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Thicker Than Water: Group Show

Upcoming exhibition
29 August - 19 September 2026
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    Saturday, 29 September, 2 - 5pm
    Anthea Mentzalis
    August, 2026

    The old saying tells us that blood is thicker than water. A phrase about loyalty and kinship, it is a reminder that the bonds of family are presumed to run deeper than those formed by circumstance. Blood belongs to the body; water belongs to the world. 


    Across Gallery One and Two, Thicker Than Water considers these invisible forces: the things that connect us across the vastness of our experiences, time and place. The works in the exhibition move between the intimate and the immense, between personal histories held within the body and the larger histories embedded in our surroundings. Are the things we cannot see powerful enough to shape us?

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    • Friday Bloody Friday

      Friday Bloody Friday

      September 4, 2026
      Join us for Bloody Marys and a leisurely brunch as you take in our much-anticipated exhibition, 'Thicker Than Water'. RSVP HERE Friday Bloody Friday is our annual, slightly irreverent tradition, hosted the morning after Art Night of Sydney Contemporary. A short walk from the fair, it’s the perfect morning-after activity for artists, art lovers and collectors to recover following the revelry of the night before. From 9:30am to 12pm on Friday, 4 September, join us for a laid-back soiree where in the true spirit of recovery, Bloody Marys flow generously,...
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