Hogarth Galleries is Australia’s oldest established Aboriginal fine art gallery, and is also one of the longest running private galleries in the nation.

Since its opening in 1972, Hogarth Galleries has exhibited and promoted the works of many Australian artists including Brett Whiteley, Lloyd Rees, Sidney Nolan, Mike Brown and Martin Sharpe, to name but a few.

Throughout its 30 year history, Hogarth Galleries has supported and exhibited Aboriginal art. Long before the current widespread popularity of this genre, Hogarth Galleries exhibited works from some of our remotest communities and provided the artists with a selling space in the Sydney art market. Many “first exhibitions” were held here, including that of the Yuendumu artists from the Central Desert in 1985. More recently, Rosella Namok from Lockhart River held her first near sell- out show here in 1999.

In the 1980’s, the gallery began to focus solely on representing Aboriginal art. Works in many national and international art collections have been purchased through Hogarth Galleries, which has also provided works for numerous exhibitions both in Australia and overseas. During this time, the gallery has also assembled one of the largest and most comprehensive bark painting collections in the world. Consisting of over 320 works, this collection is particularly strong in Western, Central and North-East Arnhem Land works from the 1960’s to the 1980’s.

As we move forward into the 21st century, Hogarth Galleries continues to support and promote the finest quality Aboriginal art. The current director of the gallery Melissa Collins, seeks to honor the elder and established artists while also sourcing new and emerging artists whose works excite not only our nation, but also the international art scene. Contemporary Aboriginal art contains an uncommon link between modern art and the ancient history that continues to guide and inspire the Aboriginal people, and it is this unique artistic aspect that Hogarth Galleries will continue to advocate. Hogarth Galleries regularly exhibits works from Western Australia, Central Australia, Northern Territory -Arnhem Land and far north Queensland, while also maintaining a stockroom of artworks of the highest calibre.