27/08/2026
YAY! Some exciting news⦠Iām going on a BOOK TOUR!⦠to change peopleās lives š
Which is slightly hilarious, when I think about how my whole art journey startedā¦š«¶
I wasnāt supposed to become an artist..it just happened! ā¤ļø
I started painting and exploring my feelings with colour, was dubbed The Accidental Artist on national TV, put my work on Instagram and somehow a New York gallery found me and now my art has been featured in Times Square, New York.
As you do. šāØš«¶š«
Found myself enjoying exhibiting, selling paintings and finding myself inside this strange, fascinating world of artists, galleries and collectors.
And I started noticing something. š«
So many of my friends loved art, but were actually quite intimidated by it.
Theyād happily tell me what they loved when we were sitting around having a coffee, but put them inside a gallery and suddenly nobody wanted to ask a āstupidā question.
How do I know if itās good?
Can I ask the price?
What am I supposed to say to the artist?
Can I just say I donāt like it?
And my favourite⦠what the hell does that artist statement actually mean?
I realised there are a LOT of people who love art but feel like they donāt know enough about it.
And somewhere in all those conversations, ā How To Be An Art Snob⦠Even If Youāre Not One! ā ..was born ā¤ļø
Itās not really about becoming an art snob at all. š
Itās about taking some of the intimidation out of art, having a bit of fun with the wonderfully odd world around it and giving people the confidence to trust their own tasteš„šššš
And I have to mention one person Iām particularly proud of.
My son Taj, he took the photographs inside my latest 5th new book.
Under my direction, naturally. š
But seriously, having him be part of something that started as one of my crazy ideas and eventually became an actual book is pretty special to me.
And now people are BUYING IT GLOBALLY. šā¤ļøš
That bit never gets oldāØš
So Iām very excited to finally say that Iām heading out on tour with Harry Hartog and Berkelouw Books.š«š„
Iāll be talking about the book, art, collecting, artists, galleries and probably a few things I shouldnāt say out loud.
Because art doesnāt have to be so bloody serious.
Tour dates coming soon.š
And yes, Iām ridiculously excited!! š„°
Zz x ā¤ļø
Zahrina
Zahrina Gallery