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Folio: Contemporary Australian Drawing & Print.
N.Smith Gallery, 20 Nov – 13 Dec

Folio: Contemporary Australian Drawing & Print.: N.Smith Gallery

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  • Folio: Contemporary Australian Drawing & Print brings together a cross-section of Australian artists whose works on paper reveal the continued relevance and range of the medium today.

    Alongside guest artists Tuppy Ngintja Goodwin and Kate Vassallo the exhibition features both artists long associated with drawing and others not typically known for working on paper. Together, they expand what drawing can be – a structural framework, a performative act, or an experiment in texture and tone.

    Join the artists in the gallery on Thursday 20 Nov 5–7pm in our gallery at 15 Foster Street, Surry Hills to celebrate the opening of Folio.


    No RSVP necessary. All welcome.

     

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  • 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...

     

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    • Holly Anderson Pool (sisters), 2025 pencil on paper 29.5 x 21 cm (paper), 35.5 x 26.5 cm (frame)
      Holly Anderson
      Pool (sisters), 2025
      pencil on paper
      29.5 x 21 cm (paper), 35.5 x 26.5 cm (frame)
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    • Holly Anderson Pool (little puddle), 2025 pencil on paper 29.5 x 21 cm (paper), 35.5 x 26.5 cm (frame)
      Holly Anderson
      Pool (little puddle), 2025
      pencil on paper
      29.5 x 21 cm (paper), 35.5 x 26.5 cm (frame)
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  • 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.

     

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    • 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 fountain, constellations, 2025 etching, aluminium frame, museum glass 11.5 x 14.5 cm (etching), 42.5 x 30 cm (frame)
      Tom Blake
      fountain, constellations, 2025
      etching, aluminium frame, museum glass
      11.5 x 14.5 cm (etching), 42.5 x 30 cm (frame)
  • Matt Bromhead

    Matt Bromhead is a multidisciplinary artist working between drawing, painting, and sculpture. His practice is centred on a playful self-referential chronology of his process, each artwork going through a long period of change before completion.

     

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    • Matt Bromhead JS3 (2), 2025 cyanotype drawing on cotton paper 58 x 78 cm
      Matt Bromhead
      JS3 (2), 2025
      cyanotype drawing on cotton paper
      58 x 78 cm
    • Matt Bromhead Ghost Gums, 2025 cyanotype drawing on cotton paper 29 x 41.5 cm
      Matt Bromhead
      Ghost Gums, 2025
      cyanotype drawing on cotton paper
      29 x 41.5 cm
    • Matt Bromhead JS3 (1), 2025 cyanotype drawing on cotton paper 58 x 78 cm
      Matt Bromhead
      JS3 (1), 2025
      cyanotype drawing on cotton paper
      58 x 78 cm
    • Matt Bromhead Twenty Views East, 2025 cyanotype drawing on cotton paper 58 x 78 cm
      Matt Bromhead
      Twenty Views East, 2025
      cyanotype drawing on cotton paper
      58 x 78 cm
    • Matt Bromhead Home Rock, 2025 charcoal, pastel on cotton paper 58 x 78 cm
      Matt Bromhead
      Home Rock, 2025
      charcoal, pastel on cotton paper
      58 x 78 cm
    • Matt Bromhead Chambers and Mirage, 2025 pastel, pencil, watercolour on paper 41 x 51 cm
      Matt Bromhead
      Chambers and Mirage, 2025
      pastel, pencil, watercolour on paper
      41 x 51 cm
  • Joshua Charadia

    'Oil painting allows me to arrest a moment in time and capture a complexity of detail and form that are hidden within these images...'

     

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    • Joshua Charadia Peripheral View 22, 2019 willow charcoal on Hahnemühle paper 107 x 78 cm / 128 x 98.5 cm (framed) Finalist, Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award 2019
      Joshua Charadia
      Peripheral View 22, 2019
      willow charcoal on Hahnemühle paper
      107 x 78 cm / 128 x 98.5 cm (framed)
      Finalist, Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award 2019
  • 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.

     

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    • Claire Healy & Sean Cordeiro Gnostic Mass Transport, 2025 acrylic on cardboard 42.5 x 42.5 cm (frame)
      Claire Healy & Sean Cordeiro
      Gnostic Mass Transport, 2025
      acrylic on cardboard
      42.5 x 42.5 cm (frame)
  • Neva Hosking

    These drawings do not wish to place you inside Neva's world, but rather outside it and force you back to your own...

     

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    • Neva Hosking (tbc - WOP), 2025 (tbc) (tbc)
      Neva Hosking
      (tbc - WOP), 2025
      (tbc)
      (tbc)
    • Neva Hosking A Curtain Of Philodendron Micans At The Caravan Park, South Mission Beach, 2024 ink on paper 90 x 44.5 cm (sheet), 101 x 58 cm (framed)
      Neva Hosking
      A Curtain Of Philodendron Micans At The Caravan Park, South Mission Beach, 2024
      ink on paper
      90 x 44.5 cm (sheet), 101 x 58 cm (framed)
  • Savannah Jarvis

    Savannah Jarvis is an Meanjin/Brisbane artist whose multidisciplinary practice investigates pain and the historical difficulties in it’s communication. 

     

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    • Savannah Jarvis Tied Up In Knotsss, 2025 oil, oil pastel and custom linen print on archival paper 56.5 x 40 cm
      Savannah Jarvis
      Tied Up In Knotsss, 2025
      oil, oil pastel and custom linen print on archival paper
      56.5 x 40 cm
  • Mason Kimber

    Mason Kimber is a Sydney Gadigal based artist whose practice spans textural painting, sculptural relief and site specific installation,  exploring the relationship between architecture and memory, and investigates how built environments can hold personal and collective histories.

     

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    • Mason Kimber Post Office, 2025 pencil on bamboo paper 36 x 50.5 cm
      Mason Kimber
      Post Office, 2025
      pencil on bamboo paper
      36 x 50.5 cm
    • Mason Kimber Exterior-in, 2025 pencil on bamboo paper 36 x 50.5 cm
      Mason Kimber
      Exterior-in, 2025
      pencil on bamboo paper
      36 x 50.5 cm
    • Mason Kimber Shark Bar, 2025 pencil on bamboo paper 36 x 50.5 cm
      Mason Kimber
      Shark Bar, 2025
      pencil on bamboo paper
      36 x 50.5 cm
    • Mason Kimber Perimeters, 2025 pencil on bamboo paper 36 x 50.5 cm
      Mason Kimber
      Perimeters, 2025
      pencil on bamboo paper
      36 x 50.5 cm
    • Mason Kimber Shark Bar (construction), 2025 pencil on bamboo paper 36 x 50.5 cm
      Mason Kimber
      Shark Bar (construction), 2025
      pencil on bamboo paper
      36 x 50.5 cm
    • Mason Kimber Echo, 2025 pencil on bamboo paper 36 x 50.5 cm
      Mason Kimber
      Echo, 2025
      pencil on bamboo paper
      36 x 50.5 cm
  • Fiona Lowry

    Lowry’s paintings of the Australian landscape portray the bush as strangely beautiful, alluring and steadfast. Rendered in vibrant, dreamlike colours and made nebulous by the artist’s distinctive airbrush technique.

     

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    • Fiona Lowry Orchid study 1, 2025 synthetic polymer paint on paper 76.5 x 56.5 cm
      Fiona Lowry
      Orchid study 1, 2025
      synthetic polymer paint on paper
      76.5 x 56.5 cm
    • Fiona Lowry Orchid study 2, 2025 synthetic polymer paint on paper 76.5 x 56.5 cm
      Fiona Lowry
      Orchid study 2, 2025
      synthetic polymer paint on paper
      76.5 x 56.5 cm
  • Kyra Mancktelow

    Kyra Mancktelow’s multidisciplinary practice investigates legacies of colonialism, posing important questions such as how we remember and acknowledge Indigenous histories.

     

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    • Kyra Mancktelow Moongalba II, 2021 two unique monoprints on 350gsm Hahnemühle paper 120 x 80 cm each
      Kyra Mancktelow
      Moongalba II, 2021
      two unique monoprints on 350gsm Hahnemühle paper
      120 x 80 cm each
    • Kyra Mancktelow Gingali I, 2021 unique monoprint on 350gsm Hahnemühle paper 80 x 60 cm
      Kyra Mancktelow
      Gingali I, 2021
      unique monoprint on 350gsm Hahnemühle paper
      80 x 60 cm
  • Joan Ross

    Bold and experimental, Joan Ross' practice investigates the legacy of colonialism in Australia with a  particular focus on reconfiguring the colonial Australian landscape and drawing attention to the complex and ongoing issues surrounding the effects of globalisation and colonisation.

     

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    • Joan Ross Toothpicks Woodchips & Matchsticks - 1830, 2025 hand-painted digital print on cotton rag paper 50 x 80 cm (image)
      Joan Ross
      Toothpicks Woodchips & Matchsticks - 1830, 2025
      hand-painted digital print on cotton rag paper
      50 x 80 cm (image)
    • Joan Ross The Takeover - 1803, 2025 hand-painted digital print on cotton rag paper 60 x 52.5 cm (image)
      Joan Ross
      The Takeover - 1803, 2025
      hand-painted digital print on cotton rag paper
      60 x 52.5 cm (image)
    • Joan Ross The Moth Rides, 2025 hand-painted digital print on cotton rag paper 50 x 80 cm (image)
      Joan Ross
      The Moth Rides, 2025
      hand-painted digital print on cotton rag paper
      50 x 80 cm (image)
  • Sally Scales

    A proud Pitjantjatjara woman from far west of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands in remote South Australia, Sally Scales creates vibrant landscapes that represent her ancestral home and tjukurpa. 

     

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    • Sally Scales Untitled, 2025 acrylic on paper (tbc)
      Sally Scales
      Untitled, 2025
      acrylic on paper
      (tbc)
    • Sally Scales Untitled, 2025 acrylic on paper (tbc)
      Sally Scales
      Untitled, 2025
      acrylic on paper
      (tbc)
    • Sally Scales Untitled, 2025 acrylic on paper (tbc)
      Sally Scales
      Untitled, 2025
      acrylic on paper
      (tbc)
    • Sally Scales Untitled, 2025 acrylic on paper (tbc)
      Sally Scales
      Untitled, 2025
      acrylic on paper
      (tbc)
    • Sally Scales Untitled, 2025 acrylic on paper (tbc)
      Sally Scales
      Untitled, 2025
      acrylic on paper
      (tbc)
    • Sally Scales Untitled, 2025 acrylic on paper (tbc)
      Sally Scales
      Untitled, 2025
      acrylic on paper
      (tbc)
  • Darrell Sibosado

    Darrell Sibosado is a Bard man from Lombadina situated on the Dampier Peninsula of the Kimberley coast, Western Australia. His practice explores the innovative potential of the riji (pearl shell) designs within a contemporary context. 

     

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    • Darrell Sibosado Gumiri, 2024 etching 70 x 50 cm / 68.5 x 93 x 4 cm (framed)
      Darrell Sibosado
      Gumiri, 2024
      etching
      70 x 50 cm / 68.5 x 93 x 4 cm (framed)
  • Kate Vassallo
    • Kate Vassallo Daydreaming 4, 2025 coloured pencil on paper 56 x 38 cm (sheet)
      Kate Vassallo
      Daydreaming 4, 2025
      coloured pencil on paper
      56 x 38 cm (sheet)
    • Kate Vassallo Daydreaming 3, 2025 coloured pencil on paper 56 x 38 cm (sheet)
      Kate Vassallo
      Daydreaming 3, 2025
      coloured pencil on paper
      56 x 38 cm (sheet)
    • Kate Vassallo Daydreaming 2, 2025 coloured pencil on paper 56 x 38 cm (sheet)
      Kate Vassallo
      Daydreaming 2, 2025
      coloured pencil on paper
      56 x 38 cm (sheet)
    • Kate Vassallo Daydreaming 1, 2025 coloured pencil on paper 56 x 38 cm (sheet)
      Kate Vassallo
      Daydreaming 1, 2025
      coloured pencil on paper
      56 x 38 cm (sheet)
  • Natasha walsh

    'My practice thrives on experimentation... I actually don’t enjoy confronting my reflection. At times the vulnerability of this can be very disheartening and unpleasant.'

     

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    • Natasha Walsh A garden under glass, 2025 pencil on paper 28 x 35.5 cm
      Natasha Walsh
      A garden under glass, 2025
      pencil on paper
      28 x 35.5 cm
    • Natasha Walsh Interior garden, 2025 pencil on paper 30 x 23 cm
      Natasha Walsh
      Interior garden, 2025
      pencil on paper
      30 x 23 cm
    • Natasha Walsh Pale wings, 2025 pencil on paper 10 x 10 cm
      Natasha Walsh
      Pale wings, 2025
      pencil on paper
      10 x 10 cm
    • Natasha Walsh Paper flowers, 2025 pencil on paper 17 x 13.5 cm
      Natasha Walsh
      Paper flowers, 2025
      pencil on paper
      17 x 13.5 cm
  • Christopher Zanko

    'Zanko creates permanence through the action of carving and simultaneously gives these homes and memories an enduring place to survive.'

     

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    • Christopher Zanko Local Prophet, 2025 linocut on Arches 300gsm paper 30 x 19.5 cm (plate), 38.5 x 28.5 cm (paper)
      Christopher Zanko
      Local Prophet, 2025
      linocut on Arches 300gsm paper
      30 x 19.5 cm (plate), 38.5 x 28.5 cm (paper)
    • Christopher Zanko Descender, 2025 linocut with watercolour and ink on Arches 300gsm paper 30 x 19.5 cm (plate), 38.5 x 28.5 cm (paper)
      Christopher Zanko
      Descender, 2025
      linocut with watercolour and ink on Arches 300gsm paper
      30 x 19.5 cm (plate), 38.5 x 28.5 cm (paper)

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