Annette Larkin Fine Arts
Since 2006, Annette Larkin Fine Art has provided specialist services to collectors of contemporary, indigenous and modern art. The gallery has frequent interesting shows and offers a buying service for collectors.
Australian galleries
Established in 1956, Australian Galleries has represented significant contemporary Australian artists and their work for 67 years with a vibrant monthly exhibition program and extensive stock gallery. Now under the curatorship of Stuart Purves, the gallery represents prominent Australian artists and their estates, including Arthur Boyd, John Brack, Sidney Nolan, Justin O’Brien, John Perceval, Albert Tucker, Brett Whiteley, Fred Williams and many more.
15 Roylston St
australiangalleries.com.au
Barometer
This gallery, which exists on the ground floor of a classic Paddington corner terrace, is an artist-run exhibition space with an emphasis on fibre arts and textiles. Exhibitions also showcase photography and jewellery over two light-filled rooms curated by owner and textile artist Barbara Rogers.
13 Gurner St
barometer.net.au
Cement Fondu
This out-of-the-way gallery is worth finding. An evolving arts space, it presents a diverse year-round program of visual arts exhibitions featuring performance, dance and music by Australian and international artists. Cement Fondu offers alternative and engaging ways for people to encounter artists and their practices.
36 Gosbell St
cementfondu.org
Christopher day gallery
Christopher Day has been a figure in Paddington — and Sydney — art since 1979. With such long-established connections, Day’s gallery and stockroom is filled with significant pieces from the biggest names in 20th century Australian art. Find work by Garry Shead, Norman Lindsay, Pro Hart, Margaret Preston, Thea Astley, Hans Heysen, Robert Dickerson and plenty other blockbuster names. The gallery is open Wednesday and Saturday or by appointment, call ahead on 0418 403 928.
Cnr Windsor and Elizabeth Sts
cdaygallery.com.au
Fox Jensen
Fox Jensen presents avant-garde contemporary (mostly European and American) artists — Lawrence Carroll, Hanns Kunitzberger, Liat Yossifor, Gideon Rubin, Sofie Muller, Todd Hunter and Mark Francis in particular — in this immersive gallery space. Run by Emma Fox and Andrew Jensen, the gallery provides an opportunity for buyers to see significant pieces that otherwise not make their way to Australia.
1/8 Soudan Ln
jensengallery.com
Justin Miller
One of Australia’s most trusted art advisors, Justin Miller negotiates for a number of the nation’s most important private and corporate collectors, advising on the purchase and sale of 19th and 20th century Australian, European, American and
Asian paintings, drawings and sculptures.
10A Roylston St
justinmiller.art
Martin Browne COntemporary
Martin Browne Contemporary showcases contemporary and modern artwork from Australian and international artists. The gallery has two large exhibition spaces, a private viewing Gallery and beautiful outdoor garden.
15 Hampden St; martinbrowncontemporary.com
Maunsell Wickes
Located in three 1840s terraces on Glenmore Rd, this gallery has nine different exhibition spaces and an impressive sculpture courtyard. One of the nation’s oldest galleries, it offers a variety of works by its stable of abstract and figurative painters, printmakers, sculptors and ceramicists.
19 Glenmore Rd
maunsellwickes.com
minus art
Minus Art was established in 2020 to help people find the perfect piece of art for their spaces. The gallery specialises in high-quality photography, has more than 1000 art prints from 35 artists, with all pieces handcrafted in Sydney using top-quality archival materials. With prices start from $25 for prints and $120 for ready-to-hang art, Minus Art’s pieces are accessible as well as beautiful.
430 Oxford St; minusart.co
N. Smith Gallery
Opened in April 2021, this gallery of contemporary art, run by Nick Smith, inhabits the former Santa Sophia church hall in this leafy pocket of Paddington, just off South Dowling St. The gallery specialises in showing emerging artists, with recent exhibitions unveiling the work of Louise Zhang, Tom Blake and Claire Healy.
6 Napier St
nsmithgallery.com
Wagner contemporary
This dynamic gallery alternates new and exciting solo and group exhibitions on a monthly basis and is passionate about showcasing thought-provoking, inspiring and interesting modern and contemporary artists, working across a variety of media in Australia.
2 Hampden St
wagnercontemporary.com.au
Poppie pack
Paddington-based photographer Poppie Pack describes her direction as “salty”, an excellent interpretation of her coastal, atmospheric style. Her evocative images of summer’s days in Bondi and Byron are complemented by travel imagery from India and Europe. The gallery is as light and airy as the photography.
29 William St
poppiepack.shop
project gallery 90
Local artist and curator Katie Hopkinson-Pointer is passionate about fostering a love for the arts at approachable price points. Since opening in mid-2018, Project Gallery 90 has exhibited works by dozens of individual artists and, in the spirit of liveliness, cycles exhibitions every two weeks. Look out in particular for group shows of local women artists, which are a speciality of the space. The gallery has also opened Annex at 208 Oxford St.
90 Oxford St
projectgallery90.com
Roslyn oxley9
As one of Australia’s most established commercial art galleries, Roslyn Oxley9 has supported contemporary art for more than 35 years and has fostered the careers of influential Australian artists including Tracey Moffatt, David Noonan, Fiona Hall, Patricia Piccinini, Bill Henson and Dale Frank. The gallery that has been a mainstay of Paddington arts for decades is still a leader at exhibiting emerging, established and international artists.
8 Soudan Ln
roslynoxley9.com.au
saint cloche
Kitty Clark transitioned out of the corporate world to create this dynamic gallery and has cultivated a growing community of collectors, creatives and thinkers. A call into this airy corner space to see innovative exhibits, elevated picture-hangs and installations by both emerging and established artists is always an uplifting experience.
37 MacDonald St
saintcloche.com
UNSW Galleries
UNSW Galleries presents a dynamic program of exhibitions, workshops and events exploring ideas in contemporary art, design and visual and material culture. It also features the UNSW Art & Design’s ANNUAL, one of Australia's largest graduate showcases of contemporary art, design and new media.