What to see at Sydney Contemporary 2023

With a record number of galleries at this year's art fair, ArtsHub takes the pulse of who’s showing what.

The seventh edition of Sydney Contemporary boasts a record number of participating galleries and is its largest fair to date, with works from more than 500 artists and 96 galleries. The annual calendar event for galleries, collectors, artists and visitors alike is presented at Carriageworks from 7-10 September.

Teresa Baker, Justin Williams, Fabian Ramírez, Renée Estée, Mia Middleton – these may not be familiar names to some Australian audiences, but many of them are on the rise internationally. First-time Sydney Contemporary participant COMA (with galleries in Darlinghurst and Chippendale) has brought along a selection of emerging and mid-career artists hoping to showcase international talent locally, but also highlight Australian artists that are thriving abroad.

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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_