At the beginning of the Global Financial Crisis, I decided it was time to open my own commercial art gallery.
Having worked in a gallery for the previous six years, I was particularly interested in exploring and unearthing works of early career artists who until then had no avenue for exhibiting in Brisbane. The Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) had recently opened, and Brisbane was finally becoming an arts destination, so I thought I’d jump in and have a go! Looking back, I can’t really believe we pulled it off.
Thirteen years later, those early career artists are well and truly in mid-career, enjoying great success and exhibiting around the world. We were due to bring a group of our artists to Auckland Art Fair last year but it was cancelled due to Covid and our plans to return are on hold for the moment.
We have a couple of NZ-born/Australia-based artists – Stefan Dunlop and Paul Ryan – who are both wonderful painters, while our favourite Australian artists include Adrienne Gaha and Marisa Purcell, among others. Marisa and Adrienne have a two-person show coming up next.
629 Brunswick Street
New Farm QLD 4005, Australia
