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An independent directory of art galleries. Search by city, art style, medium, price range and the artists they represent.
Pick a city, find the galleries closest to you, and plan a self-guided tour around the time you have.
Newtown, Sydney
16albermarle Project Space is a Sydney gallery that shows contemporary art from regional and international artists. You'll find experimental exhibitions, screenprints and mixed-media work here. The space works collaboratively, putting together group shows and artist projects that deal with current social and cultural issues, often teaming up with independent print studios.
Emerging
The Rocks, Sydney
AAD Art Gallery - Australian Art & Design sits in The Rocks, just a stroll from Sydney Harbour. It's got contemporary work from local and international artists on the walls. The crew running it focuses on making the space itself nice to be in, and they get involved with art fairs around the world. They also put on exhibitions that look at different kinds of art and artists.
Nicholls, Canberra
Aarwun Gallery opened in 1999 in Canberra and shows work by Australian artists. You'll find everything from paintings to prints, ceramics, glass, and bronze sculpture. They work across a fair range - landscape and portrait painting, contemporary art, and Indigenous art.
Emerging · Mid · Established
Armadale, Melbourne
The Aboriginal & Modern Art Gallery of Australia is a Melbourne-based gallery in Armadale that specialises in contemporary Indigenous and modern Australian art. You can check out work by both established and up-and-coming artists.
West End, Brisbane
Aboriginal Art Co Gallery is a First Nations-led not-for-profit in West End, Brisbane (QLD 4101) that shows contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art. You'll find paintings, sculptures, fibre art, and wearable pieces here, along with cultural artefacts from Indigenous artists. They run both a physical space and sell online. The gallery also puts on exhibitions, runs workshops, and does art tours.
Emerging · Mid
Sydney, Sydney
Aboriginal Art Galleries in Sydney's Queen Victoria Building focuses on contemporary Indigenous Australian art from Central Australian and remote communities. The gallery works with a range of established and emerging Aboriginal artists who paint in traditional dot painting styles and other mediums, depicting Dreaming stories, bush medicine narratives, and ceremonial themes.
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City Guides
Adelaide's got a pretty good art scene. SALA Festival runs every year, bringing together galleries, newer artists, and plenty of cultural stuff right across South Australia. Worth checking out if you're into that kind of thing.
City Guides
If you're after original art in Canberra, skip the National Gallery and check out what's happening in the smaller independent spaces around town. There's a good mix of artist-run venues and newer galleries showing contemporary work that you won't find in the big institutions.
