Thank You & Happy Holidays

2021 Wrap-Up

23 December 2021

Exhibition Preview Series

35th Annual Summer Show

8 December 2021

Congratulations to Michael Vale!

Winner Doug Moran National Portrait Prize 2021

5 November 2021

Welcome New Artists

Harrison Bowe & George Kennedy

30 November 2021

Original Gift Ideas

Painting, Sculpture & Jewellery

25 November 2021

Lorraine Biggs

Digital Exhibition Catalogue

19 November 2021

Artist Profile – Maggie Jeffries

by Erin McFadyen

Maggie Jeffries

Digital Exhibition Catalogue

28 October 2021

Exhibition Preview Series

Maggie Jeffries - All The Pearls

15 October 2021

Artist Video Series

Patrick Hall - Made Of Broken Pieces

11 October 2021

The Review Board – Patrick Hall

by Andrew Harper

28 September 2021

Exhibition Review – Patrick Hall

by Lucy Hawthorne

28 September 2021

Patrick Hall

Digital Exhibition Catalogue

16 September 2021

Exhibition Preview Series

Patrick Hall - Made Of Broken Pieces

16 September 2021

Artist Video Series

Josh Foley - The Spectre Of Volatile Appearances

2 September 2021

Josh Foley

Digital Exhibition Catalogue

25 August 2021

Deep Sense Of Place | Zoe Grey

By Andrew Harper

20 August 2021

Exhibition Preview Series

Josh Foley - The Spectre Of Volatile Appearances

20 August 2021

Artist Video Series

Zoe Grey - Just Between Us

16 August 2021

Exhibition Preview Series

Zoe Grey - Just Between Us

21 July 2021

Beauty Is In The Detail | Wayne Brookes

By Andrew Harper

19 June 2021

Artist Video Series

Wayne Brookes - Opulence and Ostentation: A Covid Operation

18 June 2021

Wayne Brookes

Digital Exhibition Catalogue

8 June 2021

Exhibition Preview Series

Wayne Brookes - Opulence and Ostentation: a Covid Operation

27 May 2021

Artist Video Series

Mathew Simms - The Little World Of Mathew Simms

18 May 2021

King Island Artist Residency

Maggie Jeffries & Zoe Grey

11 May 2021

Artist Profile – Mathew Simms

by Lucy Hawthorne

11 May 2021

Congratulations to Penny Burnett

Finalist - Ravenswood Art Prize

10 May 2021

Exhibition Preview Series

Mathew Simms - The Little World Of Mathew Simms

28 April 2021

Incredible Beasts | Jenny Orchard

By Andrew Harper

27 April 2021

Artist Video Series

Jenny Orchard - Bush Of Ghosts

20 April 2021

Exhibition Video Series

Jenny Orchard - Bush Of Ghosts

20 April 2021

Exhibition Preview Series

Jenny Orchard - Bush Of Ghosts

31 March 2021

Congratulations to Glen Clarke

Finalist - Wyndham Art Prize

22 March 2021

Exhibition Preview Series

Geoff Dyer - Selected Works From The Artist's Studio

25 February 2021

Jo Chew

Exhibiting at MAC

19 February 2021

Congratulations to Leah Thiessen

Finalist - Muswellbrook Art Prize

19 February 2021

Congratulations to Josh Foley

Finalist - Glover Prize

19 February 2021

Exhibition Video Series

Lockhart River Artists

17 February 2021

Congratulations to Anne Morrison

Highly Commended - TIDAL.20

15 December 2020

Zoe Grey

Major Works 2018

14 December 2020

Happy Holidays

A note from Director, Steven Joyce

14 December 2020

Original Christmas Gift Ideas

from Despard Gallery

26 November 2020

Artist Video Series

Micheila Petersfield - Replica

20 November 2020

Despard Gallery NEXT Award 2020

in association with the School of Creative Arts and Media

16 November

Micheila Petersfield

Digital Exhibition Catalogue

11 November 20920

Exhibition Preview Series

Micheila Petersfield - Replica

4 November 2020

TIDAL.20

Congratulations Anne Morrison & Glen Clarke

30 October 2020

Artist Video Series

Michael Vale

26 October 2020

Michael Vale

Digital Exhibition Catalogue

14 October 2020

Vale Geoff Dyer

1947 - 2020

8 October 2020

Exhibition Preview Series

Michael Vale - The Guests

7 October 2020

Vale Geoff Dyer

1947 - 2020

9 October 2020

Sydney Contemporary

Presents 2020

1 October 2020

Graham Lang

ABC Radio Hobart

28 September 2020

Artist Video Series

Graham Lang

24 September 2020

Graham Lang

Digital Exhibition Catalogue

16 September 2020

Exhibition Preview Series

Graham Lang - In The Clear Night Of Day

9 September 2020

Anthea Boden

Digital Exhibition Catalogue

26 August 2020

Exhibition Preview Series

Anthea Boden - Island Images: From Home to Manus

12 August 2020

Artist Video Series

Morrison, Harris & Thiessen

24 July 2020

Abstraction – Harris, Thiessen & Morrison

Digital Exhibition Catalogue

15 July 2020

Exhibition Preview Series

Abstraction - Morrison, Thiessen & Harris

13 July 2020

Congratulations to Leah Thiessen

Finalist in the John Leslie Art Prize

2 July 2020

Congratulations to Penny Burnett

Winner of the People's Choice

2 July 2020

Glen Clarke – An Animistic Dialectic

Digital Exhibition Catalogue

24 June 2020

Zoe Grey

New Works

11 June 2020

Artist Profile – Sam Field

Exhibition Review

3 June 2020

Artist Video Series

Sam Field

28 May 2020

Jenny Orchard- Art in isolation

Hybrid cups & mugs

28 May 2020

Sam Field – The Horizon

Digital Exhbition Catalogue

21 May 2020

Artist Video Series

Rodney Pople

25 April 2020

Rodney Pople – Embattled

Digital Exhbition Catalogue

24 April 2020

Artist Video Series

Zoe Grey - Part 2

21 April 2020

Congratulations to Rodney Pople

Finalist in the Gallipoli Art Prize

21 April 2020

Geoff Dyer – Overview

3D Flip Book

7 April 2020

Artist Profile – Zoe Grey

Artist Interview

1 April 2020

Announcement from Despard Gallery

COVID-19 Update

17 March 2020

Auction Record

Geoff Dyer

6 March 2020

Significant Private Sale

Jacqui Stockdale - Familija

4 March 2020

Exhibition Video Series

Still Life - Group Show

4 March 2020

Congratulations to Penny Burnett

Finalist in the Muswellbrook Art Prize

12 February 2020

Glover Prize Finalists 2020

Despard Artists

7 February 2020

Artist Profile – Josh Foley

Artist Interview

4 February 2020

Artist Video Series

Josh Foley

5 February 2020

Congratulations to Lorraine Biggs

Finalist in the Women's Art Prize

28 January 2020

Australia Day 2020

Celebrate - Commiserate - Reflect

26 January 2020

Josh Foley at QVMAG

Calculating Infinity

10 January 2020

Happy Holidays!

a note from Director Steven Joyce

13 December 2019

Tas Weekend | Todd Jenkins

By Andrew Harper

09 December 2019

Congratulations Julie Harris

Winner of the KAAF Prize

29 November 2019

Congratulations Micheila Petersfield

Winner of the Henry Jones Art Prize 2019

28 November 2019

Diverse Distractions | Mary Scott & Simon Blau

By Andrew Harper

13 November 2019

Winner of the inaugural Despard Gallery NEXT Award 2019

in association with the School of Creative Arts and Media

8 November 2019

Seasons Greetings

Original Christmas Gift Ideas

1 November 2019

Micheila Petersfield | Studio Residency

Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris

10 October 2019

Melbourne Art Fair 2020

Viewing Rooms

Exhibition Video Series

Annual Summer Show 2019 - 2020

18 December 2019

Zoe Grey at Burnie Regional Gallery

Exhibition at Burnie Regional Gallery

27 September - 27 October 2019

Penny Burnett

Exhibition at Cradle Mountain Wilderness Gallery

5 October - 26 January

Zoe Grey – New Works

in the stockroom

September 2019

Sam Field – Sydney Contemporary

Artist Notes

Patrick Hall’s audio and video experience now online!

At Sydney Contemporary

12 - 15 September 2019

Despard at Sydney Contemporary Art Fair 2019

Patrick Hall, Geoff Dyer, Todd Jenkins and Sam Field

12 - 15 September 2019

Geoff Dyer: Portraits at TMAG

Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery

26 July – 6 October 2019

The Last Portraits | Geoff Dyer

Artist Profile Preview by Lucy Hawthorne (Issue 47)

13 August 2019

Works in Progress | Geoff Dyer

By Andrew Harper

13 August 2019

Plunge From Darkness | Wayne Brookes

Mercury Weekend article by Andrew Harper

13 August 2019

Mathew Simms: The Handmade Tales from Tassie, The dollmaker of Deloraine

ABC interview

8 August 2019

Wayne Brookes: A Survey (1980 – 2019)

Long Gallery - Salamanca Arts Centre

1 - 11 August 2019

Patrick Hall at Dark Mofo 2019

with his work 'If They Should Accidentally Fall'

7 June - 23 June 2019

Geoff Dyer – Tas Weekend

A Living Treasure on Top of His Game

27 July 2019

Artist Talk: Ochre Lawson and Penny Burnett

Q&A with Botanica artists

29 June 2019

Welcome Simon Blau!

Michael Vale – Archibald Prize Review

by John McDonald

25 May 2019

Congratulations to Wynne Prize 2019 Finalist Glen Clarke!

2 May 2019

Archibald Finalist 2019

Congratulations to Michael Vale

2 May 2019

Michael Vale – Exhibition Review

Time Traveller

16 March 2019

Despard Gallery artists win the Tasmanian Womens

Woman's Art Prize Tasmania 2019 winners Anne Morrison & Micheila Petersfield

16 March 2019

Glover Art Prize Finalist 2019

Rodney Pople

12 February 2019

Penny Burnett – Jeju, South Korea

IAa Artspace Residency Exhibition

12 February 2019

New works by Jeff Mincham

Edo inspired ceramics

6 February 2019

Art of the State

Despard at the State Cinema

Holiday opening hours

Happy Holidays!

a note from director Steven Joyce

Welcome New Gallery Artists!

Ochre Lawson, Lorraine Biggs, Maggie Jeffries & Verna Nichols

Seasons Greetings!

Unique and Original Artwork Christmas Gift Ideas

Thomas Mann

Jewellery Sale

Welcome Matt Calvert!

Lucia Usmiani & Lisa Garland – Exhibition Review

Joint Exhibition

19 September - 14 October 2018

New works by Geoff Dyer

Studies of the Tasmanian Landscape - October 2018

Micheila Petersfield at the BOAA

The Silver Screen

21 September - November 6 2018

Sam Field – Exhibition Review

Have On One Me

22 August - 16 September 2018

Artist’s notes Sam Field

Have On One Me

22 August - 16 September 2018

Patrick Hall pop up exhibition

The Cloud and Press Upon Me

Welcome Zoe Grey!

Penny Burnett wins Bay Of Fires Art Prize 2018!

Michael Vale wins The Hutchins Australian Contemporary Art Prize 2018

Gay Hawkes

The Royal Wedding

24 May 2018

Patrick Hall finalist Blake Prize 2018

Winner announced Saturday 19th of May!

17 May 2018

Welcome Tjanpi Desert Weavers!

Despard is now representing Tjanpi in Tasmania

Andrea Morucchio 1st edition prints for sale

From the 1995 Cuba Series

Vale Matthew Harding 1964 – 2018

Australia’s art world has lost an amazing artist

Glover prize 2018 Finalist

Five Despard artists Finalist !

Valentine’s Pop Up

We love love !

06 February - 14 February

Wayne Brookes at Woolmers

AT WOOLMERS

1 December - 14 December 2018

Despard Gallery at Narryna Art and Antique Fair 2018

with a selection of our favourite artists

1 - 4 November 2018

Lisa Garland – Online Exhibition

Raw Backyards

Gallery views Micheila Petersfield & Simon Cuthbert

August 23 - September 17 2017

Jenny Orchard

winner of the 2017 Syndey Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award !

Helen Hopcroft ‘My Year as A Fairytale’

Despard artist Helen Hopcroft dressing a year long as Marie Antoinette!

Jamin at BOAA 2018

Biennale of Australian Art in Ballarat

Micheila Petersfield at BOAA 2018

Biennale of Australian Art in Ballarat

ARTIST TALKS

JAMIN and Todd Jenkins

Friday 17 February 2017

Welcome Alex Parish!

Rodney Pople wins The Paddington Art Prize 2016!

Welcome Julienne Harris

New works from Jeff Mincham

Graham Lang winner of the Griffith Review Novella Competition 2016!

With his novel: A Fulcrum of Infinities

Welcome Josh Foley

ARTIST TALK – Wayne Brookes

As part of his solo exhibtion All that Glitters is not God!

SATURDAY 14 MAY - 2 PM

SURREALISM MOVIE NIGHT

One hour. 6 surrealist film. $5,-

Friday 29 APRIL 2016 7pm.

Geoff Dyer- Works on Paper

Preservation and Loss

Anne Morrison Solo Commissioned Artist - Devonport Regional Gallery

6 February - 13 March 2016

Bob Jenyns

Mary Scott

Hobart City Art Prize

Artist Talk

Meet our Artist in Residence Thomas Mann

17 October, 12 noon

Wayne Brookes – UTAS Commission

Guan Wei Wins Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize

Jenny Orchard

New Work

Dale Richards

New Works

Jenny Orchard

Works in Stock

MOVING SPACES

Hobart Art Prize

Congratulations Jeff Mincham, Mish Meijers, Jenny Orchard & Mary Scott

Welcome Andrew McIllroy

RENOVATIONS

Glen Clarke Wins Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award

JOANNE CURRIE NALINGU

Anne Hall

Works on Paper

NEW STOCK

Roger Webb Pots

Patrick Hall Exhibition at TMAG

Anne Morrison

Glover Prize Finalist

New Works by Jo Chew

January 2015

REVIEW

Caroline Rannersberger

Master Class

Runnymede Art & Antique Fair

DRAWING NOW – ABC Interview

Archibald Finalist, Rodney Pople

Caroline Rannersberger Pop up show

Bull Bay Artist Residencies