8 Wall Gallery

We were lucky to attend so many beautiful events that were held in conjunction with the Aotearoa Art Fair ❤️ we had a jam-packed visit seeing so many beautiful works and meeting incredible people! @aotearoaartfair @te_rongo_kirkwood @atarangia @georgiaahood @grace_aotearoa @fionapardington @starkwhite @reuben_paterson @lukewillisthompson @coastal_signs_

Last month we had the pleasure of visiting Umoona Art Centre and connecting with the beautiful artists that work there ❤️ we were spoilt by the generosity of our hosts that shared their art, stories, Tjukurpa (dreaming), and songs with us. We already can’t wait to go back! @umoonaartcentre @apy_ac_collective #umoonaartcentre #8wallgallery

Pearl Austin’s debut solo exhibition 𝑴𝒂𝒃𝒆𝒍 𝑪𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒌: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑩𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 is currently on view at 8 Wall Gallery @8wallgallery Her incredible presentation is the outcome of a 10-day studio residency hosted by 8 Wall, and is on display until Saturday 23 May 2026. To see the online catalogue, follow the link in our bio. DM or email [email protected] for more. Thank you to @umoonaartcentre for their ongoing support and collaboration. ~ Images: Pearl Austin, ‘Mabel Creek: The Resilience of Being’, 2026, installation view, 8 Wall Gallery. Photo: David Suyasa. ~ @pearlaustin_art @umoonaartcentre @apy_ac_collective #8wallgallery

During Pearl’s 10-day residency at 8 Wall Gallery, we visited @artgalleryofnsw and saw the Biennale of Sydney ‘Rememory’ exhibition, as well as ‘And Still I Rise’, and ‘High Colour’ curated by Erin Vink. Thank you @erin.vink for taking the time to show us around and sharing some beautiful, moving insight into the works. @pearlaustin_art @artgalleryofnsw @biennalesydney #ngurraraartistsgroup #APYCollective #HighColour #SallyGabori #8wallgallery

8 Wall Gallery is pleased to announce Pearl Austin’s debut solo exhibition 𝑴𝒂𝒃𝒆𝒍 𝑪𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒌: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑩𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈. Pearl Austin is a Antikirinya Matutjara Yankunytjatjara artist who works out of Umoona Art Centre, where she also currently serves as Board Chair. Austin’s practice draws from innate and lived experiences, and her connection to Country in the region of and around Coober Pedy and Mabel Creek. This body of work speaks to the correlation of natural and man-made environments, as she paints the creek bed and dam through its various natural states; a storm, a rapid torrent, rainfall, calm waters, and the dry season. Through her depictions of these transformative states, Austin highlights the resilience of Mabel Creek and its adaptability to pastoral interventions, including the building of the dam, that were made prior to the introduction of Native Title in 1993. Spending time out at Mabel Creek and close to Tallaringa - the home of Pearl’s paternal grandmother - was an act of reprieve for the artist and her family who were able to rebuild lost cultural knowledge and connection following years of separation due to the Stolen Generations. ‘Mabel Creek: The Resilience of Being’ is the outcome of a 10-day studio residency hosted by 8 Wall Gallery and supported by Umoona Art Centre. Please join the artist for opening celebrations on Saturday 18 April, 4-6pm. @pearlaustin_art @umoonaartcentre

Honoured to host @pearlaustin_art from @umoonaartcentre in Coober Pedy, part of @apy_ac_collective for our inaugural residency before her solo show opening April 18. ~ artwork in progress ~ Welcoming all to come visit this week @8wallgallery DM for more 🤎🤎🤎

Final week for this stunning show with NY artist @jayymiriam JAY MIRIAM ~ 𝐵𝑜𝒹𝒾𝑒𝓈 𝑜𝒻 𝒲𝒶𝓉𝑒𝓇 💘 On until April 11, 2026 💙 Please stop by or dm/ email to arrange a viewing 🌊 Level 1, 8 Soudan Lane in Paddington NSW, 2025 Install images by David Suyasa @davidsuyasa In collaboration with GRUIN Los Angeles we are pleased to present New York painter Jay Miriam’s debut Australian solo show. Jay Miriam’s paintings emerge from a place of daydreaming where fantasy and reality fold into one another. Scenes drift between domestic ritual and theatrical reverie. These are not narratives in the traditional sense, but fragments — emotional snapshots suspended between memory and invention. Presented by @jayymiriam @emeraldgruin @samanthahouben @gruingallery 🩵

TIME PASSING, TIME IMMORTAL IN 'BODIES OF WATER' for A-M Journal. ⁠ ✍️ by Lameah Nayeem⁠ @30nay.la ⁠ ⁠ Drawn to moments that often evade notice, the overlooked forms the foundation of Brooklyn-based Jay Miriam's (@jayymiriam ) aesthetic inquiry. Casting scenes in vibrant, dreamlike settings, Miriam tests our senses — sight, yes, but also our sense of time.⁠ ⭐️ Last two days to see Miriam’s show @8wallgallery - closes on April 11th. ⁠ 🔗 in bio for full story

In The Blue Window, the surface is built through layering, with earlier marks left visible to hold a tension between control and erosion. Saturated reds punctuate a cooler palette, guiding the eye across the composition. Now on view at @8wallgallery , Sydney --curated in collaboration with Los Angeles based gallery @gruingallery . 🦋

💚💚💚💚💚💚. *The Garden Ladies* (72 x 60 , oil on linen, 2026) on view @8wallgallery curated in collaboration with @gruingallery 💚💚💚💚💚💚

Images from our 🖤 𝕱𝖊𝖒𝖒𝖊 𝕱𝖆𝖙𝖆𝖑 𝕱𝖚𝖓-𝖗𝖆𝖎𝖘𝖊𝖗 🖤 pop-up exhibition from 𝕱𝖗𝖎𝖉𝖆𝖞 𝖙𝖍𝖊 13𝖙𝖍 ø¤º°`°๑ Curated by Sam and Lora Adzic @loraadzic the exhibition activated the space below the Gallery and showcased works by experimental early- and mid-career artists. A special thank you to RO9 @roslynoxley9 next door for their continued support. Espresso Martini’s were flowing thanks to @chell_oh_ Catalogue link in bio ❤️‍🔥 Huge thank you to the killer artists: ۞๑,¸¸, ๑ Dalin Alejandrino @dalin.alejandrino ๑ Kika Garcia @kika__._____ ๑ Romy Cole Groth @romes_cg ๑ Blender Gallery @blendergallery ๑ Visaya Hoffie @vissyhoffie ๑ Graziela Guardino @grazielaguardino ๑ Rachel Mckay @rachelmackay_ ๑ Jacque Meng @jacquiemeng ๑ Antonia Mrljak @antonia.perricone ๑ Dais Rama @daiarama_ ๑ Kattleya Silang @kattleya.silang ๑ Carla Uriarte @cacarrracha ๑ Sadie Whelan @sadie_whelan ~Pics by @samanthahouben 🎱

🤍 Opening TONIGHT in SYDNEY 🖤 @8wallgallery JAY MIRIAM ~ 𝐵𝑜𝒹𝒾𝑒𝓈 𝑜𝒻 𝒲𝒶𝓉𝑒𝓇 ~ 17 March – 11 April, 2026 Join us for the opening celebrations Friday 20 March, 6–8pm. Level 1, 8 Soudan Lane in Paddington NSW, 2025 In collaboration with GRUIN Los Angeles we are pleased to present New York painter Jay Miriam’s debut Australian solo show. Jay Miriam’s paintings emerge from a place of daydreaming where fantasy and reality fold into one another. Scenes drift between domestic ritual and theatrical reverie. These are not narratives in the traditional sense, but fragments — emotional snapshots suspended between memory and invention. Presented by @jayymiriam @emeraldgruin @samanthahouben @gruingallery 🩵