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Silent Chords Group ShowOpening this Thursday evening 6-8PMNuan Ho | Sol Karmel-Shann | Jess Miller | Lauri SmithFrom 18...
15/06/2026

Silent Chords Group Show

Opening this Thursday evening 6-8PM

Nuan Ho | Sol Karmel-Shann | Jess Miller | Lauri Smith

From 18th June - 11 July 2026

Silent Chords brings together four artists who explore the subconscious through figurative portraiture and still life. Through enigmatic forms, expressive brushwork, and textured surfaces, each artist reveals a deeply personal inner world, inviting viewers into a space of reflection and introspection.

Sol Karmel-Shann
Jess Miller
Nuan Ho
Lauri Smith.

Works:
Sol Karmel-Shann, Sol Karmel-Shann, Encumbered, 2026, Oil on canvas, 58 x 110cm

Lauri Smith, Gloria's Nightly Dance, 2025, Silicone, hair, dried flowers and resin, 110 x 80 x 110cm

Jess Miller, The Pause, 2026, Oil on canvas, 20 x 16cm

Nuan Ho, House of Cards ||, 2023, Oil on wood panel, artist's frame 35 x 35cm

For enquiries, email [email protected] or DM.

12/06/2026

Nostalgia by Julie Nicholson
Last day to view the show at CBD Gallery

Julie Nicholson
CBD GALLERY

Nicholson’s practice draws on personal narratives, capturing shifting impressions of landscape, light, and colour. Working with layered oil stick, drawing and painting, she allows unexpected memories and scenes to surface through the process.

In this show, Julie Nicholson has titled many of the works using Old English words for landscape elements, such as weald, meaning forest. This reflects her interest in etymology and the evolution of language over time. Just as words shift, fall out of use, and take on new meanings, her understanding of the Australian landscape has also changed. Language, like memory, holds a connection to the past while continually adapting to the present, mirroring her experience of navigating place, identity, and belonging.

Please contact [email protected] or call +61 450 130 422 for more information or images a #

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Last week to view Inner Grounds - Solo Show by Talya Brookman at CBD Gallery Sydney.A special thank you to Sebastian Gol...
06/06/2026

Last week to view Inner Grounds - Solo Show by Talya Brookman at CBD Gallery Sydney.

A special thank you to Sebastian Goldspink for hosting the artist talk!





The paintings of Talya Brookman exist somewhere between landscape and memory. Raised between London, Los Angeles, and Sydney, she approaches abstraction as a way of mapping internal experiences. Working with oil and ink, Brookman builds layered surfaces where forms emerge, dissolve and reappear, suspended between recognition and ambiguity.

Talya’s paintings are psychological spaces, safe corners in our hearts where freedom lives. Dense passages of colour sit beside openness, creating works that feel immersive and unsettled, almost as if the landscape itself is breathing. They invite us to slow down and enter an emotional space where memory, emotion, rhythm and nature dissolve into one another.

All inquiries to [email protected] or DM
Gallery opens Tue to Sat 11am-6pm

Last week to view Nostalgia - Solo Show by Julie Nicholson at CBD Gallery.A special thank you to Sebastian Goldspink for...
06/06/2026

Last week to view Nostalgia - Solo Show by Julie Nicholson at CBD Gallery.

A special thank you to Sebastian Goldspink for hosting the artist talk!





Julie’s practice is deeply rooted in memory, belonging, and homesickness.

She moved from the UK to Australia and the experience of longing for home has quietly shaped much of her life and artistic practice. Through Julie s work she questioned Is nostalgia a thought nourishes us? Or something that prevents us from moving forward?

Many of Julie’s paintings are divided into fragmented panels, reflecting the emotional experience of searching for familiarity within an unfamiliar landscape.

While painting in the residency of The Corridor Project at southern highland she sometimes encountered moments where the landscape briefly felt “like home”, but then Australian elements like eucalyptus leaves or palm trees would suddenly interrupt that feeling, reminding her again of distance. We can feel the layers of movement from her canvas with colors, remove the colors by bleach, and paint again and sand the canvas, all of her dances left marks just as her journey of the life.



All inquires to [email protected]
Gallery opens Tue to Sat 11am-6pm

CBD Gallery is thrilled to present Silent Chords Group ShowNuan Ho Sol Karmel-Shann .shann Jess Miller Lauri Smith Jo...
03/06/2026

CBD Gallery is thrilled to present Silent Chords Group Show

Nuan Ho
Sol Karmel-Shann .shann
Jess Miller
Lauri Smith

Join our opening on Thur 18 June | 6-8PM

Silent Chords brings together four artists who explore the reflective subconscious through figurative portraiture and still life. Through enigmatic and often distorted, dubious forms, each artist reveals a deeply personal interior world. Expressive brushwork, textured sculptures, and subtly unsettling atmospheres blur the boundaries between reality and perception, softly connecting viewers into a space of introspection.

Show runs from 18th June to 11 July 2026

For enquiries, email [email protected] or DM us.

Works:

Lauri Smith, Gloria's Nightly Dance, 2025, Silicone, hair, dried flowers and resin, 110 x 80 x 110cm

Jess Miller, Wedding Guest, 2026, Oil on canvas, 26 x 20cm

Nuan Ho, Studio Fever, 2023, Oil on canvas, 158 x 138cm

Sol Karmel-Shann, Between Two Windows, 2022, Oil on canvas, 101 x 101cm

View Julie Nicholson Solo Exhibition Nastalgia at CBD Gallery until 13 June. Artist Talk on Sat 6 June 3-4PM Hosted by...
01/06/2026

View Julie Nicholson Solo Exhibition Nastalgia at CBD Gallery until 13 June.




Artist Talk on Sat 6 June 3-4PM Hosted by Sebastian Goldspink

Install image: Acrylic, Oil and Pastel on Canvas, 2026

Weald, 150 x 134cm, Framed, Available
Laef, 63 x 76cm
Undermere, Oil, Oil Pastel, Pastel and Charcoal on Canvas, 34 x 60cm, Available
Garth, 54 x 105cm
Eardluf, 90 x 90cm, Available

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View Talya Brookman Solo Exhibition Inner Grounds at CBD Gallery until 13 June. Artist Talk on Sat 6 June 3-4PM Hosted...
30/05/2026

View Talya Brookman Solo Exhibition Inner Grounds at CBD Gallery until 13 June.




Artist Talk on Sat 6 June 3-4PM Hosted by Sebastian Goldspink

Install image: Acrylic, Ink and Oil on Canvas, 2026

Rivering, 152 x 102cm
Understory, 195 x 140 cm
Silent Ground, 100 x 80cm
First Grove, 220 x 166cm
High Summer, 100 x 80cm Available
Sounding, 100 x 80cm Available
Field of Becoming, 100 x 80cm

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29/05/2026

We are delighted to congratulate our represented artist Martin Claydon on his participation in The 22nd China International Cultural Industries Fair in Shenzhen as a guest artist from Australia and as the Finalist of the Australian China Art Residency Prize (ACAR)




Martin spoke about Australian art and culture at the Asia-Pacific Young Artists Exchange Salon, held on 21 May 2026 as part of the “Boundless Asian-Pacific Youth Art Exhibition”.

This prestigious event brought together young artists, curators, cultural practitioners and industry representatives from across the Asia-Pacific region to foster dialogue and creative collaboration.

Thank you to TWT Property Group for founding ACAR and supporting both Australian and Chinese artists.





Special thank you to ACAR Advisory Committee Member Patrick Mayoh for this amazing opportunity. Your generous support means a world to our emerging artist.



Inner Grounds by Talya BrookmanNostalgia by Julie Nicholson On view at CBD Gallery until 13 June. Join us for an Artist ...
27/05/2026

Inner Grounds by Talya Brookman
Nostalgia by Julie Nicholson
On view at CBD Gallery until 13 June.

Join us for an Artist Talk on Saturday 6 June 3-4 pm. This talk will be moderated by Sebastian Goldspink, Sydney-based independent curator whose work has played a key role in shaping Australia's contemporary art scene. Goldspink is known for his advocacy of emerging artists.

Talya and Julie will reflect on their unique practices and perspectives on the process of painting. This dialogue prompts the viewer to consider how the artists engage with cultural memory, landscape and abstraction.






Install image:
Talya Brookman
First Grove, 2026, Acrylic, ink, oil on canvas, 220 x 166cm Sold
High Summer, 2026, Acrylic and oil on canvas, 100 x 80cm Available

Julie Nicholson
Garth, 2026, Oil and Pastel on Canvas, 54 x 105cm Sold
Eardluf, 2026, Oil and Pastel on Canvas, 90 x 90cm Available
Weald, 2026, Oil and Pastel on Canvas, 150 x 134cm Available

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