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Art Atrium Alerts: Latest gallery news

3rd September 2013

Art Atrium artists Kaye Mahoney and Max Miller are exhibiting in the Goulburn Regional Art
Gallery 30th Anniversary Exhibition. John McDonald opened the exhibition on 31 August
2013. Kaye Mahoney will be having a solo exhibition at Art Atrium from 29 October to 23
November 2013.

Art Atrium will be participating in Sydney Contemporary, the inaugural international art fair at
Carriageworks, Sydney, exhibiting the works of Art Atrium artists Taro Yamamoto and Brett
Bailey from 20 to 22 September 2013.

Paddington Art Prize 2013 Exhibition of National Finalists, Opening Night and Prize
Presentation will be held on Thursday 26 September 2013 6-8pm at Mary Place Gallery 12
Mary Place, Paddington. Paddington Art Prize is a $20,000 acquisitive prize for a painting
inspired by the Australian Landscape. Judges of the art prize in 2013 are Professor Ross
Harley, Dean, College of Fine Arts UNSW, Del Kathryn Barton, Artist and John Firth-Smith,
Artist. Marlene Antico, Founder of Paddington Art Prize, and Simon Chan are Co-Principal
Sponsors of the art prize. For further details of the Paddington Art Prize, find out more HERE.

Art Atrium artist Patrick Shirvington is conducting a Drawn to Nature bush walk and workshop
with Mosman Council on 14 September 2013. Art Atrium artist Keith Lane is currently
exhibiting at Downing Centre, Sydney, a series of new ceramic, timber, steel and rust sculptural
works.

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 VisAsia 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