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N.Smith Gallery is a contemporary gallery exhibiting and selling the work of cutting-edge artists.

18/06/2026

Savannah Jarvis has been announced as part of the Institute of Modern Art’s Platform 2027 Artistic Cohort.⁠
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Established in 2024, Platform is the IMA’s early-career professional-development program, awarding major solo exhibition commissions to five Queensland artists. Through curatorial mentorship and institutional support, the program enables artists to realise ambitious new bodies of work while strengthening their practice and profile.⁠
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Savannah’s practice investigates the visual politics of chronic nociplastic pain, drawing on pain neuroscience, reparative aesthetics, and narrative medicine to develop non-catastrophic systems of representation. Through these intersecting fields, her work considers how pain might be visualised beyond dominant narratives of crisis and pathology.⁠
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Joining Amanda Bennetts, Adam Cole, Daniel Sherington, and Prita Tina Yeganeh, Savannah will work closely with the IMA’s curatorial team to develop a significant new commission for Platform 2027.⁠
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Congratulations to Savannah on this exciting opportunity.⁠
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Portrait by James Caswell

16/06/2026

Under the Same Constellation continues.⁠
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Like stars held within a shared field, each artist maintains a distinct position while contributing to a larger constellation of ideas, histories, and perspectives.⁠
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Visit in person at the gallery or explore works via the link in the bio.⁠
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Artwork:⁠
Christopher Zanko⁠
DARK ENDS, 2026⁠
acrylic on carved woodblock⁠
102 x 82 cm

14/06/2026

A snippet from the latest NSG Edition.⁠
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With words by Rosy Leake, the latest issue features a closer look at Casey Chen’s ongoing series Dreams on a flat iron pancake, 2026. Blending cultural pastiche, traditional craft, and contemporary perspective, Chen draws on a wide range of references, from folklore and childhood nostalgia to popular culture. Familiar figures such as Tom and Jerry become recurring protagonists, their comic and chaotic encounters reimagined through intricately painted ceramic forms.⁠
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Read In Focus: Casey Chen in the latest NSG Edition, hardcopies available via .nsg or read online via the link in bio.⁠
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Image credits: Portrait by Maira Wilkie

12/06/2026

Under the Same Constellation continues.⁠
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This group exhibition is both a moment of reflection and a point of departure. Spanning painting, sculpture, photography, and works on paper, the exhibition reflects the breadth of practices that have shaped the programme since its inception.⁠
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Visit in person at N.Smith Gallery or explore works via the link in the bio.⁠
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Artwork:⁠
Joan Ross⁠
Hello, we come in peace, 2026⁠
hand-painted digital print on cotton rag paper⁠
36 x 50 cm

11/06/2026

Final days to view Manawan at Vivid Sydney 2026.⁠
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Darrell Sibosado’s installation brings the spirit and significance of Bardi Jawi Country into the heart of Sydney. Reimagining the towering woolybutt trees of the Kimberley region, Manawan reflects the deep ecological, cultural, and medicinal knowledge embedded within Country. Its inclusion highlights the strength of Darrell’s practice and the continued presence of First Nations storytelling within contemporary public space.⁠
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Installed between Circular Quay and The Rocks, Manawan radiates with a restorative presence, illuminating the enduring life force of Country while affirming Aboriginal culture as a living, adaptive force within contemporary art and society.⁠
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When: Until 13 June⁠
Where: Circular Quay, The Rocks, Sydney⁠
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Photography by Destination NSW

08/06/2026

Thea Anamara Perkins is included in Old Days, New Days | Arlta-imankinya, Arlta-errama at Ngununggula, presenting a series of five early portraits of Tangentyere artists made in 2020.⁠
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These works capture Nyinta, Doris, Sally, Grace, and Betty with a directness that sits at the foundation of Thea’s practice. In them, portraiture becomes a space of trust and exchange, grounded in long-standing relationships and a shared sense of place. Seen now, they offer a clear insight into the beginnings of her ongoing engagement with memory, community, and the quiet power of observation.⁠
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Shown alongside works by Tangentyere and Yarrenyty Arltere artists, the portraits are held within a broader dialogue around the role of women within the family and community. Together, the exhibition acknowledges the daily acts of care, knowledge-sharing, and connection that sustain these networks, with Thea’s early works forming a vital point of connection across generations and practices.⁠
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When: 18 Apr - 14 Jun 2026⁠
Where: Ngununggula Regional Art Gallery⁠
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Image credits: Ngununggula

07/06/2026

Some more reading for your Sunday.⁠
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In the latest NSG Edition, Chris reflects on a new body of work developed in the Illawarra/Dharawal region of New South Wales. Continuing his interest in disappearing architectural homes, he turns his attention to the modest structures that once shaped suburban life: sheds, garages, and backyard spaces now increasingly absent from the contemporary landscape.⁠
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Drawing on a visual language of geometry, repetition, and surface, his paintings document buildings poised between use and obsolescence, tracing the ways time, weather, and shifting social priorities leave their mark on the built environment.⁠
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Read 'In the Studio: Christopher Zanko' in the latest NSG Edition, hardcopies available via .nsg or read online via the link in bio.

06/06/2026

Join us for the opening celebration of Under the Same Constellation at N.Smith Gallery.⁠
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On today from 2–4pm. All welcome. No RSVP required.⁠
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Like stars held within a shared field, each artist maintains a distinct position while contributing to a larger constellation of ideas, histories, and perspectives.⁠
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We look forward to seeing you at the gallery.

05/06/2026

Installation views of Merciful Navigation, Casey Chen’s exhibition currently on view at Mosman Art Gallery.⁠
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Bringing together hand-thrown ceramic vessels, illuminated works, and richly detailed imagery drawn from folklore, mythology, classical literature, and contemporary visual culture, the exhibition reflects Casey’s ongoing exploration of cultural identity, memory, inheritance, and the stories that connect past and present across generations.⁠
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Photography by Jacquie Meng

04/06/2026

Under the Same Constellation is now open.⁠
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This group exhibition is both a moment of reflection and a point of departure. It acknowledges the artists, collectors, and community who have shaped the gallery’s first five years, while looking ahead to what continues to unfold.⁠
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Join us for the opening celebration this Saturday 6 June 2-4pm. All welcome, no RSVP required.

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