Briony Downes

Based in: Tasmania, Australia

Briony has worked in the arts industry for 20 years as a writer, art theory tutor, actor and fine art framer. She is a regular contributor to Art Guide Australia and her writing has also appeared in Artlink, Eyeline Contemporary Visual Arts, RealTime and Art + Australia. Most recently, Briony studied Art History through Oxford University and Australian Aboriginal Art with Curtin University. She lives and works in Hobart, Tasmania.

FEATURES

Michael Bugelli: Old world, new world

In one of the oldest Georgian buildings in Australia, young dealer Michael Bugelli has created a multipurpose gallery space full of nooks, crannies and secrets.
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Philip Wolfhagen: In Our Nature

Philip Wolfhagen is a master of the atmospheric.
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John Young: Algorithms of Colour

After more than 70 solo exhibitions worldwide, John Young continues to innovate his artistic practice.
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Anne Noble: Throwing New Light

Lauded as one of New Zealand’s finest contemporary photographers, Anne Noble interrogates our complex relationship with the natural world.
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Spring 1883 returns to Sydney

Following the tradition set in 1994 by New York’s Gramercy International Art Fair, Sydney's Spring 1883 engages with the hotel environment for the exhibition and acquisition of artwork.
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Sarah Scout Presents: Closing the Gap

Sarah Scout Presents occupies premises in Melbourne that allow the gallerists to present work the way a collector might live with it.
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