Side Gallery

Side Gallery Launched in June 2015, Side Gallery is a small curated art gallery in Red Hill, Brisbane.
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Launched in June 2015, Side Gallery is a small curated space adjacent to design agency Designfront, in Red Hill, Brisbane. The owner, Designfront Director Leesa Hickey, is passionate about providing opportunities for emerging and established artists, illustrators, photographers and designers to show their work as well as building relationships with galleries that represent them.

✨ Coming Up Next ✨Developed during a residency on Bruny Island, Tasmania, this new body of work by award-winning painter...
09/06/2026

✨ Coming Up Next ✨

Developed during a residency on Bruny Island, Tasmania, this new body of work by award-winning painter Kate Barry responds to the island’s shifting light, changing weather and immersive landscape.

We look forward to sharing ‘The Island’ with you. ✨

Opening Night
Thursday 18 June, from 6 pm

Exhibition Dates 18 – 26 June 2026




✨ Artwork Spotlight ✨Fragmented (2026)‘Conflicting feelings and selves, struggling to identify properly with any of them...
09/06/2026

✨ Artwork Spotlight ✨

Fragmented (2026)

‘Conflicting feelings and selves, struggling to identify properly with any of them; experiencing confusion and unease as a result.’ — Shonnie Lea

Delicate, vulnerable and beautifully resolved, ‘Fragmented’ is one of many works in this exhibition that invites us to sit with the complexities of being human.

If you haven’t seen this remarkable exhibition yet, there’s still time. 👀

See you in the gallery Wednesday 10.30 am – 5 pm. 🤍

Artwork:
Fragmented 2026
Pencil on paper
59.5 x 42 cm

📍 Side Gallery
⏰ Wednesday – Friday, 10.30 am – 5 pm





✨ Artwork Spotlight ✨the cracks are starting to show (2026)Shonnie Lea’s exhibition is filled with moments of honesty, a...
08/06/2026

✨ Artwork Spotlight ✨

the cracks are starting to show (2026)

Shonnie Lea’s exhibition is filled with moments of honesty, and this work is one of them.

Of the piece, Shonnie writes:

“I struggle to allow those around me to see my humanness. I have an obsession with purity and maintaining a perfect image. When people get close it feels like ‘the cracks are starting to show’ — my flaws, weaknesses and inability to accept them.”

This beautiful pencil drawing is currently on view at Side Gallery as part of Shonnie’s exhibition — ‘The Sanctuary’.

The exhibition continues this week 🤍

Artwork
the cracks are starting to show 2026
Pencil on paper
42 x 59.5 cm


Curated by
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We’ve been busy bees over here with multiple projects on the go 🐝✨One we’re especially excited to share is ‘After’ by R...
07/06/2026

We’ve been busy bees over here with multiple projects on the go 🐝✨

One we’re especially excited to share is ‘After’ by Rachel Dioso-Villa at Griffith Project Gallery.

Curated by Laura and designed by Leesa, this exhibition brings together Rachel’s dual interests in criminology and art. Drawing on her experience researching miscarriages of justice within the Australian legal system, Rachel’s work processes both primary and secondary trauma through a compelling body of conceptual, abstract and stream-of-consciousness works.

We can’t wait to hear what you think!

Follow the link in our bio to read the essay by Rachael Parsons 📖

‘after’
Rachel Dioso-Villa
Project Gallery | QCAD Galleries
226 Grey Street, South Brisbane QLD 4101

Exhibition dates: 3–13 June
Tuesday to Friday 10am–4pm
Saturday 12-4pm





🖤 The Guards I & IIThese blindfolded figures stand watch within Shonnie Lea’s exhibition as two of the “guards” of the h...
07/06/2026

🖤 The Guards I & II
These blindfolded figures stand watch within Shonnie Lea’s exhibition as two of the “guards” of the heart.

Of the works, Shonnie says:

“They are blindfolded because they act on impulse and intuition. They are defensive, maintaining protection but also sometimes the source of pain and sabotage.”

Rendered with remarkable sensitivity in pencil, ‘The Guard I’ and ‘The Guard II’ need to be seen in person 🤍

On view now at Side Gallery. Or follow the link in our bio to view the exhibition online. 🔗

Artwork:
The Guard II 2026
Pencil on paper
59.5 x 42 cm

The Guard I 2026
Pencil on paper
59.5 x 42 cm





✨Coming Up Next✨Kate Barry Thu 18 – Fri 26 June 2026Side Gallery is pleased to present a new exhibition by Brisbane-base...
06/06/2026

✨Coming Up Next✨

Kate Barry Thu 18 – Fri 26 June 2026

Side Gallery is pleased to present a new exhibition by Brisbane-based artist Kate Barry.

Developed following a recent residency on Bruny Island, Tasmania, this new body of work responds to the shifting light, atmosphere and landscape that have long informed Barry’s abstract painting practice.

Join us to celebrate the opening of the exhibition on Thursday 18 June, from 6 pm.

Opening Night Thursday 18 June, 6–8 pm

Exhibition Dates 18–26 June 2026




☀️Saturday at Side☀️Artist Shonnie Lea is hanging out in the gallery today from 10 am – 1 pm.Come spend some time with t...
05/06/2026

☀️Saturday at Side☀️

Artist Shonnie Lea is hanging out in the gallery today from 10 am – 1 pm.

Come spend some time with this beautiful exhibition! It’s a lovely chance to meet Shonnie snd hear a little about the work.

We’ll be here 😊

📍 Side Gallery
⏰ Today, 10 am – 1 pm





❤️ Join us in the gallery today ❤️We’re open from 10 am – 5 pm.This work sits at the heart of the exhibition and inspire...
05/06/2026

❤️ Join us in the gallery today ❤️

We’re open from 10 am – 5 pm.

This work sits at the heart of the exhibition and inspired us to paint an entire wall red! It needs to be seen up close. 🟥

Of the piece, Shonnie says:

“The heart of the sanctuary, as close as you can get within this emotional space. She clings to the heart for comfort and in turn restricts it; damaging it.”

A powerful work and one that continues to reveal itself the longer you spend with it.

Pop in today; we’d love to see you.

📍 Side Gallery
⏰ Open today, 10 am – 5 pm





✨ Opening Night Tonight ✨The gallery is ready, and tonight we open Shonnie Lea’s beautiful new exhibition.We’ve spent th...
03/06/2026

✨ Opening Night Tonight ✨

The gallery is ready, and tonight we open Shonnie Lea’s beautiful new exhibition.

We’ve spent the last few days living with these works during install and can’t wait to share them with you. Thoughtful, vulnerable and full of heart, this is a collection best experienced in person.

Join us tonight for a drink and meet Shonnie! (And check the red lantern wall! 👀)

We can’t wait to welcome you 🤍
🥂 Opening Night
Tonight, 6–8 pm

🎤 Artist talk — 5.30 pm

Everyone is welcome 🤍

See you soon x

👀 One more sleep...Install mode, and very excited to share this sneak peek of Shonnie Lea’s exhibition taking shape in t...
03/06/2026

👀 One more sleep...

Install mode, and very excited to share this sneak peek of Shonnie Lea’s exhibition taking shape in the gallery.

This is a collection of raw, honest and beautifully considered works that invite us into Shonnie’s inner world. We’ve been looking forward to sharing it with you.

🥂 Opening Night
Thursday 4 June
6–8 pm

🎤 ARTIST TALK — Thursday 4 June 5.30 pm

See you there 🤍





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7 Emma Street
Red Hill, QLD
4059

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10:30am - 5pm
Thursday 10:30am - 5pm
Friday 10:30am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 1pm

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