Sydney
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CBD The Rocks
Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW)
Art Gallery Road, Sydney 2000. T (02) 9225-1744, 1800-679-278. W www.artgallery.nsw.gov.auAdmission charges apply to some exhibitions. H Daily 10.00 to 5.00. To 2021 A Promise: Khaled Sabsabi – these major works by Western-Sydney artist Khaled Sabsabi ruminate on the complex relationship between self and other. Also, Joy – with objects and short films from across the central desert, this exhibition is a celebration of the joy of making and sharing culture and life together. To Jan 10, 2021 Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2020 is an annual exhibition eagerly anticipated by artists and audiences alike. To Feb 7, 2021 Real Worlds: Dobell Australian Drawing Biennial 2020 – presents the work of eight contemporary Australian artists who have created extraordinary new worlds in distinctive drawings evolving from place, memory and imagination. Nov 7 to Feb 14, 2021 Streeton – the most significant retrospective of Australian impressionist artist Arthur Streeton ever held. See ad page 3. From Nov 14 Pat Larter: Get Arted – this first solo exhibition of Australian artist Pat Larter, reveals a collaborative, provocative, humorous and ultimately joyful artistic practice that challenged conventions of the male gaze and stereotypes of female desire and sexuality.
Gaffa Gallery
281 Clarence Street, Sydney CBD 2000. T (02) 9283-4273. E gallery@gaffa.com.au W www.gaffa.com.au H Mon-Fri 10.00 to 6.00, Sat 10.00 to 5.00, closed Sun and public hols. Gaffa is an independent creative precinct, artist-run in attitude and execution. Oct 29 to Nov 9 Orientation: Landscape – Catherine Boardman, Margaret Dix, Nicola Dunbar and Alexandra Mills. Also, Edge of Disquiet by Jacqui Driver, Head On Photo Festival: Apophony Lilium by Ben Blick-Hodge, and Daily Rituals by Erin O’Brien. Nov 12 to 23 Inheritance by Liz Bradshaw. Also, Less is More – People Minimalism by Christoph Mueller. Also, Head On Photo Festival: If mothers were flowers I’d pick you by Uma Manessah, and Head On Photo Festival: Acholiland – Portraits of Resilience by Brian Hodges. Nov 26 to Dec 7 Beyond the Dahlia Flower by Tara Cunniffe. Also, Sneaker Eulogy by Eric Ng, and, Drift by Kristy Gordon. Dec 10 to 21 Cancelled: a Graduate Design Exhibition presented by Gaffa. Also, Rising from the ashes – a group exhibition, Focus – Bronte Cormican-Jones, Charné Greyling and Lucy Thurston, and Fashion is a Statement by Irene Hemsworth.
The Ken Done Gallery
1 Hickson Road, The Rocks 2000. (02) 8274-4500 (02) 8274-4545. Daily 10.00 to 5.30. The current exhibition is a parade of bright colours, optimism and open landscapes. We have on show some new Chinamans Beach paintings, extraordinary ‘Outback’, which was selected as a finalist in the 2019 Wynne Prize and two large reef works as well as the brand new ‘Number 7’ adorning our entrance. Smaller beach and Sydney Harbour paintings complete this new hang. Limited edition prints, posters and other art-related products are available for sale in the gallery shop. Newly in store are latest publications, four mini books published by Thames and Hudson, themed on the reef, the beach, Sydney Harbour and the outback in
