About The Artist

Marcelle Mansour Short Bio Marcelle Mansour is a Sydney based Australian multidisciplinary visual artist, bilingual writer, poet and journalist contributor, Peace Ambassador and thought leader in the art industry whose goal is to empower viewers and aspire for transformation, positive social change and just peace towards a better humanity. She earned two Masters, a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) and a Master of Studio Arts (MSA) from the University of Sydney, and previously a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English Literature. Marcelle began drawing from early childhood. She works within painting of traditional, light, and digital art, and has exhibited nationally and internationally in Sydney, New York, Paris (Louvre), Venice, London and Florence. Marcelle is the author of Shifting Waves book that contains her paintings of prominent personalities, women’s multiple roles, landscapes and poetry. She was selected as a Cultural Role Model and received numerous art prizes including an Honorary Presidential Award in 2016, the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 2017 Queen’s Birthday Honors, and various Honorable Mention Awards of Artistic Excellence in 2021. She has participated in the 21st ‘Biennale of Sydney’ 2018, the ‘XIII Florence Biennale’ 2021, and is a participant in the upcoming ‘Modern Art Masters’ 2022, du Louvre Paris. Marcelle is currently one of the recipient’s ArtTour International Top 60 Masters Award (ATIM) 2022, New York, referred to as “The Oscars for the Visual Arts”.