Congratulations to Tony Costa

Winner of Art Gallery of NSW Archibald Prize 2019

Current Exhibition

Current Exhibition

Art Atrium Chen Ping Lion Dance

China Translated

Chinese Contemporary Art Tasmania Inc

15 - 31 May 2019

Exhibition Opening

with the Artists

Thursday 16 May  2019

6 – 8 pm

to be held at

China Cultural Centre

Level 1, 151 Castlereagh Street, Sydney

Art Atrium is presenting China Translated in association with Chinese Contemporary Art Tasmania Inc. and China Cultural Centre.

Western artists encountering Chinese culture today do so under very different circumstances than their seventeenth and eighteenth century counterparts. Less a country shrouded in mystery, Westerners now have a greater understanding of China’s long and varied cultural traditions and systems of belief.

This exhibition focuses on the work of a number of Tasmanian artists who have engaged with aspects of Chinese culture and through such  encounters, have created works with new insights into their own culture as well as into broader contemporary issues.

Artists participating in this exhibition include Dr. Steve Carson, Karin Chan,  Chen Ping, Tracey Cockburn, Dr. Jan Hogan, Dr. Megan Keating and Dr. Matthew Boden, Gregory Leong & Dr. Xingming Wu.

Upcoming Exhibitions

Art Atrium Chen Ping Lion Dance

China Translated

Chinese Contemporary Art Tasmania Inc

15 - 31 May 2019

Exhibition Opening

with the Artists

Thursday 16 May  2019

6 – 8 pm

to be held at

China Cultural Centre

Level 1, 151 Castlereagh Street, Sydney

Art Atrium is presenting China Translated in association with Chinese Contemporary Art Tasmania Inc. and China Cultural Centre.

Western artists encountering Chinese culture today do so under very different circumstances than their seventeenth and eighteenth century counterparts. Less a country shrouded in mystery, Westerners now have a greater understanding of China’s long and varied cultural traditions and systems of belief.

This exhibition focuses on the work of a number of Tasmanian artists who have engaged with aspects of Chinese culture and through such  encounters, have created works with new insights into their own culture as well as into broader contemporary issues.

Artists participating in this exhibition include Dr. Steve Carson, Karin Chan,  Chen Ping, Tracey Cockburn, Dr. Jan Hogan, Dr. Megan Keating and Dr. Matthew Boden, Gregory Leong & Dr. Xingming Wu.

Art Atrium - Jacqueline Balassa Last Light - Yellow Mtn

Jacqueline Balassa,
Bingbing Chen &
Pamela See

Crossing Boundaries

6 - 20 July 2019

Exhibition Opening

with the Artists

Saturday 6 July  2019

2.30 – 4.30 pm

Artists in Converation

Saturday 20 July 2019

2.30 – 4.00 pm

to be held at

Art Atrium @ Botany

Corner of Daniel & Daphne Street
(Entrance on Daphne Street)
Botany

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Simon Chan has established a reputation as a professional gallery director who has helped many aspiring artists by showing them in his Art Atrium Gallery. Mixing exhibitions of established artists with younger artists, he has created a perfect way to promote living artists in difficult times.

Simon has also endeavoured to get prominent figures in the art world to open his exhibitions, which is a good way to publicise and promote younger artists. I commend Simon’s activities, and hope that the artists he has promoted will not forget who first gave them a helping hand. It is the first step up which counts so much in today’s very competitive art world.

Lou Klepac OAM
Art historian, Author, Curator & Publisher

Art Atrium is the invention of Simon Chan, an Architect who has a passion for art, especially indigenous art and architectural drawings. He is one of the few people with the breadth of experience and opportunity to hold such shows at his gallery that demonstrate his discerning eye and appreciation for the unusual and the best of art.

Professor Philip Cox AO
Professor of Architecture UNSW & Founding Partner of Cox Architecture

Simon Chan is a practising architect with a passionate commitment to promoting contemporary art that reflects Australia’s multiculturalism, and in which Australian Indigenous art has an important dynamic presence. In 2009 he founded Art Atrium in Bondi Junction to provide a dedicated space that would allow him to share his artists’ works with audiences, and also to enjoy the physical experience of curating the exhibitions. I have observed the superb way he manages the launch of these events, and I know that all of his artists appreciate the encouragement and advice that he never hesitates to offer.

Dr. Mabel Lee PhD FAHA
Adjunct Professor of Chinese Studies, School of Languages & Culture A18, The University of Sydney

Simon has established an active platform at Art Atrium to encourage cross cultural expression and collaboration among artists from different cultural background. I was honoured to open an exhibition of Chinese Australian women artists, as well as to conduct an Artists in Conversation event when artists directly communicate with art lovers. His passion towards art goes beyond his Gallery, and leads him to generously support art endeavours in public art institutions. He offers guided tours as a Community Ambassador at Art Gallery of NSW, and also serves as a Director on the Board of VisAisa which plays a vital role in promoting Asian art in Australia.

Yin Cao
Curator of Chinese Art at ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES

I love the paintings I have bought from Art Atrium - they have really struck a chord. It's also been an absolute pleasure talking with and buying from Simon; it's clear he's in it for the love of the art and that makes the whole experience so much less 'transactional' and more emotional.

Amanda Falconer
Management consultant & business storytelling specialist