Defiance Gallery

Defiance Gallery 12 Mary Place, Paddington, 2021
Sydney, NSW Australia
+61 (0)2 9557 8483 All exhibition openings at Defiance Gallery are sponsored by Noyce Brothers Wines.

DEFIANCE GALLERY

Defiance Gallery was founded in 1995 and is run by Campbell Robertson-Swann. For the past two decades, Defiance has maintained a reputation as a focal point for the highest quality Australian and International sculpture and painting. The gallery’s stalwart support for sculpture has marked it as the leading Australian exhibition space for this form. Defiance Gallery represents a v

aried and innovative stable of artists ranging from established Australian and international painters and sculptors to talented newcomers in these fields. As well as this, Defiance manages the estates of several of Australia’s most influential artists including those of Lyndon Dadswell, Ian McKay and Roy Jackson. The varied exhibition calendar includes solo shows, curated group exhibitions and ‘encounters’, where invited artists work to a brief outside their normal studio practice. Defiance Gallery is also facilitates and curated a wide variety of satellite exhibitions in collaboration with institutions such as the Nock Art Foundation, Hong Kong and the Australian Wildlife Conservancy.

.NIGEL HARRISONTransition29 August - 19 September 2026View full exhibition via the link in our bio. Stillnessstainless s...
02/09/2026

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NIGEL HARRISON
Transition
29 August - 19 September 2026

View full exhibition via the link in our bio.

Stillness
stainless steel
25 x 50 x 43 cm

.Opening today, Saturday 29 August from 3-5pmPETER STEVENSSongs Between the Trees29 August - 19 September 2026Peter will...
29/08/2026

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Opening today, Saturday 29 August from 3-5pm

PETER STEVENS
Songs Between the Trees
29 August - 19 September 2026

Peter will be joining us for the opening. We can’t wait to share his work with you!

Native Birds
oil on board
40 x 79 cm, 43 x 84 cm (framed)

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Opening this Saturday 29 August from 3-5pm

NIGEL HARRISON
Transition
29 August - 19 September 2026

Nigel will be joining us for the opening. We can’t wait to share his work with you!

Register preview interest via the link in our bio.

Nature’s Injunction
hardwood timber & stainless steel
60 x 290 x 36 cm
Shown in detail and slide across for full work

.It’s a busy time for David Collins at the moment, and rightly so, as his work continues to go from strength to strength...
28/08/2026

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It’s a busy time for David Collins at the moment, and rightly so, as his work continues to go from strength to strength.

One of Australia’s most respected abstract landscape painters, Collins is featured in the new issue of Artist Profile this month with an essay by Rhonda Davis and photography by Anna Kučera.

Thanks as always to Kon Gouriotis and team for a great issue!
Artist Profile

David Collins’ next exhibition with Defiance opens on 26 September.

Register via the link in our bio to preview this new exhibition.

Current Exhibitions
David Collins and Ana Pollak | Confluence
25 July - 13 September 2026
Gosford Regional Gallery, NSW
Gosford Regional Gallery & Edogawa Japanese Garden

Current Connections
25 July - 20 September 2026
Museum of Art and Culture Lake Macquarie, yapang, NSW
MAC yapang

Upcoming
Mangrove
26 September - 17 October 2026
Defiance Gallery, Sydney
Defiance Gallery

David Collins: Brine
1 May - 20 June 2027
Orange Regional Gallery, NSW
Orange Regional Gallery

.Opening this Saturday!NIGEL HARRISONTransition29 August - 19 September 2026Opening Saturday 29 August, 3-5pmWe look for...
25/08/2026

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Opening this Saturday!

NIGEL HARRISON
Transition
29 August - 19 September 2026

Opening Saturday 29 August, 3-5pm

We look forward to seeing you this Saturday from 3-5pm to celebrate Nigel Harrison’s new exhibition, Transition.

We’re pleased that Nigel will be joining us for the opening. Can’t wait to share his work with you!

.Opening this Saturday!PETER STEVENSSongs Between the Trees29 August - 19 September 2026Opening Saturday 29 August, 3-5p...
25/08/2026

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Opening this Saturday!

PETER STEVENS
Songs Between the Trees
29 August - 19 September 2026

Opening Saturday 29 August, 3-5pm

Join us this weekend to celebrate Peter Stevens’ new exhibition, Songs Between the Trees.

Peter will be joining us for the opening and we’re looking forward to sharing this work with you.

Register preview interest via the link in our bio.

.It’s been great to have invited artists as part of the current group exhibition. 2025 Defiance Award finalist Anthony B...
21/08/2026

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It’s been great to have invited artists as part of the current group exhibition. 2025 Defiance Award finalist Anthony Buselli has three works included in Midwinter.

MIDWINTER
Closes this Saturday 22 August 2026

A curated collection of work from 25 artists, including:

Susan Baird | Anthony Buselli | David Collins | Paul Connor | Ivor Fabok | Joe Furlonger | Peter Godwin | Clara Hali | Nigel Harrison | Pamela Honeyfield | Michelle Hungerford | Roy Jackson | Meagan Jacobs | Anita Johnson | Jan King | Kaisa May | Ingrid Morley | Justine Muller | Felicity O’Connor | Leslie Oliver | Charmaine Pike | Ana Pollak | Campbell Robertson-Swann | Julia Roche | Peter Stevens

View the full exhibition via the link in our bio.

1. Anthony Buselli
Speed of Life
oil on linen
122 x 102 cm, 125 x 105 cm (framed)
$5,000

2. Anthony Buselli
Windy Day Leichhardt
oil on wood
35 x 25cm, 37 x 27 cm (framed)

3. Anthony Buselli
Overcast Marion Street
oil on linen
40 x 35 cm, 42 x 37 cm (framed)

.We love showing Peter Godwin at the gallery. He has work included in our current group exhibition, Midwinter, as well a...
19/08/2026

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We love showing Peter Godwin at the gallery. He has work included in our current group exhibition, Midwinter, as well as preparing for a solo exhibition in November.

MIDWINTER
Closes this Saturday 22 August 2026

A curated collection of work from 25 artists, including:

Susan Baird | Anthony Buselli | David Collins | Paul Connor | Ivor Fabok | Joe Furlonger | Peter Godwin | Clara Hali | Nigel Harrison | Pamela Honeyfield | Michelle Hungerford | Roy Jackson | Meagan Jacobs | Anita Johnson | Jan King | Kaisa May | Ingrid Morley | Justine Muller | Felicity O’Connor | Leslie Oliver | Charmaine Pike | Ana Pollak | Campbell Robertson-Swann | Julia Roche | Peter Stevens

View the full exhibition via the link in our bio.

1. Peter Godwin
Studio, Mountain Study, Kwoma Possum Ceramic and HH
tempera emulsion & graphite on linen
122.5 x 122.5 cm, 126.5 x 126.5 cm (framed)

2. Peter Godwin
Studio with Mask and Owl
tempera emulsion & graphite on Italian gesso on board
40.5 x 51 cm

3. Peter Godwin
Studio with Two Highland Shields
tempera emulsion & graphite on Italian gesso on board
46 x 61 cm

.We’re excited to be showing two works by Roy Jackson in our current group exhibition, Midwinter.MIDWINTERCloses this Sa...
19/08/2026

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We’re excited to be showing two works by Roy Jackson in our current group exhibition, Midwinter.

MIDWINTER
Closes this Saturday 22 August 2026

A curated collection of work from 25 artists, including:

Susan Baird | Anthony Buselli | David Collins | Paul Connor | Ivor Fabok | Joe Furlonger | Peter Godwin | Clara Hali | Nigel Harrison | Pamela Honeyfield | Michelle Hungerford | Roy Jackson | Meagan Jacobs | Anita Johnson | Jan King | Kaisa May | Ingrid Morley | Justine Muller | Felicity O’Connor | Leslie Oliver | Charmaine Pike | Ana Pollak | Campbell Robertson-Swann | Julia Roche | Peter Stevens

View the full exhibition via the link in our bio.

1. Roy Jackson
Dah-da Red Heart, 1992
PVA emulsion on paper on canvas
98 x 118 cm, 100.5 x 120 cm (framed)

2. Roy Jackson
Tria Range, 2003
acrylic on canvas
198 x 76 cm, 200 x 78 cm (framed)

.Pamela Honeyfield has new work included in our current group exhibition, Midwinter.MIDWINTER1-22 August 2026A curated c...
15/08/2026

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Pamela Honeyfield has new work included in our current group exhibition, Midwinter.

MIDWINTER
1-22 August 2026

A curated collection of work from 25 artists, including:

Susan Baird | Anthony Buselli | David Collins | Paul Connor | Ivor Fabok | Joe Furlonger | Peter Godwin | Clara Hali | Nigel Harrison | Pamela Honeyfield | Michelle Hungerford | Roy Jackson | Meagan Jacobs | Anita Johnson | Jan King | Kaisa May | Ingrid Morley | Justine Muller | Felicity O’Connor | Leslie Oliver | Charmaine Pike | Ana Pollak | Campbell Robertson-Swann | Julia Roche | Peter Stevens

View the full exhibition via the link in our bio.

1. Pamela Honeyfield
Approaching Ngalurrtju
oil & pumice on linen
153 x 122 cm, 156 x 125 cm (framed)
$8,500

2. Pamela Honeyfield
Falling
oil on linen
155 x 125 cm
$8,500

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12 Mary Place, Paddington
Sydney, NSW
2021

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Wednesday 11am - 5am
Thursday 11am - 5pm
Friday 11am - 5am
Saturday 11am - 5am

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+61295578483

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