16albermarle
16 Albermarle Street, Newtown, NSW 2042 [Map 7]
02 9550 1517 or 0433 020 237
Thu to Sat 11am–5pm, or by appointment.
10 June—22 July
แผ่นดิน/Tanah/Land: Surajate Tongchua and Maryanto
An exhibition presenting two artists whose work engages with landscape and place in very different ways. Chiang Mai-based Surajate Tongchua contrasts the massive forms of mountains with clouds and freeform linear outlines. But on closer inspection the mountains have words collaged onto their bulky slopes, mostly the word lying, endlessly repeated. Passionate about politics and his country, Tongchua uses the power of mountains to comment on the doubtful legitimacy of the Thai government. Yogyakarta artist Maryanto employs scraperboard technique, drawing and embroidery to create works exploring the consequences of human interaction with the undeveloped Indonesian landscape in agriculture, mining and tourism. Curated by Haisang Javanalikhikara and John Cruthers.
5 August—16 September
Disruption: Discourse and Exchange
An exchange program in which final year students and their lecturers from the printmaking departments of four well known art schools from Australia and southeast Asia address the theme of disruption in small bodies of prints. The exhibition features work from the National Art School, Sydney, Queensland College of Arts, Brisbane, Institut Seni Indonesia, Surakarta and King Mongkut Institute of Technology, Bangkok. These works will be exhibited in Sydney at 16albermarle Project Space and in Brisbane, Yogyakarta and Bangkok. Curated by Carolyn Mckenzie-Craig.
Art Gallery of New South Wales-Original Building
Art Gallery Road, The Domain, Sydney, NSW 2000 [Map 8]
02 9225 1700
Daily 10am–5pm, Wed until late.
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Until 23 July
The National
The fourth edition of a biennial survey of contemporary Australian art, showcases work being made across the country by artists of different generations and cultural backgrounds.
The National 4 is a partnership between four of Sydney’s leading cultural institutions: the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Carriageworks and the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia.
Until 3 September
Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2023
The annual Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes are the most engaging art events of the year, eagerly anticipated by artists and audiences alike. The Archibald Prize for portrait painting is a who’s who of Australian culture – from politicians to celebrities, sporting heroes to artists.
Art Gallery of New South Wales - New Building
Art Gallery Road, The Domain, Sydney, NSW 2000 [Map 8]
02 9225 1700
Daily 10am–5pm, Wed until late.
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3 December 2022—16 July
The End of Imagination
Adrian Villar Rojas
In 2020, the Argentine-Peruvian artist Adrian Villar Rojas embarked on a remarkable sculptural experiment, which took place not in a physical studio but in times and places that no human has visited. Developing a new software system dubbed the ‘Time Engine’, he and his team created a series of intensely detailed and constantly evolving worlds, including those above, and placed virtual sculptures within them.
3 December 2022—late 2023
Dreamhome: Stories of Art and Shelter
From Igshaan Adams in Cape Town to Samara Golden in Los Angeles and John Prince Siddon in Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, the artists in Dreamhome: Stories of Art and Shelter reflect on ’home’ from their own richly local perspectives, while also registering shared hopes and anxieties that are felt in many places at this time.
Art Space on The Concourse
www.willoughby.nsw.gov.au/arts
409 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood, NSW 2067 [Map 7]
0401 638 501
Wed, Thu, Fri 11am–5pm Sat and Sun 11am–4pm.
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15 June–9 July
(Re)telling: Stories of Country and Truth Maddison Gibbs, Dennis Golding, Edwina Green, Emma Hicks, Virginia Keft, Nicole Monks and Jenine Boeree, Shana O’Brien and Jason Wing
This is an exhibition curated by Muruwari woman Dr Virginia Keft. It brings together emerging and established Aboriginal artists from around Australia to present new and existing works that showcase their resilience, strength, and connection to culture. The exhibition of painting, sculpture, photography, weaving and textiles uses potent strategies of visual storytelling, which foregrounds deep connections to place, knowledge sharing, and resistance while weaving narratives of Country and ‘truth telling’ through a First Nations lens.
12 July–23 July
Glen Preece
An exhibition of paintings and drawings by Australian artist Glen Preece. Glen Preece has always created art that reflects his emotional response to moments and memories from his life. He began creating art from a very young age, and has exhibited in various exhibitions and galleries world-wide.
26 July–6 August
High Country: Timeless Energy
Bruce Daniel
Contemporary paintings of the NSW High Country by Bruce Daniel. An exhibition of contemporary landscapes exploring the majestic granite outcrops on the top of this vast country that reach to the sky as Gaia reaches out to the Universe.
9 August–3 September
Persistence of vision; The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters
Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro
A Willoughby City Council curated exhibition exploring the realm of the phantastic. Belief in the phantasms of the past such as The Loch Ness Monster, ghostly spectres, Little Green Men and Bigfoot have mostly been put to bed through modern scientific analysis. But what has replaced these bug-a-boos? Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro combine the diaphanous spectres of the past with the delusions of the near-present. Utilising Lego as its primary medium, The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters offers Lego mosaic renderings of endearing paranormal entities of the past combined with small Lego sculptures of improvised weapons collected in the aftermath of the January 6 insurrection in DC.
Artsite Contemporary Australia
165 Salisbury Road, Camperdown, NSW 2050 [Map 7]
02 9519 9677
Thu to Sun, 11am–5pm.
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Australian Design Centre
www.australiandesigncentre.com
113–115 William Street, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010 [Map 8]
02 9361 4555
Tues to Fri 11am–5pm, Sat 11am–4pm.
Entry by donation.
1 June–27 July
Good Natured: Design Art Architecture
Celebrating creative projects by designers, artists and architects working to design a better future. These practitioners are focussed on creating outcomes that are both beautiful and good for the planet.
Object Space window gallery:
1 June–27 July
For our Elders
Celebrate 2023 NAIDOC. For our Elders present a selection of handcrafted ceramic works created by the Elders Ceramics Group for Campbelltown Arts Centre’s exhibition: Budjari Mudjingaal, meaning ‘good friends’ in Dharawal language.
Australian Galleries
www.australiangalleries.com.au
15 Roylston Street, Paddington, NSW 2021 [Map 10]
02 9360 5177
Open daily 10am–6pm.
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11 July–30 July
Time and Memory
Michael Buzacott
Mount Wilson and other works
Jennifer Keeler-Milne
10 August–27 August
Jenny Bell
Bathurst Regional Art Gallery
70–78 Keppel Street, Bathurst, NSW 2795 [Map 12]
02 6333 6555
Tue to Fri 10am–5pm, Weekends and public holidays 10am–2pm, closed Mon.
Facebook: facebook.com/bathurstart or Instagram: @bathurstregionalartgallery
1 July—27 August
West of Central
Home to an increasing cohort of contemporary artists and creatives seeking connection, respite, and balance, regional Australia is a place where artists have space to create, experiment, respond and challenge. This exhibition showcases the work of 16 regionally based artists who choose to make work on Wiradjuri Country in the Central Tablelands of NSW. Of primary concern is the impact of man-made and climactic events on the ecologies and landscape of the region. A chaptered exhibition, to recur we hope over multiple iterations, it celebrates artists who choose to live and work regionally, beyond an urban-centric ‘centre’ and in so doing resituate the regional as a core tenet
