Tatyana Soboleva (TATSI)
Tatyana Soboleva is an Australian-based oil painter who has lived and worked in Perth, Western Australia, since 2004.
She graduated from an Industrial Art University in Moscow in 1986 and subsequently taught at an art college.
Her work encompasses figurative painting, portraiture, still life, landscapes and seascapes. With a strong foundation in classical European painting traditions, her paintings have received numerous awards at Australian art exhibitions, including Best Artist, First Prize in Oil, Best Traditional Work and People’s Choice.
Her work is held in private collections in Australia and overseas. Alongside her painting practice, she has been teaching portraiture in Perth since 2020.
Artist Statement
“When I paint, I try to express my personal connection to the subject. I admire light, especially the warm, gentle light of sunset, the interplay of light and colour, and the changing moods of nature. These are the qualities that particularly attract me to landscape and seascape painting.
In figurative painting, I am fascinated by the beauty of the human form, the natural flow of movement and the elegance of its lines. But beyond physical beauty, I also seek to capture a person’s character, individuality, inner beauty and strength.
I prefer not to explain exactly what I intended to express in a painting. I find it more rewarding when viewers discover something of their own in my work — feelings, memories and emotions that are personal to them.”
— Tatyana Soboleva (TATSI)
Selected Awards
2025–2026
- First Prize in Oil Painting (both years)
2024 — City of Cockburn Art Awards
- Best Artist Award (Trophy)
- First Prize in Oil Painting
- First Prize in Mixed Media
2023 — City of Cockburn Art Exhibition
- First Prize in Oil Painting
2023 — Alfred Cove Art Society (ACAS)
- People’s Choice Award
2022 — City of Cockburn Art Awards
- Best Artist Award (Trophy)
- First Prize in Oil Painting
2021 — Alfred Cove Art Society (ACAS)
- Best Traditional Work Award
2020 — Alfred Cove Art Society (ACAS)
- First Prize in Portraiture
2019 — Alfred Cove Art Society (ACAS)
- First Prize in Oil Painting
Selected Exhibitions
2016–2026
Annual Exhibitions, Alfred Cove Art Society (ACAS), Western Australia
2020–2026
Annual Exhibitions, Melville Community Arts Association (MCAA), Western Australia
2022–2025
City of Cockburn Art Exhibitions, Western Australia
Solo Exhibitions
Two solo exhibitions in Perth, Western Australia, including one at Earlywork Gallery, Fremantle (2019).
