King Street Gallery on William

King Street Gallery on William King Street Gallery on William was est. almost 45 years ago on King Street, Newtown.

We are now located on William Street, Darlinghurst in the heart of the Sydney Arts District.

Featured in Unfolding Time, an exhibition of works selected from the estate of John Peart (1945-2013). Unfolding Time, b...
26/05/2026

Featured in Unfolding Time, an exhibition of works selected from the estate of John Peart (1945-2013). Unfolding Time, brings together works spanning his career, of varying dimensions and mediums to showcase the aesthetic variation intrinsic to his practice.

On display now until June 6, 2026.

This exhibition also marks the launch a new hardcover monograph: JOHN PEART, published by King Street Studios and designed by Spitting Image. .img

Available for sale both in the gallery and via our online store, link in bio 🔗

We’re open Tuesday to Saturday, from 10am to 6pm, or by appointment | 02 9360 9727

Enquiries via [email protected].

Image(s):
1. Tiru Squares 5 [JPP497], by John Peart, installation photograph, Unfolding Time: Selected from the John Peart Estate at King Street Gallery on William (May 12 - June 6, 2026).
2. Tiru Squares 5 [JPP497], 2011, by John Peart, oil and acrylic on canvas, 174x344cm.
3. & 4. Installation photograph, Unfolding Time: Selected from the John Peart Estate at King Street Gallery on William
5. Tatsat [JPP2032], 2003, by John Peart, acrylic and oil on canvas, 180x240cm.
Artwork photograph courtesy of Michael Bradfield. 

‘I’m happy to have the opportunity to spend time in this land, to be in it, to move through it and to draw and paint in ...
24/05/2026

‘I’m happy to have the opportunity to spend time in this land, to be in it, to move through it and to draw and paint in it. It’s good to spend time here, but it’s still just a glimpse. It’s an incredibly complex landscape – there is so much!’
-Elisabeth Cummings 2026
(Artist statement, 2026 Wynne Prize)

‘Elisabeth Cummings is one of Australia’s most recognised senior artists. Her paintings have been described as ‘...less representations than … radical metaphors or equivalences’ with her favoured subjects or motifs – landscape, interiors and still life – elided into abstraction with a focus on colour, form and an intuitive exploration of the painting process.’ - Art Gallery of New South Wales.

Sioux Garside describes Elisabeth as ‘an avid and repeated visitor to remote areas of Australia’. She has spent regular periods in the Flinders Ranges, visiting Arkaroola, the Gammon Ranges and their surroundings. Arkaroola, in South Australia is a place Elisabeth is fond of, to where she has returned frequently in the last fifty years.

Arkaroola View, by Elisabeth Cummings is currently on display in the 2026 Wynne Prize. As the subject of Peter Wegner’s 2026 finalist painting in the Archibald Prize, her portrait titled ‘Kindred Spirit – Elisabeth Cummings’, is currently hanging in the next room!  A seven-time finalist, Wegner won the Archibald Prize in 2021 with a portrait of artist Guy Warren.

The Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes are on display until August 16, 2026
Location: Art Gallery of New South Wales, Naala Nura building, Lower level 2.


Enquiries via [email protected]. Please email us for available works, or to join the preview list of Peter Wegner and Elisabeth Cummings.

Image(s):
1. Portrait of Elisabeth Cummings, by Michael Bradfield
2. Arkaroola view, 2025-26, oil on canvas, 55 x 65 cm. Photograph by Michael Bradfield.
3. Photograph of Elisabeth Cummings sitting on the waters edge, taken during an artists painting tour in 2010.

Opening today, ‘Lustre: Contemporary Artists in Greece and Crete’ in the first venue at the Anzac Memorial, Hyde Park S...
22/05/2026

Opening today, ‘Lustre: Contemporary Artists in Greece and Crete’ in the first venue at the Anzac Memorial, Hyde Park Sydney.

In 2025 Riste Andrievski, Angeliki Androutsopoulos, Deirdre Bean, Michael Bradfield, Michelle Hiscock, Alan Daniel Jones, Joanna Logue, Steve Lopes, Euan Macleod, Natalie O’Connor, Amanda Penrose Hart and Rodney Pople, travelled to Greece and Crete to respond to the related sites of Operation Lustre - the 1941 allied campaign withdrawing troops from Greece and Crete.

‘Lustre Force was the code name for the combined Australian, New Zealand and British army units deployed to protect Greece from N**i attack in 1941.
The Allied defence of Greece was overwhelmed in three and a half weeks in April 1941 and in May, Crete fell to a N**i airborne invasion in just ten days.
To record those heroic but doomed campaigns, Australia and New Zealand sent war artists and a photographer.
Eighty-five years later, artists from Australia and New Zealand retraced their footsteps, walking the battlefields and visiting the cemeteries where the men and women of Lustre Force and their German foe lie.
Lustre showcases the impressions they made of the impact of that journey. Some of the images show that the land and its people have recovered over time; others reveal that some scars take longer to fade’
- Brad Manera, Senior Curator and Historian, Anzac Memorial Hyde Park, Sydney and accompanying historian to Greece in 2025.

Displayed in the Anzac Memorial’s Auditorium, on the Lower Floor. The Memorial is open every day, 9am to 5pm.

We would like to acknowledge:
The Australian Embassy, Greece 
Academy Travel 
Eckersley’s Art Supplies 
Michael Bradfield Photography 
Nick Andriotakis, Secretary of the Joint Committee for the Commemoration of the Battle of Crete and the Greek Campaign
Vince Clark, Red Digital Cinema









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Above: 1. Untitled (JPP476), John Peart, 2003, oil and acrylic on canvas, 170.5x154cm. Photograph courtesy of Michael Br...
21/05/2026

Above: 1. Untitled (JPP476), John Peart, 2003, oil and acrylic on canvas, 170.5x154cm. Photograph courtesy of Michael Bradfield. 

Featured in Unfolding Time, an exhibition of works selected from the estate of John Peart (1945-2013). Unfolding Time, brings together works spanning his career, of varying dimensions and mediums.

On display now until June 6, 2026.

‘Ceaselessly inventive to the end, Peart had spent over 50 years in search of an original pictorial form through which to reconcile his poetic reply to the world. The avant-garde influences so visible in his earliest work were soon enough reduced into an oeuvre of infinite formal and aesthetic variation, making him one of our most distinctive and distinguished artists. Driven by a profound sense of what it is to be human, John Peart had a searching visual intelligence and a deep curiosity about life and the world. He was, without doubt, one of the leading artists of his generation’
-Chris Saines, Forward Excerpt from the artists monograph, published 2026.

This exhibition also marks the launch a new hardcover monograph: JOHN PEART, published by King Street Studios and designed by Spitting Image. .img

Available for sale both in the gallery and via our online store, link in bio 🔗

We’re open Tuesday to Saturday, from 10am to 6pm, or by appointment | 02 9360 9727

Enquiries via [email protected].

Image(s): 1. Untitled (JPP476), John Peart, 2003, oil and acrylic on canvas, 170.5x154cm. Photograph courtesy of Michael Bradfield. 
2. Untitled (JPP476), by John Peart. Installation photograph in Unfolding Time, King Street Gallery on William, 2026. 3. Untitled (JPP476), 2003 by John Peart featured on page 198, of the new monograph.

This year, Tom Carment is a finalist in BOTH the Archibald Prize and the Wynne Prize at the Art Gallery of New South Wal...
19/05/2026

This year, Tom Carment is a finalist in BOTH the Archibald Prize and the Wynne Prize at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

Tom has been selected a finalist in the AGNSW’s prizes numerous times throughout his career. To date, this is Tom’s thirteenth year as an Archibald Prize finalist (since his inaugural selection in 1974), and his tenth year as a finalist in the Wynne Prize. His ‘self-portrait at 71’, and landscape painting ‘Wind-bent tree at Corny Point’ are on display at AGNSW until August 16.

We’re excited to announce too, that Tom will have a solo exhibition of new watercolour paintings with us (at KSGoW) from August 4- 29, 2026.

Tom is represented in the collection of the Art Gallery of NSW, City of Melbourne Art & Heritage Collection, NSW State Parliament, State Library of NSW, Kedumba Drawing Collection, Macquarie Group Collection and many others. He won the 2014 NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize, the 2008 Gallipoli Art Prize and the 2005 Mosman Art Prize. Over one hundred of Tom’s works were shown at the 2014 Dobell Australian Drawing Biennial at the Art Gallery of NSW.

Exhibitions related to the AGNSW Prizes: Until August 16, 2026
Location: Art Gallery of New South Wales, Naala Nura building, Lower level 2.
 

Enquiries via [email protected]. Please email us to join Tom Carment’s exhibition preview list, for his forthcoming solo exhibition of new watercolour paintings.

Image(s):
1. Portrait of Tom Carment, by Karl Schwerdtfeger. 
2. ‘Self-portrait at 71’, 2025, by Tom Carment, oil on marine ply, 25 x 21cm, framed. Courtesy of the artist.
3. Tom Carment with Director of AGNSW Maud Page , fellow 2026 finalist and Nick Hughes (UBS) with his 2026 finalist Archibald portrait. 
4. Wind-bent Tree near Corny Point’ 2025, by Tom Carment, oil on Marine ply 19 x 39 cm, framed. Courtesy of the artist.
5. Tom Carment with his 2026 Wynne Prize painting.
6. Tom Carment speaking on an artist panel with Stephanie Galloway Brown, 2026 at the Art Gallery of New South Wales

Above: Untitled (JPW2086), John Peart, 2006, acrylic on paper and board, 56x43cm. Photograph courtesy of Michael Bradfie...
16/05/2026

Above: Untitled (JPW2086), John Peart, 2006, acrylic on paper and board, 56x43cm. Photograph courtesy of Michael Bradfield.

Featured in Unfolding Time, an exhibition of works selected from the estate of John Peart (1945-2013).
On display now until June 6, 2026.

‘Ceaselessly inventive to the end, Peart had spent over 50 years in search of an original pictorial form through which to reconcile his poetic reply to the world. The avant-garde influences so visible in his earliest work were soon enough reduced into an oeuvre of infinite formal and aesthetic variation, making him one of our most distinctive and distinguished artists. Driven by a profound sense of what it is to be human, John Peart had a searching visual intelligence and a deep curiosity about life and the world. He was, without doubt, one of the leading artists of his generation’
-Chris Saines, Forward Excerpt from the artists monograph, published 2026.

Hardcover monograph available both online and in the gallery, available via the link in our bio🔗

OPENS TONIGHT: The Ravenswood Art Prize! Congratulations to Wendy Sharpe and Adriane Strampp, who have been selected as ...
15/05/2026

OPENS TONIGHT: The Ravenswood Art Prize! Congratulations to Wendy Sharpe and Adriane Strampp, who have been selected as finalists in the 2026 Ravenswood Art Prize.






Exhibition Dates: Saturday 16 May to Sunday 31 May 2026
Where: Ravenswood School for Girls, Gordon, Centenary Centre, Gate 3, 10 Henry St,
Gordon, NSW.
Open: Thursdays to Sundays 10.00am to 4.00pm. Entry is free.

Winners of the 2026 Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize will be announced at the Opening Night (proudly presented by Taylor) on 15 May 2026 at Ravenswood School for Girls, 10 Henry Street, Gordon, NSW. Located 500 metres from Gordon train station and Public Bus interchange. Street parking is available.

The Prize is categorised as the highest-value art prize for women in Australia with $58,000 in prize money available across Professional Artist, Emerging Artist and Indigenous Emerging Artist categories - plus a People’s Choice Award and Highly Commended Awards.

Good luck to each of the finalists, and thank you to the team at Ravenswood!

Image(s): 1. Wendy Sharpe, Self Portrait with Monsters, 2025, oil and acrylic on canvas, 137x122cm. Photograph courtesy John Fotiadis.
2. Adriane Strampp, Spatial Shift, 2025-26, oil on linen, 120x120cm. Photograph courtesy Viki Petheridge.

Thank you to everyone who was able to join us for the opening night of our new exhibition of works selected from the est...
14/05/2026

Thank you to everyone who was able to join us for the opening night of our new exhibition of works selected from the estate of John Peart: Unfolding Time.
Thank you to Anne Ryan, and Sioux Garside for opening the exhibition. This exhibition also coincides with the publishing of the artists hardcover monograph (link in bio) by king street studios, designed by Spitting Image. .img

This new book features essay contributions by Sioux Garside, Chris Saines, Anne Ryan, Quentin Sprague, Joe Frost , Virginia Milson & John Peart. Available in the gallery and via our online store.🔗

Enquiries via [email protected].

Featured artwork Images: 1. Lurach I [JPP045], 1973, acrylic on canvas, 47x63cm; 2. Grey Figures and Formations I [JPP2075], 2001, acrylic on canvas, 76x56cm; 3. Ealruh IV [JPP363], 1976-80, acrylic and oil on canvas, 31x24.5cm; 4. Surrondo III [JPP402], 2002, oil and acrylic on canvas, 75x60cm. Courtesy of Michael Bradfield and the estate of the artist.

Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 6pm | 02 93609727

Thank you to Maddie Hepner for her inclusion of Jackson Taylor and Nathan Nhan in her most-recent round up of Canberra’s...
05/05/2026

Thank you to Maddie Hepner for her inclusion of Jackson Taylor and Nathan Nhan in her most-recent round up of Canberra’s emerging arts scene! Identified as two to watch, Jackson’s debut exhibition with King Street Gallery on William is on now, until May 9. Nathan’s forthcoming debut exhibition with us opens July 8, 2026.






Excerpt below:
‘The Canberra arts scene is one where I have always felt at home. I truly think it’s one of the city’s biggest assets. I have made countless friends, connections, and collaborations through this scene alone. I have grown tenfold as an artist, arts worker, and writer, and this does not exist in a vacuum.

Inspired by the recent Canberra Times list of 30 under 30 – a list highlighting young Canberrans excelling in their fields – as well as in response to Canberra vying for UNESCO recognition as a City of Design, and out of my utmost love and respect for the community that has shaped me into who I am, I’ve created my own list of 30 Canberra-based visual artists and practitioners to watch.’

Visit the link in our bio to read more 🔗

For a list of available works by Jackson or Nathan, please email us via [email protected]

Portrait photography of Jackson Taylor and Nathan Nhan supplied courtesy of Cassie Abraham ( )

Enquiries via [email protected]

Open from 10am to 6pm, Tuesday to Saturday or by appointment | 02 9360 9727

The 2026 AGNSW Prize Finalists have been announced! Congratulations to the King Street Gallery on William artists who ha...
30/04/2026

The 2026 AGNSW Prize Finalists have been announced!
Congratulations to the King Street Gallery on William artists who have been selected for the 2026 Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

Finalists: Tom Carment (Archibald, Wynne), Elisabeth Cummings (Wynne), Peter Wegner (Archibald) and Lucy Culliton (Sulman).

OPENING MAY 9 (runs until August 16
The winner is to be announced May 8, next Friday!

Congratulations to Peter, Tom, Lucy and Elisabeth!!

& Elisabeth Cummings

Exhibition Dates: 9 May – 16 August 2026
Location: Art Gallery of New South Wales, Naala Nura building, Lower level 2.

In the 2026 ARCHIBALD PRIZE:
1. Peter Wegner’s fabulous portrait of Elisabeth Cummings OAM, titled ‘Kindred Spirit - Elisabeth Cummings’, 2026
2. Tom Carment’s ‘Self portrait at 71’, 2025

In the 2026 WYNNE PRIZE:
3. Elisabeth Cummings’ ‘Arkaroola View’, 2025
4. Tom Carment’s ‘Wind-bent Tree near Corny Point’, 2026

In the 2026 SULMAN PRIZE:
5. Lucy Culliton’s ‘Toolah, artist assistant and model’, 2026. Sold.

‘The Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes delight and surprise audiences every year with fresh presentations of contemporary Australian painting and sculpture.’ - AGNSW
  
Thank you to everyone involved, judges, art couriers and handlers, press, the AGNSW installation team.

Image(s):
1. ‘Kindred spirit-Elisabeth Cummings’, 2026, by Peter Wegner, oil on canvas, 101.9x150.2cm, framed
2. ‘Self-portrait at 71’, 2025, by Tom Carment, oil on marine ply, 25 x 21cm, framed
3. ‘Arkaroola View’, 2025, by Elisabeth Cummings, oil on canvas, 55x65cm, framed
4. ‘Wind-bent Tree near Corny Point’ 2025, by Tom Carment, oil on Marine ply 19 x 39 cm, framed
5. ‘Toolah, artist assistant and model’, 2026, by Lucy Culliton, oil on canvas, 137x137cm. Sold.

‘With this group of paintings, David forces us to question our notions of the mundane, the everyday. Much of the intrigu...
29/04/2026

‘With this group of paintings, David forces us to question our notions of the mundane, the everyday. Much of the intrigue and achievement in this work lies in the apparent contradictions in the way the juxtapositions invite the viewer to look again at the ordinary and the familiar in a slightly different context. Adopting ostensibly simple compositions, the familiar is twisted into the ambiguous. Previous incarnations sit veiled but not totally erased beneath the surface of the paintings. David explains these remnants map the history of the work and “…provide the energy, the awkwardness and slight discomfort that prevents the paintings from becoming stale… these marks wouldn’t remain if they weren’t integral”.

With his still life works, he elevates everyday items into heroes-deliberately animated, bringing humour and energy with the charm and rawness of a child’s fridge painting. His discerning use of colour and apparent throwaway application can tease and challenge the expectations of the viewer and produce something sufficiently visceral and immediate to get under the aesthetic radar.’
- excerpt from Elizabeth Francis, Curator, Cornwall, UK (2026)

‘Crayons for Breakfast’ by David Pearce, until May 9, 2026. Two weeks remaining!


Enquiries via [email protected] or DM us!

Above: Installation shots, 2026, King Street Gallery on William (Gallery 2).

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