Defiance Gallery

Defiance Gallery 12 Mary Place, Paddington, 2021
Sydney, NSW Australia
+61 (0)2 9557 8483 All exhibition openings at Defiance Gallery are sponsored by Noyce Brothers Wines.

DEFIANCE GALLERY

Defiance Gallery was founded in 1995 and is run by Campbell Robertson-Swann. For the past two decades, Defiance has maintained a reputation as a focal point for the highest quality Australian and International sculpture and painting. The gallery’s stalwart support for sculpture has marked it as the leading Australian exhibition space for this form. Defiance Gallery represents a v

aried and innovative stable of artists ranging from established Australian and international painters and sculptors to talented newcomers in these fields. As well as this, Defiance manages the estates of several of Australia’s most influential artists including those of Lyndon Dadswell, Ian McKay and Roy Jackson. The varied exhibition calendar includes solo shows, curated group exhibitions and ‘encounters’, where invited artists work to a brief outside their normal studio practice. Defiance Gallery is also facilitates and curated a wide variety of satellite exhibitions in collaboration with institutions such as the Nock Art Foundation, Hong Kong and the Australian Wildlife Conservancy.

.Defiance is delighted to be showcasing the work of Joe Furlonger with two brilliant exhibitions. His new work, Into the...
19/06/2026

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Defiance is delighted to be showcasing the work of Joe Furlonger with two brilliant exhibitions. His new work, Into the Blue and a curated collection of his landscape works, Land.

These two incredible exhibitions are not to be missed!

Both continue for another week at the gallery.

JOE FURLONGER
Into the Blue & Land
6 - 27 June 2026

View available work via the exhibition links in our bio.

Yellow and Grey Sea
pigment & PVA binder on canvas
104 x 78 cm

Speedboat, Redcliffe
pigment & PVA binder on canvas
95 x 71 cm

Looking Towards the Bunya Mountains from Bell
pigment & PVA binder on canvas
104 x 147.5 cm, 107 x 150 cm (framed)

.Defiance is delighted to be showcasing the work of Joe Furlonger with two brilliant exhibitions. His new work, Into the...
19/06/2026

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Defiance is delighted to be showcasing the work of Joe Furlonger with two brilliant exhibitions. His new work, Into the Blue and a curated collection of his landscape works, Land.

These two incredible exhibitions are not to be missed!

Both continue for another week at the gallery.

JOE FURLONGER
Into the Blue & Land
6 - 27 June 2026

.It was great to have Gary Seller and Fiona Verity at the gallery on Saturday morning to record the latest episode of th...
10/06/2026

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It was great to have Gary Seller and Fiona Verity at the gallery on Saturday morning to record the latest episode of the Art W**k podcast with Joe Furlonger.

Brilliant episode, Joe loves a chat and we love to listen to his stories.

The link is in our bio, do have a listen and make sure to come and see his brilliant new exhibition, Into the Blue.

Thanks .wank ❤️🌟

JOE FURLONGER
Into the Blue
6 - 27 June 2026

.JOE FURLONGERA master painter. His brilliant new exhibition Into the Blue opens tomorrow Saturday 6 June, 3-5pm. Come a...
05/06/2026

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JOE FURLONGER

A master painter. His brilliant new exhibition Into the Blue opens tomorrow Saturday 6 June, 3-5pm.

Come and meet Joe in person and celebrate this incredible work. You don’t want to miss it!

JOE FURLONGER
Into the Blue
6 - 27 June 2026
Opening Saturday 6 June, 3-5pm

04/06/2026

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OPENING FHIS SATURDAY!

Please join us this weekend on Saturday 6 June from 3-5pm to celebrate Joe Furlonger’s brilliant new exhibition, Into the Blue.

This exhibition is Joe Furlonger at his absolute best - authentic, expressive and playful!

We’re very happy that Joe will be joining us for the opening and we can’t wait to share his work with you.

JOE FURLONGER
Into the Blue
6 - 27 June 2026
Opening This Saturday 6 June, 3-5pm

.Please join us on Saturday 6 June from 3-5pm to celebrate Joe Furlonger’s brilliant new exhibition, Into the Blue.Explo...
28/05/2026

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Please join us on Saturday 6 June from 3-5pm to celebrate Joe Furlonger’s brilliant new exhibition, Into the Blue.

Exploring his continuing fascination with the ocean this exhibition is Joe Furlonger at his absolute best - authentic, expressive and playful.

Alongside this new exhibition of work we will be showing a collection of his evocative landscape works.

Please register via the link in our bio to receive an advance preview of the exhibition.

We look forward to seeing you next Saturday!

JOE FURLONGER
Into the Blue
6 - 27 June 2026
Opening Saturday 6 June, 3-5pm

.Big congratulations to Pamela Honeyfield who is a finalist in the Tattersall’s Club Landscape Art Prize for her beautif...
28/05/2026

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Big congratulations to Pamela Honeyfield who is a finalist in the Tattersall’s Club Landscape Art Prize for her beautiful work Seeding the Wind 💥🌟💫

Seeding the Wind
oil on linen
122 x 153 cm, 125 x 156 cm (framed)

View available work via the link in our bio.



EXHIBITION DATES
Tattersall’s Club
1 - 6 June
Open to Tattersall’s Club Members only

Lethbridge Gallery
9 - 25 June
Public access within gallery hours

.Closing this weekend! A beautifully meditative exhibition of work from the late Australian abstract painter and poet, R...
28/05/2026

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Closing this weekend! A beautifully meditative exhibition of work from the late Australian abstract painter and poet, Royston Harpur (1938–2023).

Wave
acrylic on panel board
30.5 x 30.5 cm, 32 x 32 cm (framed)

View the full exhibition via the link in our bio.

ROYSTON HARPUR
Significant work from the Estate
9 - 30 May 2026

27/05/2026

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We’re looking forward to seeing this on Compass on ABC in a few weeks!

This is a new version of the original Six Views of Newhaven documentary that you may have been lucky enough to see when it premiered at Defiance in 2025.

Originally made to accompany the artist residency we held with the Australian Wildlife Conservancy in 2024, it follows artists Sophie Cape, Nicolette Eisdell, Pamela Honeyfield, Michelle Hungerford, Charmaine Pike and Ana Pollak on their life changing journey into the heart of Australia.

Desert Sanctuary, produced and directed by Kathryn Milliss ACS with cinematography by Anna Howard ACS & Kathryn Milliss ACS, follows this journey of six artists who spent seven days on the edge of the Great Sandy Desert, near the epicentre of Australia’s extinction crisis. At Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary, set up by the Australian Wildlife Conservancy, alongside the scientists and Warlpiri rangers, the artists find inspiration and hope - and a joyful solution to climate grief.

It’s a truly beautiful film so we hope you can tune in live to Compass on Sunday 7 June at 6.30pm or catch the replay afterwards on ABC iview.

So great to see this film continue to evolve and reach a new audience!

Ana Pollak’s current exhibition, Family Tree, based on the Desert Oaks of Newhaven is currently on at Defiance, closing this Saturday. And if you happen to be in Melbourne you can see the work from the original AWC residency at the Sofitel Melbourne until 17 June.

Links to both in our bio!

Address

12 Mary Place, Paddington
Sydney, NSW
2021

Opening Hours

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

Telephone

+61295578483

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