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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
