Long-time friend of the Fair, art collector, and Sydney Contemporary Advisory Board member Sue Cato shares her top picks from Explore Sydney Contemporary, online from 11–21 November 2021.
"My work-life is grounded in logic, so with art and artists, the intriguing and beguiling rabbit hole is knowing that in many – but not all instances - they are exploring realms that I willingly accept aren’t in my day to day reach. It’s the thinking and ideas that capture me."
To support her three decade long art habit, Cato works on business-critical issues and corporate activity for Australian and international corporations and entities. Sue is on the boards of the National Gallery of Australia Foundation and the Garvan Foundation. She is a long-time advisory board member of Sydney Contemporary and is an Ambassador of Women for Election Australia. She is also a member of Chief Executive Women and is Deputy Chairman of the creative think tank, A New Approach.
Hiromi Tango Botan 牡丹 (Peony), 2021 pigment print on smooth cotton rag art paper, gold leaf 90cm x 70cm Edition: 6 plus 2 artist’s proofs AU$5,500 incl. GST Presented by Sullivan+Strumpf
"[I look for] art that takes my breathe and mind away. It’s like the old Rotor Ride at Luna Park in Sydney, the floor drops away but you are stuck to the walk looking. My first question 99% of the time, if I don’t know the artist or their work, is 'please, tell me about it.' "
Jon Campbell Responsibility, 2021 lithograph, 9 panels 150cm x 116cm Edition: 6 plus 2 AP AU$5,000 incl. GST Presented by Darren Knight Gallery
Andrew Clapham Graphic Treatment 2, White, 2019 screenprint on paper 99cm x 68cm Edition: 7 AU$220 incl. GST Presented by Artbox Artclub
Rhys Lee Pelicans, painting and basketball, 2021 pastel on paper 76cm x 56cm AU$2,900 incl. GST Presented by Nicholas Thompson Gallery
Mitch Cairns Self-portrait w/ incoming idea, 2021 oil on linen, framed 124.50cm x 104.50cm x 5.50cm AU$18,000 incl. GST Presented by The Commercial View on Explore
Sam Doctor “A blindness that reaches perfection, and the awe of ecstatic seizures”, 2021 pigment ink on metallic photo paper, acrylic face mounted, c-channel 125cm x 100cm x 1cm Edition: Edition of 3 + 2AP Presented by CHALK HORSE
Catherine O’Donnell Fernleigh Court, 2021 charcoal on paper, framed 54cm x 24cm AU$4,500 incl. GST Presented by Dominik Mersch Gallery
Tricky Walsh Geotecture (Foundation), 2021 acrylic on 640gsm paper 150cm x 100cm AU$8,800 incl. GST Presented by MARS Gallery
Susan Baran Interior with Shadows, 2021 photopolymer intaglio a la poupee and hand colouring 30cm x 20cm Edition: 7 Presented by Susan Baran
Atong Atem Hamam 6, 2021 digital photograph 116cm x 159cm Edition: edition 3 of 3 + 2 A/P AU$10,000 incl. GST Presented by MARS Gallery