Exhibition Type: Art Fair

1301SW and STARKWHITE return to Sydney Contemporary 2026 with a cohesive presentation that foregrounds perception, the unseen, overlooked, or forgotten, examining themes of memory and material experience. Anchored in a sustained engagement with Modernist legacies, each artist approaches their chosen medium—painting, photography, and sculpture—with a heightened awareness of its material properties and conceptual rigour, emphasising … Billy Apple®, Tim Bučković, Petra Cortright, David Egan, Ayka Go, Judy Ledgerwood, Guido Maestri, Márton Nemes, Jonny Niesche, Rose Nolan, Fiona Pardington, Hadieh Shafie, Heather Straka, Jamie Te Heuheu, Jelena Telecki and Mark Whalen

1301SW and STARKWHITE’s joint presentation for the 2026 Melbourne Art Fair brings together key artists from Australia and abroad in a refined exploration of abstraction, materiality, storytelling, and perception. Featuring a large central platform that supports a constellation of sculptural objects, sitting in conversation with a suite of pictorial works acting as the skyline. Together, the presentation … Billy Apple®, Mikala Dwyer, David Egan, Simone Griffin, Jonny Niesche, Fiona Pardington, Anselm Reyle, Hadieh Shafie, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Mark Whalen and Pae White

1301SW and STARKWHITE’s joint presentation for the 2025 edition of Sydney Contemporary takes the idea of “tracing” as its overarching theme. Whether it be conceptually rooted in research — to follow a lineage or uncover something — or more visible in both gesture and technique — say the pattern-like nature of a work or the … Andrew Beck, Tim Bučković, Diena Georgetti, Jonny Niesche, Kate Mosher Hall, Fiona Pardington, Anselm Reyle, Heather Straka, Jamie Te Heuheu, Jelena Telecki and Mark Whalen

A suite of surfaces. Slick, soft, smooth and shimmering, textured and layered; depicting scenes and senses, topography and anthropology. A group of pictures whose divergent materials and techniques are linked by their preoccupation with surface, where Tim Bučković’s labyrinthine-like application of oils move into Jelena Telecki’s sensual and slippery use of the same medium, both … Tim Bučković, Lewis Fidock & Joshua Petherick, Simone Griffin, Patrick Hartigan, Jonny Niesche and Jelena Telecki

1301SW and STARKWHITE present a self-reflective exploration for the 2025 edition of Melbourne Art Fair, investigating the fabric of a still relatively new gallery, 1301SW, alongside the more formed narrative of STARKWHITE. As both galleries continue to grow, so too has the list of exhibiting artists, and the 2025 presentation includes new names alongside some … Andrew Beck, Mikala Dwyer, Lewis Fidock & Joshua Petherick, Simone Griffin, Bill Henson, Jonny Niesche, Seung Yul Oh, Fiona Pardington, Pae White and Michael Zavros

For the 2024 edition of Sydney Contemporary 1301SW and STARKWHITE jointly present a body of work by leading Australian and international artists, but with a reductive palate. Comprised primarily of monotoned and mirrored surfaces, the substantial presentation stands out as a clear and deeply considered offering that highlights the emotive values of tonal continuity. Featuring … Lewis Fidock & Joshua Petherick, Diena Georgetti, Bill Henson, Jonny Niesche, Fiona Pardington, Jamie Te Heuheu, Jelena Telecki, Gordon Walters, Pae White and Michael Zavros

A cornerstone of New York’s cultural landscape since its founding in 1994, The Armory Show brings the world’s leading international contemporary and modern art galleries to New York each year. For the 2024 edition, 1301SW makes its debut with a solo presentation of the Sydney-based artist Coen Young. An acclaimed artist with a truly distinctive practice grounded … Coen Young

For the 2024 edition of the Melbourne Art Fair, 1301SW and STARKWHITE present a significant group of artworks by Tim Bučković, Simryn Gill, Bill Henson, Jonny Niesche, Fiona Pardington, Jelena Telecki, Coen Young, and Michael Zavros. Underpinned by a particular type of emotive atmosphere played out in foggy abstraction alongside motifs and concepts surrounding nature, … Tim Bučković, Simryn Gill, Bill Henson, Jonny Niesche, Fiona Pardington, Jelena Telecki, Coen Young and Michael Zavros

For the 2023 edition of Sydney Contemporary 1301SW and STARKWHITE jointly present a group of artists whose practices broadly explore painting. Offered as a richly aesthetic, conceptual and materially diverse presentation, featuring significant works by acclaimed artists, such as Gene A’Hern, Billy Apple®, Rebecca Baumann, Whitney Bedford, Tim Bučković, Petra Cortright, Mikala Dwyer, Robert Moreland, Gerold … Gene A’Hern, Billy Apple®, Rebecca Baumann, Whitney Bedford, Tim Bučković, Petra Cortright, Mikala Dwyer, Gerold Miller, Robert Moreland, Jonny Niesche, Anselm Reyle, Jessica Stockholder and Michael Zavros

For the 2023 edition of Spring1883, 1301SW present a group of paintings and sculptures by Andy Boot, Tim Bučković, Mikala Dwyer, Gordon Walters and Coen Young within the Victorian-age surroundings of the suite, while an installation by Alicia Frankovich takes over the marble-coated bathroom. The concise selection of works with their minimalist, alchemist and impressionistic … Andy Boot, Tim Bučković, Mikala Dwyer, Alicia Frankovich, Gordon Walters and Coen Young 

For the 2022 edition of Sydney Contemporary, 1301SW and STARKWHITE jointly presented a group of significant works by internationally acclaimed artists working across both galleries. Our presentation featured works by Billy Apple®, Petra Cortright, Bill Henson, Gerold Miller, Jonny Niesche, Fiona Pardington and Gordon Walters.

For the 2022 edition of the Melbourne Art Fair, 1301SW presented a group of significant works by gallery artists Petra Cortright, Mikala Dwyer, Gerold Miller, Jonny Niesche, Rirkrit Tiravanija and Gordon Walters. 1301SW’s display offered a focused look at the work of Sydney-based artist Jonny Niesche — centring around a group of major new paintings … Petra Cortright, Mikala Dwyer, Gerold Miller, Jonny Niesche, Rirkrit Tiravanija and Gordon Walters