“Join multidisciplinary artist Lottie Consalvo for a conversation on how absence, longing and memory inform her poetic practice. Working across painting, performance, video and installation, Consalvo’s work dwells in the intangible—drawing on personal and collective subconscious states.
This talk will explore her intuitive process, the influence of the conceptual and the spiritual, and how she uses minimal gesture to evoke vast emotional and psychological spaces.”
Hosted by Nanda\Hobbs.
Location: Booth B29 – Nanda\Hobbs.
Navigating the ceramic world
Gabby Malpas, a Chinese transracial adoptee raised in New Zealand, confronts racism and cultural identity through activist ceramics rich with ancient and modern symbolism. A 1986 graduate of the Otago Art School, Dunedin NZ with a major in ceramics, Gabby has returned to this most ancient of arts to create vessels of power and great beauty. Join Gabby as she outlines her laborious process and techniques in producing elaborate totems which stand up to 200cm in height.
Hosted by Brenda Colahan Fine Art
Location: Booth J07, Brenda Colahan Fine Art
A deep dive into the laborious art making processes, perfectionism, and pressures of art making.
“Many artists are drawn to painting or sculpture through the challenge of accurate representation— but sculptor Sophie Lampert and painter Tracey Jones take this pursuit to extraordinary lengths. Known for their meticulous attention to detail, both artists devote thousands of hours to crafting intricate textures, elaborate surfaces, and hyper-real imagery.
In this conversation, Lampert and Jones will delve into the processes and ideas behind their monumental new works, reflecting on labour, time, and the pressures of perfectionism in art-making. The discussion, moderated by assistant curator Jenny van Ratingen, will offer insight into the physical and psychological demands of their rigorous practices.”
Hosted by CBD GALLERY.
Location: Booth J08 – CBD Gallery, Carriageworks.
Join Nadia Hernandez and Tom Polo – paired in the forthcoming book Artists by Artists by Michelle Grey and Susan Armstrong (Thames & Hudson) for an intimate conversation that navigates friendship, humour, and the playful absurdities that shape their creative worlds, offering insight into how personal connection informs artistic practice. Their works, alongside portraits by other artists featured in the book, will be on display in the Terrace Lounge at Sydney Contemporary, creating a vibrant backdrop for this exploration of portraiture, identity, and shared experience.
Location: Terrace Lounge, Carriageworks
Please join artist Alexia Sinclair as she discusses her new photomontage series, The Age of Wonder, debuting at the inaugural Photo Sydney at Sydney Contemporary. In this talk, Alexia will delve into the themes and meticulous process behind the series. Each session will include time for discussion and questions.
Hosted by Alexia Sinclair.
Location: Booth A06 – Alexia Sinclair.
Join Brett McMahon for a quiet but powerful reflection on abstraction, landscape, and material presence. Working with natural pigments, found surfaces and repetitive mark-making, McMahon’s practice is deeply meditative—rooted in place and in the act of making itself. This conversation explores his connection to land and memory, and how his minimalist yet deeply tactile works serve as maps of experience, gesture and time.
Hosted by Nanda\Hobbs.
Location: Booth E02 – Nanda\Hobbs, Carriageworks.
The Print Council of Australia (PCA) is a national not-for-profit member organisation that promotes contemporary fine art printmaking, including artist books, zines and works on paper. We publish Imprint, the quarterly art magazine dedicated to contemporary printmaking in Australia and beyond.
Hosted by Print Council of Australia.
Location: Booth B05 – Print Council of Australia.
Image Credit: Art Documentation by Panisa Ongwat @nina_panisa
Join us for an intimate artist talk with William Yang at Head On’s Photo Sydney program. Renowned for blending portraiture, documentary and oral history, Yang will share stories behind his evocative images that map decades of Sydney life, family, performance and community. Hear how personal memory becomes collective narrative, and learn about his gentle, humane approach to identity, belonging and the creative life. This conversation offers rare insight into a celebrated practice that transforms private moments into enduring public memory. Perfect for photographers, storytellers and curious audiences seeking to deepen their connection to Sydney’s photographic history.
Hosted by Head On Photo Festival
Location: Booth A08 – Head On Photo Festival
Join us at Photo Sydney for an artist talk with Judith Nangala Crispin, presented by Head On Photo Festival. Judith’s lyrical landscapes and narrative images weave Anangu law, memory and country into a contemporary photographic language. In her work, colour, form and ancestral reference invite sustained looking and gentle entry to place, ceremony and story. This talk is a rare chance to hear Judith share the cultural threads and personal rhythms behind her practice, deepening your understanding of Indigenous storytelling through photography. Perfect for photographers, lovers of landscape and anyone curious about the living connections between art and country.
Hosted by Head On Photo Festival.
Location: Booth A08 – Head On Photo Festival
Join us at Photo Sydney for an intimate artist talk with Samantha Everton, presented by Head On Photo Festival. Everton will unpack her meticulously staged, dreamlike tableaux, richly detailed in costume, set and light, and explore themes of family, childhood and the fragile border between memory and fantasy.
Expect thoughtful insights into her creative process, craft choices and the theatrical yet quietly tender narratives behind each image. This is a rare chance to hear how Everton balances whimsy with uncanny poise and to see how her work rewards careful looking. Perfect for photographers, collectors and anyone who loves evocative, story-driven photography. Don’t miss it
Hosted by Head On Photo Festival.
Location: Booth A08 – Head On Photo Festival
