Martin Browne Contemporary

Martin Browne Contemporary Martin Browne Contemporary is dedicated to showing the finest in Australian and International modern and contemporary works of art.

JACQUELINE PURUNTATAMERI | MUNUPI ARTS | OPENING 6TH JUNEPainting from her Mother’s Country, Jurrupi (Jessie River), and...
02/06/2026

JACQUELINE PURUNTATAMERI | MUNUPI ARTS | OPENING 6TH JUNE

Painting from her Mother’s Country, Jurrupi (Jessie River), and Father’s Country, Rangini, Jacqueline Puruntatameri continues a family tradition of Tiwi painting that spans generations.

Raised in Pirlangimpi on Melville Island, Jacqueline has painted with Munupi Arts for many years, drawing upon the ceremonial design traditions of Jilamara and Kulama. Her intricate surfaces are built through repeated marks and rhythmic patterning, transforming the visual language of ceremony into compositions that feel at once deeply rooted and distinctly personal.

Jacqueline follows in the footsteps of her grandfather, the renowned Tiwi artist Black Joe, whose legacy continues to inform her connection to painting, Country and cultural knowledge.

Works by Jacqueline Puruntatameri are now on view as part of ‘Ngini Ngarwulla Kirrijipuni – Our Clay: Natural Ochres for Painting and Story’, a group exhibition of artists from Munupi Arts.




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

MARLENE GILSON OAM | FIRST PEOPLES MELBOURNE ART TRAMS 2026We would like to warmly congratulate Wadawurrung Elder and se...
02/06/2026

MARLENE GILSON OAM | FIRST PEOPLES MELBOURNE ART TRAMS 2026

We would like to warmly congratulate Wadawurrung Elder and senior artist Marlene Gilson OAM on her inclusion in the 2026 First Peoples Melbourne Art Trams, launched this week as part of RISING Melbourne.

Selected as the 2026 Legacy Tram artist, Gilson’s work ‘Happy Families – time when we all lived together’, 2022 now moves through the streets of Melbourne as part of one of the city’s most visible public art initiatives.

Centred on stories connected to Wadawurrung Country, Gilson’s richly detailed paintings reclaim and reframe historical narratives through scenes of cultural continuity, community and connection to Country. Her work often features her two totems - Bunjil the Eagle and Waa the Crow - carrying ancestral knowledge, memory and storytelling across generations.

Presented as part of RISING and curated by Taungurung woman Kate ten Buuren, the 2026 edition of First Peoples Melbourne Art Trams celebrates the power of Blak imagination through six newly commissioned tram works by First Peoples artists from across Victoria.

Congratulations Aunty Marlene on this remarkable and richly deserved recognition.
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To receive updates on new works by Marlene Gilson, join her VIP list via the link in our bio.

Images courtesy of RISING Melbourne.

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

MUNUPI ARTS | PREVIEW SATURDAY 30th MAYAhead of the opening of ‘Ngini Ngarwulla Kirrijipuni — Our Clay: Natural Ochres f...
29/05/2026

MUNUPI ARTS | PREVIEW SATURDAY 30th MAY

Ahead of the opening of ‘Ngini Ngarwulla Kirrijipuni — Our Clay: Natural Ochres for Painting and Story’, a preview selection of works from the exhibition is now on view in the gallery.

Bringing together paintings, carvings and woven forms by artists from Munupi Arts on Melville Island, the exhibition celebrates the enduring visual languages, ceremonial knowledge and material traditions of Tiwi culture through richly detailed contemporary practice.

Opening Saturday 6 June, 2–4pm at Martin Browne Contemporary.

Please feel free to contact the gallery to request a preview catalogue or further information on available works.




Works featured:

Simplicia Tipungwuti
Pupuni Jilamara (26-90), 2025
Ochre on canvas
100 x 160 cm
$6,000
(Detail)

Lidwina (Nina) Tepomitari
Kulama Design (26-45), 2026
Ochre on canvas
120.5 x 181 cm
$7,600

Jacqueline Puruntatameri
Pupuni Jilamara (26-51), 2026
Natural ochre on stringybark
97 x 47 cm
$4,200

Leon Russell Black
Bush Holiday Dreaming (25-26), 2025
Ochre on canvas
78.5 x 117 cm
$5,400

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

LAST DAY | LAURA WILLIAMS & APYACCTomorrow marks the final day to experience Terms of Endurement by Laura Williams and N...
29/05/2026

LAST DAY | LAURA WILLIAMS & APYACC

Tomorrow marks the final day to experience Terms of Endurement by Laura Williams and New Ground, our current exhibition of emerging artists from the APY Lands.

We warmly invite you to visit the gallery before both exhibitions close tomorrow, 30 May.





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

ROSE ESPINOSA | RE:BORNWe would like to congratulate Rose Espinosa on her inclusion in RE:BORN, a major Melbourne Design...
27/05/2026

ROSE ESPINOSA | RE:BORN

We would like to congratulate Rose Espinosa on her inclusion in RE:BORN, a major Melbourne Design Week 2026 exhibition presented by Romance Was Born and Artbank Australia.

Bringing together contemporary art, fashion and design, RE:BORN pairs artworks from the Artbank collection with reimagined furniture pieces from the Cultivated portfolio, transforming the Artbank Melbourne space into an immersive environment of colour, texture and craftsmanship.

Espinosa’s work is presented alongside an outstanding group of Australian artists including Patricia Piccinini, Ildiko Kovacs, Bill Henson, Lucy Culliton and more.

Ahead of her forthcoming solo exhibition with Martin Browne Contemporary this July, RE:BORN offers another exciting presentation of Espinosa’s hauntingly intimate artworks.

The exhibition continues at Artbank Melbourne until July 25.

To view all available works by Rose Espinosa, click the link in our bio.





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

EOFY | TAX WRITE-OFF FOR ARTWORKS ACQUIRED FOR OFFICE SPACE BEFORE JUNE 30EOFY is almost upon us, so if you’re a busines...
27/05/2026

EOFY | TAX WRITE-OFF FOR ARTWORKS ACQUIRED FOR OFFICE SPACE BEFORE JUNE 30

EOFY is almost upon us, so if you’re a business owner or sole trader with a turnover of up to $10 million, don’t miss the opportunity to brighten your office with a new artwork of up to $20,000 and receive an instant tax write-off.

And if you’re looking for the perfect piece to transform your space, we have just the work in mind - Hoopla, 2020 by Michael McHugh.

Known for his richly detailed paintings that merge imagination with observations drawn from nature, McHugh creates immersive compositions that balance exuberance with intricacy. In Hoopla, luminous floral forms unfold across a vivid turquoise background, creating a work that feels uplifting, expansive and highly contemporary.

Work featured:
Michael McHugh
Hoopla, 2020
Acrylic on canvas
150 × 150 cm
$16,000

To find out more about this deduction email the gallery at [email protected], call 02 9331 7997 or send us a DM.

SAM MICHELLE | FEATURED IN COUNTRY STYLE MAGAZINE We would like to congratulate our artist Sam Michelle on her beautiful...
26/05/2026

SAM MICHELLE | FEATURED IN COUNTRY STYLE MAGAZINE

We would like to congratulate our artist Sam Michelle on her beautiful feature in the latest issue of Country Style Magazine.

Spanning six pages, the feature offers a glimpse into Michelle’s coastal Victorian studio and garden practice, tracing the relationship between the flowers she grows and the lush still life paintings she creates from them. Working directly from life, Michelle builds her compositions through carefully observed arrangements of seasonal blooms, balancing colour, movement and atmosphere with remarkable sensitivity.

As the article notes, Michelle treats her garden “like an art collection” - cultivating dahlias, hydrangeas, hollyhocks and scabiosa not only for their beauty, but for the emotional and painterly possibilities they hold within the studio.

“Every morning, I’d spend an hour in the garden without my phone, just being focused… It fills my cup, and I can use that in the studio.”

Congratulations Sam on this wonderful and well deserved feature.





Read the full story via the link in our bio.

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Images © Martina Gemmola

FORTHCOMING EXHIBITION | MUNUPI ARTS | TIWI ISLANDSMartin Browne Contemporary is pleased to present ‘Ngini Ngarwulla Kir...
26/05/2026

FORTHCOMING EXHIBITION | MUNUPI ARTS | TIWI ISLANDS

Martin Browne Contemporary is pleased to present ‘Ngini Ngarwulla Kirrijipuni - Our Clay: Natural Ochres for Painting and Story’ - an upcoming exhibition of contemporary Tiwi painting from artists of Munupi Arts, Pirlangimpi.

Bringing together works by Leon Russell Black, Jacqueline Puruntatameri, Simplicia Tipungwuti and fellow artists from the Munupi Arts community, the exhibition moves between ceremonial design traditions, stories of Country and contemporary Tiwi painting practices.

Working predominantly with natural ochres, the artists translate inherited cultural knowledge, rhythm, hunting traditions and ceremonial marking-making through distinct and deeply personal approaches to painting.

Opening 6 June at Martin Browne Contemporary.

Register your interest via the link in our bio to receive the upcoming catalogue preview and early access to available works.




Works featured:
Leon Russell Black
Bush Holiday Dreaming (25-83), 2025
Ochre on canvas
120 x 80 cm
$5,400 (detail)

Dorothy Noni Poantimului
Pupuni Jilamara (26-93), 2026
Ochre on canvas
180 x 120 cm

Simplicia Tipungwuti
Untitled (24-281), 2024
Ochre on canvas
180 x 120 cm
$9,600

Jacqueline Puruntatameri
Pupuni Jilamara (26-51), 2026
Natural ochre on stringybark
97 x 47 cm
$4,200

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

MICHAEL VALE & ALEXANDER McKENZIE | SALON DES REFUSÉS 2026We are pleased to share that works by Michael Vale and Alexand...
22/05/2026

MICHAEL VALE & ALEXANDER McKENZIE | SALON DES REFUSÉS 2026

We are pleased to share that works by Michael Vale and Alexander McKenzie have been selected for the 2026 Salon des Refusés at the S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney.

Established in 1992, Salon des Refusés presents a curated exhibition drawn from works entered into the Archibald and Wynne Prizes, offering an expanded view of some of the most distinctive approaches to contemporary portraiture and landscape painting in Australia.

Michael Vale’s ‘Self portrait (with friends)’, 2026 unfolds through one of the artist’s characteristically strange and psychologically charged landscapes, where humour, symbolism and unease collide through his distinctly Gothic visual language.

In contrast, Alexander McKenzie’s ‘Susi Muddiman at Ngununggula’, 2026 approaches portraiture through stillness and atmosphere, placing the respected curator within one of his luminous and symbolically charged landscapes.

Now showing at the S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney.






Works featured:

Michael Vale
Self Portrait (with friends), 2026
Oil on linen
183 x 152 cm

Alexander McKenzie
Susi Muddiman atz Ngununggula, 2026
Oil on linen
220 x 167 cm

Images © Mim Stirling

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

MARION BAKER | TJUKULA ILKIRA ILKIRAPitjantjatjara and Ngaanyatjarra artist Marion Baker paints ‘Tjukula Ilkira Ilkira’ ...
21/05/2026

MARION BAKER | TJUKULA ILKIRA ILKIRA

Pitjantjatjara and Ngaanyatjarra artist Marion Baker paints ‘Tjukula Ilkira Ilkira’ - interconnected rock holes that sustain life across Country during the dry season. Passed down through generations, knowledge of these water sites carries deep cultural significance for Aṉangu, with Baker learning to locate rock holes from her grandmothers as a child.

Working between vivid oranges, deep violets and flowing white forms, Baker maps these interconnected systems through bold rhythmic mark-making and expansive movement across the canvas. Repeated circular forms and branching pathways suggest the movement of water between rock holes, carrying ideas of continuity, memory and connection to Country.

Now based in Port Augusta, Baker continues to develop her practice through the Port Augusta Aboriginal Arts Mob (PAAAM), sharing stories of Country and culture through painting for future generations.





Work featured:

Marion Baker
Tjukula Ilkira Ilkira, 2026
Acrylic on linen
196 × 196 cm
$5,500

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

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