Art in Paddington Sydney Australia

Artlinks - Paddo Walks

Walk around the Sydney suburb of Paddington, where boutique art galleries display mainly Australian traditional and contemporary art for viewing or purchase. Call in at some classic quaint pubs and cafes along the way. Meander along the tree-lined streets with terrace houses straight from the Mary Poppins and Upstairs, Downstairs era. The main street of Paddington is Oxford St and it includes boutique fashion shops and craft markets every Saturday.

There are four walks listed below. These can all be joined up together, so check your map from the details below if you would like to spend a full day walking around Paddington.

Walk ONE North Oxford St to Five Ways: North Oxford St to Five Ways: North Oxford St to Five Ways: North Oxford St to Five Ways:
    From the corner of Oxford St and Glenmore Rd to Five Ways.
Walk TWO Five Ways to South Oxford St: Five Ways to South Oxford St: Five Ways to South Oxford St: Five Ways to South Oxford St:
    From Five Ways, to Gurner St and up Jersy Rd to Oxford St.
Walk THREE Five Ways to Trumper Park Loop: Five Ways to Trumper Park Loop: Five Ways to Trumper Park Loop: Five Ways to Trumper Park Loop:
    Five Ways to Glenmore Rd to Trumper Park and return by Gurner St.
Walk FOUR Queen St Loop: Queen St Loop: Queen St Loop: Queen St Loop:
    Down Queen St from Oxford St corner and return by Jersey Rd.

Maps, Starting the walks, Contacting the galleries

Getting there   by bus from Circular Quay (380, 378, 389).
Art Find   This site lists Sydney galleries, current exhibitions and has on-line maps.
Paddo Map to use for these walks from Whereisit includes maps for all Australia
Contacting the Galleries  includes correct addressing, White Pages and Australia Post.
Local History from Woollahra Council
A recommended site for guided walking tours is Sydney Architectural Walks 4a Begg Lane, Paddington

Legend
This black bullet point indicates an art gallery
This clear bullet point indicates a place of interest within the area of design, furniture, antiques, jewellery or designer homewares etc.

Walk One - North Oxford St to Five Ways

Start at the cnr of Glenmore Rd and Gipps St where the following group of galleries are located.

The Little Gallery 18 Glenmore Rd Paddington ph 8356 9713    Window Shopping only!
Australian Galleries Works on Paper 24 Glenmore Rd Paddington ph 9380 8744 email: enquiries@australiangalleries.com.au    Contemporary Australian art
Harris Courtin Gallery 26 Glenmore Rd Paddington ph 9368 7950 email: art@harriscourtingallery.com.au    27 contemporary up-and-coming, mid-career and established Australian artists.
Joan Bowers, Garments, 28 Glenmore Rd Paddington
Tarasin Jewellers 30 Glenmore Rd
Robertson Mead Handprints 34 Glenmore Rd Paddington ph 9331 6955 Textiles and furnishings
Nazar Rug Gallery 17 Glenmore Rd Paddington ph 9331 1505 email: nazar@bigpond.com    Oriental rugs, antiques and tribal arts.
Barry Stern Gallery 19 Glenmore Rd Paddington ph 9331 4676 email: bstern@zip.com.au   Specialists in Australian Art

Continue along Glenmore Road to the next gallery

Maree Mizon Gallery 76 Glenmore Rd Paddington ph 9358 5050 email: maree.mizon.gallery@bigpond.com.au Specialists in Australian Contemporary Art

Cross Liverpool St to the next gallery

Richard Martin Art 104 Glenmore Rd Paddington ph 9360 3353 mob 0400 813 753 email: info@richardmartinart.com.au Australian modern and contemporary art.

Go back to the corner of Glenmore Rd into Liverpool St and walk up the hill and turn left into Walker Ln for the next gallery

Hogarth Galleries - Aboriginal Art Centres 7 Walker Lane Paddington - just along from the corner of Liverpool St ph 9360 6839 email: hogarthgal@bigpond.com

Continue down Walker Ln to the end (past Elfred St). Turn left into Brown St and walk down the hill and turn left into Mary Place (just before Glenmore Rd). Visit the next gallery

Mary Place Gallery 12 Mary Place Paddington ph 9332 1875 contemporary art and design

Return to Brown St and left onto Glenmore Rd and cross the road to the next gallery.

Ceramic Art Gallery 120 Glenmore Road ph 9361 5286 email: ceramics@ceramicart.com.au

Continue down Glenmore Rd for a two minute walk to the next gallery. At Five Ways roundabout, turn left into Goodhope St and walk down to Sherman Galleries.

Sherman Galleries Goodhope 16-20 Goodhope St Paddington ph 9331 1112. Contemporary Australian and International art exhibition space and sculpture garden.

Return to Five Ways (2xGlenmore Rd, Broughton St, Heeley St, Goodhope St) for the next gallery. Walk half way around the Round About for the next gallery beside the Royal Hotel.

Baker Galleries 241 Glenmore Rd Paddington ph 9331 1195 Dealers in fine art.

Refreshment stops at Five Ways include Royal Hotel, Gusto Cafe, among other great cafes. You can return to Circular Quay on bus 389. Alternatively you can continue with walk two or walk three.

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Walk Two - Five Ways to South Oxford St

From Five Ways walk down Glenmore Rd to visit the gallery which is only a few doors down from the Royal Hotel. Five Ways is the intersection of these streets: two of Glenmore Rd, Broughton St, Heeley St and Goodhope St.

Baker Galleries 241 Glenmore Rd Paddington ph 9331 1195 Dealers in fine art.

Continue from Glenmore Rd and turn right into Gurner St (Glenmore Rd goes down the hill). Walk to the intersection of Gurner St with Cambridge St and Norfolk St to view the following art galleries and interests

Wagner Art Gallery 39 Gurner St Paddington - cnr Norfolk St Specialists in Fine Art
Marlene Antico Fine Arts 38b Gurner St cnr Cambridge St ph 9380 7088 email: antico@bigpond.com Australian emerging artists
44 Gurner St ph 8354 1744 email: gallery@done.com.au Vibrant works of Ken Done

Continue down Gurner St and turn right into Cascade St. Walk up the hill which ends at Paddington St and visit the galleries on each corner

Christopher and Anna Thorpe Gallery 2 Cascade St cnr Paddington St ph 9331 8302 Antique tribal art from Oceania and Aboriginal Art.
Josef Lebovic Gallery 34 Paddington St cnr Cascade St ph 9332 1840 email: josef@joseflebovicgallery.com Australian and international drawings from Old Masters to 20thC, vintage photos from 1850, posters.

From Cascade St turn left along Paddington St to Elizabeth St and visit Tim Olsen Galleries on the next two corners and Christopher Day on the other side of the road.

Tim Olsen Gallery 76 Paddington St cnr Elizabeth St ph 9360 9854 email: tim@timolsengallery.com    Modern Australian Art
Tim Olsen Gallery - Annex 72a Windsor St cnr Elizabeth St ph 9361 6205    Same website and email as main gallery.
Christopher Day Gallery Corner Windsor St and Elizabeth St ph 9326 1952 mob 0418 403 928 email: cdaygallery@bigpond.com    Quality traditional and modern Australian paintings. Established 1979.

Continue down the hill to the corner of Elizabeth St and Windsor St for refreshments at the Windsor Castle Pub. Then continue down Elizabeth St and turn right into Hargave St and visit the following antiques and art galleries.

Robert Wallace (Antiques) Pty Ltd 108-110 Hargrave St Paddington ph 9363 3663 email: wallace@bigpond.net.au Incorporating The House of Desks. Specialising in Antique Desks and a range of French Provincial Furniture from the 18th and 19th Centuries.
Savill Galleries 156 Hargrave St Paddington ph 9327 8311 email: enquiry@savill.com.au Specialist in 20C Australian Art
Christies Auction House 180 Hargrave St Paddington - cnr Jersey Rd

You could stop for refreshments at Bellevue Hotel 157 Hargrave St opposite Savill Galleries or continue to the next gallery. From Christies Auction House turn left into Jersey Road to visit the next gallery. This is opposite the Tudor style "Lord Dudley" hotel if you wish for a taste of an old English pub.

Maunsell Huges Gallery (in connection with Barry Stern Galleries) 98 Holdsworth St (corner with Jersey Rd) Woollahra ph 9327 6525 Sydney's newest, contemporary art space.

Walk back up Jersey Road to Savill Galleries and cross over Hargrave St to visit the next gallery.

Galleries Primitif 174 Jersey Rd Paddington Primitive Art and sculpture

Continue up Jersey Road to the intersection with Rush St. Cross over and visit the following galleries. Please note the first two galleries share the same space.

Peter Lane Gallery, 63 Jersey Road Woollahra ph 9362 0115 email: plg1@optusnet.com.au   Ancient Art Furniture Paintings.
Au Lion Des Neiges, 63 Jersey Road Woollahra ph 9362 0115 email: mfatton@optusnet.com.au   Objets Anciens de Culture Tibetaine, Antiques from Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan & Mongolia.
Michael Nagy Fine Art 53 Jersey Road, Woollahra ph 9327 2966 email: michael@nagyfineart.com.au   Australian and international artists.

Continue up Jersey Road to finish at the Light Brigate Hotel on the corner of Oxford Street. You could continue by turning left up Oxford Street then left into Queen Street for more Arts and Antiques - see part of the list below for galleries and antiques. Alternatively, you could continue by turning right down Oxford Street to the boutique shops, some galleries and craft markets on Saturdays.

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Walk three - Five Ways to Trumper Park Loop

Five Ways is the intersection of these streets: two of Glenmore Rd, Broughton St, Heeley St and Goodhope St. From Five Ways walk down Goodhope St visit the gallery which is only a couple of houses/shops down the hill.

Sherman Galleries Goodhope 16-18 Goodhope St Paddington ph 9331 1112 Contemporary Australian and International art exhibition space and sculpture garden.

Return to Five Ways for the next gallery. Walk half way around the Round About for the next gallery beside the Royal Hotel.

Baker Galleries Paddington 241 Glenmore Rd ph 9331 1195 Dealers in fine art.

Cross to the other side of Glenmore Road and walk down the hill to the next galleries along Glenmore Road.

Inyaka African Art Gallery 264 Glenmore Rd corner with Hoddle St Paddington ph 9361 0295 Traditional African art and artefacts, ethnic jewellery and textiles
Brian Moore Gallery 294 Glenmore Rd ph 9380 7100 email: info@brianmooregallery.com.au Australian contemporary painting and sculpture
Charles Hewitt 300 Glenmore Rd (entrance Lawson Lane) Paddington ph 9565 2050 email: charles@charleshewitt.com.au Antiquarian prints: botanical, architectural. Contemporary art and photography. Decorative and gilded framing, art restoration.

Continue down the hill to the roundabout intersecting Cascade St and Hampden Sts. Cross over the road and walk ahead into Hampden St with Trumper Park Oval on your left. Walk along Hampden St and turn left into Roylston St for the next gallery. Trumper Park Oval will now be ahead of you.

Australian Galleries 15 Roylston St Paddington ph 9360 5177 email: enquiries@australiangalleries.com.au Contemporary Australian paintings, sculputre and tapestry

Walk back down Roylston St to Hampden St and turn left and walk down a couple of blocks (over Cecil St) to the corner with Soudan Lane. Turn right into Soudan Lane for the next gallery.

Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery Soudan Lane (off 27 Hampden St) Paddington ph 9331 1919 email: oxley9@roslynoxley9.com.au Contemporary Australian and international art, sculpture, photography, installation, video

Walk back to Hamden St and turn left and walk along until you reach Cecil St. Turn left into Cecil St for the next gallery.

Kaliman Gallery 10 Cecil St Paddington ph 9357 2273 email: info@kalimangallery.com Contemporary Australian Art

Walk up the stairs with Hampden St behind you. Turn left into Sutherland Ave and walk along the "Ave" with the back of the residents' courtyards and garages on your right. At the first intersection turn right into Elizabeth St. Walk up to the next corner and continue straight ahead over Sutherland St to view the next gallery. You may stop for refereshments at the "Four in Hand" pub on the corner opposite the gallery.

Oceanic Arts Australia 64 Elizabeth St cnr Sutherland St Paddington ph 9328 2512 Tribal art and artefacts from New Guinea,Pacific, Aboriginal Australian and SE Asia

Walk along Sutherland Ave with Oceanic Arts Australia behind you on your left to view the next gallery.

Gitte Weise Gallery 56 Sutherland St Paddington ph 9360 2659 email: weisegal@chilli.net.au Contemporary Australian and international artists

Continue down Sutherland St to the end turn left up Cascade St then right into Gurner St and walk to the intersection of Gurner St with Cambridge St and Norfolk St to view the following art galleries and interests.

Wagner Art Gallery 39 Gurner St cnr Norfolk St Paddington Specialists in Fine Art.
Marlene Antico Fine Arts 38b Gurner St Paddington - cnr Cambridge St ph 9380 7088 email: antico@bigpond.com Australian emerging artists

Continue along Gurner St with Wagner Gallery on your left, until you reach Five Ways. Refreshment stops at Five Ways include Royal Hotel, Gusto Cafe, among other cafes. You can return to Circular Quay on bus 389. Alternatively you can continue with walk one in reverse back to Oxford St.

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Walk four - Queen Street Loop Antiques, Fine Arts, Aspired Fashion and Jewellery

Start at the corner of Oxford St and Queen St for fabulous antiques and art galleries.

Beowulf Galleries 23 Queen St Woollahra ph 9362 5583 email: info@beowulfgalleries.com.au   Erotic fine art, sculpture, photography. Asian, European, Japanese, Tibetan trantric and ritual art. Australian ceramics and bonsai trees.
26 Interiors, 26 Queen St Woollahra ph 9326 2888 email: ladecdesigns@yahoo.com   Gifts and homewares - accessories for you and your home. Interior decorating and architectural service.
Antiquities BC Galleries, 28 Queen St Woollahra   Ancient and Tribal Art ph 9327 8204
Antiques Ros Palmer Interiors 30 Queen St Woollahra ph 9362 3062
Dickerson Gallery 34 Queen St Woollahra ph 9363 3358 email: sydney@dickersongallery.com.au   Contemporary Australian Art
Anne Schofield Antiques 36 Queen St Woollahra ph 9363 1326 email: ASAntiques@compuserve.com   Fine antique jewellery 18C to 20C and South Sea pearls
Rex Irwin Art Dealer 1st Floor 38 Queen St Woollahra ph 9363 3213    email: rexirwin@rexirwin.com
Rose and Heather 42-44 Queen St Woollahra ph 9327 6458    email: woollahra@roseandheather.com.au
G L Auchinachie & Son Antiques 43 Queen St Woollahra ph 9363 4033   English furniture 17C-19C, ceramics, glassware and metal ware
Libby Edwards Galleries 47 Queen St Woollahra ph 9362 9444 email: syd@libbyedwardsgalleries.com   Contemporary Australian paintings and sculpture
Celeste 48 Queen St Woollahra ph 9328 2848   Fine handmade individually designed jewellery
Simon Johnson 55 Queen St Woollahra ph 9328 6888 email: woollahra@simonjohnson.com.au   Fine food: cheeses, chocolate delicacies and a range of gourmet delights.
Copeland and DeSoos 64-66 Queen St Woollahra ph 9363 5288  Dealers in late 19C-20C Decorative Arts and Design
The Art of Wine and Food John Cunnington 80 Queen St Woollahra ph 9363 2817 email: artwinefood@mac.com    Dealing in wine and food related antiques and curiosities.
Chinese Art Lynette Cunnington 80 Queen St Woollahra ph 9326 2227 email: chineseart@mac.com    Dealing in classic Chinese furniture and works of art.
Howell & Howell 84 Queen Street Woollahra ph 9328 1212    Decorative arts 17C-19C, French, Spanish and Italian furniture
Tansu-Ya 90 Queen Street Woollahra ph 9363 4954   Japanese Antiques
Hoglund Art Glass 92 Queen St Woollahra ph 9326 1556 email: sydney-gallery@hoglund.com.au Changing exhibitions of stylish and sophisticated handblown art glass by international glass artists Ola Hoglund and Marie Simberg-Hoglund.
Tim McCormick 92 Queen St Woollahra Prior call advisable ph 9363 5383   Rare Books, colonial Australiana, Paintings and Prints.
W F Bradshaw 96 Queen Street Woollahra   Antiques
I & B Perryman 100 Queen St Woollahra ph 9327 3910   Antique rugs, carpets and textiles. Buy, sell, clean and restore.
Martyn Cook Antiques 104 Queen St Woollahra ph 9328 1801
Gaslight Antiques 106 Queen St Woollahra
Michael A Greene Antiques 108 Queen St Woollahra ph 9328 1712 email: greeneantiques@bigpond.com.au   Porcelain, glass silver, jewellery, pens and watches.
Gould Galleries 110 Queen St Woollahra ph 9328 9222   Featuring artworks by significant Australian Artists

Turn Right at the Post Office into Moncur Street and walk along to the next gallery.

Woollahra Times Art 14 Moncur St ph 9363 5616 email: fellia@felliamelas-timesart.com 20thC Australian Paintings

Return to Queen St and continue down to the next galleries.

Michael Carr Art Dealer 124a Queen St Woollahra ph 9327 3011 email: info@michaelcarr.net Australian and international paintings and sculpture
Shapiro Auctioneers 162 Queen St Woollahra ph 9326 1588 email: info@shapiroauctioneers.com.au European and Australian paintings

Walk back up Queen St to the corner of Moncur St browsing around the designer boutiques and home style shops along the way. You may wish to stop at one of the cafes for refreshments or at Jones the Grocer on Moncur St just before the next gallery. Turn right on Moncur St and walk up to the next gallery.

Eva Breuer Art Dealer 83 Moncur St Woollahra ph 9362 0297 email: art@evabreuerartdealer.com.au Specialists in modern and contemporary Australian Art

Walk up to the intersection of Moncur St and Jersey Rd. Turn left into Jersey Rd and walk up to the next galleries where the first two share the same space.

Continue up Jersey Road to finish at the Light Brigate Hotel on the corner of Oxford Street. You could continue by doing Walk Two in reverse, or turn right down Oxford Street to the boutique shops, galleries and craft markets each Saturdays.

Art Find Sydney galleries, current exhibitions, on-line maps.