A fair within the Fair; presented in association with The Print Council of Australia Inc, the dedicated Paper sector showcases the best of national and international contemporary works on paper – watercolours, drawings, artist books, prints and editions. Take a tour of fair highlights with the Print Council of Australia.
Entry to this tour is on a first come, first serve basis and there are 20 spots available. There is no RSVP. A valid ticket to Sydney Contemporary 2025 is required for entry to this tour.
Location: Meet at Info Point
A fair within the Fair; presented in association with The Print Council of Australia Inc, the dedicated Paper sector showcases the best of national and international contemporary works on paper – watercolours, drawings, artist books, prints and editions. Take a tour of fair highlights with the Print Council of Australia.
Entry to this tour is on a first come, first serve basis and there are 20 spots available. There is no RSVP. A valid ticket to Sydney Contemporary 2025 is required for entry to this tour.
Location: Meet at Info Point
Installations presents major artworks beyond the gallery booth, engaging with the distinctive architecture and atmosphere of Carriageworks.
Take a tour of Installations highlights with curator José Da Silva, Director of UNSW Galleries. The 2025 edition features nine ambitious projects that celebrate artists who experiment with scale, materiality, and immersive experiences.
Entry to this tour is on a first come, first serve basis and there are 20 spots available. There is no RSVP. A valid ticket to Sydney Contemporary 2025 is required for entry to this tour.
Location: Meet at Info Point
Image: Lisa Reihana, GLISTEN, 2024. Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden Commission, National Gallery Singapore. Gallery Sally Dan-Cuthbert, Gadigal Country / Sydney
Installations presents major artworks beyond the gallery booth, engaging with the distinctive architecture and atmosphere of Carriageworks.
Take a tour of Installations highlights with curator José Da Silva, Director of UNSW Galleries. The 2025 edition features nine ambitious projects that celebrate artists who experiment with scale, materiality, and immersive experiences.
Entry to this tour is on a first come, first serve basis and there are 20 spots available. There is no RSVP. A valid ticket to Sydney Contemporary 2025 is required for entry to this tour.
Location: Meet at Info Point
Image: Zac Langdon-Pole, Memory Garden, 2024. Installation view: 11th Asia Pacific Triennial, Queensland Art Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art. Photograph: Joe Ruckli. Courtesy of STATION, Naarm / Melbourne, Gadigal Country / Sydney.
Premiering at Sydney Contemporary 2025, Photo Sydney is a bold new fair-within-a-fair spotlighting contemporary photography.
Take a tour of highlights with curator Sandy Edwards. Showcasing exceptional works by leading photographic artists, this dedicated space is set to be one of the must-see highlights of Sydney Contemporary 2025!
Entry to this tour is on a first come, first serve basis and there are 20 spots available. There is no RSVP. A valid ticket to Sydney Contemporary 2025 is required for entry to this tour.
Location: Meet at Info Point
“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.
