Sydney, On Show: A City Shaping Contemporary Culture
Sydney Contemporary has always been shaped as much by its home city as by the global art world it brings together. This year, a strong cohort of forty Sydney-based galleries underscores that relationship, anchoring the Fair in the city’s own creative ecology while pushing its edges outward.
From storied spaces to experimental rooms, these galleries reflect the breadth of practice that defines Sydney today, bringing together established voices alongside newer, more restless programmes.
What emerges is less a “local section” than a portrait of a scene in motion, one that continues to test scale, ambition and form, and that sits firmly within the wider conversation Sydney Contemporary stages each year.
Sydney Contemporary takes place from 3–6 September 2026 at Carriageworks, Sydney. Tickets are on sale now.
Stephen Kaluza, Transit 209, 2025, presented by REDBASE
Camie Lyons, Flash mob, 2025, presented by Australian Galleries
Derek Ogbourne, Lockdown #10, 2020, presented by Brenda Colahan Fine Arts
Eugenie Kawabata, Botanical Exotica: Strange Garden #6, 2026, Curatorial+Co.
Gary Deirmendjian, Flake Mouth Chin, 2026, presented by Gallery LNL
Gideon Rubin, Black Kimono, 2024, presented by FOX JENSEN
Gunybi Ganambarr, Garrapara, 2026, presented by Annandale Galleries
Joshua Yeldham, Arid Figure with Winged Constellation, 2024, presented by Arthouse Gallery
Ken Thaiday Snr, Dhari, 1990, presented by A Secondary Eye
Kitty Callaghan, Moon, 2025, presented by China Heights Gallery
Alfred Lowe, After-Part VII, 2025, presented by SABBIA
Talya Brookman, Clay Canopy, 2026, presented by CBD Gallery
Sydney Galleries showing at Sydney Contemporary Include
GALLERIES SECTOR .M Contemporary, 1301SW | STARKWHITE, A Secondary Eye, Ames Yavuz, Annandale Galleries, APY Art Centre Collective, Art Leven (formerly Cooee Art), Arthouse Gallery, Australian Galleries, Brenda Colahan Fine Art, CASSANDRA BIRD, CBD Gallery, CHALK HORSE, China Heights Gallery, COMA, Curatorial+Co., D Lan Galleries, Darren Knight Gallery, day01., DOMINIK MERSCH GALLERY, Fine Arts Sydney, FOX JENSEN & FOX JENSEN McCRORY, Gallery LNL, Gallery Sally Dan-Cuthbert, Martin Browne Contemporary, Michael Reid Sydney + Berlin, N.Smith Gallery, Nanda\Hobbs, OLSEN, PIERMARQ*, REDBASE Art, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, SABBIA, SAINT CLOCHE, STATION, Sullivan+Strumpf, The Commercial, The Renshaws’, Utopia Art Sydney
FUTURES C. Gallery, LAILA, Nasha Gallery, SYRUP CONTEMPORARY, VELVET LOBSTER
WORKS ON PAPER 3 Studios, BTWNLNS, CHALK HORSE, Cicada Press, Damien Minton Presents, LANDSLIDE, LJPStudio, Michelle Perry Fine Arts, Open Bite Printmakers Inc, SYDNEY PRINTMAKERS, SYRUP CONTEMPORARY, Tiliqua Tiliqua, UPSpace, WHALING ROAD STUDIO
PHOTO SYDNEY Blender Gallery, Caterina Pacialeo, Christopher Ireland, Cybele Malinowski, Head On Photo Festival, Litsa Veldekis | Rex Dupain, Luke Hardy, Pamela Pauline, Sarah Ducker | Marnya Rothe, Tiliqua Tiliqua
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.
