and studio in Tahiti. This move marks a pivotal new chapter in her artistic journey: a deepened commitment to the land, the community, and the cultural wisdom that has shaped her practice for over a decade. Living full-time in her island home allows her to collaborate more closely with local artisans and cultural leaders, expand her creative projects, and honour the profound connection to place that continues to inform and inspire her work.


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