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MITAKIKI WOMEN’S COLLABORATIVE | ARTIST SPOTLIGHT Across a rich field of colour and repeated markings, the Mitakiki Wome...
01/09/2026

MITAKIKI WOMEN’S COLLABORATIVE | ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

Across a rich field of colour and repeated markings, the Mitakiki Women’s Collaborative map the presence of kapi tjukurla, rock holes where water gathers after rain and remains as a vital source through the dry season.

This painting is one of four works by Naomi Kantjuriny, Mona Mitakiki and Tjimpayi Presley currently on view at Martin Browne Contemporary as part of MINYMA TJUTA, a new exhibition by Tjala Arts. Together, they paint as the Mitakiki Women’s Collaborative, building their compositions through repetition, rhythm and shifting fields of colour, with each mark forming part of an intricate visual mapping of Country, water and cultural knowledge.

The rock holes depicted relate to Kungkarangkalpa Tjukurpa, the Seven Sisters Story, in which the sisters are pursued across Country by a bad man, Wati Nyiru. The wise elder sisters protect and teach the younger women, helping them resist his tricks, while Wati Nyiru changes shape into different rock formations and landmarks. These sites remain part of the landscape and are important Anangu ceremonial places. Naomi, Mona and Tjimpayi were taught to paint this story by the late senior artist Kunmanara Katie Kawiny. Through their collaborative practice, the women continue to carry her knowledge forward, translating stories of Country into richly layered paintings that are both collective and distinctly their own.

TJALA ARTS | MINYMA TJUṮA

Currently on view at Martin Browne Contemporary.
Visit the link in our bio to view the full exhibition catalogue.

Tjala Arts
APY Art Centre Collective

Featured work:
Mitakiki Women’s Collaborative
Kapi Tjukula tjuta - many rock holes (207-23), 2023
Acrylic on linen
198 x 152.5 cm
$7,720

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SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY | 2026Martine Browne Contemporary returns to Sydney contemporary 2026. Our presentation reflects the...
28/08/2026

SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY | 2026

Martine Browne Contemporary returns to Sydney contemporary 2026. Our presentation reflects the breadth of gallery programming here at MBC, pairing established practices with new developments in material, form and subject.

Featuring Ebony Russell, Michael McHugh, Adrienne Gaha, Jessica Murtagh, Bronte Leighton-Dore, Ildiko Kovacs, Marlene Gilson, Kevin Chin, Sam Michelle, Alexander McKenzie and Sally Ross.

To view our catalogue click the link in our bio

Contemporary
3–6 September, 2026
Booth CO8 | Carriageworks, Sydney

Works featured:
Kevin Chin, Corridors, 2026, Oil on Italian linen, 138 x 199 cm,
$16,000

Sam Michelle, Banksia Arrangement, 2026, Oil on canvas, 143x 113cm, $12,500

Bronte Leighton-Dore, Colours change when held, 2026, Oil, marble dust and gesso on poplar, 123 x 166cm, $10,800

Sally Ross, Two Birds, 2026, Oil on board, 46 x 38cm, $6,000

Ildiko Kovacs, Warm Light II, 2026, Oil paint and oil stick on plywood, 120 x 140 cm, $28,000

Marlene Gilson, Letter from home, 2026, Acrylic on linen, 75 x 100cm, $30,000

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OPENING TOMORROWJoin us tomorrow for the opening of two new exhibitions:TJALA ARTS | Minyma Tjuṯa
NICOLA GOWER WALLIS | ...
27/08/2026

OPENING TOMORROW
Join us tomorrow for the opening of two new exhibitions:

TJALA ARTS | Minyma Tjuṯa
NICOLA GOWER WALLIS | Paddock Thoughts

Saturday 29 August, 2–4 pm.

Together, the exhibitions bring distinct perspectives on Country, memory, landscape and lived experience, from the intergenerational practices of women artists from Tjala Arts in Amata to Nicola Gower Wallis’ poetic observations of rural Australia.

Tjala Arts
APY Art Centre Collective
n. gowerwallis

We look forward to welcoming you.
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SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY 2026 | ONE WEEK TO GOOne week until Martin Browne Contemporary returns to Sydney Contemporary as the...
26/08/2026

SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY 2026 | ONE WEEK TO GO

One week until Martin Browne Contemporary returns to Sydney Contemporary as the fair celebrates its 10th anniversary. This year, we will bring together new and recent works across painting, glass and sculpture by eleven gallery artists.

Find Martin Browne Contemporary at Booth C08, Featuring Ebony Russell, Michael McHugh, Adrienne Gaha, Jessica Murtagh, Bronte Leighton-Dore, Ildiko Kovacs, Marlene Gilson, Kevin Chin, Sam Michelle, Alexander McKenzie and Sally Ross.

Sydney Contemporary 
3–6 September, 2026
Carriageworks, Sydney

Works featured:
Ebony Russell, *Superfluous Garniture Collection, *2026, Porcelain with stain

Michael McHugh, *Viridian, *2026, Acrylic on canvas, 120 x 240 cm, $22,500

Alexander McKenzie, Refuge or fortress no.4,* *2026, Oil on linen, Work size: 41 x 56 cm, Frame size: 44 x 59 cm, $13,000

Jessica Murtagh, *Mophead Hydrangea, *2026, Blown glass, sandblasted and engraved, gilded with coloured silver leaf, 44 x 44 x 15 cm, $11,000

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OPENING THIS SATURDAYJoin us this Saturday, 29 August from 2–4pm for the opening of Nicola Gower Wallis’ new exhibition,...
26/08/2026

OPENING THIS SATURDAY

Join us this Saturday, 29 August from 2–4pm for the opening of Nicola Gower Wallis’ new exhibition, Paddock Thoughts.

Across this new body of work, Gower Wallis finds humour, poetry and quiet strangeness in the landscapes, animals and everyday encounters of rural Australia. Paddocks, horses, birds and figures emerge through layered surfaces and shifting perspectives, transforming familiar scenes into something curious and unexpected.

n. gowerwallis

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SHANE SALVADOR | SOLD OUT We are delighted to announce that Shane Salvador’s debut solo exhibition Blokes is officially ...
23/08/2026

SHANE SALVADOR | SOLD OUT

We are delighted to announce that Shane Salvador’s debut solo exhibition Blokes is officially sold out.

A remarkable response to Shane’s first exhibition with Martin Browne Contemporary. Our sincere thanks to everyone who visited, supported the exhibition and acquired works, and congratulations to Shane on an exceptional debut with the gallery.

We look forward to welcoming you back to the gallery next Saturday for the opening of two new exhibitions: Tjala Arts’ Minyma Tjuṯa and Nicola Gower Wallis’ Paddock Thoughts.

Join us for the opening of both exhibitions on Saturday 29 August, 2–4pm.
Martin Browne Contemporary
15 Hampden Street, Paddington

S A L V A D O R

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FORTHCOMING | MINYMA TJUṮA | TJALA ARTSWe are pleased to announce Minyma Tjuṯa, a forthcoming exhibition bringing togeth...
21/08/2026

FORTHCOMING | MINYMA TJUṮA | TJALA ARTS

We are pleased to announce Minyma Tjuṯa, a forthcoming exhibition bringing together women artists from Tjala Arts in Amata, opening at Martin Browne Contemporary on 29 August.

The story of Tjala Arts is inseparable from the women of Amata. Established in 1999 as Minymaku Arts, the art centre was founded by senior women as a place to paint, work together and maintain culture.

Meaning “many women”, Minyma Tjuṯa brings together distinct voices and generations through paintings grounded in Country, family and Tjukurpa. The works move between expansive fields of colour, intricate patterning, repeated markings and shifting forms, reflecting the breadth of contemporary painting emerging from Amata.

Central to the exhibition are works relating to Kungkarangkalpa Tjukurpa, the Seven Sisters Story, including paintings by senior artist Tjungkara Ken. The exhibition also features works by the Mitakiki Women’s Collaborative who paint kapi tjukurla (rock holes) connected to Kungkarangkalpa Tjukurpa. Taught by the late senior artist Kunmanara Katie Kawiny, the three women continue to carry this knowledge through their collaborative practice.

Across Minyma Tjuṯa, individual and collaborative works sit together, reflecting the ways knowledge, stories and artistic practices are maintained and passed between generations.

Ahead of the exhibition opening, a selection of works from the show will be available to preview in our upstairs viewing gallery this Saturday, 22 August, from 10:30am- 6pm.

Tjala Arts
Minyma Tjuṯa: Many Women / Senior Women

29 August - 19 September 2026
Opening Saturday 29 August, 2–4pm
15 Hampden Street, Paddington NSW

Tjala Arts

Works featured:
Janie Kulyuru Lewis
Ngayuku Ngura - My Country (278-25), 2025
Acrylic on canvas
198 x 198 cm
$8,650

Mitakiki Womens’ Collaborative
Kapi Tjukula tjuta - many rock holes (319-17), 2017
Acrylic on linen
197 x 198 cm
$13,350

Sharon Ken
Ngayuku ngura - My Country (337-26), 2026
Acrylic on linen
198 x 198 cm
$6,050

For all enquiries or to acquire one of these works, contact the
gallery on 02 9331 7997, DM us or email 
[email protected]

NYUNMITI BURTON | FINAL DAYSFinal days to view Nyunmiti Burton’s Kungkarangkalpa Tjukurpa: A Seven Sisters Story, closin...
20/08/2026

NYUNMITI BURTON | FINAL DAYS

Final days to view Nyunmiti Burton’s Kungkarangkalpa Tjukurpa: A Seven Sisters Story, closing this Saturday 22 August.

One of the senior artists working in the APY Lands, Burton has spent more than three years developing this body of work, painting Kungkarangkalpa Tjukurpa and the Country through which the Seven Sisters travelled.

Across the exhibition, Burton’s fields of colour and intricate mark making trace this vast landscape, carrying knowledge of Country and Tjukurpa held across generations.

Available Artwork details:
Nyunmiti Burton
23-25AS,2025
Acrylic on linen
199 x 298 cm
$25,450

View the exhibition in the gallery until Saturday or contact us to receive the catalogue of available works.

For all enquiries, contact the gallery on 02 9331 7997, DM us or email [email protected]

KEVIN CHIN | FINALIST IN THE SUNSHINE COAST NATIONAL ART PRIZECongratulations to Kevin Chin, selected as a finalist in t...
20/08/2026

KEVIN CHIN | FINALIST IN THE SUNSHINE COAST NATIONAL ART PRIZE

Congratulations to Kevin Chin, selected as a finalist in the 2026 Sunshine Coast National Art Prize with Unwinding, 2025.

In Unwinding, Chin brings together landscapes and architecture drawn from across continents, creating an imagined space where domestic interiors and the natural world begin to merge.

The painting reflects Chin’s longstanding interest in migration, travel and our search for a sense of place. Windows, lakes, reflections and architectural forms shift into one another, moving between the familiarity of home and the expansiveness of the landscape.

The Sunshine Coast National Art Prize finalist exhibition opens tomorrow at Caloundra Regional Gallery and will be presented from 21 August to 11 October 2026.

Kevin Chin
Unwinding, 2025
oil and Italian linen
148 × 138 cm

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02 9331 7997, DM us or email [email protected]

GUAN WEI | FINALIST IN THE 2026 FISHER’S GHOST ART AWARDCongratulations to Guan Wei, selected as a finalist in the 2026 ...
19/08/2026

GUAN WEI | FINALIST IN THE 2026 FISHER’S GHOST ART AWARD

Congratulations to Guan Wei, selected as a finalist in the 2026 Fisher’s Ghost Art Award with Newborn.

Presented across eight panels, Newborn brings together human figures, mechanical forms, clouds, skulls and hovering spacecraft within a densely constructed composition, where historical references and futuristic imagery collide.

The work reflects Guan Wei’s distinctive ability to move between cultural history, mythology and contemporary life with humour, precision and an underlying sense of unease.

The 2026 Fisher’s Ghost Art Award finalist exhibition will be presented at Campbelltown Arts Centre from 26 September to 4 December.

Guan Wei
Newborn, 2026
Acrylic on canvas, 162 x 202 cm

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Image: Guan Wei, July 2016, at Art Gallery of New South Wales with his self-portrait, Plastic Surgery, 2015, photographer Michael Young

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