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Firstdraft
Where the future of contemporary art emerges ✨
⏰ Opening Hours ⏰
Wednesday: 11 AM - 8 PM
Thursday - Saturday: 11 AM - 5 PM
𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧.
To be quite specific, Firstdraft is 40 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺; On March 13, 1986, 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘍𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵 opened at Firstdraft’s first location in Chippendale. Four locations, hundreds of board members, and thousands of exhibited artists later, we’re happy to say we’re still around.
To mark the occasion, read a digital facsimile of Firstdraft’s first ever catalogue on the website. Featuring a text on the nature of Firstdraft (and what it might become) by Jo Holder and Catriona Moore.
Link in our bio. 🔗
𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘍𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵 featured the work of Ann Harris, Margaret Morgan, Deborah Singleton, Donna Marcus, Linda Forrester, Carolyn Osterhaus, and Peta Sanderson.
Lots more to come on the 40th front. Stay tuned.
But for now—
Happy birthday, Firstdraft.
Announcing the April—May exhibitions at Firstdraft.
Please join us on 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹, 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟲—𝟴 𝗽𝗺, as we open these brilliant exhibitions.
On 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟭𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹, join us 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 1.30—4 pm to hear the artists speak about their work and discuss the exhibitions.
We are also introducing some of our 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀— be sure not to miss this exciting new program.
All welcome. Register your interest through the link in our bio. 🔗
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𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝟭 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦 Jent Do (@jentxmgtd), Eleanor Evans (@eleanor.giovanni), Quinn Frank (@proceduralgunk), Tiff Yue (@tiff._.yue), Milly Yencken (@milly.yencken), Curated by Jenn Tran (@jenn___tran)
𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝟮 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘔𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳 Jacquie Meng (@jacquiemeng), Nina Radonja (@nina_radonja_art), Kirthana Selvaraj (@kirthana.selvaraj)
𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝟯 𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 (𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥) Little Umbrella Collective (@littleumbrellacollective)
𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝟰 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 (𝘢𝘭 𝘯𝘢𝘧𝘴) Zeina Iaali (@zeina_iaali_artist)
𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 harry.bridges_webb (@thicc.cave), Harry Merriman (@tru_ish_blue), and Toni Tait (t0ni__t)
𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁'𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺!
𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 is catapulting into 2026 with a new year of ground-breaking programs, including our exhibition, micro-commission and writers program!
Be sure to keep your eyes peeled for updates on our website, socials and newsletter! ✨️
And more to come on our writers program very soon! @un_projects
@enter__other @isa.kennedy @dreamsofspeaking @oliverhullllll @jenn___tran @proceduralgunk @tiff._.yu @jentxmgtd @littleumbrellacollective @zeina_iaali_artist @kristonecapistrano @edwardlwbar @bolshiebird @minhan_pham_ @makingartsozmum @_purple_stars_expleting_ @kuweni_artist @shellgw @unmake.studio @holly__ahern @edencrawfordharriman @bearubiogabriel @tararf
@localbonbon @t0ni__t @true_ish_blue @thicc.cave @amaararaheem
📸 Image credit: Carolyn Craig, Algaeic Intent, 2025. Photo by Jessica Maurer
𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁'𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺!
𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 is catapulting into 2026 with a new year of ground-breaking programs, including our exhibition, micro-commission and writers program!
Be sure to keep your eyes peeled for updates on our website, socials and newsletter! ✨️
And more to come on our writers program very soon! @un_projects
@enter__other @isa.kennedy @dreamsofspeaking @oliverhullllll @jenn___tran @proceduralgunk @tiff._.yu @jentxmgtd @littleumbrellacollective @zeina_iaali_artist @kristonecapistrano @edwardlwbar @bolshiebird @minhan_pham_ @makingartsozmum @_purple_stars_expleting_ @kuweni_artist @shellgw @unmake.studio @holly__ahern @edencrawfordharriman @bearubiogabriel @tararf
@localbonbon @t0ni__t @true_ish_blue @thicc.cave @amaararaheem
📸 Image credit: Carolyn Craig, Algaeic Intent, 2025. Photo by Jessica Maurer
𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁'𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺!
𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 is catapulting into 2026 with a new year of ground-breaking programs, including our exhibition, micro-commission and writers program!
Be sure to keep your eyes peeled for updates on our website, socials and newsletter! ✨️
And more to come on our writers program very soon! @un_projects
@enter__other @isa.kennedy @dreamsofspeaking @oliverhullllll @jenn___tran @proceduralgunk @tiff._.yu @jentxmgtd @littleumbrellacollective @zeina_iaali_artist @kristonecapistrano @edwardlwbar @bolshiebird @minhan_pham_ @makingartsozmum @_purple_stars_expleting_ @kuweni_artist @shellgw @unmake.studio @holly__ahern @edencrawfordharriman @bearubiogabriel @tararf
@localbonbon @t0ni__t @true_ish_blue @thicc.cave @amaararaheem
📸 Image credit: Carolyn Craig, Algaeic Intent, 2025. Photo by Jessica Maurer
Hear from Little Umbrella Collective as they discuss the collaboration, experimentation, and learning behind their exhibition, 𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘯 (𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥)— open through May 16th.
Featuring the words of LUC @littleumbrellacollective members Lucrezia Maria Botto (@lucreziamariabrottopoggi), Sudheera Dissanayake (@sudjuice), Matt Elliot (@mattelliott80), Zachariah Fenn (@zfenndelberg), and Shira Fox (@scfoxinkandpaint).
[Video ID: A instagram reel featuring five members of Little Umbrella Collective (LUC) sitting on and around a bench in their exhibition, intercut with shots of artworks from that exhibition.]
Zeina Iaali’s (@zeina_iaali_artist) 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧 (𝘢𝘭 𝘕𝘢𝘧𝘴) is grounded in repetition as both a meditative process and a quiet act of resistance, drawing on the spiritual tradition of dhikr (remembrance). The work invites the viewer into a space of tazkiyah (purification and contemplation), where the act of creation becomes ritual, discipline, and inner refinement. The artist’s practice is deeply introspective, shaped by Islamic mysticism, memory, and identity. It seeks to uncover an internal order of things - an unseen structure that governs both the spiritual and material self. Central to this inquiry is the concept of the nafs (self), which exists in constant negotiation between the qalb (heart) and the ‘aql (intellect) in the pursuit of purifying the ruh (spirit).
𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧 (𝘢𝘭 𝘕𝘢𝘧𝘴) is open through May 16.
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1. Zeina Iaali, 𝘛𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘬𝘵𝘺𝘴, 2026, Mirror perspex, 36 x 32 x 6cm, 2026.
2. Zeina Iaali, 𝘋𝘩𝘪𝘬𝘳 (𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦) 1, 2022-2026, white ink on black paper, 50cm x 65cm.
All images courtesy Jessica Maurer @jessica_maurer_photography.
[Image ID: A carousel of images of geometric artworks. The first is of a mirrored, triangular sculpture built of smaller triangles, each featuring a coloured dot of transparent perspex at its centre. The second features a blurred figure in front of an intricate, geometric drawing with white ink on black paper. The final image is of the triangular sculpture at a wider angle, showing the sculpture’s shadow with small spots of colour where the light passes through the transparent perspex.]
Zeina Iaali’s (@zeina_iaali_artist) 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧 (𝘢𝘭 𝘕𝘢𝘧𝘴) is grounded in repetition as both a meditative process and a quiet act of resistance, drawing on the spiritual tradition of dhikr (remembrance). The work invites the viewer into a space of tazkiyah (purification and contemplation), where the act of creation becomes ritual, discipline, and inner refinement. The artist’s practice is deeply introspective, shaped by Islamic mysticism, memory, and identity. It seeks to uncover an internal order of things - an unseen structure that governs both the spiritual and material self. Central to this inquiry is the concept of the nafs (self), which exists in constant negotiation between the qalb (heart) and the ‘aql (intellect) in the pursuit of purifying the ruh (spirit).
𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧 (𝘢𝘭 𝘕𝘢𝘧𝘴) is open through May 16.
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1. Zeina Iaali, 𝘛𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘬𝘵𝘺𝘴, 2026, Mirror perspex, 36 x 32 x 6cm, 2026.
2. Zeina Iaali, 𝘋𝘩𝘪𝘬𝘳 (𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦) 1, 2022-2026, white ink on black paper, 50cm x 65cm.
All images courtesy Jessica Maurer @jessica_maurer_photography.
[Image ID: A carousel of images of geometric artworks. The first is of a mirrored, triangular sculpture built of smaller triangles, each featuring a coloured dot of transparent perspex at its centre. The second features a blurred figure in front of an intricate, geometric drawing with white ink on black paper. The final image is of the triangular sculpture at a wider angle, showing the sculpture’s shadow with small spots of colour where the light passes through the transparent perspex.]
Zeina Iaali’s (@zeina_iaali_artist) 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧 (𝘢𝘭 𝘕𝘢𝘧𝘴) is grounded in repetition as both a meditative process and a quiet act of resistance, drawing on the spiritual tradition of dhikr (remembrance). The work invites the viewer into a space of tazkiyah (purification and contemplation), where the act of creation becomes ritual, discipline, and inner refinement. The artist’s practice is deeply introspective, shaped by Islamic mysticism, memory, and identity. It seeks to uncover an internal order of things - an unseen structure that governs both the spiritual and material self. Central to this inquiry is the concept of the nafs (self), which exists in constant negotiation between the qalb (heart) and the ‘aql (intellect) in the pursuit of purifying the ruh (spirit).
𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧 (𝘢𝘭 𝘕𝘢𝘧𝘴) is open through May 16.
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1. Zeina Iaali, 𝘛𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘬𝘵𝘺𝘴, 2026, Mirror perspex, 36 x 32 x 6cm, 2026.
2. Zeina Iaali, 𝘋𝘩𝘪𝘬𝘳 (𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦) 1, 2022-2026, white ink on black paper, 50cm x 65cm.
All images courtesy Jessica Maurer @jessica_maurer_photography.
[Image ID: A carousel of images of geometric artworks. The first is of a mirrored, triangular sculpture built of smaller triangles, each featuring a coloured dot of transparent perspex at its centre. The second features a blurred figure in front of an intricate, geometric drawing with white ink on black paper. The final image is of the triangular sculpture at a wider angle, showing the sculpture’s shadow with small spots of colour where the light passes through the transparent perspex.]
Come hang out with us at 𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 (𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥) this weekend!
𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 (𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥) expands on 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘈𝘴 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘈𝘳𝘦, Little Umbrella Collective’s online exhibition, bringing the work into a shared physical space. While the online exhibition introduced the individual practices of the artists, this new chapter focuses more closely on collaboration, collective making and the experience of inhabiting space together.
The exhibition approaches the gallery as a place of dwelling. Rather than presenting works as separate objects, the gallery is treated as a space that artists move into and shape collectively. Materials and ideas intersect across painting, textile, sculpture, video, sound and installation, forming a layered atmosphere that reflects the relationships between the artists. The idea of “moving in” also reflects the creation of a temporary home. The exhibition embraces a domestic sensibility, treating the gallery as a place to inhabit.
𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 (𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥) continues through the 16th May.
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1. Oliver Fontany (with assistance and mentorship from Rowan Yeomans), 𝘖𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴, 2025, textile mixed media, 100 x 100 cm.
2. Jeremy Swales and Chloë Abdelnour, 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 (𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨), 2025-6, cotton yarn, string, acrylic wool, 158 x 36 cm.
3. Install detail.
@littleumbrellacollective
@oliverfontany & @rowan_yeomans
@chloeabdelnour & @jeremy_swales
All images courtesy Jessica Maurer @jessica_maurer_photography.
[Image ID: A carousel of an art exhibition. The first image is of a wall-based work of various textiles featuring imagery of the character Batman and others stitched together and stretched over a frame. The second shows a multicoloured weaving on a bench, with the words ‘COME AS YOU ARE’ embroidered in orange lettering. The final image shows a wide shot of the exhibition, prominently featuring a brightly-coloured painted umbrella hanging above the bench from image 2.]
Come hang out with us at 𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 (𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥) this weekend!
𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 (𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥) expands on 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘈𝘴 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘈𝘳𝘦, Little Umbrella Collective’s online exhibition, bringing the work into a shared physical space. While the online exhibition introduced the individual practices of the artists, this new chapter focuses more closely on collaboration, collective making and the experience of inhabiting space together.
The exhibition approaches the gallery as a place of dwelling. Rather than presenting works as separate objects, the gallery is treated as a space that artists move into and shape collectively. Materials and ideas intersect across painting, textile, sculpture, video, sound and installation, forming a layered atmosphere that reflects the relationships between the artists. The idea of “moving in” also reflects the creation of a temporary home. The exhibition embraces a domestic sensibility, treating the gallery as a place to inhabit.
𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 (𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥) continues through the 16th May.
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1. Oliver Fontany (with assistance and mentorship from Rowan Yeomans), 𝘖𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴, 2025, textile mixed media, 100 x 100 cm.
2. Jeremy Swales and Chloë Abdelnour, 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 (𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨), 2025-6, cotton yarn, string, acrylic wool, 158 x 36 cm.
3. Install detail.
@littleumbrellacollective
@oliverfontany & @rowan_yeomans
@chloeabdelnour & @jeremy_swales
All images courtesy Jessica Maurer @jessica_maurer_photography.
[Image ID: A carousel of an art exhibition. The first image is of a wall-based work of various textiles featuring imagery of the character Batman and others stitched together and stretched over a frame. The second shows a multicoloured weaving on a bench, with the words ‘COME AS YOU ARE’ embroidered in orange lettering. The final image shows a wide shot of the exhibition, prominently featuring a brightly-coloured painted umbrella hanging above the bench from image 2.]
Come hang out with us at 𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 (𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥) this weekend!
𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 (𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥) expands on 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘈𝘴 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘈𝘳𝘦, Little Umbrella Collective’s online exhibition, bringing the work into a shared physical space. While the online exhibition introduced the individual practices of the artists, this new chapter focuses more closely on collaboration, collective making and the experience of inhabiting space together.
The exhibition approaches the gallery as a place of dwelling. Rather than presenting works as separate objects, the gallery is treated as a space that artists move into and shape collectively. Materials and ideas intersect across painting, textile, sculpture, video, sound and installation, forming a layered atmosphere that reflects the relationships between the artists. The idea of “moving in” also reflects the creation of a temporary home. The exhibition embraces a domestic sensibility, treating the gallery as a place to inhabit.
𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 (𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥) continues through the 16th May.
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1. Oliver Fontany (with assistance and mentorship from Rowan Yeomans), 𝘖𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴, 2025, textile mixed media, 100 x 100 cm.
2. Jeremy Swales and Chloë Abdelnour, 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 (𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨), 2025-6, cotton yarn, string, acrylic wool, 158 x 36 cm.
3. Install detail.
@littleumbrellacollective
@oliverfontany & @rowan_yeomans
@chloeabdelnour & @jeremy_swales
All images courtesy Jessica Maurer @jessica_maurer_photography.
[Image ID: A carousel of an art exhibition. The first image is of a wall-based work of various textiles featuring imagery of the character Batman and others stitched together and stretched over a frame. The second shows a multicoloured weaving on a bench, with the words ‘COME AS YOU ARE’ embroidered in orange lettering. The final image shows a wide shot of the exhibition, prominently featuring a brightly-coloured painted umbrella hanging above the bench from image 2.]
𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘔𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳 brings together three early-career artists exploring contemporary portrait painting: Jacquie Meng (@jacquiemeng), Nina Radonja (@nina_radonja_art), and Kirthana Selvaraj (@kirthana.selvaraj).
Typically, a portrait captures the likeness, sensibilities and in some abstracted circumstances, essence of the subject-sitter through the hands, eyes and interpretive lens of the artist. In doing so, the subject becomes distilled through a filter of the artist’s own experiences, knowledge, biases, understanding and self-perception. There are infinite versions of how to be perceived, and in a portrait, the sitter is how the artist sees them, edited with tools accumulated across a lifetime. Parts of a person are omitted as the artist sieves through their field of vision to create an approximation.
There is no perfect replication; representation is corrupted by the artist's own conceits. In many ways, the practice of portrait making is a way of looking inward by looking outward.
A portrait of someone else is also a portrait of the artist.
𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘔𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳 continues through the 16th May.
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1. Nina Radonja, 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘺, 2026, acrylic and oil on aluminium, 122 x 80 cm.
2. Jacquie Meng, 𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘵 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘦, 2026, oil on canvas, 117 x 76 cm.
3. Jacquie Meng, 𝘛𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘴, 2026, oil on canvas, 122 x 100 cm.
4. Kirthana Selvaraj, 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨, 2026, oil on canvas, 122 x 91 cm.
All images courtesy Jessica Maurer @jessica_maurer_photography.
[Image ID: A carousel of brightly-coloured portrait paintings. The first image; shows a hazy portrait, which the artist has painted to appear as if it has been covered with cherry jam. Next to this, a portrait of a pair of boots and a bum with eyes is reflected in a hanging mirror. The second image shows a turquoise image of a winged figure playing tennis in their underwear. The third image shows a figure reclining in a lush, green environment, warped and reflected by a hanging mirror in the foreground.]
𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘔𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳 brings together three early-career artists exploring contemporary portrait painting: Jacquie Meng (@jacquiemeng), Nina Radonja (@nina_radonja_art), and Kirthana Selvaraj (@kirthana.selvaraj).
Typically, a portrait captures the likeness, sensibilities and in some abstracted circumstances, essence of the subject-sitter through the hands, eyes and interpretive lens of the artist. In doing so, the subject becomes distilled through a filter of the artist’s own experiences, knowledge, biases, understanding and self-perception. There are infinite versions of how to be perceived, and in a portrait, the sitter is how the artist sees them, edited with tools accumulated across a lifetime. Parts of a person are omitted as the artist sieves through their field of vision to create an approximation.
There is no perfect replication; representation is corrupted by the artist's own conceits. In many ways, the practice of portrait making is a way of looking inward by looking outward.
A portrait of someone else is also a portrait of the artist.
𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘔𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳 continues through the 16th May.
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1. Nina Radonja, 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘺, 2026, acrylic and oil on aluminium, 122 x 80 cm.
2. Jacquie Meng, 𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘵 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘦, 2026, oil on canvas, 117 x 76 cm.
3. Jacquie Meng, 𝘛𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘴, 2026, oil on canvas, 122 x 100 cm.
4. Kirthana Selvaraj, 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨, 2026, oil on canvas, 122 x 91 cm.
All images courtesy Jessica Maurer @jessica_maurer_photography.
[Image ID: A carousel of brightly-coloured portrait paintings. The first image; shows a hazy portrait, which the artist has painted to appear as if it has been covered with cherry jam. Next to this, a portrait of a pair of boots and a bum with eyes is reflected in a hanging mirror. The second image shows a turquoise image of a winged figure playing tennis in their underwear. The third image shows a figure reclining in a lush, green environment, warped and reflected by a hanging mirror in the foreground.]
𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘔𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳 brings together three early-career artists exploring contemporary portrait painting: Jacquie Meng (@jacquiemeng), Nina Radonja (@nina_radonja_art), and Kirthana Selvaraj (@kirthana.selvaraj).
Typically, a portrait captures the likeness, sensibilities and in some abstracted circumstances, essence of the subject-sitter through the hands, eyes and interpretive lens of the artist. In doing so, the subject becomes distilled through a filter of the artist’s own experiences, knowledge, biases, understanding and self-perception. There are infinite versions of how to be perceived, and in a portrait, the sitter is how the artist sees them, edited with tools accumulated across a lifetime. Parts of a person are omitted as the artist sieves through their field of vision to create an approximation.
There is no perfect replication; representation is corrupted by the artist's own conceits. In many ways, the practice of portrait making is a way of looking inward by looking outward.
A portrait of someone else is also a portrait of the artist.
𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘔𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳 continues through the 16th May.
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1. Nina Radonja, 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘺, 2026, acrylic and oil on aluminium, 122 x 80 cm.
2. Jacquie Meng, 𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘵 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘦, 2026, oil on canvas, 117 x 76 cm.
3. Jacquie Meng, 𝘛𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘴, 2026, oil on canvas, 122 x 100 cm.
4. Kirthana Selvaraj, 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨, 2026, oil on canvas, 122 x 91 cm.
All images courtesy Jessica Maurer @jessica_maurer_photography.
[Image ID: A carousel of brightly-coloured portrait paintings. The first image; shows a hazy portrait, which the artist has painted to appear as if it has been covered with cherry jam. Next to this, a portrait of a pair of boots and a bum with eyes is reflected in a hanging mirror. The second image shows a turquoise image of a winged figure playing tennis in their underwear. The third image shows a figure reclining in a lush, green environment, warped and reflected by a hanging mirror in the foreground.]
Come see 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦 tomorrow!
The gallery’s open from 11 tomorrow for another week of our smashing April—May exhibitions.
𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦, curated by Jenn Tran in Gallery 1, explores a group of works using techniques and materials such as hand knitting, generative sculpture, and Nintendo DS Flipnote, while discussing the relationship between the preliminary draft and the final animation. Curated by Jenn Tran, 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦 brings together artists Jent Do, Milly Yencken, Quinn Franks, Eleanor Evans, and Tiff Yue — independent animators and artists working and recognised across Australia and internationally.
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Eleanor Evans, 𝘌𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘴, 2021-2026 single channel hand knitted stop-motion animation.
Milly Yencken, 𝘵𝘳é𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘯é𝘳𝘶 𝘴é𝘳 ö𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘳á 𝘮é𝘳 (𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘮𝘦), 2026, projection mapped charcoal and paper animation on bark, sound design by Áki Frostason, dimensions variable.
Detail from Tiffany Yue Fong Goh, 𝘍𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘸𝘦𝘣, 2026 two channel video, decal illustration, sketch paper 120cm x 149cm.
Images courtesy Jessica Maurer.
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𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦, curated by Jenn Tran
10 April—16 May, 2026
Milly Yencken, Tiff Yue, Quinn Franks, Eleanor Evans, Jent Do
@eleanor.giovanni, @jentxmgtd, @milly.yencken, @tiff._.yue, @proceduralgunk, @jenn___tran
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[Image ID: A carousel of three images. The first shows a projection low on the wall of a close-up of a knitted or crocheted surface. The second image shows bark mounted to the wall with projected faces on them.The third shows three paper drawings mounted to the wall, two very small and one large, of animal figures against a web background.]
Come see 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦 tomorrow!
The gallery’s open from 11 tomorrow for another week of our smashing April—May exhibitions.
𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦, curated by Jenn Tran in Gallery 1, explores a group of works using techniques and materials such as hand knitting, generative sculpture, and Nintendo DS Flipnote, while discussing the relationship between the preliminary draft and the final animation. Curated by Jenn Tran, 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦 brings together artists Jent Do, Milly Yencken, Quinn Franks, Eleanor Evans, and Tiff Yue — independent animators and artists working and recognised across Australia and internationally.
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Eleanor Evans, 𝘌𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘴, 2021-2026 single channel hand knitted stop-motion animation.
Milly Yencken, 𝘵𝘳é𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘯é𝘳𝘶 𝘴é𝘳 ö𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘳á 𝘮é𝘳 (𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘮𝘦), 2026, projection mapped charcoal and paper animation on bark, sound design by Áki Frostason, dimensions variable.
Detail from Tiffany Yue Fong Goh, 𝘍𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘸𝘦𝘣, 2026 two channel video, decal illustration, sketch paper 120cm x 149cm.
Images courtesy Jessica Maurer.
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𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦, curated by Jenn Tran
10 April—16 May, 2026
Milly Yencken, Tiff Yue, Quinn Franks, Eleanor Evans, Jent Do
@eleanor.giovanni, @jentxmgtd, @milly.yencken, @tiff._.yue, @proceduralgunk, @jenn___tran
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[Image ID: A carousel of three images. The first shows a projection low on the wall of a close-up of a knitted or crocheted surface. The second image shows bark mounted to the wall with projected faces on them.The third shows three paper drawings mounted to the wall, two very small and one large, of animal figures against a web background.]
Come see 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦 tomorrow!
The gallery’s open from 11 tomorrow for another week of our smashing April—May exhibitions.
𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦, curated by Jenn Tran in Gallery 1, explores a group of works using techniques and materials such as hand knitting, generative sculpture, and Nintendo DS Flipnote, while discussing the relationship between the preliminary draft and the final animation. Curated by Jenn Tran, 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦 brings together artists Jent Do, Milly Yencken, Quinn Franks, Eleanor Evans, and Tiff Yue — independent animators and artists working and recognised across Australia and internationally.
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Eleanor Evans, 𝘌𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘴, 2021-2026 single channel hand knitted stop-motion animation.
Milly Yencken, 𝘵𝘳é𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘯é𝘳𝘶 𝘴é𝘳 ö𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘳á 𝘮é𝘳 (𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘮𝘦), 2026, projection mapped charcoal and paper animation on bark, sound design by Áki Frostason, dimensions variable.
Detail from Tiffany Yue Fong Goh, 𝘍𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘸𝘦𝘣, 2026 two channel video, decal illustration, sketch paper 120cm x 149cm.
Images courtesy Jessica Maurer.
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𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦, curated by Jenn Tran
10 April—16 May, 2026
Milly Yencken, Tiff Yue, Quinn Franks, Eleanor Evans, Jent Do
@eleanor.giovanni, @jentxmgtd, @milly.yencken, @tiff._.yue, @proceduralgunk, @jenn___tran
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[Image ID: A carousel of three images. The first shows a projection low on the wall of a close-up of a knitted or crocheted surface. The second image shows bark mounted to the wall with projected faces on them.The third shows three paper drawings mounted to the wall, two very small and one large, of animal figures against a web background.]
🗯️ Applications open! 🗯️
2026 ACE x @firstdraft_ Short-term Residency
The 2026 ACE x @firstdraft_ Short-term Residency offers one South Australian artist the opportunity to develop and present a solo exhibition at firstdraft, Sydney. The artist will receive a 3-month studio residency at ACE
This residency is best suited to artists with a specific project ready for interstate presentation.
Applications close: Monday 8 June 11:59pm (ACDT)
To learn about the opportunity (including eligibility and FAQs) & apply, visit the link in our bio.
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Image: Shaye Dương, 'Telesm' (2022), installation view, firstdraft, Sydney. Courtesy firstdraft. Photography by Jessica Maurer.
Firstdraft will be closed on Saturday, the 25th of April.
Come visit us tomorrow before we turn off for the weekend— or join us from next Wednesday when we return to regularly scheduled programming 📺
Pictured: Quinn Franks (@proceduralgunk), 𝘎𝘳𝘶𝘣 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸, 2026, two-channel CRT 3D animation, as part of 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦, curated by Jenn Tran (@jenn___tran).
Image courtesy Jessica Maurer @jessica_maurer_photography.
[Image ID: A carousel of one video and one photograph. The video depicts two small CRT televisions, stacked on top of one another, turned off by a hand which emerges from off-screen. The image is of these two televisions with text that reads 'closed April 25'.]
Firstdraft will be closed on Saturday, the 25th of April.
Come visit us tomorrow before we turn off for the weekend— or join us from next Wednesday when we return to regularly scheduled programming 📺
Pictured: Quinn Franks (@proceduralgunk), 𝘎𝘳𝘶𝘣 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸, 2026, two-channel CRT 3D animation, as part of 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦, curated by Jenn Tran (@jenn___tran).
Image courtesy Jessica Maurer @jessica_maurer_photography.
[Image ID: A carousel of one video and one photograph. The video depicts two small CRT televisions, stacked on top of one another, turned off by a hand which emerges from off-screen. The image is of these two televisions with text that reads 'closed April 25'.]
Documentation for our April—May Exhibitions, including our inaugural Micro Commissions, is now online.
Click the link in our bio to learn more.
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Images courtesy Jessica Maurer @jessica_maurer_photography.
Little Umbrella Collective, 𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘯 (𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥), installation view, 2026.
Jenn Tran (Curator), 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦, installation view, 2026.
Jacquie Meng, Nina Radonja, Kirthana Selvaraj, 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘈 𝘔𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳
installation view, 2026.
Zeina Iaali, 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧 (𝘢𝘭 𝘕𝘢𝘧𝘴), installation view, 2026.
Toni Tait, 𝘋𝘰𝘶-𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘜 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘓’𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘔 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘖’𝘴, installation view, 2026.
Harry Merriman, 𝘈 𝘞𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘦, installation view, 2026.
Harry.Bridges_Webb, 𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘖𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 [90-390, 120-420, 60-360], installation view, 2026.
[Image IDs: A carousel post of the current exhibitions at firstdraft. The first image shows a blurred figure walking in front of a sculptural wall work made from painted drawers and yarn. The second image shows arrangements of curled bark on a gallery wall, with fallen bark beneath and projections mapped onto the bark surface. The third shows a series of brightly-coloured portrait paintings, one reflected by a hanging mirror. The fourth shows a triangular sculpture of mirrored perspex. The fifth shows black vinyl musical notation on a glass door. The sixth image shows two screens, one with white-on-black contour outlines, the other with a pixellated image of human figures overlain with pixellated lines. The seventh and final image shows a glass lightshade in a bathroom stall.]
Documentation for our April—May Exhibitions, including our inaugural Micro Commissions, is now online.
Click the link in our bio to learn more.
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Images courtesy Jessica Maurer @jessica_maurer_photography.
Little Umbrella Collective, 𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘯 (𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥), installation view, 2026.
Jenn Tran (Curator), 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦, installation view, 2026.
Jacquie Meng, Nina Radonja, Kirthana Selvaraj, 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘈 𝘔𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳
installation view, 2026.
Zeina Iaali, 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧 (𝘢𝘭 𝘕𝘢𝘧𝘴), installation view, 2026.
Toni Tait, 𝘋𝘰𝘶-𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘜 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘓’𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘔 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘖’𝘴, installation view, 2026.
Harry Merriman, 𝘈 𝘞𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘦, installation view, 2026.
Harry.Bridges_Webb, 𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘖𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 [90-390, 120-420, 60-360], installation view, 2026.
[Image IDs: A carousel post of the current exhibitions at firstdraft. The first image shows a blurred figure walking in front of a sculptural wall work made from painted drawers and yarn. The second image shows arrangements of curled bark on a gallery wall, with fallen bark beneath and projections mapped onto the bark surface. The third shows a series of brightly-coloured portrait paintings, one reflected by a hanging mirror. The fourth shows a triangular sculpture of mirrored perspex. The fifth shows black vinyl musical notation on a glass door. The sixth image shows two screens, one with white-on-black contour outlines, the other with a pixellated image of human figures overlain with pixellated lines. The seventh and final image shows a glass lightshade in a bathroom stall.]
Documentation for our April—May Exhibitions, including our inaugural Micro Commissions, is now online.
Click the link in our bio to learn more.
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Images courtesy Jessica Maurer @jessica_maurer_photography.
Little Umbrella Collective, 𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘯 (𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥), installation view, 2026.
Jenn Tran (Curator), 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦, installation view, 2026.
Jacquie Meng, Nina Radonja, Kirthana Selvaraj, 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘈 𝘔𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳
installation view, 2026.
Zeina Iaali, 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧 (𝘢𝘭 𝘕𝘢𝘧𝘴), installation view, 2026.
Toni Tait, 𝘋𝘰𝘶-𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘜 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘓’𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘔 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘖’𝘴, installation view, 2026.
Harry Merriman, 𝘈 𝘞𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘦, installation view, 2026.
Harry.Bridges_Webb, 𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘖𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 [90-390, 120-420, 60-360], installation view, 2026.
[Image IDs: A carousel post of the current exhibitions at firstdraft. The first image shows a blurred figure walking in front of a sculptural wall work made from painted drawers and yarn. The second image shows arrangements of curled bark on a gallery wall, with fallen bark beneath and projections mapped onto the bark surface. The third shows a series of brightly-coloured portrait paintings, one reflected by a hanging mirror. The fourth shows a triangular sculpture of mirrored perspex. The fifth shows black vinyl musical notation on a glass door. The sixth image shows two screens, one with white-on-black contour outlines, the other with a pixellated image of human figures overlain with pixellated lines. The seventh and final image shows a glass lightshade in a bathroom stall.]
Documentation for our April—May Exhibitions, including our inaugural Micro Commissions, is now online.
Click the link in our bio to learn more.
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Images courtesy Jessica Maurer @jessica_maurer_photography.
Little Umbrella Collective, 𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘯 (𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥), installation view, 2026.
Jenn Tran (Curator), 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦, installation view, 2026.
Jacquie Meng, Nina Radonja, Kirthana Selvaraj, 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘈 𝘔𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳
installation view, 2026.
Zeina Iaali, 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧 (𝘢𝘭 𝘕𝘢𝘧𝘴), installation view, 2026.
Toni Tait, 𝘋𝘰𝘶-𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘜 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘓’𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘔 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘖’𝘴, installation view, 2026.
Harry Merriman, 𝘈 𝘞𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘦, installation view, 2026.
Harry.Bridges_Webb, 𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘖𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 [90-390, 120-420, 60-360], installation view, 2026.
[Image IDs: A carousel post of the current exhibitions at firstdraft. The first image shows a blurred figure walking in front of a sculptural wall work made from painted drawers and yarn. The second image shows arrangements of curled bark on a gallery wall, with fallen bark beneath and projections mapped onto the bark surface. The third shows a series of brightly-coloured portrait paintings, one reflected by a hanging mirror. The fourth shows a triangular sculpture of mirrored perspex. The fifth shows black vinyl musical notation on a glass door. The sixth image shows two screens, one with white-on-black contour outlines, the other with a pixellated image of human figures overlain with pixellated lines. The seventh and final image shows a glass lightshade in a bathroom stall.]
Documentation for our April—May Exhibitions, including our inaugural Micro Commissions, is now online.
Click the link in our bio to learn more.
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Images courtesy Jessica Maurer @jessica_maurer_photography.
Little Umbrella Collective, 𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘯 (𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥), installation view, 2026.
Jenn Tran (Curator), 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦, installation view, 2026.
Jacquie Meng, Nina Radonja, Kirthana Selvaraj, 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘈 𝘔𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳
installation view, 2026.
Zeina Iaali, 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧 (𝘢𝘭 𝘕𝘢𝘧𝘴), installation view, 2026.
Toni Tait, 𝘋𝘰𝘶-𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘜 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘓’𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘔 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘖’𝘴, installation view, 2026.
Harry Merriman, 𝘈 𝘞𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘦, installation view, 2026.
Harry.Bridges_Webb, 𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘖𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 [90-390, 120-420, 60-360], installation view, 2026.
[Image IDs: A carousel post of the current exhibitions at firstdraft. The first image shows a blurred figure walking in front of a sculptural wall work made from painted drawers and yarn. The second image shows arrangements of curled bark on a gallery wall, with fallen bark beneath and projections mapped onto the bark surface. The third shows a series of brightly-coloured portrait paintings, one reflected by a hanging mirror. The fourth shows a triangular sculpture of mirrored perspex. The fifth shows black vinyl musical notation on a glass door. The sixth image shows two screens, one with white-on-black contour outlines, the other with a pixellated image of human figures overlain with pixellated lines. The seventh and final image shows a glass lightshade in a bathroom stall.]
Documentation for our April—May Exhibitions, including our inaugural Micro Commissions, is now online.
Click the link in our bio to learn more.
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Images courtesy Jessica Maurer @jessica_maurer_photography.
Little Umbrella Collective, 𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘯 (𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥), installation view, 2026.
Jenn Tran (Curator), 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦, installation view, 2026.
Jacquie Meng, Nina Radonja, Kirthana Selvaraj, 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘈 𝘔𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳
installation view, 2026.
Zeina Iaali, 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧 (𝘢𝘭 𝘕𝘢𝘧𝘴), installation view, 2026.
Toni Tait, 𝘋𝘰𝘶-𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘜 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘓’𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘔 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘖’𝘴, installation view, 2026.
Harry Merriman, 𝘈 𝘞𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘦, installation view, 2026.
Harry.Bridges_Webb, 𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘖𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 [90-390, 120-420, 60-360], installation view, 2026.
[Image IDs: A carousel post of the current exhibitions at firstdraft. The first image shows a blurred figure walking in front of a sculptural wall work made from painted drawers and yarn. The second image shows arrangements of curled bark on a gallery wall, with fallen bark beneath and projections mapped onto the bark surface. The third shows a series of brightly-coloured portrait paintings, one reflected by a hanging mirror. The fourth shows a triangular sculpture of mirrored perspex. The fifth shows black vinyl musical notation on a glass door. The sixth image shows two screens, one with white-on-black contour outlines, the other with a pixellated image of human figures overlain with pixellated lines. The seventh and final image shows a glass lightshade in a bathroom stall.]
Documentation for our April—May Exhibitions, including our inaugural Micro Commissions, is now online.
Click the link in our bio to learn more.
+++
Images courtesy Jessica Maurer @jessica_maurer_photography.
Little Umbrella Collective, 𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘯 (𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥), installation view, 2026.
Jenn Tran (Curator), 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦, installation view, 2026.
Jacquie Meng, Nina Radonja, Kirthana Selvaraj, 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘈 𝘔𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳
installation view, 2026.
Zeina Iaali, 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧 (𝘢𝘭 𝘕𝘢𝘧𝘴), installation view, 2026.
Toni Tait, 𝘋𝘰𝘶-𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘜 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘓’𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘔 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘖’𝘴, installation view, 2026.
Harry Merriman, 𝘈 𝘞𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘦, installation view, 2026.
Harry.Bridges_Webb, 𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘖𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 [90-390, 120-420, 60-360], installation view, 2026.
[Image IDs: A carousel post of the current exhibitions at firstdraft. The first image shows a blurred figure walking in front of a sculptural wall work made from painted drawers and yarn. The second image shows arrangements of curled bark on a gallery wall, with fallen bark beneath and projections mapped onto the bark surface. The third shows a series of brightly-coloured portrait paintings, one reflected by a hanging mirror. The fourth shows a triangular sculpture of mirrored perspex. The fifth shows black vinyl musical notation on a glass door. The sixth image shows two screens, one with white-on-black contour outlines, the other with a pixellated image of human figures overlain with pixellated lines. The seventh and final image shows a glass lightshade in a bathroom stall.]
The Firstdraft team wishes to congratulate Georgia Lucy on the upcoming screening of their film 𝘎𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘵'𝘴 𝘉𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘱 𝘍𝘔 at the @sydneyoperahouse, exhibited at Firstdraft as part of the titular exhibition late last year.
Alongside the work of Travis de Vries and Kuba Dorabialski, Lucy's film will be screened as part of 'Short Wave', a night of new and recent short films curated by @awesomeblack.studio.
Tickets available at the opera house website for the 30th April screening- bring a friend and a song of your own to sing!
The Firstdraft team wishes to congratulate Georgia Lucy on the upcoming screening of their film 𝘎𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘵'𝘴 𝘉𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘱 𝘍𝘔 at the @sydneyoperahouse, exhibited at Firstdraft as part of the titular exhibition late last year.
Alongside the work of Travis de Vries and Kuba Dorabialski, Lucy's film will be screened as part of 'Short Wave', a night of new and recent short films curated by @awesomeblack.studio.
Tickets available at the opera house website for the 30th April screening- bring a friend and a song of your own to sing!
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