Wik & Kugu Arts Centre

Keith Wikmunea, 2024

Wik & Kugu Arts Centre is located in Aurukun, a small remote Aboriginal community on the north-west coast of Cape York Peninsula, Queensland. The Centre is renowned for its iconic milkwood sculptures produced by the men of Aurukun, and the women are well-known for ochre and acrylic paintings.

At the 2024 Fair, Wik & Kugu Arts Centre presented sculptural works by Winner of the 2023 Telstra NATSIAA Art Award, Keith Wikmunea. As an artist, he is passionate about passing on his creative and cultural knowledge to future generations.

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@void_melbourne (Naarm) will return to Melbourne A

@void_melbourne (Naarm) will return to Melbourne Art Fair in 2025 with a solo exhibition of works by Louise Paramor. The exhibition will feature a series of reverse glass paintings that depict abstracted images from her recent small plastic assemblages from the 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘍𝘪𝘵 series.

Over the last few decades, @louise_paramor has gained widespread recognition for repurposing discarded things into distinctive assemblage sculptures, figurative and abstract collages, and public space projects. One of her large-scale works was exhibited at Melbourne Art Fair 2024 earlier this year as part of the BEYOND sector, harnessing the monumental space within the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre.

Tickets for Melbourne Art Fair 2025 are currently on sale at the link in bio 🔗

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Images:
1. Louise Paramor, 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘍𝘪𝘵 #4, 2023, found objects, plastic, 22 x 23 x 10cm.
2. Louise Paramor, Re-working of selected pieces from the 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 (2020) series and the 𝘗𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 (2017) series (detail), 2024, archival paper, MDF, found wood and plastic objects, steel and aluminium armatures

Melbourne Art Fair is thrilled to welcome @neon_pa

Melbourne Art Fair is thrilled to welcome @neon_parc (Naarm/Melbourne) back for another year in February 2025. The gallery will present a two-person exhibition of works by Damiano Bertoli and Diena Georgetti, focusing on their overlapping interest
in Modernism, abstraction and time.

Damiano Bertoli was one of the most highly regarded artists of his generation (1969-2021). His practice connected various points in history, utilising familiar and referential motifs in order to realise what he referred to as the ‘Continuous Moment’.

@dienageorgetti (b. 1966) has been a significant figure in Australian contemporary art, since the 1980s. A conceptual painter, Diena’s works are composite pictures, collages of obscure fragments from communities of artist predecessors. A solo exhibition of her works are currently on view at Neon Parc.

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Images:
1. Damiano Bertoli, 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘯𝘹𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 (𝘜𝘭𝘵𝘳𝘢/𝘋𝘰𝘳𝘢) 𝘠𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸, 2016, Lustre print on Dibond, 70 x 50 cm.
2. Diena Georgetti, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵, 2024, UV print on hand polished aluminium, custom frame, 47 x 46 x 3 cm.

Returning to Melbourne Art Fair next February afte

Returning to Melbourne Art Fair next February after a stellar solo exhibition of paintings by @maurangi.c.carrol in 2024, @nasha.au (Gadigal Country/Sydney) brings new works by Drew Connor Holland. The presentation will be a continuation of @drewconnor's last exhibition with the gallery, 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘦𝘮.

"When I was asked to describe these works I saw them as a Reformation of heartbreak— symbols of an alchemic spiritual repentance eroded with the passage of time..."
-Drew Connor Holland

First Release tickets for Melbourne Art Fair, 20 - 23 February 2025, are currently on sale at the link in bio 🔗

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Images: Drew Connor Holland, an angel could never fit between your fingers, 2023, synthetic polymer, marble dust, damar, watercolour, ink on birch panel, 14 x 14cm, 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.

Presenting a solo exhibition at Melbourne Art Fair

Presenting a solo exhibition at Melbourne Art Fair 2025, @sophiegannongallery (Naarm/Melbourne) will showcase works by Zoe Young, transforming everyday settings
and objects in to idyllic and evocative scenes.

@z.y.o.e's compositions hold a unique emotional depth, evoking nostalgia and connecting individual stories with broader human emotions. Her artistic journey exemplifies a fusion of skill, emotion, and storytelling that leaves an indelible mark on the viewer.

First Release tickets for Melbourne Art Fair, 20 - 23 February 2025, are on sale now at the link in bio 🔗

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Image: Zoe Young, 𝘓𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 2020, acrylic on Belgian linen,160 x 120cm.

Ingvar Kenne’s ongoing photographic series title

Ingvar Kenne’s ongoing photographic series titled ‘a portrait of [country]’, continues his exploration of abandonment as he searches out magical, often inaccessible and harrowing parts of the Land that still echo with their pre-colonial life.

@ingvarkenne's large-scale photographs will be exhibited by @day01.gallery (Gadigal Country/Sydney) at Melbourne Art Fair 2025 alongside works by Marisa Purcell.

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Images:
1. Ingvar Kenne, 𝘗𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘕𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺, [Western Arthurs, Southwest NP, Tasmania] (detail), 2023-2024, archival inkjet print on cotton rag paper. Large: 154.5 x 124 cm. Small: 104.5 x 84 cm.
2. Ingvar Kenne, 𝘗𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘕𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺, [Western Arthurs, Southwest NP, Tasmania] (detail), 2023-2024. Full view.

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At Melbourne Art Fair 2025, @tolarno (Naarm/Melbou

At Melbourne Art Fair 2025, @tolarno (Naarm/Melbourne) will present a significant solo exhibition of works by @hannahgartsidestudio

"𝘉𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 is a series of small sculptures of anthropomorphised rabbits made from worn vintage ladies’ gloves in leather, suede and cotton. The gloves have been manipulated to depict bunnies cuddling, hanging out, pleasuring themselves and each other. After years of functioning as protection against impropriety and cold weather, these gloves now bring to life little experiences and relationships."
-Hannah Gartside

Hannah has also recently been announced at the recipient of the prestigious Anne & Gordon Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarship for 2025. Melbourne Art Fair extends its congratulations to Hannah for this tremendous achievement.

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Image: Hannah Gartside, series title: 𝘉𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 , #26, 2024, found leather gloves, wire, cotton and wool fabric, weighted curtain cord, thread, 17 x 9 x 17cm. Photo: Chris Bowes.

Announcement 📣 Under the Melbourne Art Founda

Announcement 📣

Under the Melbourne Art Foundation 2025 commission program, two ambitious new works from leading international artists, represented by exhibiting galleries, will be showcased at Melbourne Art Fair. In partnership with @qagoma celebrated Singaporean multi-disciplinary artist Dawn Ng, represented by @sullivanstrumpf (Gadigal Country/Sydney, Naarm/Melbourne), will exhibit a new moving image work exploring the tenor and trajectory of time via a hypnotic cascade of falling colour. Ng’s presentation at the 2025 Melbourne Art Fair is supported by @theritzcarltonmelbourne

Additionally, in partnership with the @govettbrewster, Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland-based artist Yona Lee, represented by @fineartssydney (Gadigal Country/Sydney), will develop a large scale installation, calling into question what it means to make sculpture comprised of found objects in the networked digital age. Lee’s commission at the 2025 Melbourne Art Fair is supported by@artwork_transport and is the first time a Melbourne Art Foundation Commission will be in partnership with an international institution.

Read more at the link in bio 🔗

@dawn___ng @ylee138

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Left: Yona Lee. Photo: Seowon Nam. Courtesy of Art Sonje Center ⓒ 2024. Art Sonje Center all rights reserved. C/o the artist and Fine Arts, Sydney.
Right: Dawn Ng, Photo Credit: Paulius Staniunas | All Is Amazing.

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Melbourne Art Fair is thrilled to announce the participating galleries for 2025 with First Release Tickets on sale now.
Presenting new and iconic artists, Melbourne Art Fair returns this summer, 20 - 23 February 2025 across 9,000sqm at the @mcec. Explore and collect works from over 100 contemporary artists, presented by Australasia’s leading galleries and Indigenous art centres. Alongside artist presentations, discover a curated program of large-scale installations, commissions, video art, conversations, live performances and more. The 2025 event also welcomes the Victorian First Peoples Art & Design Fair, presenting a showcase exhibition featuring works by 20 unrepresented artists and four Indigenous Art Centres.

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