THIS IS NO FANTASY

THIS IS NO FANTASY THIS IS NO FANTASY is a collaboration between Dianne Tanzer and Nicola Stein.

THIS IS NO FANTASY is a boutique gallery offering representation to a select group of artists shaping Australia’s art discourse locally and internationally.

ＫＥＶＩＮ ＣＨＩＮ⁠FINALIST | SUNSHINE COAST NATIONAL ART PRIZE 2026⁠⁠21 AUG - 11 OCT 2026⁠⁠Congratulations to Kevin, whose work...
20/08/2026

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FINALIST | SUNSHINE COAST NATIONAL ART PRIZE 2026⁠
⁠21 AUG - 11 OCT 2026⁠
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Congratulations to Kevin, whose work has been selected as a finalist in the 2026 Sunshine Coast National Art Prize ! 🧡✨️⁠
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The national acquisitive Sunshine Coast Art Prize is a dynamic visual arts award that reflects outstanding contemporary 2D art practice in Australia.⁠
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Please email [email protected] or send us a DM for a list of Kevin's available works⁠
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Image: Kevin Chin, In the studio with 'Unwinding' 2025, oil on linen, oil on Italian linen, 148 x 138 cm

ＪＡＣＫＳＯＮ ＦＡＲＬＥＹ⁠𝘌𝘋𝘌𝘕'𝘚 𝘎𝘈𝘙𝘋𝘌𝘕⁠now open in the gallery⁠24 JUL - 22 AUG⁠⁠⁠Playing with the absurdities of the mythologies t...
14/08/2026

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𝘌𝘋𝘌𝘕'𝘚 𝘎𝘈𝘙𝘋𝘌𝘕⁠
now open in the gallery⁠
24 JUL - 22 AUG⁠
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⁠Playing with the absurdities of the mythologies that continue to shape Australian identity, 𝘌𝘋𝘌𝘕'𝘚 𝘎𝘈𝘙𝘋𝘌𝘕 imagines contemporary Australia as a reclaimed dystopian paradise. ⁠
Drawing on the biblical story of Genesis, the exhibition considers what happens when the promise of Eden is rewritten as ownership – when utopia becomes fenced, securitised, and returned to the centre as inherited right.⁠
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Photography: Simon Strong

ＪＡＣＫＳＯＮ ＦＡＲＬＥＹ⁠𝘌𝘋𝘌𝘕'𝘚 𝘎𝘈𝘙𝘋𝘌𝘕⁠now open in the gallery⁠24 JUL - 22 AUG ⁠⁠THIS IS NO FANTASY is pleased to present Jackson ...
11/08/2026

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𝘌𝘋𝘌𝘕'𝘚 𝘎𝘈𝘙𝘋𝘌𝘕⁠
now open in the gallery⁠
24 JUL - 22 AUG ⁠
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THIS IS NO FANTASY is pleased to present Jackson Farley's first solo exhibition in the gallery.⁠
𝘌𝘋𝘌𝘕'𝘚 𝘎𝘈𝘙𝘋𝘌𝘕⁠ reimagines contemporary Australia as a fenced dystopian paradise. Through monumental jacquard tapestries, video and installation, Jackson Farley explores nationalism, ownership and belonging through the absurd symbols and myths that continue to shape Australian identity.⁠
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📅 Exhibition Opening⁠
Friday 24 July 5 – 7pm⁠
THIS IS NO FANTASY⁠
108-110 Gertrude St, Fitzroy⁠
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Photography: Simon Strong

ＹＨＯＮＮＩＥ ＳＣＡＲＣＥ⁠𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘔𝘊𝘈 𝘹 𝘛𝘢𝘵𝘦⁠15 AUG - 1 MAR 2027⁠⁠Australian artists take the global stage⁠𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘔𝘊𝘈 𝘹 𝘛...
09/08/2026

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𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘔𝘊𝘈 𝘹 𝘛𝘢𝘵𝘦⁠
15 AUG - 1 MAR 2027⁠
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Australian artists take the global stage⁠
𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘔𝘊𝘈 𝘹 𝘛𝘢𝘵𝘦 showcases Australia’s recent and ancient cultural histories through a First Nations lens.⁠
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The exhibition brings together works from 32 Australian artists and features key works from the 2015–2022 MCA and Tate International Joint Acquisition Program.⁠
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Following the success of A Year in Art: Australia 1992 at Tate Modern, which welcomed over a million visitors, this presentation conceived for the MCA reframes the co-acquired works by 31 artists for an Australian context, and a focus on themes of transnational exchange, land migration, memory and continuity.⁠
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Images: Yhonnie Scarce, Remember Royalty series 2018, installation view, A Lightness of Spirit is the Measure of Happiness 2018, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne. ⁠
Commissioned by ACCA as part of the Yalingwa Initiative. ⁠
Photograph: Andrew Curtis

ＪＡＣＫＳＯＮ ＦＡＲＬＥＹ⁠𝘌𝘋𝘌𝘕'𝘚 𝘎𝘈𝘙𝘋𝘌𝘕⁠now open in the gallery⁠24 JUL - 22 AUG⁠⁠Nationalism, ownership, and belonging sit at the h...
07/08/2026

ＪＡＣＫＳＯＮ ＦＡＲＬＥＹ⁠
𝘌𝘋𝘌𝘕'𝘚 𝘎𝘈𝘙𝘋𝘌𝘕⁠
now open in the gallery⁠
24 JUL - 22 AUG⁠
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Nationalism, ownership, and belonging sit at the heart of the exhibition. ⁠
In a moment marked by resurging populism and cultural retrenchment, 𝘌𝘋𝘌𝘕'𝘚 𝘎𝘈𝘙𝘋𝘌𝘕⁠ considers what happens when national identity is reshaped as inheritance – something possessed, defended, and nostalgically recovered. ⁠
Paradise is no longer something lost; it is something claimed. ⁠
The language of belonging hardens. Borders reappear. Cultural myths are revived and polished for contemporary use.⁠
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Photography: Simon Strong

ＳＹＤＮＥＹ ＣＯＮＴＥＭＰＯＲＡＲＹ⁠03 - 06 September⁠Carriageworks⁠⁠We're excited to be heading back to Sydney Contemporary Art Fair ne...
05/08/2026

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03 - 06 September⁠
Carriageworks⁠
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We're excited to be heading back to Sydney Contemporary Art Fair next month!⁠
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We're presenting a curated selection of works by leading Australian artists, bringing together established and emerging voices across a range of media.⁠
The presentation reflects our commitment to ambitious, conceptually driven contemporary art.⁠
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Send us a DM or an email at [email protected] for a preview 👀⁠
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ＫＥＶＩＮ ＣＨＩＮ⁠FINALIST | BAYSIDE PAINTING PRIZE 2026⁠⁠Congratulations to Kevin, whose work 'Unwinding' is a finalist in the...
17/06/2026

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FINALIST | BAYSIDE PAINTING PRIZE 2026⁠
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Congratulations to Kevin, whose work 'Unwinding' is a finalist in the 2026 Bayside Painting Prize 🧡✨️⁠
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⁠‘Unwinding’ by Kevin Chin (.au) tests how landscape and architecture converge, as he explains: ‘The comfort of domestic interiors and the expansiveness of nature paradoxically interweave, because both connect us to feelings of safety and respite.’⁠
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on view until Sunday 14 June 2026⁠
📍 Bayside Gallery, Brighton⁠
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Please email [email protected] or send us a DM for a list of Kevin's available works⁠
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Image (1) Bayside Painting Prize’ 2026, Bayside Gallery installation view. Photo: Mark Ashkanasy. With Greg Creek’s (.creek.art) ‘Rot Blossom-Ikea Passenger painting’⁠
(2) Kevin Chin, Unwinding 2025, oil on linen, 148 x 138 cm

ＡＲＡ ＤＯＬＡＴＩＡＮ⁠𝘐𝘕 𝘉𝘌𝘛𝘞𝘌𝘌𝘕 𝘍𝘖𝘙𝘔𝘚⁠until 20 June⁠⁠"In this exhibition, 𝘐𝘕 𝘉𝘌𝘛𝘞𝘌𝘌𝘕 𝘍𝘖𝘙𝘔𝘚⁠, artist Ara Dolatian carries forward...
16/06/2026

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𝘐𝘕 𝘉𝘌𝘛𝘞𝘌𝘌𝘕 𝘍𝘖𝘙𝘔𝘚⁠
until 20 June⁠
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"In this exhibition, 𝘐𝘕 𝘉𝘌𝘛𝘞𝘌𝘌𝘕 𝘍𝘖𝘙𝘔𝘚⁠, artist Ara Dolatian carries forward this ancient legacy of celebrating powerful Mesopotamian goddesses by experimenting with hybridity, animality, and monstrosity.⁠
Inanna is the Sumerian name for Ishtar, and she is the oldest known deity in the world for which we have written evidence. The use of hybrid and animal imagery to give form to this ancient and complex deity, seen in this exhibition, is also a feature of Enheduanna’s poems of praise.⁠
By choosing white and gold for his artworks, Dolatian wordlessly expresses the purity and hierarchy of the divine world in ancient thought. Gold is referenced repeatedly in myths about Ishtar, signalling her connection to abundance, which is a key part of her imagery. The purity of the goddess is reflected in hymns, and is connected to her identification with the morning and evening star, Venus:⁠
Your divinity shines in the pure heavens like Nanna or Utu. Your torch lights up the heavens, turning darkness into light.⁠
(Inana C, 4.07.3)"⁠
- Excerpt from Louise M. Pryke's catalogue essay⁠
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Please email [email protected] or send us a DM for an exhibition catalogue⁠
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Image: Ara Dolatian, In Between Forms, 2026, Installation View. Photography: Simon Strong

ＯＬＩＶＩＡ ＣＨＩＮ⁠ARTIST TALK + COMMISSION LAUNCH⁠⁠Join us at Ascot Vale Library on Saturday the 13th of June from 11:30 am –1...
12/06/2026

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ARTIST TALK + COMMISSION LAUNCH⁠
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Join us at Ascot Vale Library on Saturday the 13th of June from 11:30 am –12:30 pm to celebrate the commission of new public artworks by multidisciplinary artist Olivia Chin, created in collaboration with and members of the Moonee Valley community.⁠
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The installation includes works from Olivia’s exhibition, Body Field, originally showcased at Incinerator Gallery in early 2024, alongside a community-created cyanotype artwork using the historic blueprinting process known for its vivid Prussian blue tones. ⁠
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The exhibition will also feature three new works by Olivia. Together, the artworks represent a collaboration between more than 20 community members, Moonee Valley Libraries, and Incinerator Gallery.⁠
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The event will feature an artist talk by Olivia, offering insight into the collaborative creative process behind the works, as well as light refreshments and an opportunity to experience the artworks throughout the library.⁠
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RSVP essential via Incinerator Gallery⁠
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Please email [email protected] or send us a DM for a list of Olivia's available works 🧡⁠
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ＨＡＪＩ ＯＨ⁠ＡＲＴＩＳＴ ＳＰＯＴＬＩＧＨＴ:⁠𝘐𝘕𝘛𝘌𝘙𝘕𝘈𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕𝘈𝘓 𝘙𝘌𝘊𝘖𝘎𝘕𝘐𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕, 𝘙𝘌𝘚𝘐𝘋𝘌𝘕𝘊𝘐𝘌𝘚 + 𝘌𝘟𝘏𝘐𝘉𝘐𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕𝘚⁠⁠⭐️ARTSPACE STUDIO PROGRAM 2026-28⁠⭐️HAR...
12/06/2026

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𝘐𝘕𝘛𝘌𝘙𝘕𝘈𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕𝘈𝘓 𝘙𝘌𝘊𝘖𝘎𝘕𝘐𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕, 𝘙𝘌𝘚𝘐𝘋𝘌𝘕𝘊𝘐𝘌𝘚 + 𝘌𝘟𝘏𝘐𝘉𝘐𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕𝘚⁠
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⭐️ARTSPACE STUDIO PROGRAM 2026-28⁠
⭐️HART HAUS RESIDENCY, HONG KONG - June 2026⁠
⭐️SOLO EXHIBITION, CENTRE FOR HERITAGE, ARTS AND TEXTILES (CHAT) HONG KONG - November 2026⁠
⭐️ASIAN ART BIENNIAL, NATIONAL TAIWAN MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS - November 2026 - February 2027⁠
🏆️WINNER - CREATIVE AUSTRALIA ASIA PACIFIC ART AWARD FOR INNOVATION 2026⁠
🏆️WINNER - TOKYO CONTEMPORARY ART AWARD 2024-26⁠
🏆️WINNER - AUDIENCE PRIZE, ANTEPRIMA X CHAT CONTEMPORARY TEXTILE ART PRIZE, HONG KONG 2025⁠
🖼️WETLAND: TOKYO CONTEMPORARY ART AWARD, MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART TOKYO 2025-26⁠
🖼️AND STILL I RISE, ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, SYDNEY⁠
🖼️THOUGHTS OF A DISTANT WINDOW, TOKYO PHOTOGRAPHIC ART MUSEUM⁠
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Congratulations Haji! 🧡✨️🍾⁠ ⁠
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Images: Haji Oh, Wetland: Tokyo Contemporary Art Award, Installation View, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Photography: TAKAHASHI Kenji

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