June Chen

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June Chen June Chen is a Melbourne based artist. June has exhibited widely, including NGV & many other project

What makes a restaurant memorable to you — the food, the interior, or the little details you discover once you’re inside...
02/10/2026

What makes a restaurant memorable to you — the food, the interior, or the little details you discover once you’re inside?

For NAVA Thai Boat Noodle — Box Hill, I wanted the artwork to feel like it genuinely belonged to the space — not something added afterwards.

Inspired by the visual language and story of traditional Thai boat noodles, the artwork brings together hand-painted illustration, typography and cultural details across the restaurant, working alongside the deep timber, blue tiles and warm lighting of the interior.

One of my favourite things about creating artwork for hospitality spaces is seeing how a painting changes once the restaurant comes alive. It becomes a backdrop for dinners, conversations, celebrations and all those everyday moments that happen around food.

And that’s when a mural stops being just a mural —
it becomes part of the place.

📍 NAVA Thai Boat Noodle, Box Hill
🎨 Artwork by June Chen Arts & Design

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05/08/2026

✨ Would you add your brushstroke to a community artwork?

This community banner wasn’t created by me alone—it was created with the people of Whitehorse.

Throughout the Spring Festival, hundreds of visitors picked up a brush and added their own mark to this artwork. Every colour, every stroke and every contribution became part of one shared story.

Soon, this banner will be hanging outside Box Hill Central as a celebration of our community and the people who make it special.

Creating spaces where people don’t just look at art—but become part of it—is one of my favourite parts of being an artist.

Art has a way of bringing strangers together. ❤️

Follow June Chen for more public art, murals and behind-the-scenes of my creative journey.

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02/08/2026

Enjoy the process 🎨

07/05/2026

The Father examines the father figure as both a personal memory and a symbolic structure of patriarchal presence. Repeated in a circular formation, each portrait carries its own expression, emotion and psychological weight.

Installed on a wooden board with a motorised mechanism, the drawing rotates continuously, creating an optical tension between protection, authority and confusion. Through this looping movement, the work becomes an emotional trap — asking whether the father figure functions as a source of safety, control, or disorientation.

13/04/2026

From semi-final to final design for this private commission ✨
One of my favourite parts of the process is watching the vision slowly come to life through all the little refinements and details.

This is just the beginning — next, we paint it together 🎨
Follow along for more behind-the-scenes, art process, and the final reveal. Which part do you want to see more of: designing or painting? 👀


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Bringing colour to the streets of Box Hill 🎨This mural was commissioned by Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) to celebrate the foo...
30/01/2026

Bringing colour to the streets of Box Hill 🎨

This mural was commissioned by Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) to celebrate the food, culture, and everyday energy of the neighbourhood.

As Box Hill transforms, this artwork captures what already makes it special 💛

📍 Box Hill, VIC

What do you love most about Box Hill? 👇

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06/01/2026

🎨Don’t miss your chance to be part of Blackburn’s newest public artwork!

Expressions of Interest to join the Blackburn Community Lane Mural Workshop are closing soon.

The workshop will be held on 6 December and lead by local Artist June Chen. June is dedicated to transforming public spaces into shared narratives and is passionate about celebrating cultural connection, identity, and collective storytelling.

Through her large-scale murals and community collaborations, June creates immersive visual dialogues that bridge art and everyday life, fostering belonging and beauty within urban environments.

Registrations are required and close 28 November,
https://www.businesswhitehorse.com.au/blackburn-community-lane-mural-painting-workshop

It was amazing opportunity to work with the community on this mural project. Thanks everyone for coming ! Thank you aga...
06/01/2026

It was amazing opportunity to work with the community on this mural project. Thanks everyone for coming !

Thank you again for all the help and support from the Whitehorse council and the team!

09/12/2025

“Threads of Silence” + “Bloom of Ashe” Opening Night

Thank you all for an unforgettable opening night ✨
I’m so grateful for everyone who came, connected, and held space for the emotions behind this exhibition. Your support means more than I can say.

My heart is full.
Thank you for celebrating this moment with me ❤️

22/07/2024

Requiring renovation of the existing kiosk, the new design of Oriental Hut in Box Hill Shopping Centre reflects a trendy atmosphere within the existing traditional typology. The green tile finishes, gold dome arches and eye-catching lights complement the back-lit mirrored neon light signage to bring a modernised look to a casual Chinese eatery.

Shop fitters: Function Fitouts
RDM: Joel Collins
Artist: June Chen


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