A NOTE FROM THE TEAM
Affordable Art Fair is delighted to welcome you to the Royal Exhibition Building this 31 August – 3 September 2023 to discover an array of contemporary artworks all priced between $100 and $10,000.
We are thrilled to be returning to Melbourne for our third edition where we will be showcasing over 50 local and international galleries all under the one roof. Visitors will have the opportunity to find that perfect piece and take it home with them that day.
My personal highlights include our Discover: Young Talent program, which showcases mustsee emerging artists from across Victoria, our Artists in Action live studio onsite at the fair and the Creative Hub for all ages. I look forward to welcoming you to the Royal Exhibition Building.
Warlukurlangu Artists
Julie and Sabrina Nangala Roberston
ACCESS PARTNER : Warlukurlangu Artists
info@warlu.com | warlu.com
Yuendumu Community, Via Alice Springs NT 0872
Yankirri
Ngarlikirlangu, 107 x 107cm
AU$3,850
Ngapa Jukurrpa (Water Dreaming)
Pirlinyarnu, 122 x 91cm
AU$2,280
Warlukurlangu means ‘belonging to fire’ in the Warlpiri language, and is named for a fire dreaming site in the west of Yuendumu. Established in 1985, Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Corporation is a not-for-profit organisation that is 100% Aboriginal-owned by its artists from the remote desert community of Yuendumu in Central Australia. The aim of Warlukurlangu Art Centre is to promote the maintenance of local Indigenous culture by producing beautiful Aboriginal Art which is then sold around Australia and the world.
Warlukurlangu Artists is famous for its gloriously colourful acrylic paintings and limited edition prints. The Aboriginal art centre has a national and international profile and its art has been featured in hundreds of exhibitions and publications in Australia and around the world.
hello@the380.co | joshdykgraaf.com | (+61) 4 3602 8166 380 Smith Street, Collingwood, VIC 3066
Florist
2021, archival pigment print, 9 x 62cm, edition of 8
2021, digital collage, 60 x 85cm
380co. is a collective and pop-up gallery of digital photographic based artists.
OPPOSITE PAGE : Josh Dykgraaf, Wayamba, 2022, photographic manipulation, 99 x 124cm, edition of 5, AU$2,650
His Grassland Hues
2023, mixed media, oak frame, 155 x 124cm
AU$6,500
I Would Wear Blue Flip Flops
Mixed media
With over 25 years of experience in the industry, AJAA Design brings a unique and diverse range of artwork together.
Jess is wildly talented in color and known for her colour explosion resin works. Ailish is a seasoned painter and known for her incredible use of colours in abstract floral works. Weichard’s subjects emerge from a chaos of shapes and colour, morphing into startlingly vivid depictions of familiar Australian characters. Amanda brings bold iconic pop culture and her modern approach to the art world with digital collage and mixed media works on large scale. Together their collective is unique and BOLD.
AM Art Gallery Collective
Bijou Betty
2023, acrylic on canvas, 110 x 110cm
AU$2,000
Seeing is Believing 2023, acrylic, 63 x 78cm
AU$1,990
AM Art Gallery Collective is a group of professional independent visual artists established in 2019 by Angela Maritz. The collective forms the foundation for sharing creative and conceptual ideas. It aligns with internationally recognised art associations to expand and flourish through showcasing our work to the world. Our audience of collectors is global. Our practices are diverse.
“We are strong alone but together we are stronger” – Angela Maritz
Antoinette Ferwerda Gallery
Winter Corinthians
2023, acrylic paint on ply board, 60 x 39.5cm
AU$880
Angelite Gossamer
2023, paint, collage and gold leaf, 129 x 99cm
AU$5,000
Antoinette Ferwerda is a mother, a gallery owner and an Australian fine artist known for creating bold artworks with a masterful use of colour and texture. She runs her eponymous Brighton gallery and creates an inspiring output of original artworks. Using her signature collage techniques and captivating eye for colour, her work explores abstract and metaphysical interpretations of the natural world and the wide range of life forms that call it home. Her art is represented in Melbourne, Sydney, New York, London, and Berlin. Her gallery represents emerging artists, employing fine arts graduates and fostering the development of their art practice and business skills.
Art Echo
echo.eltham@hotmail.com | instagram.com/fuhongart GF 124 Langridge St, Collingwood, VIC 3066
2023, acrylic on board, 70 x 60cm
Melody 2020, underglaze mid fire clay, 45 x 30 x 13cm
Art Echo is an artist-run gallery with a focus on artists with a Chinese Australian background. It was established in 2014 in Eltham and relocated to Collingwood in 2019.
OPPOSITE PAGE : Hong Fu, Woman At Home #1, 2023, oil on canvas, 50 x 40cm, AU$3,900
Red Gum Blossom & the Seven Seas – Study No. 2
2022, oil painting, 39 x 39cm
AU$650
Min Ray
Colour Flower 2
2022, acrylic painting, 43 x 43cm
AU$580
Nestled in an iconic art pocket of Collingwood, Art Lovers Australia offers a wide selection of original artworks from artists across Australia. With a rolling schedule of exhibitions throughout the year there’s always something new to discover each time you visit.
OPPOSITE PAGE :
Mela Cooke, Early Mornings, 2020, bronze sculpture, edition of 30, 66 x 68 x 37cm
Black Gallery Daylesford
blackgallerydaylesford@gmail.com | blackgallerydaylesford.com
1 Hospital Street, Daylesford, VIC 3460
2023, mixed media on paper, 130 x 110 x 4.5cm
2023, mixed media, oak frame, 152 x 123 x 5.5cm
Located high on a hill overlooking the picturesque township of Daylesford is Black Gallery. It houses a professional art studio, conducting life drawing and print workshops and a contemporary exhibition space featuring mixed media paintings, prints and ceramics. Established in 2019 and upscaled in 2021, this unique gallery and workspace combines art designed to be mixed and matched in a modern home. If bold colour, textured surfaces and energetic brushwork are up your alley then you will enjoy experiencing this space and its contents.
help@bluethumb.com.au | bluethumb.com.au | (+61) 1 800 122 486 330-332 Bridge Road, Richmond, VIC 3121
Bluethumb represents over 20,000 emerging and established artists from around Australia. They work with 20 of Australia’s most remote Aboriginal Art Centres to support and ethically source Indigenous art. Bluethumb is where art enthusiasts connect and buy original Australian-made artwork directly from artists.
OPPOSITE PAGE : Katie Wyatt, Emelia, acrylic, 43 x 43cm,
Knowing
2023, watercolour on canvas, 93 x 103cm
AU$4,200
Untitled 2022, mixed media, 40 x 30 x 30cm AU$850
Artists Lisa Brummer and Bec Duff are the powerhouse duo behind contemporary Australian artist collective, Brummer Duff. From their studios in Sydney and the Northern Rivers, the pair come together to bring beautifully curated shows to the international art market. This year, artist James Lesjak-Atton has joined the collective and brings with him a series of vibrant carved timber sculpture works that spark a new dimension to the Brummer Duff voice.
OPPOSITE PAGE :
Lisa Brummer, Amber Muse 2022, acrylic on canvas, 112 x 122cm, AU$4,900
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Open Floodgates
2022, mixed media on canvas, 94 x 94cm
AU$2,500
Inflorescent
2022, acrylic on canvas, 104 x 109cm
AU$2,900
CAL is a collective of self-represented, Australian-based contemporary visual artists formed with the intention to support and elevate each other’s careers by exhibiting and showcasing their work together. A passion for colour and unexpected palettes brings together this diverse and exciting collection of artists.
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Andria Beighton, Negroni No.5, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 10 x 20cm, AU$290
AU$2,000
2021,
AU$1,500
Cascade Art Space was instigated from a desire to facilitate the ever-growing needs of cultural exchange in the global art world. Design konzept Gmbh in Germany founded the non-profit gallery in 2009, with the intention to give young artists opportunities, to present their works in a gallery environment.
They specialise in many cross-cultural and international art projects in Europe, Australia and Asia to promote and strengthen relationships among the artists and communities. Cascade Art Space provides active and enthusiastic promotion of their artists and encourages the development of their contemporary art practice.
Hyun Mi Lee, The Signature Of All Things 2023, paper and threads, 50 x 50cm, AU$2,500
Diverso Art Gallery
2023, acrylic on canvas, 64 x 48cm
AU$800
2023, acrylic on canvas, 31.8 x 40.9cm
AU$1,200
Diverso Art Gallery provides a multicultural art stage to artists worldwide, creating opportunities for both the emerging and established. Based in Peru and focused on the international market, their gallery connects genuine artists to all types of collectors and art lovers around the world.
OPPOSITE PAGE : Luis Fuentes, Books and Flowers, 2021, oil painting, 60 x 90cm, AU$4,800
AU$1,850
What started as a mobile framing service has grown to ten storefronts and a reliable logistical partner for artists, photographers, online galleries and design professionals. Fantastic Framing works with some of Australia’s leading creatives, and continues to build their network of partners.
Fantastic Framing goes beyond creating custom frames, offering an end-to-end service that includes sourcing, framing, delivering, installing and styling artwork. They manage the entire process, from selling artworks to hanging them on customers’ walls.
It’s also important for them to ensure their creative partners are rewarded for their hard work, which is why Fantastic Framing shares the commission of every framing service directly with the artist.
Gallery Alchemy
sarah@galleryalchemy.com | galleryalchemy.com | (+61) 4 0399 9181
Shop 2/74 Princes Highway, Milton, NSW 2538
Second Skins No 97
Archival photographic print
Milton was buzzing with excitement when the newly rebranded Gallery Alchemy launched in February. The champagne flowed and the community came out to support director Sarah Thomas and her passionate team, who continue to deliver magical artistic experiences in their signature space. Just over 12 months ago, Sarah took the reins at the former Van Rensburg Galleries. In that time, she flourished in the role, gathering an impressive stable of 40 artists – a truly eclectic mix of painters, printmakers, sculptors and ceramicists – who all boast unique styles and talents. With new exhibitions each month, stunningly curated, presented and launched, Gallery Alchemy provides an elegant, light-filled space for artists to showcase their work and for art lovers to gather to appreciate and celebrate art. – Whitewash Magazine – Issue #28
luis@gallery550.com.au | gallery550.com.au | (+61) 4 6796 8550
Level 1, 550 Swan Street, Richmond, VIC 3121
Then One Day It Happens
AU$1,400
The Artists Eye, Always Stealing, Hearing A Voice, Vision Revealing 2022, acrylic, 40 x 40cm, AU$1,800
G550 is a contemporary art gallery located in Richmond, Victoria, inside the Swan Street Artist Studios. The gallery’s main focus is to showcase the work of over 30 artists who are part of the studios. G550 has become a fixture in the local art scene, known for its innovative exhibitions and its commitment to promoting emerging and established artists alike. In addition to its exhibition space in the studios, G550 has recently been exploring opportunities to showcase its artists in different venues and nonconventional spaces. This experimental approach will allow the gallery to bring contemporary art to new audiences and challenge traditional notions of what an art exhibition can be.
Gioia Wall Art
info@gioia.com.au | gioia.com.au
Blackburn North, VIC 3031
Established in Melbourne in 2018, Gioia Wall Art provides artwork by both emerging and established artists from Australia as well as overseas. Recent focus is Australian artist’s original paintings. They exhibit a wide range of abstract paintings and aboriginal paintings, curated by their in-house art hunter team, who are all from interior design backgrounds.
OPPOSITE PAGE :
Dan Hobday, Colorado, 80 x 80cm, AU$1,600
Gotham Studios Collective
Gotham Studios Melbourne is a leading online prepaid photography service supplying high-end photography to B2B clients worldwide. But beyond being a studio, it takes pride in supporting visual artists, especially in the field of photography. The Gotham Studios Melbourne Artists Collective is excited to join the Affordable Art Fair in Melbourne where it will present highly-creative and multiawarded artists ready to showcase their photographic art that will surely fit any space.
OPPOSITE PAGE :
Lisa Saad, Letters of Life, 2022, photography, 60 x 60cm, AU$800
Greenbridge Gallery
joe@greenbridgegallery.com.au | greenbridgegallery.com
Greenbridge is a contemporary fine art gallery showcasing established and awarded artists as well as emerging talent predominantly in landscape and still life. This year for the Affordable Art Fair in Melbourne they will be showing work by Alison Percy and Joe Blundell and are excited to be introducing artist Sophie Perez to the fair.
Hawthorn Studio & Gallery
info@hawthornstudiogallery.com.au | hawthornstudiogallery.com.au
(+61) 4 0836 0065
1 Parslow Street, Clifton Hill, VIC 3068
Near Mitakoodi
2023, oil on canvas, 76 x 91cm
AU$1,600
Summer Gums
2022, oil on canvas, 91 x 76cm
AU$2,200
Established in Hawthorn in 2009 by Angela & Graeme Foote, Hawthorn Studio & Gallery offers a diverse range of Contemporary Artwork by Australian Artists. In June 2021 they closed their permanent gallery space and now specialise in commission artwork to suit clients requirements and pop-up exhibitions and fairs. They are now residing at the gallery of R.L. Foote Design Studio in Clifton Hill under the curatorship of Angela Foote.
OPPOSITE PAGE :
Caroline Calway, Ambience, 2023, oil on canvas, 64 x 85cm, AU$1,800
carolroche1@hotmail.com | visualartist.info/inartstudio/galleries
(+61) 4 1118 2303
Inart Studio/Gallery was originally founded in 2005 to represent local contemporary artists in Redland City, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Inart Gallery is now an internationally recognized art gallery showcasing original artworks from our contemporary artists. For 13 years Inart Gallery has exhibited at international art fairs in Australia, USA, Hong Kong and Singapore. They also have regular solo and mixed exhibitions. Inart artists have been commissioned for numerous public art projects for local government, private and corporate clients.
Jackson Pensa Price Collective
The Jackson Pensa Price Collective is a trio of independent, Australian Artists; Kirsten Jackson, Mia Pensa and Anna Price, all of whom work on predominantly large-scale abstract and impressionistic artworks. Jackson’s work focuses on eye-catching, expressive abstracts. Pensa paints warm, contemporary junglescapes and Price‘s style depicts a mixture of soft, floral abstracts and fresh takes on cubist art movements. The works of these three artists are tied together with masses of colour and texture.
Tropical Paradise
board
JUMBLED is a retail space in Orange NSW that specialises in joyful, colourful pieces. With a range of artists from around Australia, JUMBLED has pieces to suit every home.
OPPOSITE PAGE :
Esmae Barry, installation at Jumbled
Kiss with Style
hello@kisswithstyle.com.au | kisswithstyle.com.au/collections/art
(+61) 3 9885 9905
281 High Street, Ashburton, VIC 3147
Looking for myself
Acrylic on canvas, 103 x 152cm
AU$3,250
Summer Love
Acrylic on canvas, 191 x 152cm
AU$2,800
Kiss With Style is a gallery and interiors retail store located in the leafy suburb of Ashburton. The welcoming space represents and supports both emerging and established contemporary artists of various disciplines. Kiss With Style provides a platform for artists to offer engaging and unique modern works to the market at an accessible price point.
OPPOSITE PAGE :
Tannia Taranto, EVOLUTION 1.4, 2022, sculpted plaster, 124 x 104cm, AU$3,750
Kris Ancog Gallery
kris@krisancog.com | krisancoggallery.com | (+61) 4 0176 6628
145 Alison Road, Randwick, NSW 2031
Envisage 17
2023, oil on canvas, 40 x 40cm
AU$750
Happy Pill 20mg
2023, ceramic with automotive paint, 18 x 6.5cm
AU$730
A fine art gallery dedicated to showcasing the works of Kris Ancog, Aileen Ancog and Keith Ancog. Located in the heart of Randwick, Sydney, the gallery offers original paintings by an exceptionally talented family. Kris Ancog’s ethereal abstract landscapes are visual stories of human experiences and are an invitation for the viewer to meditate on color and form. Directed by husband-and-wife duo Kris and Aileen, the gallery participates in multiple art fairs across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Hong Kong.
Tinca
2023, embroidered photography, 60 x 60cm, AU$2,800
By The Depot
2023, oil on linen, 56 x 97cm
AU$7,700
Established by Brett Lethbridge in 2004, Lethbridge Gallery has a strong reputation for showing a diverse range of technically accomplished, high quality artworks. Art awards and exhibitions are shown in the gallery regularly and consist of both established and emerging artists.
OPPOSITE PAGE :
Todd Simpson, Hosier Lane, 2022, acrylic on aluminium board, 61 x 61cm, AU$2,400
M.A.C. Studio Gallery
info@macstudio.gallery | macstudio.gallery
M.A.C. Studio Gallery is a cohesive group of female artists in Melbourne who have come to fine art degrees focusing on painterly mediums. The gallery is led by a Melbourne based artist Yeonjoo Park who values collaborating with and empowering other artists to support and share ideas of artistic practice and diversity. Yeonjoo’s idea of creating a group of artists first started back in 2019 and in 2023, M.A.C. Studio Gallery is starting a new chapter with a strong vision of showcasing with group of artists who value the research and the depth of art, and will endeavour cohesively to create authentic and uniqueness artworks.
Manyung Gallery Group
2022, oil and acrylic on canvas, 33 x 33cm,
Established in 1968, Manyung Gallery Group is one of Australia’s largest and longest running contemporary art businesses. With six contemporary art galleries located in Strathmore, Malvern, Mount Eliza, Mornington, Flinders, and Sorrento, Manyung is directed by Sharyn and David WemyssSmith. The business showcases contemporary works of art by established and emerging painters and sculptors who are sourced Australia-wide.
Martine Gallery
art@martinegallery.com | martinegallery.com | (+61) 2 9958 0014
44 Sailors Bay Road Northbridge, Sydney, NSW 2063
Karin Cutler
Feeling Blue
Acrylic on canvas, oak frame, 40 x 50cm
AU$850
Martine Vanderspuy
Jewels Of The Reef V 2023, resin and markings, 33 x 33cm framed AU$790
The home of talented Australian artists. The Martine Gallery was established by Martine Vanderspuy in 2015. They exhibit many different styles, from seascapes, still life’s, abstracts, florals and so much more. There is something to suit all tastes at an affordable price point. New art arrives every week, creating a never-ending exhibition.
OPPOSITE PAGE :
Martine Vanderspuy, Deep Blue, 2023, resin and pigments, 106 x 172cm framed, AU$5,400
Hiroko Yanazawa
Crab and sawing
2021, acrylic painting, 26 x 18cm
AU$300
Hiroko Sato
Me in You
2023, oil painting, 65.2 x 53cm
AU$1,000
Established in 2001. Mayumi International is a division of Boom Promotions P/L (established in Australia in 1994), involved in the management of Japanese artists. Along with exhibitions in Australia and across Europe, they also exhibit at a variety of international art shows around the world. Through various American publications they continues to promote and sell the works of Japanese artists across the Western world.
OPPOSITE PAGE :
Hiroki Maruyama, Flower 20-1, 2021, oil painting, 53 x 53cm, AU$450
McCarthy Gallery
mccarthybrands.com/mccarthy-gallery
Tuufaatasi
2023, framed woodcut, 37.5 x 123.5cm, set of 4
AU$5,920
Tapa
2023, archival print, 75 x 75cm framed
AU$2,500
Founded in 2006, McCarthy Gallery curates a year-long program of solo and group exhibitions, collaborations, and special art events. They present a stable of established contemporary Pacific artists, promoting intercultural exchange and presenting promising emerging artists from Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific region.
OPPOSITE PAGE :
Faramio Poulo, Kauhau Kagoto, 2023, acrylic on canvas and ink, 102 x 76cm, AU$7,200
The Lake
2022, acrylic on cotton canvas, 82 x102cm
AU$3,900
2021, acrylic on canvas, 41 x 41cm
AU$1,150
Outré Gallery challenges the conventions of the archetypal gallery. Established for over two decades in Melbourne, Australia, Outré features solo and group exhibitions by international and Australian artists with a focus on new contemporary art. They showcase original artworks and limited edition prints, and publish inhouse under Outré Press, creating a selection of beautifully-designed art books and limited edition prints in collaboration with their artists.
OPPOSITE PAGE :
Neryl Walker, High Maintenance, 2023, mixed media on plywood, 49 x 29cm, AU$1,850
p3artcollective@gmail.com | alicelaurapalmer.com
1 – 5 Woodburn Street, Redfern, NSW 2016
Facsimile
2023, oil on Belgian linen, 57 x 87cm
AU$3,000
Irises Kissed by the Sun 2022, oil on wooden panel 40 x 40cm
Formed in 2023, P3 represents three emerging voices in the Australian art world. Thanks to a shared connection in content and themes, P3 is a collective of shared languages, growing into a nomad space; the intersect between technique and voice.
OPPOSITE PAGE :
Madeleine Palme, Orchid II, 122 x 92cm, oil on canvas
Plume Gallery
Info@plumegallery.com | plumegallery.com
3 – 7 Albert Place, South Melbourne, VIC 3205
Kendra Sloan
Midnight Shadows
2023, acrylic on timber board with thread
160 x 110cm, AU$3,450
Katrina McKeon
Looking Through Otways
2023, acrylic on canvas, 170 x 170cm
AU$6,200
Plume Gallery by owner and director Katrina McKeon boasts three resident artists, Kendra Sloan, Katrina McKeon and Raymond Walters Penangke sharing both contemporary art styles and Australian Aboriginal art. Plume Gallery is also home to a wide range of curated Aboriginal artworks by various well-known and emerging artists.
OPPOSITE PAGE :
Raymond Walters, Penangke Emu Feathers, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 150 x 200cm, AU$9,995
REDSEA Gallery Margaret River
info@redseagallerywa.com.au | redseagallerywa.com.au
(+61) 4 3509 0272
Live In Harmony With Nature
2022, mixed media, 100 x 100cm
AU$6,500
2023, sculpture, 54 x 92cm
AU$8,500
Founded in 2001, REDSEA Gallery has become one of Southeast Asia’s leading contemporary art galleries. In 2023, the gallery proudly announced its expansion into Australia. Chris Churcher, the founder of the established art gallery, has over 20 years of experience as a gallery owner and knows the intricacies of discovering and supporting artists’ talents and creativity. The goal of REDSEA Gallery WA is to highlight the local artists and expose them to a large audience, both locally and internationally.
Revival Art & Design Gallery
hello@revivalart.com.au | revivalart.com.au | (+61) 4 1053 0737
3/17 Greg Chappell Street, Albion, QLD 4010
Located in Albion, in the Brisbane city fringe, Revival Art & Design is a contemporary art gallery, representing more than 20 artists, both established and emerging, from Queensland and beyond. The director Pauline Elphinstone has a love of unique and colourful art and has gained a firm following of like-minded collectors. The gallery holds a number of group and solo exhibitions each year, as well as an annual Emerging Artist Prize to discover new talent.
OPPOSITE PAGE :
Salt Contemporary Art
Searching for Birdland
2023, acrylic on canvas, 92 x 122cm
AU$7,800
Red Canary
2023, watercolour, 76 x 56cm
AU$4,500
Salt Contemporary Art exhibits the work of career painters, printmakers and sculptors. Housed in an historically significant former drapery store, the gallery offers a dynamic, regularly changing exhibition schedule, arts related events including lectures, exhibition openings, and biannual Indigenous exhibitions, and a personalised service that includes art consultation, framing, delivery and art installation.
OPPOSITE PAGE :
Gillian Lodge, All At Sea, 2023, oil on linen, 92 x 122cm, AU$9,500
Sarah Birtles Art + Advice
Melanie Vugich
Golden Banksias & Morning Tea
Oil on canvas, 60 x 60cm
AU$2,650
Ben Tankard
Unpopular Penguin 784
Acrylic on canvas, 91 x 61cm
AU$1,100
Sarah Birtles Art + Advice connects people with art. They offer a uniquely personalised service to help individuals and businesses to find, purchase and install original artworks by Australian artists. They are based in Greater Sydney, but service clients around the world.
OPPOSITE PAGE :
Neil Tomkins, Front Yard Change, acrylic on board, 60 x 60cm, AU$2,800
SIBU Gallery
info@sibu.gallery | sibu.gallery | 302 Willoughby Road, Naremburn, Sydney, NSW 2068
Super Nova in Flux
2023, mixed media on board, 122 x 92cm
AU$5,000
Dance Hints
Mixed media on canvas, oakframe, 105 x 76cm
AU$3,500
Founded in 2020 by gallery director and artist Anna Curnuck, SIBU Gallery specialises in curating artworks for client acquisitions and refined interiors. SIBU focuses on consultancy services to assist their collectors to find something they love as well as make the right choice for the space, also advising on how and where it is hung. The gallery space is an art showroom and stockroom with an ever-evolving selection of work available. SIBU also source artworks for specific projects and requirements. They represent emerging, mid-career and well-established artists from around the world and offer a variety of work with a strong focus on abstract and semi abstract genres.
Singapore Studio Fine Art Gallery
studiofineart14@gmail.com | studiofineartz.com | (+65) 9220 1235
47 Jalan Pemimpin Halcyon 2, 0603 Singapore 577200
Anjum Motiwala
Celebration 02
2022, oil on canvas, 60 x 60cm
AU$1,200
Sangeeta Charan
Seventh Heaven 02
2022, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 30cm
AU$300
Studio Fine Art Gallery is an initiative by Sangeeta Charan to support artists and provide them with a platform to showcase their works. The studio-cum-gallery is located in Singapore and hosts workshops, exhibitions, and artist interactions. Spreading its wings to international markets, the gallery hopes to reach a wider audience and provide more exposure and opportunity to artists.
OPPOSITE PAGE :
Sheena Bharathan, Journey of Love, 2021, acrylic on canvas, 102 x 76cm, AU$1,600
Sketch Co. Gallery
hello@sketchcogallery.com.au | sketchcogallery.com.au | (+61) 2 9332 1321 420 Crown Street, Surry Hills, NSW 2010
2023, oil on canvas, 93 x 93 x 4cm AU$4,400
Sketch Co. Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in Sydney’s Surry Hills with a mission to support the work of domestic emerging & mid-career artists by providing a platform to present their work to the world. Founded in 2022 and representing over 40 artists, all pieces are priced under $5,000. The roster of diverse exhibitions is carefully curated by founder Caroline Colvin, or by guest curators invited on occasion to collaborate. As such, the gallery exhibits original artworks of all mediums, be it paintings, paper works, mixed media or sculpture art.
2022
AU$8,200
SOHO Galleries Sydney
art@sohogalleries.net | sohogalleries.net | (+61) 4 6000 9991
150 Edgecliff Road, Woollahra & 710 Military Road, Mosman, NSW
Transplant Memory (After P D Cole)
2020, 111 x 111cm
AU$9,500
For 28 years, SOHO Galleries has been the destination of choice for art enthusiasts seeking exceptional contemporary art from highly talented Australian painters and sculptors. SOHO’s Woollahra and Mosman galleries, are always filled with impressive large-scale statement artworks as well as a strong collection of highly-finished, limited edition bronze, glass and stainless-steel sculpture. SOHO also offers complete design & installation services for private and commercial projects.
OPPOSITE PAGE :
Michael Vaynman, From The Ashes (Limited 10), 2021, bronze sculpture, 40cm, AU$8,250
SOL Gallery is a unique space in the heart of the Arts precinct in Fitzroy, aiming to support local emerging and established contemporary artists and also showcase emerging South-East Asian artists in Australia. The space is unique and provides a flexible floorplan to cater for a variety of mediums and installations. Artists will showcase the high calibre work being created throughout Australia and South-East Asia. SOL Gallery promotes international exchange shows for local artists and provides art education programs.
Clara
2023, 46 x 46cm
AU$950
Stevens Street Gallery
Stevens Street Gallery is housed in an historic building on the main street of Yandina, the oldest town on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. The vibrant space has quickly become one of the most popular emerging and collaborative art spaces in the region and supports over 150 artists from SE Queensland. The gallery’s commitment to showcasing local talent is reflected in its regularly changing exhibition schedule and dynamic curation, alongside a busy calendar of arts events and workshops.
OPPOSITE PAGE :
L.Vecmane, All Things Fragile
Storehouse
hello.storehouse@gmail.com | storehousethomasjamesburge.com
(+61) 4 0835 3976
100 Barkly Street, St Kilda, VIC 3182
Handbuilt clay, 20 x 40 x 20cm
Australian Landscape A Recipe for Living 2023, mixed media collage, 100 x 110cm, AU$5,840
Storehouse is an artisan lifestyle business representing a curated selection of fine art & artisan made homewares, furniture, lighting, clothing and accessories.
Storehouse in St Kilda was originally established in Koonwarra, Sth Gippsland in 2014 and opened in St Kilda in early 2017. The Koonwarra Storehouse was originally the residence of the Koonwarra General Store, thus the name. The extensive and diverse fine art collection is created by exceptional, internationally recognised and emerging local artists. The close relationships of these artists support strong connections to the work and offer opportunity for rare creative collaborations.
Questioning
2023, glazed stoneware, 33 x 10 x 10cm
AU$1,800
Ben Hedstrom
Creek Crossing (Coolum Beach)
2023, oil on linen, 101 x 101cm
AU$5,500
The G Contemporary can be found in the heart of Noosa on the iconic Hastings Street. The gallery has a robust reputation for sourcing contemporary art and providing art advice. The Directors provide strong curatorial exhibitions with the aim of introducing exciting and relevant works to their audiences.
OPPOSITE PAGE :
A Zanetti, Peony Duet, Oil on canvas, 45 x 61cm, AU$4,800
Boccioleto
2023,
The Toowoomba Gallery is a privately owned space in regional Queensland with a focus on emerging and mid-career artists from across Australia. Gallerists Bec and Niki have assembled an incredible collection of artists they believe to be Australia’s best and brightest talent. They curate instinctively, choosing work that they love, which results in the exquisitely eclectic collection housed in the gallery. The work available is constantly evolving, which means you will always be able to find not only something you love, but something fresh and new.
Sublimation Day 1027
2022, oil on canvas, 110 x 150cm
AU$4,800
When You Meet An Icon And They Surpass
All Expectations
2023, watercolour, 109 x 124cm, AU$8,000
Founded in 2019 by Marisa Mu and Manuela Perez, Tits & Co. is a platform and online community that celebrates, recognises and supports female and gender non-conforming artists from all over the world. Through submissions, events and exhibitions, Tits and Co. aims to give underrepresented artists a voice, bridging the gap between maker and space.
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Werland
2023, oil painting, 41 x 27cm
AU$6,800
Ubu Deco
As a Dandelion 2023, mixed media, 50 x 50cm
AU$2,300
Established in May 2020, Ubu Deco supports local Hong Kong artists and showcases their artworks through online and offline exhibitions.
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MooAlee, Flower Woman 6a-1, 2023, sculpture, 36 x 36cm, AU$9,600
RUSH
Hold My Beer
2023, mixed media on canvas, 150 x 100cm
AU$5,800
Fall
2023, acrylic painting, 90 x 65cm
AU$1,900
VANDAL Limited was established in 2019 as a representative gallery working exclusively with New Zealand’s top selling and established artists. New Zealand has a thriving art market and a culture of inspiring artists to create some of the most dynamic art in the world. VANDAL Limited showcases the very best of these original and boutique artworks from our selected artists, providing them with the platform to show their work globally.
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Rachel Rush, Ain’t That Something, 2023, mixed media on canvas, 170 x 110cm, AU$8,000
West End Art Space
2023, mixed media on canvas, 152 x 122cm
AU$6800
West End Art Space presents a broad spectrum of Australian and International art. Its vision fits that of an independent commercial art gallery and community space, where all people can freely enjoy and experience art. Gallery founder and director Anna Prifti has built a stable that represents the works of emerging and established artists, with a definite focus on all collectible living artists, with a demonstrated exhibition history.
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Lev Khesin, Lenticular 23, 2023, 82 x 53cm, print, AU$4,200
Wild Art Ltd
wildart.com.tw
Wild Art, through its warm and personalized services, embeds art into every artistic environment, leaving a lasting impression. Their expertise lies in various professional areas, including art collaboration, art management, art collection, art curation, art consulting, and Wild Art Academy. They seamlessly integrate art, marketing, and education, showcasing the diverse facets of Wild Art.
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Wei Chung Pan, Mutual Attraction, sculpture, 35 x 13 x 25cm, AU$2,200
DISCOVER: YOUNG TALENT VICTORIA
Affordable Art Fair Melbourne is proud to reintroduce its much-anticipated Discover: Young Talent platform, showcasing six unrepresented artists who have been selected for their innovative and exciting approach to their practice.
This curated selection of young artists offers an ideal opportunity for collectors to snap up their artwork early and discover exciting new talent and techniques. With a range of mediums and styles, the Discover: Young Talent platform is not to be missed at the upcoming Affordable Art Fair Melbourne. Read on to hear more about the six artists to watch out for during your visit 31 August – 3 September at Royal Exhibition Building.
YI CHENG
Yi Cheng is a Melbourne based artist whose artworks draws from his everyday experiences and encounters. The resulting paintings captures a moment in time through his subjective experiences. Yi’s work aims to evoke feelings, creating an atmosphere and mood that permeates his paintings while presenting his experience in a suggestive greater narrative.
Yi is bringing a series of works to the Affordable Art Fair called BY THE POND which is a response to the pond in Carlton Gardens. These paintings represent a portrait of his experiences of the place and the ducks impressions on him as he translates them through painting.
FLICK CHAFER-SMITH
Flick Chafer-Smith is a Ngarrindjeri artist and Torch staff member who creates geometric, tessellated paintings inspired from moments in her childhood and stories passed on to her.
Flick believes her art practice gave her an identity to build on and feel accepted in the world as an artist. Through her art she has connected with her family who live on Country and is always learning more about her culture. It has changed her as a person because she has re-evaluated boundaries that stopped her from attempting things in the past.
ALEX KYNASTON
Alex Kynaston is a Melbourne based artist whose practice critically engages with the connection between painting and psychoanalysis.
Kynaston’s saturated palette captures dreams and emotional traces of the everyday throughout her work in landscape and portraiture. The world that Kynaston’s paintings inhabit is equal parts romantic and haunting, her work as expressive as it is uncanny.
Kynaston embarks from her award-winning Master of Fine Arts graduating portfolio at RMIT in 2022 to a thriving studio practice dedicated to unravelling painting’s complexities.
LIV MCCARTEN
Straight from completing a BFA at RMIT with distinctions, Liv McCarten has emerged into the art scene with an almost sell out debut exhibition in February 2023, showcasing a variety of her work and the balanced duality between her bold coloured, pop art styled pieces and her highly textural realism works, all connected by reference to everyday imagery.
This collection exhibits the more textural, realist side of Liv’s work to highlight her process of working solely with a palette knife to sculpt the image onto the canvas.
CHRIS HENDERSON
Chris Henderson is a figurative artist known for his reactive and emotionallyfocused work.
Drawing inspiration from growing up in a rural environment, Henderson’s artwork often reflects themes and colours associated with his upbringing. Through confident mark making and expressive forms, he captures the essence of his subjects in painting. His work ignites a subtle fascination with our surroundings, inviting viewers to contemplate the relationship between the figure and its environment.
Dedicated to his creative process, Henderson continually explores new ways to express his storytelling and incorporates elements from his rural background.
FAIR FEATURES
ARTPARK SCULPTURE
Alongside our fabulous galleries, we’re bringing a selection of Australian sculptures to the Royal Exhibition Building.
Affordable Art Fair is proud to partner with the ARTPark to bring Australian sculptures for you to experience while at our fair.
Get closer to a diverse range of artworks by sculptors specialising in traditional mediums and methods, including carving and forging.
LAURI SMITH
SOL Gallery
Lauri Smith’s large-scale surreal sculpture portrays an elderly woman in her nightie, kneeling forward as she notices her hands are translucent and she can see all of nature through them.
This piece portrays the theme as it comments on the circular nature of life, the extraordinary seen in the ordinary as she notices her hands transforming back to the original source which is nature. Life as circular, connected and made up of the same elements as earth. The extraordinary seen in the ordinary.
MURAL BY JAMES PRICE
Gallery Alchemy
James Price is an unapologetically skilled storyteller. His artistic practice employs a distinct, vibrant graphic language that condenses the complexities and contradictions of our times.
Price’s work is able to articulate intricate ideas loaded with pathos, humour and humanity. His paintings, moving image works, sculpture and ceramics visually articulate modern life for those of us unsure whether we should laugh, cry, or do both at once.
Price’s recent gallery work draws a charismatic parallel between the classic historical western form, the pictorial naivety of folk art, and the idiosyncrasies of our ever evolving contemporary culture. Created for a time when our bodies are heavier, and our attention spans lighter, Price’s newest works question, clarify, illuminate and lampoon our contemporary form.
BEN TANKARD
Sarah Birtles Art + Advice
Ben Tankard is a painter living and working in the Blue Mountains. He worked for 15 years in a bookstore, prior to becoming a full-time artist five years ago. Books and art have been life-long obsessions and Ben often combines the two.
The primary artistic inspiration for his works is twentieth-century artist Jasper Johns, who took iconic images, such as the American flag, and recreated them as abstract paintings, rich with texture. Ben takes popular book covers and boardgames and recreates them on canvas in a dramatic way, with thick overlapping layers of paint, drips, splatters and splashes.
For the Affordable Art Fair Melbourne 2023, Ben presents an innovative and interactive floor version of his monopoly-inspired paintings, aiming to elevate audience engagement to the next level.
CREATE WITH ALICE OEHR
Alice Oehr is highly regarded for her iconic and lively artworks that incorporate her love for food, pattern and collage. Her artwork is sought after both nationally and internationally alongside her work as an author-illustrator, which includes the recent Still Life Drawing (Hardie Grant, 2021) and Off to the Market (Scribble, 2022).
At Affordable Art Fair Melbourne, Alice will present a body of work as well as create a beautiful still life installation that will inform her exciting drop-in workshops for art-lovers of all ages to enjoy. You won’t want to miss her affordable artworks or engaging workshops during your visit!
ARTISTS IN ACTION
ROBERT DELVES
Robert Delves is a Melbourne based sculptor who has been practising for over 30 years in a variety of media. He holds fine art degrees from RMIT and VCA.
Robert has participated in many important solo and group exhibitions including the Montalto Sculpture Prize exhibition, Yering Station Sculpture exhibition, Contemporary 2, Docklands and the McClelland Gallery Grounds for Sculpture exhibition. Recently, a finalist in the Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award 2017. In 2008 he was the recipient of the Riddoch Gallery Wood Sculpture Award and the Yering Station Sculpture Award. Delves then won the Prometheus Visual Art Award in 2009, the Yering at Heidi Sculpture Award in 2012, the Dame Elizabeth Murdoch Sculpture Award in 2013, and exhibited at Heidi Sculpture park in 2013.
Robert Delves’s sculptures are part of high-profile public, corporate and private collections in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, UK and the USA.
BEN LINEY
Ben Liney brings unwounded natural beauty into the everyday, with the live painting of a new work from his onsite studio.
This new painting will feature his signature, realistic imitations of moss growth on rock formations, all situated within an intimate composition that highlights the awe of the natural landscape.
JACKIE CASE
Internationally renowned, Jackie Case is a Melbourne based artist who specialises in intricate drawings. With a BA Graphic Design RMIT (Australia), she is a gallery represented artist with Rebecca Hossack Gallery London and New York. She has had solo exhibitions in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, London and New York and exhibits in art fairs around the globe.
She’ll be returning for Affordable Art Fair Melbourne 2023, cleverly hidden within a custom-built ATM where you can purchase a five-minute sketch. Simply purchase yourself a limited-release novelty-sized credit card at the nearby cashier and insert. Jackie will be waiting to generate your ‘withdrawal’, a unique sketch which she creates. You have the opportunity to request a subject.
DAVID HINCHLIFFE
David Hinchliffe has been painting, exhibiting and selling his work in galleries since the age of 12. He has won numerous competitions as a young artist (Sunday Mail Art Prize, ABC Argonauts Award, Atlantic City Sculpture Award, Toowoomba Gemini Prize) and is a regular finalist in the Tattersalls Landscape Prize.
He has exhibited at galleries in Brisbane and the Gold Coast as well as at Harrods in London and at Village Art gallery in Greenwich Village 1996, at the Australian Consulate, New York and at Michael Ingbar Gallery on Broadway in Soho, New York and in Paris.
JOSH FARTCH
Josh Fartch is a painter who also exhibits drawing and photography. He has an interest in both modern and contemporary painters, tackling traditional subjects where clouds, mountains and still life objects are common motifs.
Recent painters of interest include Constable, Richter and Hockney, in particular the latter’s approach to technology. Josh has a Masters in Fine Art, Painting.
MEZZA DI MEZZACORONA
Who doesn’t love a glass of Italian wine?
Affordable Art Fair is delighted to partner with Mezzacorona, one of the most influential wineries of northern Italy and Single Vineyard Sellers, to bring Italian Glacial Sparkling to our fair.
This well-regarded wine co-operative lies at the foot of the majestic Italian Dolomites. Its vineyards run from Lake Garda to the foothills of the towering Dolomites. Mezzacorona offers single varietal wines characterized by the vivid elegance and crispness typical of the region.
During your fair visit, do head to the Mezza di Mezzacorona Bubble Bar under the Royal Exhibition Dome for a glass of bubbly (or two) while you peruse the fair aisles.
BREAKFAST WITH THE EDITOR
BREAKFAST WITH HOME BEAUTIFUL EDITORIN-CHIEF, ELLE LOVELOCK
Join Elle Lovelock, Home Beautiful’s Editorin-Chief in an intimate group breakfast at Affordable Art Fair Melbourne on Friday 1 September as she shares her tips and tricks for displaying art in your home.
From bold abstracts to understated still lifes, art can make a house a home. With guidance on how to pick the size of an artwork, to how to decide on a colour palette – this is the perfect way to start your art collection at Affordable Art Fair.
Spaces are limited for this exclusive event, snap up your ticket here and don’t miss out.
THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS
AFFORDABLE ART FAIR MELBOURNE
31 August – 3 September 2023
Royal Exhibition Building
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9 – 12 May 2024
Brisbane Showgrounds Exhibition Building
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Coming June 2024
Royal Randwick Racecourse