With so much happening across Sydney Contemporary, our Media Partner Art Guide has narrowed down a selection of the artists and works that have caught their attention ahead of this year’s Fair. These are some of the highlights they’re looking forward to seeing at Carriageworks this September.
Artist To See
Gunybi Ganambarr, D Lan Galleries: Gunybi Ganambarr is a Yolŋu artist whose work draws us in with its considered combination of deep cultural knowledge and experimental approach to found materials.
Photo: Gunybi Ganambarr, Spring-Water Running, 2024, Courtesy of DLAN GALLERIES
Artwork Not To Miss
Tammy Kanat, Gallery Sally Dan-Cuthbert: Here, Tammy Kanat, who featured in our January/February 2026 issue—turns to a singular colour palette, and we are intrigued to encounter this absorbing colour field.
Photo: Tammy Kanat, Emergence II Blue, 2026, wool, copper, 160 x 100 x 42cm, Courtesy of Gallery Sally Dan-Cuthbert.
Photo Sydney Spotlight
Geoffrey Goddard, Head On Photo Festival: The familiar takes on a surreality through the lens of Geoffrey Goddard
Photo: Geoffrey Goddard, Courtesy of Head On Photo Festival.
Artist To See
Consuelo Cavaniglia, The Renshaws: This sculpture by Consuelo Cavaniglia invites closer investigation and holds the promise of a reflective art fair encounter.
Photo: Consuelo Cavaniglia, Untitled for Lygia, 2024, grey mirror acrylic steel cm, Lucy Parakhina. Courtesy of The Renshaws.
Artist On The Rise
Ochre Lawson, Jennings Kerr Gallery: This abstracted landscape by Ochre Lawson appeals to us with its harmony of fleshy and foliage tones.
Photo: Ochre Lawson, Weeping-Banksias, 2026, oil on linen, 183 x 153cm, Courtesy of Jennings Kerr Gallery.
Works On Paper
Alison Alder, New Books/Old Hands: This opalescent work on paper by Athena Costopoulos showcases the power of print.
Photo: Athena Costopoulos, Monsoon Offerings, 2026, Courtesy of Umbrella Studio.
Installation To See
Dr Grace Lillian Lee, Dr Ken Thaiday Snr & Allan George Lee, CASSANDRA BIRD: We look forward to seeing this kinetic sculpture, the result of collaboration between Dr Ken Thaiday Snr, Dr Grace Lillian Lee and Allan George Lee, dance against the industrial backdrop of Carriageworks.
Photo: Grace Lillian Lee and Dr. Ken Thaiday Snr, ‘Suggoo Pennise’, 2021, hand-carved plywood, synthetic polymer paint, cane, feathers, cotton webbing, and mirrored glass, 350 x 300cm (approx.). Commissioned for the 10th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT10) by QAGOMA. Courtesy of the Artists.
Talk To Hear
Surface Tension: The New Age of Painting, Thursday 3 September, 12PM: We can’t wait to hear this thoughtful group of speakers muse on the ways artists are approaching the eternal, and eternally evolving, medium of painting.
