Spotlight on Solo and Duo Artist Booths
Sydney Contemporary 2026 presents an exciting selection of solo and duo artist booths, where exhibitors dedicate their entire space to spotlight one or two artists.
These focused presentations offer an immersive experience, allowing visitors to deeply engage with the artist’s vision.
Neon Parc presents Darren Sylvester
A solo presentation of eleven new photographs exploring the constructed spectacle of contemporary life. Installed as a cohesive “tone poem”, the exhibition brings together cinematic imagery, pop culture references and luxurious visual language to create an immersive installation.
Pictured: Darren Sylvester, Ten-Tier Tower, 2026
Jacob Hoerner Galleries presents Andrew Sibley & Brett Weir
A conversation between contemporary abstraction and Australian art history, pairing Brett Weir’s richly layered aluminium paintings with museum-quality works by Andrew Sibley from the 1970s.
Pictured: Brett Weir, Untitled, 2025
A Secondary Eye presents Ken Thaiday Snr.
FAR NORTH presents historical Aurukun sculptures alongside works by Ken Thaiday Snr., examining First Nations cultural knowledge, ancestral narratives and the legacy of the Wik Decision through sculpture, archival film and storytelling.
Pictured: Ken Thaiday Snr, Dhari, 1990
PAULNACHE presents Glen Hayward
Better Paul Saul is an installation of carved wooden security cameras that reimagines surveillance as dialogue, inviting viewers to reconsider looking, public space and the act of observation itself.
Pictured: Glen Hayward, Whitehall place (duct tape repaired cord), 2026
The Commercial presents Lillian O’Neil & Stephen Ralph
A group presentation centred on major new works by Stephen Ralph and Lillian O’Neil, complemented by Mitch Cairns and Augusta Vinall Richardson, highlighting materially inventive and formally rigorous contemporary practice.
Pictured: Lillian O’Neil, Slow annealing, 2026
Messums presents Laurence Edwards & Nicola Hicks
A presentation of leading British sculptors Laurence Edwards and Nicola Hicks, whose figurative and animal-inspired works examine humanity, mythology, nature and our relationship to the physical world.
STATION presents Laith McGregor & Dane Lovett
A dual presentation exploring perception and close observation, bringing together McGregor’s meticulous graphite drawings and Lovett’s paintings of magnified foliage to encourage a slower, more attentive way of seeing.
Pictured: Dane Lovett, All Night Sprinkler, 2024
Australian Galleries presents Graham Fransella & Camie Lyons
Parallel solo presentations of new mixed-media works by Graham Fransella and Camie Lyons.
Pictured: Camie Lyons, Fossil, 2025
day01. presents Marisa Purcell & Vita Cochran
Large-scale abstract paintings by Marisa Purcell create an immersive, contemplative environment, while Vita Cochran’s intimate embroidered moths offer a quiet counterpoint, exploring different experiences of scale, attention and perception.
Pictured: Marisa Purcell, Passing through, 2025
Sutton Gallery presents Karen Black & Peter Robinson
Recent large-scale works on paper by Peter Robinson are presented alongside new paintings by Karen Black, bringing together two distinct contemporary practices.
Pictured: Karen Black, Magic flight, 2026
Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery presents Naomi Hobson & Nikoleta Sekulovic
Bringing together two mid-career female artists whose practices are rooted in nature, identity and cultural memory, the presentation explores belonging and knowledge through distinct yet complementary visual languages.
Pictured: Nikoleta Sekulovic, Frances Sargen Osgood, 2025
Brenda Colahan Fine Art presents Derek Ogbourne
A survey of Derek Ogbourne’s paintings from the Covid lockdown period to today, tracing the evolution of his deeply personal abstractions exploring landscape, belonging, memory and the emotional experience of place.
Pictured: Derek Ogbourne, Things Nineteen
Australasia's Premier Art Fair
Sydney Contemporary brings together an unparalleled selection of contemporary art, showcasing works by leading and emerging artists from the finest galleries across Australasia and beyond.
With thousands of artworks on display from more than 100 exhibitors, the Fair offers everything from accessible editions and paintings to museum-quality sculpture and large-scale installations. Every artwork is for sale, with something to suit every taste, every space, every budget and every stage of collecting.
Four Distinct Sectors
The Galleries sector presents a curated mix of solo and group exhibitions from leading galleries, offering new and important works across every medium.
Launched in 2025, Photo Sydney is a dedicated fair-within-a-fair spotlighting the best of contemporary photography, from documentary and conceptual work to large-scale experimental practice. A significant new platform for photographers, collectors and anyone who has ever wanted to start collecting photography.
A platform for the next generation. The Future sector is dedicated to young galleries that have been operating for five years or less, presenting curated solo or duo exhibitions of new work. It is consistently one of the most exciting parts of the fair — the place to discover artists and galleries before everyone else does.
The Works on Paper sector showcases the best of national and international contemporary works on paper — watercolours, drawings, artist books, prints and editions. One of the most accessible entry points for new collectors, and a rich hunting ground for those who already collect.
