About
Originally from New Zealand, London-based artist Luana Asiata embarked on a remarkable journey back to her artistic roots amidst the tumultuous landscape of the 2020 pandemic. After dedicating precious years to nurturing her young family, Asiata rekindled her passion for art, unveiling a debut collection of fine art prints inspired by nature at Design Led trade show ‘Top Drawer’ in 2020 where she won runner-up in the New Designer to Watch category. She was shortlisted twice for the prestigious Royal Academy London Summer Exhibition in 2021 and 2022, respectively. The year 2023 earned her accolades such as being shortlisted for the Women in Art prize and winning the Merit Award at the esteemed Hampstead Summer Art Fair.
Luana Asiata works primarily in a semi abstract expressionist style, she employs gestural brushstrokes, utilising oils and acrylics to convey her innermost emotions onto the canvas, taking inspiration from nature, architecture, travels and memories of her home in New Zealand.
Beyond the realm of traditional exhibitions, Luana’s artistic vision extends to collaborative endeavours with interior designers. Notably, she was commissioned by the esteemed interior and design studio Johnson Naylor to create 17 bespoke works for their client ‘Lendlease’ at the ‘Hawksbury Heights’ Elephant & Castle Residential Development.
She works from her home studio in South London.
Awards
- 2025 January, FINALIST 'The John Richardson French Residency Award' @hamblyandhambly
- 2023 July, Shortlisted Women in Art Prize ‘Lucid’, Abstract Category
- 2023 June, WINNER Merit Award, Hampstead Art Fair, Summer Festival ‘Hampstead Heath’
- 2022 Shortlisted Royal Academy of Arts, Summer Exhibition ‘Murmurations’
- 2021 Shortlisted Royal Academy of Arts, Summer Exhibition ‘Echo’
- 2021 June, Judges Choice Lambeth Street Design Competition ‘Hillside Passage’, Streatham
- 2020 Runner Up Top Drawer ‘Spotted’ Awards, Spring / Summer
CV
Education
1990 - 1994 Elam School of Fine Arts, Auckland University, New Zealand
Membership
Mentor, Soho House x Creative Mentor Network, Little Balham House, London
Parker Harris The Art Ladder
Artcan, Non-Profit Arts Organisation, London
The Studio Circle, South London Creative Art Group
GAFA Arts Collective, Founding member of cross-cultural and disciplinary group of London-based artists
New Zealand Society UK
New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington, NZ
Gallery Representation
Artiq, London
Wychwood Art Gallery, Oxfordshire
Castlemartyr Gallery, Cork, Ireland
Jane Newbury, Dulwich Village, London
Skylark Galleries, Gabriels Wharf, London
Feather & Shore, Artist Collective, London
Upcoming Events
23 March, Midcentury, Dulwich College, London
29-30 March, Hambly & Hambly Finalist Exhibition, Dunbar House, County Fermanagh, Ireland
8-11 May, Affordable Art Fair, Feather & Shore, Hampstead, London
10-11, 17-18 May, Dulwich Artist Open House, West 16th, 137 Half Moon Lane, London
6-8, 11-15, 18-22 June, South East Open Studios, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
5 July, Urban Art Brixton, Josephine Avenue, Brixton
Exhibitions
2025
2024
13 December - 13 January 2025, Casildart Contemporary, Global Majority Artist Showcase, 32 Connaught Street, Connaught Village, London
9 - 10 November, The Artisans Pop Up, Kiosk N1C, Coal Drops Yard, Kings Cross
19 - 22 September, Brighton Art Fair, Brighton Dome
11-12 & 18-19 May, Dulwich Artist Open House, London
15 February - current, SOLO SHOW, Bold Impressions, The Old Bank, Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland
2023
2-22 December, OXO 2023, Outset Gallery, Galway, County Waterford, Ireland
16-26 November, ING Discerning Eye Exhibition, The Mall Galleries, London
16-19 November, Manchester Art Fair, UK
23-29 October, Common Ground, Ponsonby Central, Auckland New Zealand
6-8 October, Artsource, Castlemartyr Gallery, Cork, Ireland
27 July - 3 August, Reject, Art Friend, Bermondsey
3-26 August, Open Exhibition, White Chalk Gallery, Wiltshire
9 July, Urban Art Fair, Josephine Avenue, Brixton
29 June - 2 July, The Other Art Fair, West Handyside Canopy, Kings Cross
6-18 June, Amplify, ArtCan & NZ Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington New Zealand
14 May - 10 June, Open 2023, The Old Lock Up Gallery
13-14, & 20-21 May, Dulwich Artist Open House, Tulse Hill
5-7 May, SFS Drawing Open, No Format Gallery
28-30 April, SOLO POP UP ‘Behind the Canvas’, Margaux, Margate
17-19 March, ‘A aesthetic’ Group Pop-Up, This is Host, Leyton
5-8 February, Landscape Artist of the Year WILDCARD, Royal Ascot
2022
2-22 December, Outset Gallery, Xmas Open, Galway Ireland
6 November - 6 January, Breathing Out Exhibition, ArtCan Virtual
5 - 20 November, ING Discerning Eye Exhibition, ArtCan, The Mall Galleries
22 October, Sample, Greenwich Peninsula
14-16 October, Landmark Art Fair, Teddington
16 July, Illustrators Fair, Kings Cross, London
15 June, Landscape Artist of the Year WILDCARD, Ascot
June, July, The Drops, Coal Drops Yard, London
14-15 & 21-22 May, Dulwich Artist Open House, Tulse Hill, London
20 May, Ryebank Gallery, Group Show, Sussex
28 April-22 May, Unlimited, SOLO SHOW 'Luanascape', Brighton
7-10 April, Roys Art Fair, Truman Brewery, London
2021
18 December, House of Illustration, London
27 November, Design Led, Group Show, Brixtion
10 July, The Studio Circle, Group Show, Herne Hill
2020
6 December, Bainbridge Studio, Open Studio, West Norwood
13-19 March, Forces, Group Show, Art no 23, The Old Biscuit Factory, London
4-15 March, West Elm, Popup, Tottenham Court Rd, London
12-14 January, Top Drawer S/S, Olympia, Kensington
1998 - 2020
Freelance Creative Designer / Art Director
1994
‘Bottled Ocean’ Auckland City Art Gallery, New Zealand
Elam Art Student Show, George Fraser Art Gallery, Auckland New Zealand