AMBER WALLIS IN ‘VAULT’ EDITOR ALISON KUBLER’S TOP TEN PICKS FOR SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY

Taking place at Carriageworks from Wednesday 8 to Sunday 11 September, 2022, the 6th iteration of Sydney Contemporary promises an exciting four days of art, events and culinary experiences. Showcasing over 450 artists from more than 90 galleries, the fair is the perfect place to discover and collect modern and contemporary art. Ahead of the opening, VAULTEditor, Alison Kubler surveyed the presentations of all the participating galleries that together have transformed the expansive venue of Carriageworks into an incredibly vibrant and stimulating space. To introduce you to some of the specific artists and presentations featured at Sydney Contemporary, Alison has curated a selection of highlights to look out for amid the fair’s ‘Galleries’ sector.

NICHOLAS THOMPSON GALLERY (BOOTH A05)

Nicholas Thompson has a great eye for painting and this year he has given his booth over to Amber Wallis for a solo show. I love her rich paintings that meld abstraction and figuration, which she calls “an ode to the staining and the materiality of feminism,” in that they demonstrate her desire to paint with technical limitations to the extent that painting becomes an exercise in restraint and quiet consideration. They are wonderfully decadent and intelligent at the same time.