The Gallery

The Fenwick’s unique gallery space features works from local & international artists.

The Gallery is open to the public 7 days a week.

Current Exhibition

Past Exhibitions

Located on the second floor of The Fenwick, The Gallery is a beautiful space to showcase a variety of art. Any individual or group of artists interested in exhibiting at The Fenwick Gallery are encouraged to complete the below expression of interest form.

 
 

Meet Curator & Art Advisor Kristia Moises

Kristia Moises, an accomplished art advisor and curator with more than two decades in the field, launched her career in prestigious New York galleries. Later, she enriched her expertise by working at The Studio Museum of Harlem. Following this museum experience, Kristia spent a decade at Galerie Perrotin in Miami and Paris before entering into a fruitful collaboration with ICART. Presently, she runs her own gallery and advisory firm in Sydney, specializing in surrealist, modern, and contemporary art. Her global perspective and extensive connections make her a valuable asset in the international art scene.

 
 
 

Daimon Downey & Bec Smith - Grounded in the Bold
From November 2024

ABOUT THE EXHIBIT

Emotions and sensitivities are cemented into life through its turmoils textures and madness. These experiences are exhibited in life and in art through stories that texturise into bold aspects of the self while the undercurrent tones and colours give life the sweet and savoury essences we all look to appease our emotional id.

‘Grounded in the Bold’ contextualises these concepts of emotions and tender strengths through an artistic extension. The canvas of life and foundations of a well rooted life can be found and emulated in the works by Daimon Downey and Bec Smith.

BIO & ARTIST STATEMENT

Daimon Downey is a Sydney-based contemporary artist known for his bold, abstract expressionist paintings. Formerly the frontman of ARIA award-winning band Sneaky Sound System, his work is energetic and full of life. Over the past decade, he has gained international recognition with sell-out shows in Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and New York. Downey’s art, created in his Bondi Beach studio, explores comfort and joy through dynamic colour, balance, and form.

Bec Smith is a Melbourne-based artist with 20+ years of experience in art and design. A graduate of RMIT, The Art Academy in London, and Swinburne, she has exhibited at the Melbourne Design Festival and was selected for the Belle Arti Prize. Her work, influenced by early 20th-century abstract and colourfield art, delves into dynamics within structures and systems, exploring fiction, nonfiction, duality, and multiple truths.

 
 
 
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Past Exhibitions —
at The Fenwick

2024

HUGO GARAY

SPRING 2024

Hugo Garay’s photography captures the poetic nuances of daily life, blending reality with abstraction to highlight expressive details. Hugo aims to find beauty in the ordinary, creating intriguing images that reveal the overlooked.

Andrea Long

WINTER 2024

Long’s artistic focus centres on the human body and flesh, serving as both her subject and indirect medium. She consider’s her own body as a form of 'resource material,' guiding her exploration of self through the creative process.

Marie Aubeline Hiot

Autumn 2024

Marie Aubeline Hiot is an artist working with multiple mediums, primarily drawing, painting and sculpture, and with influences from poetry and the beauty of the everyday life.

2023

peter burgess - Curated by kristia moises

Summer 2023/2024

The ‘Ars loci’ exhibition by Peter Burgess primarily text-based, results from over two decades of ongoing projects, which embarks on a witty investigation of words and their associations, methodically rearranging letters to create anagrams that play on the names of famous artists, celebrities and sayings.

Rita Orsini - Curated by nafisa naomi

WINTER 2023

The ‘Orsini Lights’ blend traditional painting with design, creating unique illuminated artworks that resemble stained-glass windows, doubling as functional artist lamps.

Nafisa naomi - Curated by nafisa naomi

Spring 2023

A visual journey through Tuscany, with a special signed and numbered limited edition set of prints from her book ‘Tuscan Temptations’. The original book of 90 artworks was awarded 'First Prize for Works on Paper’ at the Chianciano Biennale and the Commemorative edition printed in Sydney,

Jen Hsieh - Curated by nafisa naomi

Summer 2022 - 2023

A tale of vast wilderness and inherent beauty. Hsieh’s paintings possess a bewitching elegance, suggest and engage viewers to seek more and join in on the journey.

2022

DIYAN COE - Curated by nafisa naomi

Spring 2022

Coe, a gifted artist, created the NSW Aboriginal Land Council Logo at just 13 years old. Her diverse body of work reflects her holistic worldview, bridging cultural gaps in Australia. Today, she continues to produce art that uniquely captures the essence of Dreamtime, appealing to a wide audience.

Rosa Fedele- Curated by nafisa naomi

Winter 2022

A vibrant and joyful collection, ‘DREAM MACHINES’, celebrating vintage cars, Italian scooters and romantic beauties from the silver screen.

Masako Gordon- Curated by nafisa naomi

autumn 2022

Masako Gordon, a Tokyo-born artist, has gained international acclaim for her vibrant oil-on-canvas works exhibited globally. She's a versatile artist with a charitable spirit, supporting causes like CARE Australia and the Japan Tsunami Red Cross Appeal.

2021

Allen Koppe - Curated by nafisa naomi

Summer 2021

Koppe's artwork extends an invitation to embrace emotional equilibrium and harmony through minimalist aesthetics. It takes viewers on a journey through recognizable urban shapes and forms, creating imagery that finds balance amidst the chaos of everyday life.

Steve Panozzo- Curated by nafisa naomi

Autumn 2021

Panozzo, an award-winning cartoonist since 1985, has contributed to major newspapers and magazines, including ten years at The Australian and the Daily Telegraph in Sydney. The Fenwick was his first solo exhibition.

 

2020

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Allen Koppe - Curated by nafisa naomi

Autumn 2020

Koppe worked on a two-part series: "Sydney Icons," a photographic study of iconic Sydney buildings, and "Aftermath, a Burnt Landscape," which delves into the surreal aftermath of the 2019/2020 bushfires.

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Ian HanseN- Curated by nafisa naomi

Autumn 2020

Hansen, an award-winning marine artist, leverages 12 years in the Royal Australian Navy, starting at age 15, to create remarkable works showcased in prestigious venues like Sydney’s Government House. His deep sea knowledge infuses his art, and he transitioned into a successful full-time marine artist after retiring.

 

2019/2020

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Guy Troughton- Curated by nafisa naomi

Summer 2019/2020

Troughton is renowned for delicately rendering portraits of birds and animals, reflecting his deep passion for the natural world. He utilises watercolours to depict the beauty and diversity of the birds in his artworks..

Nafisa Naomi- Curated by nafisa naomi

Spring 2019/2020

"Re-Awakening" is a vivid explosion of colour, celebrating a wide variety of stunning Australian wildflowers. It encapsulates the pure joy derived from the beauty that our native Australian flora offers.

 
 
 
 
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