• N.Smith Gallery returns to Japan for Art Fair Tokyo 2026, featuring works by Holly Anderson, Tom Blake, Claire Healy & Sean Cordeiro, Vipoo Srivilasa, Natasha Walsh, and Christopher Zanko.

     

    As the largest art fair in Japan and the oldest in Asia, Art Fair Tokyo continues to bring together leading galleries from across Japan and around the world. Since its founding in 2005, the fair has played a central role in the Japanese art market, engaging established and emerging collectors and dealers through a wide-ranging presentation of contemporary and modern art.

  • Claire Healy & Sean Cordeiro
    Claire Healy & Sean Cordeiro

    Working as a collaborative duo since 2001, Claire Healy & Sean Cordeiro’s practice reflects a preoccupation with the dynamics of global mobility, fallout of consumer society, and contemporary notion of home.

     

    Combining playful humour with art historical references, the duo transform prefabricated structures and readymade materials, from Lego and IKEA furniture to car parts and architectural fragments, into ambitious sculptures and installations defined by deconstruction and reinvention.

     

    Winners of the Sulman Prize in 2022, Claire & Sean have exhibited widely in Australia and internationally. Their installation Life Span featured in Australia’s presentation at the 53rd Venice Biennale, and they have participated in major exhibitions including the Auckland Triennial, the Australian Biennial of Art, and the Oku-Noto Triennale, Japan. Their work has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions across leading institutions in Australia, Europe, and the United States.

     

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    • Claire Healy & Sean Cordeiro 変態百出, 2026 acrylic gouache on repurposed aluminium can 26 x 26 cm (framed)
      Claire Healy & Sean Cordeiro
      変態百出, 2026
      acrylic gouache on repurposed aluminium can
      26 x 26 cm (framed)
    • Claire Healy & Sean Cordeiro バックシャン, 2026 acrylic gouache on repurposed aluminium can 26 x 26 cm (framed)
      Claire Healy & Sean Cordeiro
      バックシャン, 2026
      acrylic gouache on repurposed aluminium can
      26 x 26 cm (framed)
    • Claire Healy & Sean Cordeiro バーコード人, 2026 acrylic gouache on repurposed aluminium can 26 x 26 cm (framed)
      Claire Healy & Sean Cordeiro
      バーコード人, 2026
      acrylic gouache on repurposed aluminium can
      26 x 26 cm (framed)
    • Claire Healy & Sean Cordeiro 侃侃諤諤, 2026 acrylic gouache on repurposed aluminium can 26 x 26 cm (framed)
      Claire Healy & Sean Cordeiro
      侃侃諤諤, 2026
      acrylic gouache on repurposed aluminium can
      26 x 26 cm (framed)
    • Claire Healy & Sean Cordeiro 猫ばば, 2026 acrylic gouache on repurposed aluminium can 26 x 26 cm (framed)
      Claire Healy & Sean Cordeiro
      猫ばば, 2026
      acrylic gouache on repurposed aluminium can
      26 x 26 cm (framed)
    • Claire Healy & Sean Cordeiro 口寂しい, 2026 acrylic gouache on repurposed aluminium can 26 x 26 cm (framed)
      Claire Healy & Sean Cordeiro
      口寂しい, 2026
      acrylic gouache on repurposed aluminium can
      26 x 26 cm (framed)
  • CHRISTOPHER ZANKO
    CHRISTOPHER ZANKO

    Christopher Zanko is an artist based in the Illawarra/Dharawal region of the New South Wales south coast. Drawing on the architecture and culture of his hometown, he reimagines suburban environments through a distinctive, deeply personal lens.

     

    Influenced by Japanese woodblock carving, Zanko focuses on the details that shape domestic identity – from red brick facades to tyre swans and terrazzo porches. Through meticulous, meditative carving, he preserves these quiet suburban markers as enduring records of place and memory.

     

    A finalist in the Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship, Sulman and Wynne Prizes, and the King’s School Art Prize, his work is held in major collections including the White Rabbit Collection, Museums of History NSW, Wollongong Art Gallery, and the University of Wollongong.

     

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    • Christopher Zanko BOWER, 2026 acrylic on wood relief carving 40 x 35 cm
      Christopher Zanko
      BOWER, 2026
      acrylic on wood relief carving
      40 x 35 cm
    • Christopher Zanko BOWER PORTAL, 2026 acrylic on wood relief carving 40 x 35 cm
      Christopher Zanko
      BOWER PORTAL, 2026
      acrylic on wood relief carving
      40 x 35 cm
    • Christopher Zanko RESOLVE I, 2026 acrylic on wood relief carving 40 x 35 cm
      Christopher Zanko
      RESOLVE I, 2026
      acrylic on wood relief carving
      40 x 35 cm
    • Christopher Zanko RESOLVE II, 2026 acrylic on wood relief carving 40 x 35 cm
      Christopher Zanko
      RESOLVE II, 2026
      acrylic on wood relief carving
      40 x 35 cm
  • VIpoo Srivilasa
    VIpoo Srivilasa

    A Thai-born Australian artist recognised as a leader in the field of ceramics, Vipoo Srivilasa creates work that engages with complex questions of queerness, migration and spiritual meaning, using an aesthetic and medium that is accessible, uplifting and beautiful.

     

    Vipoo has exhibited extensively around the world, including Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Saatchi Gallery, London; Ayala Museum, Philippines; Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan; Nanjing Arts Institute, China and the National Gallery of Thailand. His work is held in national and international public collections across the globe including Henan Museum, China; Roopanakar Museum of Fine Arts, India; Craft Council, UK, and the National Gallery of Australia. In 2021, Vipoo was awarded the Ceramic Artist of the Year by the American Ceramic Society for his contribution to the global clay community.

     

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    • Vipoo Srivilasa The Fellowship Deity, 2026 glazed earthenware, cobalt pigment with gold lustre 27 x 16 x 8 cm
      Vipoo Srivilasa
      The Fellowship Deity, 2026
      glazed earthenware, cobalt pigment with gold lustre
      27 x 16 x 8 cm
    • Vipoo Srivilasa The Circle Keeper, 2026 glazed earthenware, cobalt pigment with gold lustre 22 x 16 x 8 cm
      Vipoo Srivilasa
      The Circle Keeper, 2026
      glazed earthenware, cobalt pigment with gold lustre
      22 x 16 x 8 cm
    • Vipoo Srivilasa The Ally Spirit, 2026 glazed earthenware, cobalt pigment with gold lustre 24 x 14 x 8 cm
      Vipoo Srivilasa
      The Ally Spirit, 2026
      glazed earthenware, cobalt pigment with gold lustre
      24 x 14 x 8 cm
    • Vipoo Srivilasa The Kinship Spirit, 2026 glazed earthenware, cobalt pigment with gold lustre 28 x 21 x 11 cm
      Vipoo Srivilasa
      The Kinship Spirit, 2026
      glazed earthenware, cobalt pigment with gold lustre
      28 x 21 x 11 cm
  • Tom Blake
    Tom Blake

    Tom Blake’s practice draws on fragmented moments, looped imagery and recurring motifs as potential sites for contemplating the psychological, architectural and technological frameworks that surround us.

    'Most of the work I do starts with drawing,' says the artist about his wide-ranging practice. The drawings are then fragmented and redrawn, and the new compositions incorporated into cyanotypes, hand-etched de-silvered mirrors, mobiles and installations. 'There's a balance between concept and formalism, and where those two meet,' explains Tom.

     

    Tom has exhibited in Australia, Japan and Italy, and has undertaken residencies with Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA), Museo de Arte Moderno Chiloé (MAM), Fremantle Arts Centre (FAC), North Metro TAFE, Sapporo Tenjinyama Art Studio, and Parramatta Artists’ Studios. He was a 2013 recipient of a Clitheroe Foundation Mentorship.

     

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    • Tom Blake index, moon (II), 2025 cyanotype, artist-made brass frame 41 x 21 cm
      Tom Blake
      index, moon (II), 2025
      cyanotype, artist-made brass frame
      41 x 21 cm
    • Tom Blake constellations (leaves in a stream), 2025 cyanotype, artist-made brass frame 41 x 21 cm
      Tom Blake
      constellations (leaves in a stream), 2025
      cyanotype, artist-made brass frame
      41 x 21 cm
    • Tom Blake constellations (index of a stream), 2025 cyanotype, artist-made brass frame 41 x 31 cm
      Tom Blake
      constellations (index of a stream), 2025
      cyanotype, artist-made brass frame
      41 x 31 cm
    • Tom Blake constellations (leaves on the sea), 2026 cyanotype, artist-made brass frame 41 x 31 cm
      Tom Blake
      constellations (leaves on the sea), 2026
      cyanotype, artist-made brass frame
      41 x 31 cm
    • Tom Blake index, loop, 2025 etching, aluminium frame, museum glass 11.5 x 6.5 cm (etching), 42.5 x 30.5 cm (frame)
      Tom Blake
      index, loop, 2025
      etching, aluminium frame, museum glass
      11.5 x 6.5 cm (etching), 42.5 x 30.5 cm (frame)
    • Tom Blake holding leaves, 2025 etching, aluminium frame, museum glass 12 x 6 cm (etching), 41 x 30 cm (frame)
      Tom Blake
      holding leaves, 2025
      etching, aluminium frame, museum glass
      12 x 6 cm (etching), 41 x 30 cm (frame)
  • Holly Anderson
    Holly Anderson

    From across a room, Holly Anderson’s paintings appear to swim in the brightness of a clear sky. Bursts of sunlight populate familiar subject matter – interiors, figures, skies, and water are monochromic planes pierced with white light...

     

    Anderson’s painting practice explores sensory encounters between light and landscape. Moving between figuration and abstraction, her brushstrokes form geometric, often monochromatic compositions whose flatness intensifies their subtle realism. Sunlight is central to her work – flashes of white disrupt gridded surfaces of stripes and squares, bending and scattering form. Familiar subjects emerge through the glare, developing a visual language attuned to the brilliance of the Australian sun.

     

    Recent exhibitions include the Museum of Brisbane and Firstdraft. She has been a finalist in the JADA Prize and Brisbane Portrait Prize, among others, and her work is held in public and private collections. Anderson completed a BFA (Hons) at the Queensland College of Art, where she now teaches sessionally.

     

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  • HOLLY ANDERSON Pool (bright star), 2026 oil on panel 23 x 30.5 cm

    HOLLY ANDERSON

    Pool (bright star), 2026
    oil on panel
    23 x 30.5 cm
  • Natasha walsh
    Natasha walsh

    Natasha Walsh's practice is informed by an understanding of the artist as an alchemist. Known for her transformation of pigments on copper surfaces, Walsh's work acutely observes delicately-painted figures that emerge from the surface. ‘From the moment that I prepare the surface, it begins to naturally oxidise. I experiment with applying different ground pigments which change colour in response to this process. These paintings visibly age as I work on them. As such, my attempt to transfix time is inherently impossible and this interests me.’

     

    Walsh has been a recipient of multiple awards, prizes, and scholarships, including The Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship, Mosman Art Prize, and The Kilgour Prize, and has been a finalist in The Archibald Prize four times, The BP Portrait Award (London National Portrait Gallery), The Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition (Edinburgh), and The Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition (London).

     

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  • NATASHA WALSH Interior garden, 2025 pencil on paper 30 x 23 cm

    NATASHA WALSH

    Interior garden, 2025
    pencil on paper
    30 x 23 cm