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 | 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

ＹＨＯＮＮＩＥ ＳＣＡＲＣＥ⁠ＦＵＴＵＲＥ ＣＯＵＮＴＲＹCOUNTRY ROAD + NGV�FIRST NATIONS COMMISSIONS 2026Yhonnie Scarce has mentored artist Carly T...
12/05/2026

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COUNTRY ROAD + NGV�FIRST NATIONS COMMISSIONS 2026

Yhonnie Scarce has mentored artist Carly Tarkari Dodd for the second iteration of the Country Road + NGV First Nations Commissions initiative.

This national mentorship program pairs eight emerging First Nations artists and designers with established Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander creatives, presenting a unique opportunity to connect and share intergenerational knowledge and foster artistic and professional growth.

FUTURE COUNTRY celebrates land, legacy, community and cultural continuity. In response to the exhibition’s key themes of ancestral memory, re-storying, truth-telling and future-making, participating artists have created deeply personal, culturally significant and innovative works that engage Indigenous futures and envision alternative realities. Spanning weaving, photography, sculpture, possum-skin- cloak making, moving image, sound and design, the eight new commissions explore non-linear notions of time, honour intergenerational knowledge, and convey embodied and relational understandings of place.

The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Fed Square, Melbourne VIC
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ＯＬＩＶＩＡ ＣＨＩＮ⁠Featured in Art Collector Issue #116⁠Words by Lara Chapman ⁠⁠Issue available now⁠⁠IN THE GALLERY:Olivia Chi...
11/05/2026

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Featured in Art Collector Issue #116⁠
Words by Lara Chapman ⁠
⁠Issue available now⁠
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IN THE GALLERY:
Olivia Chin
𝘞𝘈𝘓𝘒𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘗𝘙𝘈𝘊𝘛𝘐𝘊𝘌⁠
01 - 23 MAY 2026⁠⁠
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Please email [email protected] or send us a DM for an exhibition catalogue 🧡⁠
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ＡＬＩ ＴＡＨＡＹＯＲＩ⁠FINALIST | OMNIA ART PRIZE 2026⁠⁠Congratulations to Ali, whose work has been selected as a finalist in the ...
09/05/2026

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FINALIST | OMNIA ART PRIZE 2026⁠
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Congratulations to Ali, whose work has been selected as a finalist in the 2026 Omnia Art Prize! 🧡✨️⁠
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22 – 24 MAY 2026⁠
⁠St Kevin’s College ⁠
Toorak VIC⁠
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Congratulations and good luck to all of the finalists!⁠
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Please email [email protected] or send us a DM for a list of Ali's available works⁠
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Ali Tahayori, Archive of Longing (Untitled #49 & 50) (diptych), Archival photograph printed on hand-cut glass, silicone, on aluminium di-bond, framed, 51 x 68 cm⁠
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ＯＬＩＶＩＡ ＣＨＩＮ⁠𝘞𝘈𝘓𝘒𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘗𝘙𝘈𝘊𝘛𝘐𝘊𝘌⁠on now in the gallery⁠⁠01 - 23 MAY 2026⁠⁠⁠📅 Exhibition Opening⁠Saturday 02 May 2 – 4pm⁠Joi...
07/05/2026

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𝘞𝘈𝘓𝘒𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘗𝘙𝘈𝘊𝘛𝘐𝘊𝘌⁠
on now in the gallery⁠
⁠01 - 23 MAY 2026⁠⁠
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📅 Exhibition Opening⁠
Saturday 02 May 2 – 4pm⁠
Join us in the gallery for artist drinks and a celebration of Olivia's second solo exhibition in the gallery ✨️🍾⁠
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THIS IS NO FANTASY is pleased to present 𝘞𝘈𝘓𝘒𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘗𝘙𝘈𝘊𝘛𝘐𝘊𝘌,⁠ a solo exhibition of new work by Naarm/Melbourne-based multidisciplinary artist Olivia Chin, her second with the gallery.⁠
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𝘞𝘈𝘓𝘒𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘗𝘙𝘈𝘊𝘛𝘐𝘊𝘌⁠ brings together a body of works transcribed from sketches made during Chin’s time on the Jatbula Trail, located outside Katherine in the Northern Territory. Traversing ancient tablelands shaped by extraordinary plant life and geology, the works emerge from a landscape carrying thousands of years of memory.⁠
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Please email [email protected] or send us a DM for an exhibition catalogue 🧡⁠
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Image: Olivia Chin, Walking Practice, 2026, Installation View, Photography: Simon Strong

ＹＨＯＮＮＩＥ ＳＣＡＲＣＥ⁠𝘐𝘕 𝘈𝘉𝘚𝘌𝘕𝘊𝘌, 2019⁠ACQUIRED BY ⁠⁠We are thrilled to announce that The Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) has ...
05/05/2026

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𝘐𝘕 𝘈𝘉𝘚𝘌𝘕𝘊𝘌, 2019⁠
ACQUIRED BY ⁠
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We are thrilled to announce that The Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) has acquired and permanently installed In Absence (2019), a major collaborative work by Kokatha and Nukunu artist Yhonnie Scarce, and architecture studio Edition Office. The installation will be unveiled on 13 June 2026 as part of MONA’s Festival 2026.⁠
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Originally commissioned for the National Gallery of Victoria’s Architecture Commission, and winning the Small Building Award at the Dezeen Awards, and Award for Small Project Architecture at the 2020 National Architecture Awards, In Absence is a large-scale architectural and sculptural work that challenges the colonial fiction of terra nullius.⁠
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Combining a colossal 9-meter-high timber tower with 1,600 of Scarce’s hand-blown glass bush yams, the work draws on Indigenous knowledge systems, including eel trap engineering and murnong cultivation, to foreground deep histories of design and land stewardship.⁠
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Reconceived for MONA, the installation will take on a new, site-responsive form in Hobart, embedding the work within the cultural and environmental context of Lutruwita/Tasmania.⁠
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Its presentation during Dark M**o - MONA’s internationally recognised midwinter festival - positions In Absence within a broader program exploring ritual, history, and place.⁠
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We extend our congratulations to Yhonnie and the team at Edition Office on this monumental achievement, and also to David Walsh and the team at MONA for their support of this exciting undertaking.⁠
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ＫＥＶＩＮ ＣＨＩＮ⁠FINALIST | BAYSIDE PAINTING PRIZE 2026⁠⁠Kevin Chin's 'Unwinding' 2025 has been selected as a finalist in the ...
27/04/2026

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FINALIST | BAYSIDE PAINTING PRIZE 2026⁠
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Kevin Chin's 'Unwinding' 2025 has been selected as a finalist in the 2026 Bayside Painting Prize.⁠
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"In this pieced-together dream-space that only exists through painting, ‘Unwinding’ tests how landscape and architecture converge to open spaces where we can fit in. Here, the comfort of domestic interiors and the expansiveness of nature paradoxically interweave, because both connect us to feelings of safety and respite." - Kevin Chin, 2025⁠
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The Bayside Painting Prize is nationally recognised as Melbourne’s premier painting prize. The finalist exhibition brings together a broad range of artists from across Australia, both established and lesser known, whose varied approaches to the painted medium convey the breadth and diversity of painting in Australia today.⁠
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⁠Exhibition runs 1 May – 14 June⁠
Bayside Gallery⁠
Brighton Town Hall, Brighton VIC⁠
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Congratulations + Good Luck Kevin! 🧡⁠
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Image: Kevin Chin, Unwinding, 2025, oil on Italian linen, 148 x 138 cm

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