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Press Coverage 2020

Melbourne Art Fair: Online Viewing Rooms 
Art Almanac
20 May 2020

Melbourne Art Fair 2020
ASSEMBLE Papers
15 May 2020

Melbourne Art Fair going virtual for 2020 is easel-y this weeks coolest art news
delicious.Travel
8 May 2020

Isolation is changing the face of arts e-commerce
ArtsHub
5 May 2020

Digital Event: Melbourne Art Fair Viewing Rooms
Meanwhile in Melbourne
1 May 2020

The Melbourne Art Fair is going digital this June
RUSSH
29 April 2020

MELBOURNE ART FAIR GOES VIRTUAL
Art Collector 
28 April 2020

Melbourne Art Fair announces free Virtual Art Fair for June 2020
Arts Review 
28 April 2020

Melbourne Art Fair to go ahead as a free virtual event
Beat Magazine
28 April 2020

Free ‘virtual viewing rooms’ in redrawn Melbourne Art Fair
The Age 
28 April 2020

The galleries and museums you can still visit virtually
Vogue Living
28 April 2020

Melbourne Art Fair names inaugural Artistic Director 
Arts Review 
3 September 2019

On the move: Melbourne Art Fair Director Announced
ArtsHub
29 August 2019 

Melbourne Art Fair’s Artistic Director for 2020 
Art Almanac
29 August 2019

Art Showcase Ready for a Renaissance 
The Age
9 July 2019

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The William Mora Indigenous Art Centre Program (WM The William Mora Indigenous Art Centre Program (WMIACP) will host six art centres at the 2026 Fair and we are thrilled to welcome back some familiar faces and introduce new centres.

Having previously exhibited in 2022 for the very first edition of the WMIACP with Jonathan World Peach Bush, @jilamaraartsandcrafts returns to showcase works by Barbara Puruntatameri. Her work celebrates the use of locally sourced earth pigments used by artists at Jilamara and the kayimwagakimi – a carved ironwood comb used to apply dots to the body for ceremony.

For their third edition of MAF, @munupiarts returns with a solo show from Tiwi artist Leon Russell Black. His bold ochre paintings are marked by an emotional immediacy and raw presence, reflecting both deep cultural respect and a contemporary Tiwi experience and identity. 

@moa_arts brings a compelling duo show, featuring Paula Savage’s iconic weaving works and prints; and large-format, framed ‘pochoir’ (mono-prints) on paper by Moa Arts founding member and Chairman, Solomon Booth. 

Finally, Papunya @tjupiarts makes their way back to Melbourne with a solo presentation of works by Doris Bush. Doris paints vivid memories, stories and dreams from her life, embodying her nature of a true storyteller with her expressive style, bold use of colour and recognisable motifs. 

Joining the returning centres, we’re excited to welcome @ikuntjiartists and @walkatjara with open arms. 

The WMIACP is funded by the Australian Government through the Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support (IVAIS) program and generously supported by @morgans.australia 

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Images:
1-2. Barbara Puruntatameri with 𝘒𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘮𝘸𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘮𝘪 𝘑𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘢 on Wulirankuwu Country, Tiwi Islands, 2025. Photo: Will Heathcote; artist in studio, 2025. Photo: Johanna McCormack. 
3-4. Leon Russel Black in studio; Leon Russel Black, 𝘉𝘶𝘴𝘩 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺, Natural ochres on canvas, 2023, 120x180cm.
5-6. Paula Savage in studio; MAF 2025. Photo: Phoebe Powell. 
7-8. Solomon Booth in studio; ‘Awareness (XX)’, 2023, Monotype on printing paper.
9-10. Doris Bush in studio; ‘Pilkati’, 2025, acrylic on linen
EXHIBITING 2026 | @michaelreidsydney @michaelreidb EXHIBITING 2026 | @michaelreidsydney @michaelreidberlin

Adorned with silky tendrils, soft knitted loops and dazzling Day-Glo threads, @troyemery’s tufty creatures exude a captivating mystique with a touch of camp – haughty and inscrutable beneath their lurid pelts. Appearing to melt into their own being, the artist’s impossible fauna is fashioned by hand with a couturier’s precision and imaginative flourish. 

At Melbourne Art Fair, a pride of his fringed felines will slink, sashay and strike languorous poses on plinths and podiums throughout the Michael Reid Sydney + Berlin booth, appearing at once as decorative objects unto themselves and as emblems of ecological ruin and contemporary alienation.

Swipe to see one of his works, tenderly nicknamed ‘Slinky Slurpy’ in its rightful place in collector Yvonne Shafir’s home. 
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Images:
1.         Troy Emery, 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮, 2025, glass bead fringing, polyurethane, epoxy, adhesive, screws, staples, pins, 51 x 54 x 40 cm. Indicative image only. Image courtesy of the artist and Michael Reid Sydney + Berlin.
2. Still, Yvonne Shafir in Material Attachments. Produced by Melbourne Art Foundation.
An icon of the Perth arts scene since 2017, @moore An icon of the Perth arts scene since 2017, @moorecontemporary (Boorloo/Perth) was founded by arts veteran, Margaret Moore. Having previously worked at the Art Gallery of NSW, the National Gallery of Australia (NGA), and the Art Gallery of Western Australia (AGWA), Margaret opened the gallery with ambitions to support contemporary art in her home state. Decades of experience has allowed her to forge meaningful relationships with artists, arts workers, and collectors alike. “I’m someone who likes to keep moving forward and progress in life. In a way, you are always reinventing yourself. You invent your own interests and stimulus. When I started the gallery, it was the right time for me and the right time for Perth.” – Margaret Moore speaking with @artcollector
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Moore Contemporary has since become a familiar presence at Melbourne Art Fair, having exhibited since 2022. Swipe to discover their past presentations, including @jacobus_capone’s solo in 2022 with his Perdition & Prayer paintings; @abdul_rahman_abdullah’s incredible
wooden sculptures in 2024; and in 2025, paintings by Ian Williams @ianwils_ and sculpture by Joshua Webb @jlwstudio in dialogue. ​
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The gallery returns to MAF in 2026 with a solo show of works by @tovekjellmark. ​
Melbourne Art Fair, 19 – 22 February 2026 at the @mcec
EXHIBITING 2026 | @moorecontemporary (Boorloo/Pert EXHIBITING 2026 | @moorecontemporary (Boorloo/Perth)

MOORE CONTEMPORARY returns to Melbourne Art Fair 2026 to showcase a solo presentation of works by @tovekjellmark 

Kjellmark’s experimental practice allows her to move freely between different media and materials. Through her interests in motion capture, robotics and a merging of natural and artificial form, Kjellmark creates spaces of critical reflection about techno-scientific acceleration.

Her artworks ask questions about the nature of human and non-human agency in a highly ‘indoctrinated’ post-human world. Her work often possesses a certain fragmentation that appears to be a visual bridge between the digitised art-making and ancient relic.

Don’t miss her solo show at Melbourne Art Fair 2026, 19 – 22 February. 
Tickets at the link in bio. 🔗

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Images: 
1.	Tove Kjellmark, Blue Horse, 2025, mixed media, 26 x 33 x 10 cm, Courtesy the artist and MOORE CONTEMPORARY.
2-3. The artist working in a foundry. Courtesy the artist and MOORE CONTEMPORARY.
4. Tove Kjellmark, Lean Back, 2025, mixed media, 23 x 25 x 19 cm. Courtesy the artist and MOORE CONTEMPORARY.
EXHIBITING 2026 | @artcollectivewa (Boorloo/Perth) EXHIBITING 2026 | @artcollectivewa (Boorloo/Perth) 

In her latest body of work, Dr. Vanessa Russ draws on childhood memories of the Kimberley’s rivers, gorges, and flooded plains. Her expressive charcoal and ink drawings depict the land’s renewal during the wet season, when hidden waterways surge to life, spilling through ancient fissures to mix with rainwater. Each piece reflects the artist’s connection to Country, and her longing to be immersed in its transformation. Through her raw, layered technique, Vanessa Russ evokes the beauty, power and joy of the Kimberley landscape after the early rains.

Her works will be showcased in a solo presentation by Art Collective WA at Melbourne Art Fair 2026. 
Established in 2013, Art Collective WA has become significant player in the Australian contemporary art scene. Run by artists, the Collective focuses on creating opportunities that involve and benefit significant Western Australian artists. 

We can always trust Art Collective WA to bring a great solo presentation. Swipe to discover their most recent exhibitions at MAF, including @olga_cironis in 2025 exploring the notions of belonging, identity and cultural globalisation; and @lamb.joanna in 2024 and her large-scale botanical-inspired series. 

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Images: 
1-2. Vanessa Russ, 𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥-𝘶𝘱, 𝘋𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘺 – 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 5, 2025, Indian ink on paper, 38 x 56cm. Courtesy the artist and Art Collective WA.
3- Melbourne Art Fair 2025. Photo: Will Hamilton-Coates.
4- Melbourne Art Fair 2024. Photo: Griffin Simm.
What lies beyond the soaring ceilings and taut ste What lies beyond the soaring ceilings and taut steel walls that shape @acca_melbourne’s iconic space? What goes on behind the scenes, where the team types away, quietly scheming their next big exhibition?

We joined Myles Russell-Cook @myzrc, now firmly settled into his role as Artistic Director and CEO, to chat about his love for ACCA, some of the new changes he’s set in motion (including a very personal donation to the gallery which may or may not be his old couch), and what lies ahead. These are Myles’ 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴. 

We’re also excited to continue our cultural partnership with ACCA for Melbourne Art Fair 2026. With shared ambitions to support contemporary Australian and international artists, and the fact that we’re both 80s babies, it’s a pretty perfect match.
Spotted at Melbourne Art Fair 2004 (bottom left): Spotted at Melbourne Art Fair 2004 (bottom left): Beverly Knight, Director of @alcaston_gallery (Naarm/Melbourne).

You can’t talk about a Melbourne Art Fair staple without mentioning Alcaston Gallery, founded in 1989, just one year after the very first MAF by Beverly and Anthony Knight.

Known for her eagle eye for emerging talent, Beverly has spent decades championing artists, particularly First Nations artists, throughout their careers. Early highlights include her inaugural 1989 exhibition featuring Emily Kame Kngwarreye and Ginger Riley Munduwalawala. More recently, Alcaston presented the landmark Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori survey at @fondationcartier pour l’art contemporain in Paris and @triennalemilano, before Gabori’s works returned to MAF 2024 alongside iconic pieces by Tiger Yaltangki.

This year, the gallery brought an extraordinary presentation of works by Aileen Napaljarri Long, Ada Pula Beasley, Shirley Macnamara, Louise Robertson, and Rhonda Sharpe, the scale of the booth practically dwarfing the MCEC itself.

Beyond the gallery walls, Beverly is a passionate AFL supporter (Bombers, strictly). She served as a director of the Essendon Football Club from 1993–2010, the first woman ever elected to an AFL club board. Who said art people can’t be sports people too?

We’re looking forward to their booth in 2026 in collaboration with @papunyatulaartists featuring works by Ray JamesTjangala, Bobby WestTjupurrula and AdrianJurraTjungurrayi.
EXHIBITING 2026 | Alcaston Gallery:  𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘈𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦: 𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘈𝘳𝘵.

In compelling intergenerational dialogue, three creative and cultural leaders will exhibit their works, presented by @alcaston_gallery (Naarm/Melbourne) in collaboration with @papunyatulaartists. In curatorial dialogue, Ray James Tjangala, Bobby West Tjupurrula and Adrian Jurra Tjungurrayi interrupt the temporal continuum of Western Desert art, objecting the notion that art and artist are historically fixed and critically isolated.

Instead, their works are satellites within an inherently connected cultural matrix that converse, unseen and unbroken, between the past and the present - transhistorical and objectified mnemonics. Art as a living site of cultural memory. Art as cultural blockchains across time.

The presentation includes paintings by all three artists, an important short documentary film on Bobby West’s return to his Country, and his new sculpture - a first in almost 55 years for Papunya Tula Artists, the company entirely owned and directed by Aboriginal people since 1972.

Melbourne Art Fair, 19 – 22 February 2026 at the @mcec 

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Images:
All images courtesy the artist, Alcaston Galley, and Papunya Tula Artists.
1.	Ray JamesTjangala, 𝘒𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢, 2010 (AK23697), Synthetic polymer paint on linen, 122 x 122 cm © The Artist, Papunya Tula Artists, and Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne.
2.	Ray James Tjangala, 𝘠𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘢, 2021 (AK23696), Synthetic polymer paint on linen, 153 x 122 cm.
3.	Artist Portrait –Bobby West Tjupurrula
4.	Bobby West Tjupurrula, 𝘛𝘫𝘶𝘭𝘺𝘶𝘳𝘶, 2025 (AK23801), Synthetic polymer paint on linen, 61 x 55 cm.
5.	Artist Portrait, Adrian Jurra Tjungurrayi.
6.	Adrian Jurra Tjungurrayi, 𝘠𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘢, 2024 (AK23572), Synthetic polymer paint on linen, 152 x 122 cm © The Artist, Papunya Tula Artists, and Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne.
7-8. Film Still, 𝘕𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘺𝘢 © Francis MacIndoe
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