invisible art space – artist run art gallery in Balmain, Sydney, featuring immaterial, digital, conceptual, experimental, media arts and ecologies

invisible art space

invisible art space is an artist run art gallery and project space in Balmain, Sydney, (near White Bay), featuring immaterial, immersive, digital, conceptual, contemporary, experimental, electronic, speculative, media art, tech art and ecologies

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November 2026

09-29 November 2026 ::: with, together: greens and browns ::: Emily Simek (Naarm/Melbourne) and Shelley Watters (Gadigal and Wangal/Sydney) residency (09-29 Nov), video workshop (14 Nov, 2-4pm) and work-in-progress showing (21, 22, 28, 29 Nov, 12-3pm) -> an expansive, collaborative project between that explores gardening as a context for art-making mediated by technology [more details]

December 2026

06 December 2026 ::: [In]Visible Sound System @ [In]Visible Synth Sessions #8 -> improv synth sounds ::: music from Spoid, ATMM, Zita on theremin

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13 December 2026 ::: [In]Visible Sound System @ [In]Visible Synth Sessions #9 -> improv synth sounds ::: music from Spoid, ATMM, Zita on theremin

SOON

February 2027

February 2027 ::: Chie Tokuyama (Japan) + Carla Francis -> a collaborative exhibition of paintings and written works considering the Japanese concept of ichigo ichie and how chance meetings and unexpected encounters, particularly across cultures, can fundamentally change the trajectory of a person’s life

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February 2027 ::: Chie Tokuyama (Japan) -> solo painting exhibition [more details]

LATER

April 2027

April 2027 ::: geekgirl // Rosie Cross

June 2027

June 2027 ::: shimmr with Elizabeth Rankin, Katie McErlean and Kath O’Donnell -> a group exhibition considering shimmer in the landscape (shimmr) [more details]

August 2027

August 2027 ::: Mez Breeze

September 2027

September 2027 ::: Katie McErlean

TBC 2027

2027 date TBC ::: south [more details]

PAST

November 2026

01 November 2026 ::: [In]Visible Sound System @ [In]Visible Synth Sessions #7 -> improv synth sounds ::: music from Spoid, ATMM, Zita on theremin + guest: razzaton. livestreamed to invisible youtube (direct link) [more details]

October 2026

22 October 2026 ::: invisible art space held a fundraiser as part of Creative Australia’s AusArt Day 2026 to help raise funds to pay running costs for the gallery (Australian Cultural Fund donation page). Thank you to all our supporters for their donations! Thanks also to Creative Australia and the Australian Cultural Fund! [more details]

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30 September – 07 October 2026 ::: Jelly residency and solo art exhibition with Katie McErlean (Bris) + school holidays community art making workshops ::: workshop bookings: www.katietheartist.com.au [more details]

September 2026

05 – 27 September 2026 ::: The Image of Her solo exhibition with Elizabeth Rankin (Syd) [more details]

August 2026

15-29 August 2026 ::: Melody Owen // Pearl Hyacinth (internet via USA) -> hand cut collage by Melody Owen and augmented reality (AR) animations’ project with guest artists plus the 10 year retrospective of digital avatar, Pearl Hyacinth highlighting some of their adventures in virtual reality (VR), immersive environments in extended reality (XR) and digital worlds [more details]

Augmented reality animations by: Anna Malina, Carla Knopp, Chris Coleman, ilan katin, Isa Kost, James Alec Hardy, Michelle Brown, Olof Pettersson, Sabato, SubNet, Théo Uchôa and Zak Margolis.

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01 August 2026 ::: [In]Visible Sound System @ [In]Visible Synth Sessions #6 -> improv synth sounds ::: music from Spoid, ATMM, Zita on theremin + guests: Mushi on guitar + more tbc ::: 12-3pm [calendar event]

June 2026

21 June 2026 ::: [In]Visible Sound System @ [In]Visible Synth Sessions #5 -> improv synth sounds with ATMM, Spoid, Zita and her theremin ::: 12-3pm [calendar event]

May 2026

06-30 May 2026 ::: Linda Loh (Mel) studio residency (06-15 May) and Quiver exhibition -> gallery open: 16, 17, 23, 24, 30 May 2026, 12-3pm. Opening event: Sat 16 May, 12-3pm [more details]

April 2026

11 April 2026 ::: Know Me and Forged from Fire – The Making of the Blacksmiths’ Tree film screenings. Films by Andrew Garton (Vic). 1-3pm.

March 2026

28 March 2026 ::: [In]Visible Synth Sessions #4 -> synth music improv session with ATMM, Spoid, Zita and her theremin plus special guest Justin Tauber (Golden Fang, The Sins, Jo Meares Band) on bass

January 2026

24 January 2026 ::: [In]Visible Synth Sessions #3 at our Southern Highlands Garden Party –> synth music improv with special guests

December 2025

06-20 December 2025 ::: The Augmented Canvas solo exhibition with Mark Facchin ::: opening event: Saturday 06 December, 1-3pm

November 2025

22 November 2025 ::: [In]Visible Synth Sessions #2 -> synth music improv

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01-02 + 08-09 November 2025 ::: invisible art space art-shed at the Southern Highlands Arts Trail

October 2025

4-25 October 2025 ::: Neil Jenkins ::: formation ::: solo exhibition ::: opening event: Sunday 12 October 1-3pm

September 2025

20 September 2025 ::: [In]Visible Synth Sessions #1 -> synth music improv

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6-27 September 2025 ::: Dwell exhibition with Victoria Lobregat and Stu Sontier (aka Acquisitive Eye)

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02-18 September 2025 ::: invisible art space at The ARI Show @ Muse Gallery, Ultimo. Gallery open Tuesday-Thursday only. After Hours event is being held Friday 12 September, 6-8pm. book your free tickets

August 2025

9-30 August 2025 ::: visible/invisible exhibition with Angharad Evans, Beata Geyer and Anke Stäcker ::: opening event: Saturday 9 August 1-3pm

July 2025

26-27 July 2025 ::: Laurence Kimmel was provided access to the space to prepare paintings for the Tender exhibition, curated by Shelley Watters and held a weekend showing of other paintings