Upcoming Exhibition:

Minimal \ Reductive

curated by Aaron Martin

February 7th – March 1st, 2025
MINIMAL \ REDUCTIVE

MINIMAL \ REDUCTIVE

January 25, 2025

Minimal \ Reductive curated by Aaron Martin February 7th – March 1st, 2025   Minimal \ Reductive is part of a larger series of Minimal exhibitions initiated by Art Collector and JAHM Director Charles Justin, planned for 2025—including exhibitions at the Justin Art House Museum and Charles Nodrum Gallery. This series emphasises the multifaceted interpretations … Read More

Recent Exhibition:

Sean Hogan

Nevermore

Nov 15th – Dec 14th, 2024
SEAN HOGAN | NEVERMORE

SEAN HOGAN | NEVERMORE

November 15, 2024

Sean Hogan Nevermore November 15th – December 14th, 2024 SEAN HOGAN NEVERMORE Catalogue   Nevermore continues my exploration of system theory and complexity science, which underpin the concepts of my artistic practice. By employing system-based processes and self-imposed structured sets of rules that utilise formal aesthetics such as geometry, colour theory, proportion, and materiality, these … Read More

Recent Exhibition:

DAVID PALLISER

FALLING SETS FORWARD

 Aug 30th – Sep 21st, 2024
DAVID PALLISER | FALLING SETS FORWARD

DAVID PALLISER | FALLING SETS FORWARD

August 14, 2024

David Palliser Falling Sets Forward August 30th – September 21st, 2024 DAVID PALLISER Catalogue David Palliser is an artist based in Naarm,Melbourne. His work possesses an uncanny oscillation between sensations of abstraction and figuration. Driven by a particular sensitivity to colour and space, it is also informed by his long standing practice as an improvising … Read More

Offsite Exhibition:

SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY

Emma Langridge & Lachlan Stonehouse

September 5th – 8th, 2024

Recent Exhibition:

Multiple Truths

 Tim Johnson & David Sequiera

August 2nd – 24th, 2024
MULTIPLE TRUTHS | TIM JOHNSON & DAVID SEQUEIRA

MULTIPLE TRUTHS | TIM JOHNSON & DAVID SEQUEIRA

August 2, 2024

Multiple Truths Collaborations by Tim Johnson & David Sequeira August 2nd – 24th, 2024 Catalogue TIM JOHNSON & DAVID SEQUEIRA  Although visually disparate, the imagery of Tim Johnson and David Sequeira reveals their shared interests in the relationship between art and the cosmos. Fusing their distinctive iconographies, their new suite of collaborative paintings, Multiple Truths … Read More

PROJECT SPACES

Current Exhibitions:

February 7th – March 1st, 2025
DAVID WALLAGE | MATTER

DAVID WALLAGE | MATTER

January 25, 2025

David Wallage Matter February 7th – March 1st, 2025 Peer out of an airplane at 30,000 feet over the Pacific Ocean and project the overlay of meridian, latitudinal and longitudinal, lines onto the incalculable body of water below.  This is reminiscent of David Wallage’s recent body of work, ‘Matter’. There are no definable objects being depicted … Read More

SAMUEL WOODMAN | SELF-REPLICATION

SAMUEL WOODMAN | SELF-REPLICATION

January 25, 2025

Samuel Woodman Self-Replication February 7th – March 1st, 2025 Self-replication is a series fusing abstract diagrammatic iconography with the aesthetic judgement of watercolor. The series explores a specific longing which emerges from asking; Where did life come from? Why do we need to know? Isn’t it lonely? Drawing inspiration from chaos theory, speculative evolution and … Read More

PROJECT SPACES

Recent Exhibitions:

November 15th – December 14th, 2024 
STRUCTURED VISIONS II

STRUCTURED VISIONS II

November 15, 2024

STRUCTURED VISIONS II Daniel Argyle John Aslanidis Marieke Dench Louise Forthun Mit Jai Inn Emma Langridge Jane O’Neill Salvatore Panatteri Be Takerng Pattanopas Giles Ryder Alex Spremberg Jurek WybraniecCurated by Cathy Blanchflower with an essay by Kirsten Rann. November 15th – December 14th, 2024 Structured Visions II Catalogue Structured Visions II presents twelve artists from … Read More

KATE HENDRY | FERMATA

KATE HENDRY | FERMATA

November 15, 2024

Kate Hendry Fermata November 15th – December 14th, 2024 Kate Hendry FERMATA   Fermata presents a series of artworks developed from my interest in symbols that direct us to pause, providing a space for interpretation and nuance. A fermata used within a symphony can direct an orchestra of hundreds to sustain a note or silence, … Read More

FINN GOLDSTRAW | TEST PATTERN

FINN GOLDSTRAW | TEST PATTERN

November 15, 2024

Finn Goldstraw Test Pattern November 15th – December 14th, 2024 FINN GOLDSTRAW TEST PATTERN Catalogue Test Pattern takes its name from the visual calibration patterns once displayed on television screens between broadcasts. The exhibition features works created at various times, across different mediums, and with diverse intentions, all brought together through instinctive and playful curation. … Read More

FIVE WALLS STOCKROOM

Established in 2023, the Five Walls Stockroom presents a diverse collection of artworks by represented and affiliated artists, with carefully considered works from both local and international artists. Artwork undergoes a biannual rotation, ensuring that the available works are regularly updated. Complementing our ongoing exhibition program, the Five Walls Stockroom presents work with a distinct focus on Abstraction, Reductive, and Non-Objective art.

Stockroom Featured Artist:

Zhejun (Joyce) Huang

HYPHA_E CATALOGUE ESSAY

by Corinna Berndt
March, 2023

Last year, an article suggesting that fungi might communicate with each other using words went viral. British computer scientist, Andrew Adamatzki proposed that mushrooms have their own computational language, comprising of a vocabulary of approximately 50 words, which they transmit in the form of electrical signals via their interconnected mycelium networks……

 

 

ABSTRACTION ESSAY

by EMMA LANGRIDGE
February, 2023

In 1968, the National Gallery of Victoria opened its doors on its inaugural exhibition, The Field. This was a landmark event: a comprehensive survey of abstraction in Australia…….

 

PAST EXHIBITIONS & ARCHIVES

STRUCTURED VISIONS II

STRUCTURED VISIONS II

November 15, 2024

STRUCTURED VISIONS II Daniel Argyle John Aslanidis Marieke Dench Louise Forthun Mit Jai Inn Emma Langridge Jane O’Neill Salvatore Panatteri Be Takerng Pattanopas Giles Ryder Alex Spremberg Jurek WybraniecCurated by Cathy Blanchflower with an essay by Kirsten Rann. November 15th – December 14th, 2024 Structured Visions II Catalogue Structured Visions II presents twelve artists from … Read More

KATE HENDRY | FERMATA

KATE HENDRY | FERMATA

November 15, 2024

Kate Hendry Fermata November 15th – December 14th, 2024 Kate Hendry FERMATA   Fermata presents a series of artworks developed from my interest in symbols that direct us to pause, providing a space for interpretation and nuance. A fermata used within a symphony can direct an orchestra of hundreds to sustain a note or silence, … Read More

FINN GOLDSTRAW | TEST PATTERN

FINN GOLDSTRAW | TEST PATTERN

November 15, 2024

Finn Goldstraw Test Pattern November 15th – December 14th, 2024 FINN GOLDSTRAW TEST PATTERN Catalogue Test Pattern takes its name from the visual calibration patterns once displayed on television screens between broadcasts. The exhibition features works created at various times, across different mediums, and with diverse intentions, all brought together through instinctive and playful curation. … Read More

BIANCA DURRANT | THE COLLECTION

BIANCA DURRANT | THE COLLECTION

August 18, 2024

Bianca Durrant The Collection August 30th – September 21st, 2024   Based on creative development during a GlogauAIR Berlin residency in 2024, The Collection continues the artist’s focus on how museum objects function, the politics of display and institutional ontologies. Using generative AI tools – that are trained on inherently biased content – as a … Read More

ANNA CAIONE | TEMPIETTO

ANNA CAIONE | TEMPIETTO

August 18, 2024

Anna Caione Tempietto August 30th – September 21st, 2024     In this exhibition, I am particularly interested in how the placement of artworks within a space influences the way one can engage and relate to them. This interplay between the artwork and its environment may encourage reflection on nature, culture the human condition, and … Read More

ANNELIES JAHN | DRAW TO FORM

ANNELIES JAHN | DRAW TO FORM

August 18, 2024

Annelies Jahn Drawn to Form August 30th – September 21st, 2024 ANNELIES JAHN Catalogue   In my work I investigate ideas of space, relationship and temporality, as experienced through objects and place. The contingency of these perceptions is observed via the agency of measure to become the process of my art making. For me, all … Read More

MELANIE JAYNE SANCHO TAYLOR | ITEM LEVEL

MELANIE JAYNE SANCHO TAYLOR | ITEM LEVEL

August 18, 2024

Melanie Jayne Sancho Taylor Item Level August 30th – September 21st, 2024   The catalogue is an essential tool for any archive, in making its contents findable and accessible. But how does one create the descriptions and metadata for photographic material that has endless manifestations, formal and narrative connections? Drawing on the evocative imagery from … Read More

THE ORANGE PATH | AC4CA

THE ORANGE PATH | AC4CA

August 2, 2024

AC4CA The Orange Path and Selected Works August 2nd – 24th, 2024 AC4CA Catalogue The Australian Centre for Concrete Art – Orange Path and Selected Works The AC4CA was founded in 2001 to ‘establish a national/international foundation which promotes artistic activities relating to the guiding principles of the international movement known as Concrete Art. The … Read More

PREVIEW | EMMA LANGRIDGE & LACHLAN STONEHOUSE

PREVIEW | EMMA LANGRIDGE & LACHLAN STONEHOUSE

August 2, 2024

PREVIEW EMMA LANGRIDGE & LACHLAN STONEHOUSE August 2nd – 24th, 2024   Opening this Friday is our Sydney Contemporary preview show, “Preview”. This exhibition presents an opportunity for a Melbourne audience to view the work of Emma Langridge and Lachlan Stonehouse before we make the long trek north in September.  Emma Langridge  Emma Langridge is a Melbourne-based … Read More

ELKE VARGA | ADAPTATIONS & RECONFIGURATIONS

ELKE VARGA | ADAPTATIONS & RECONFIGURATIONS

August 2, 2024

Elke Varga Adaptions and Reconfigurations August 2nd – 24th, 2024   Elke Varga is an artist who lives and works in Perth. Her practice explores ideas associated with colour, and includes painting, sculpture and artist books. Her work is influenced by art history, sociology, colour theory, colour science, colour-modelling systems and psychology. Adaptations and Reconfigurations … Read More

ANNA STEELE | REDACTED

ANNA STEELE | REDACTED

June 24, 2024

Anna Steele Redacted July 5 – 27th, 2024   This body of work is a translation of my experience of the urban landscape. Watching a city change and evolve over time presents us with a layered environment of past and present. In thinking about the transformation of a space, the constructed and deconstructed, I wanted … Read More

KERRIE WILSON MCCONCHIE | VAGUE GREY CLOUD

KERRIE WILSON MCCONCHIE | VAGUE GREY CLOUD

June 24, 2024

Kerri Wilson McConchie Vague Grey Cloud July 5 – 27th, 2024   With a practice focusing on drawing, installation, video and projection, I create work addressing themes of instability and unknowing. Drawings and material fragments transform through digital processes and form the basis of animated choreographed sequences. Personal memory and aspects of the human condition … Read More

KENDAL HEYES | TIME AND THE OCEAN

KENDAL HEYES | TIME AND THE OCEAN

June 24, 2024

Kendal Heyes Time and the Ocean July 5 – 27th, 2024   This exhibition brings together three major works from a series of exhibitions called Time and the Ocean, held over four years at Articulate Project Space in Leichhardt, Sydney. This is the first time the three major works have been shown together. The work … Read More

WENDY KELLY | VARIATIONS: ONE PLUS ONE

WENDY KELLY | VARIATIONS: ONE PLUS ONE

June 24, 2024

Wendy Kelly Variations: One Plus One July 5 – 27th, 2024   These works continue to explore the visual themes of abstraction and geometry through the immediacy of the linocut technique. Using twelve plates, either singularly or in a multiple over-printing format, these unique state prints develop a strong graphic geometrical quality of structure and … Read More

STEFANIE SCHULTE | CAREFULLY PLANNED INTUITION

STEFANIE SCHULTE | CAREFULLY PLANNED INTUITION

May 21, 2024

Stefanie Schulte Carefully Planned Intuition June 7th – 29th, 2024   Navigating between control and surprise, between rational planning and spontaneity, between colour theory and intuition, I try to explore a parallel to the idea of emotion and poetry shining through the almost mathematical approaches to music of baroque composers. I like to see my … Read More