Six hottest booths at Melbourne Art Fair

From booths that are worth a linger to those which present First Nations pride, here are ArtsHub’s handpicked spotlights of MAF 2022.

The Melbourne Art Fair (MAF) makes a physical comeback from 17 – 20 February, presented at Melbourne’s Convention and Exhibition Centre and featuring 59 gallery booths, six works in its Beyond section, and a dedicated platform of video works from international and local representatives.

Perhaps easily missed, video works presented by Subtype and Kaylene Whiskey as part of MAF Commission with ACMI, are housed in dark clothed booths near the entrance. The curated presentation of Beyond, including artists Caroline Rothwell, Navilah Nordic, Sean Melia, Maree Clarke, Sally Smart, and Matt Arbuckle, can be found dotted around the exhibition space, however feels less monumental than expected.

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Celina Lei is ArtsHub's former Content Manager. She has previously worked across global art hubs in Beijing, Hong Kong and New York in both the commercial art sector and art criticism. She took part in drafting NAVA’s revised Code of Practice - Art Fairs, and was the project manager of ArtsHub’s diverse writers initiative, Amplify Collective. Celina is based in Naarm/Melbourne. Instagram: @lleizy_