Tonee Messiah

Australian Women Artists The podcast Ep 80 Tonee Messiah I think it would be fair to say that Tonee Messiah’s work asks questions of you.  It asks that you stand in front and notice how you feel. Her paintings have been described by her as living in the landscape of the mind.  Tonee Messiah was born in Israel and spent her childhood moving between a kibbutz and coastal Australia, finally settling in Sydney at eleven.  That experience of perpetual transition — of never quite arriving — became the foundation of one of the most quietly original painting practices in the country.  She has a bachelor of Visual Arts with Honours from Sydney College of the Arts and a Masters of Fine Art from UNSW. Her work has entered the collections of Artbank and the Monash University Museum of Art, she collaborated with fashion label Gorman in 2022, and that same year won the Waverley Art Prize. She teaches painting at UNSW Art and Design and the National Art School. Tonee is represented by @nicholasthompsongalleryImages1. TM2. A Fabricated Reflection, 2025 oil on poly cotton 122 x1023. Essential Sensitivities, 2025, oil on poly cotton 102 x 764. Constructive Beliefs, 2025 oil on poly cotton 102 x 765. Slight Reposition on a Soft Decision, 2025 oil on poly cotton 122 x 107