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Violeta Dineva

Connectedness

29 November - 17 December 2011

Exhibition opening by
Andrew Lo
Artist, Academic & Environmentalist
3 December 2011

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Madelein Jones

Are we playing God?

8 - 26 November 2011

Exhibition opening by
Loubna Haika
Author of ‘Seducing Mr Maclean’
12 November1 2011

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Boomali at Art Atrium

18 October - 5 November 2011

Exhibition opening by
James Wilson-Miller
Senior Curator, Powerhouse Museum
22 October 2011

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Kent Chuang & Megan O'Brien

27 September - 15 October 2011

Exhibition opening by
Darriea Turley
Broken Hill City Council Deputy Mayor &
Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery Chairperson
1 Ocotober 2011

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Tianli Zu

Un-named

10 September - 24 September 2011

Exhibition opening by
Chris Howe
Woollahra Council Councillor and Chairperson of Small Sculpture Prize
10 September 2011

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Michael Downs

China Works

16 August - 3 September 2011

Exhibition opening by
Dr Peter Hill
Artist, Author, Academic & Art Critic for ‘The Age’
20 August 2011

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Shelley Burnham

New stories

26 July - 13 August 2011

Exhibition opening by
Adele Horin
Sydney Morning Herald columnist
30 July 2011

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Spectrum 8

5 - 23 July 2011

Exhibition opening by
Sally Betts
Mayor of Waverley Council
10 July 2011

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Artists from Maningrida Arts & Culture

Dawning

7 June - 2 July 2011

Exhibition opening by
Jennifer Isaacs AM
11 June 2011

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Laurens Tan

Happy Toy

18 May - 4 June 2011

Exhibition opening by
Lisa Havilah
Director, Carriageworks
21 May 2011
Artists in Conversation
4 June 2011

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Ilza Burchett

Sense & Sensuality

Exhibition opening by
Anthony Bond OAM
Assistant Director, Head Curator International Art
Art Gallery of NSW
28 April 2011

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Art 3K

Affordable Art $ 3000 & under

Exhibition opening by
Lucy Turnbull AO
19 March 2011

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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 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