S.H. Ervin Gallery

S.H. Ervin Gallery On Gadigal Land. Public art gallery displaying the work of Australian artists from all eras. In addition, the S.H.
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The Gallery’s exhibition program is designed to explore the richness and diversity of Australian art, both historical and contemporary, and present it in new contexts. The Gallery is renowned for presenting exhibitions from all periods of Australian art history. Ervin Gallery has developed an excellent name for presenting important exhibitions and programs that recognise the valuable contribution made by Australian women artists.

‘If we look at the list of artists relegated to this year’s Salon des Refusés, at a glance we see names such as Ross Lau...
22/05/2026

‘If we look at the list of artists relegated to this year’s Salon des Refusés, at a glance we see names such as Ross Laurie, John R. Walker, Mary Tonkin, Euan Macleod, Tony Costa and Robert Malherbe – all noted landscapists. Are we to believe that these artists, and many others who submitted entries, produced work of inferior quality to the mishmash at the AGNSW? It’s not merely implausible, it’s insulting to artists of ability and integrity.’
John McDonald writing in everythingthe.com

image: ROBERT MALHERBE The Silver Lake oil on linen

‘If you want to feel especially gaslit this year, go to SH Ervin gallery, across the city, for the Salon des Refusés. Th...
16/05/2026

‘If you want to feel especially gaslit this year, go to SH Ervin gallery, across the city, for the Salon des Refusés. This is the annual showcase of the paintings rejected by the Archibald prize judges – but there are so many portraits that could be swapped into either exhibition without anyone batting an eyelid..’
Dee Jefferson writing in The Guardian

Come visit and vote in the People’s Choice Award - we’re open Tuesday - Sunday 11am-5pm.

image: JULIAN MEAGHER Fozz (Craig Foster, footballer and human rights advocate)

The 2026 Salon des Refusés: the alternative Archibald & Wynne Prize selection is now open.Come visit and vote for your f...
09/05/2026

The 2026 Salon des Refusés: the alternative Archibald & Wynne Prize selection is now open.

Come visit and vote for your favourite work in the Holding Redlich People’s Choice Award.

We putting the finishing touches on the 2026 Salon des Refusés exhibition and open on Saturday 9 May at 11am.Here’s a sn...
07/05/2026

We putting the finishing touches on the 2026 Salon des Refusés exhibition and open on Saturday 9 May at 11am.

Here’s a sneak peek at what made the cut this year. From the Archibald Prize - Jonathon Dalton; Julian Meagher and Alexander McKenzie. From the Wynne Prize - Katie Firth; Rob Howe; Paul Davies; Christopher McVinish and Robyn Sweaney.

The full list of artists and works is up on the website.

It’s the final weekend for Holding Ground, an exhibition of work by 17 leading Australia artists deeply connected to pla...
02/05/2026

It’s the final weekend for Holding Ground, an exhibition of work by 17 leading Australia artists deeply connected to places within NSW whose creativity inspires us to value and save our natural world.

Installation photos by Mim Stirling featuring the works of Imants Tillers; Janet Laurence; Sophie Cape.

Farewell James Valentine.Thank you for your magnificent contribution to music, broadcasting and the arts in general. A m...
23/04/2026

Farewell James Valentine.
Thank you for your magnificent contribution to music, broadcasting and the arts in general. A man bringing people and community together.
Condolences to his family and many friends.

Pictured here at the opening of the 2015 Portia Geach Memorial Award in front of his portrait painted by artist Sally Robinson.

John Wolseley’s stunning work in Holding Ground is based on Martin Royds magnificently regenerated farm Jillamatong near...
21/04/2026

John Wolseley’s stunning work in Holding Ground is based on Martin Royds magnificently regenerated farm Jillamatong near Braidwood.

' I was bent on researching the remnant bits of country where the river systems behaved and worked in the way they used to before white settlement. In particular, I became obsessed with how many of Australia’s inland rivers formed ‘chains of ponds’ along the floodplains.

Charles Massy wrote in his revolutionary book – Call of the Reed Warbler – “Like many before me, I dearly wish I could be transported back in time to go for a long walk through the pastoral ecosystems of Australia prior to white settlement. Just once to walk across grasslands un-grazed by the cloven-hooved animals of white settlers; …to feel the soft ground underneath and access the depths of layered mulch; to witness fully hydrated landscapes and see how the original chains of ponds looked and functioned; to hear the cry of bustard and reed warblers…to glimpse bettongs and bilbies busy about burrows beside inland streams, and to listen to insect and birdsong under river red gums and she-oaks.”'

Holding Ground is in its last weeks so hurry before it closes on Sunday 3 May.

image: Chains of ponds, moated dams, contour banks and the regenesis of Jillamatong (detail, third panel) 2018-22
watercolour, graphite, etching and charcoal on paper 56 x 67cm each; 117 x 240cm overall
Courtesy the artist & Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery

Holding Ground an exhibition featuring 17 artists whose works seek to connect audiences with the natural world and inspi...
11/04/2026

Holding Ground an exhibition featuring 17 artists whose works seek to connect audiences with the natural world and inspire action to protect it.

Jo Davenport’s Love Song Lost depicts the love song of the critically endangered Regent Honeyeaters. With the song critical for their survival, the species is dwindling due to the young birds losing their tune of the melody due to the scarcity of their elders.

Open Tuesday-Sunday 11am-5pm

Visit us this weekend - we’re open Saturday & Sunday 11am-5pm.
23/01/2026

Visit us this weekend - we’re open Saturday & Sunday 11am-5pm.

We are saddened by the passing of Professor The Honourable Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO and extend our deepest condolences t...
21/01/2026

We are saddened by the passing of Professor The Honourable Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO and extend our deepest condolences to her family and friends.

Dame Marie was a wonderful supporter of the arts and regular visitor to the Gallery and Cafe. Here she is pictured at the 2013 opening of Peter Rushforth: All Fired Up, which she also officially opened.

In 2014 the Gallery hosted a farewell dinner to thank and acknowledge her outstanding service to the people of New South of Wales.

We will miss her gracious presence and unfailing support.

Address

National Trust (NSW) Watson Road, Observatory Hill
Sydney, NSW
2000

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 5pm
Wednesday 11am - 5pm
Thursday 11am - 5pm
Friday 11am - 5pm
Saturday 11am - 5pm
Sunday 11am - 5pm

Telephone

+61292580173

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