Works on Paper

Issue 113
July - September 2025

The ninth edition will see an expanded Works on Paper sector with 30 exhibitors, following its most successful year in 2024. One of the most highly anticipated sectors within the fair, presented in association with The Print Council of Australia Inc and curated by its Director Akky van Ogtrop, Works on Paper showcases the best of national and international contemporary works on paper, printmaking, watercolours, drawings, artists’ books, photographs, and zines, ranging from $100 to over $5,000. The presentation will introduce PARC Editions (Seoul), Megalo Print Studio (Canberra), Kaleidoscope Editions (Sydney), to the Fair for the first time and see the return of highlight exhibitors Krack Studio (Yogyakarta, Indonesia), PARKER Contemporary (Brisbane), Tiliqua Tiliqua (Sydney), CBD Gallery (Sydney), Ames Yavuz (Sydney, Singapore, London) , CHALK HORSE (Sydney), N. Smith Gallery (Sydney), and Nanda\Hobbs(Sydney).

Issue 50
May - July 2025

Featured as a tourism destination in Brisbane’s cultural precinct.

Through her relief prints of vessels, emerging Wiradjuri artist Freyja Fristad breaks expectations and conventions.

Parker Contemporary, Meanjin/Brisbane 
9 April-5 May 2025 
— Alma Aylmore, 16 April 2025

"The 2025 lineup features 13 international galleries, including notable participants from Australia such as Gallery Sally Dan-Cuthbert, Martin Browne Contemporary, Nanda\Hobbs, Fine Arts Sydney, and N.Smith Gallery, presenting alongside exciting newcomers OLSEN Gallery (Sydney), day01. (Sydney), and Parker Contemporary (Brisbane). These galleries will present a range of exceptional artists from across the Pacific Rim, enriching the Fair’s already diverse mix of contemporary and experimental works".

- Art Now NZ
Aotearoa Art Fair 2025

ArtGuide
Feb/Mar 2025

ArtGuide
Dec/Jan 2025

December 2024

Brisbane’s art scene is set to gain an exciting new addition with the opening of PARKER Contemporary, located in the vibrant Fish Lane precinct on Hope Street. This innovative gallery brings a fresh focus to contemporary printmaking, papermaking, and artists’ books, establishing itself as a unique cultural destination in the heart of the city.

Explore Fish Lane

"Gallery booth highlights for 2024 include Melbourne’s ACAE Gallery, Brisbane’s PARKER Contemporary and Perth’s Mossenson Galleries, along with an exhaustive selection of Sydney’s very best contemporary galleries including Chalk Horse, Arthouse Gallery and A Secondary Eye".

Sydney TimeOut
Sydney Contemporary 2024

"Sydney Contemporary will also be presenting PAPER, a dedicated sector giving a platform to works on paper, prints, watercolours, drawings, books, photographs and zines. This area of the fair will host newcomers CBD Gallery and Tiliqua Tiliqua from Sydney, Gallery East from Perth, PARKER Contemporary from Brisbane, and Riverside Studios from Melbourne"

Art Collector
Sydney Contemporary 2024

- Art Collector
September 2024

"Emily Parker from Brisbane-based Parker Contemporary, has brought six Brisbane artists and one Sydney artist to her booth. When she curates, she looks for artists who have a physicality and texture to their works. Parker agrees that print and paper art is more accessible since it is more easily transported and easier to display or store. Among her collection is an artist book by Carolyn Craig"

City Hub
Sydney Contemporary 2024

“A fair within the Fair, PAPER, presented in association with The Print Council of Australia Inc, is a dedicated sector showcasing the best of national and international contemporary works on paper, printmaking, watercolours, drawings, artists’ books, photographs, and zines, ranging from $100 to over $5,000. The presentation will include first time exhibitors CBD Gallery (Sydney), Gallery East (Perth), PARKER Contemporary (Brisbane), Riverside Studios (Melbourne) and Tiliqua Tiliqua (Sydney).”

Swiss Review Art and Events
Sydney Contemporary 2024

"28 finalists have been announced for the prize, which celebrates and supports emerging and early career artists in Australia. Incuding: Jorge Mariño Brito (PARKER Contemporary)”

Art News NZ
Sydney Contemporary 2024

“Two Brisbane galleries exhibited at the fair: Parker Contemporary (South Brisbane), and The Renshaws (Fortitude Valley)".

Village Voice
Sydney Contemporary 2024