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Featured in EST Living

A reimagined space has resulted in more than just a white wall gallery March 1, 2023 In celebration of Otomy’s new gallery space at 424 Malvern Road, Prahran, EST Living have published a thoughtful article that... Read more

In Conversation with Elynor Smithwick

February 22, 2023 In the lead up to Elynor Smithwick and Kathryn Dolby 's duo-show Moving, Still, the Otomys team sat down with... Read more

In Conversation With Kathryn Dolby

February 22, 2023 Ahead of Australian artists, Kathryn Dolby and Elynor Smithwick 's duo-show Moving, Still, the Otomys team sat down with Kathryn... Read more

Welcoming Erin Chaplin to Otomys

February 15, 2023 The Otomys team recently sat down with Cape Town-based artist Erin Chaplin - the newest addition to the Otomys stable... Read more

RM Williams OUTBACK Magazine: Julia Roche

February 10, 2023 RM Williams OUTBACK Magazine recently sat down with Julia Roche to discuss her unique practice and how she captures the... Read more

In Conversation with Eduardo Santos

February 1, 2023 At the start of 2023 Melbourne’s contemporary art gallery prepared for the first solo exhibition of the year - Mar... Read more

Featuring in The Local Project

December 20, 2022 The Local Project recently shared insight into the architectural and interior design objectives behind the new gallery at 424 Malvern... Read more

Piet Raemdonck's Art Residency - The Hamptons, NY

November 30, 2022 Following his residency in the Hamptons with the FoAIR Artist In Residency Program, we sat down with the Belgian visual... Read more

In Conversation with Greg Wood

November 17, 2022 Ahead of his solo show with OTOMYS, we sat down with the Australian landscape painter, Greg Wood to discuss his new body of work. Read more

Visiting Sophia Szilagyi

November 14, 2022 Recently, the OTOMYS team joined Sophia Szilagyi in her Fitzroy studio in Melbourne to discuss her residency at The Baldessin Studio in St Andrews, Victoria. Read more

In Conversation with Julz Beresford

November 10, 2022 OTOMYS is thrilled to introduce Australian painter Julz Beresford . Living and working in NSW, Julz’s immersive landscapes skilfully capture... Read more

In Conversation with Julia Roche

November 3, 2022 OTOMYS: You live, work and grew-up on Wiradjuri Country. Spending so much time here, you must have a deep understanding... Read more

In conversation with Morgan Shimeld

October 26, 2022 Recently the OTOMYS team sat down with sculptor Morgan Shimeld. Having recently dropped off two exceptional works to the gallery,... Read more

In Conversation with Lindsay Blamey

October 5, 2022 Ahead of his solo show LIMINAL, we sat down with Blamey to discuss his explorations of liminality and change within... Read more

Meet Jo Elbourne

October 5, 2022 Jo Elbourne creates taut and layered textile works, preoccupied with the seemingly endless potential of her practice, despite its limited... Read more

In Conversation with Emma Itzstein

September 28, 2022 OTOMYS: What real-world places did you reference when creating these paintings? Emma Itzstein: The paintings in this series are literal... Read more

An Interview With Anna Van Der Ploeg

September 21, 2022 We can learn so much from looking at art from other cultures so every month I interview artists worldwide as... Read more

Denizen: Work of Art

September 14, 2022 It’s with great pleasure that Otomys Gallery has featured in several publications lately – both in the form of our... Read more

Greg Wood wins The John Leslie Art Prize

September 14, 2022 Otomys is thrilled to announce the winner of the 2022 Richard Leslie Prize – Greg Wood! Wood’s winning work V34... Read more

House & Garden: Where the Art Is

September 9, 2022 Read about Otomys co-founder Megan Dicks’ ever-evolving gallery of artwork in her Melbourne home’s living room, bedroom, dining room and outdoor spaces. Read more

Belle Magazine: Close to Home

August 26, 2022 In her recent interview with Belle Magazine, Otomys Co-Founder Megan Dicks discusses the new Prahran gallery, home office art ideas and more. Read more

Visiting Hilary Herrmann

August 14, 2022 There is something so relaxing and nostalgic about drinking tea on a wide-open verandah of an Australian heritage homestead, eating... Read more

OTOMYS celebrates a new gallery

August 9, 2022 OTOMYS celebrates the new contemporary gallery in Melbourne. The opening of our new gallery space at 424 Malvern Road, Prahran... Read more

New Romantics: Sophia Szilagyi

July 15, 2022 Featuring in New Romantics, Darkness and Light in Australian Art. Sophia Szilagyi creates composite images to unerring effects, making use of photographs, film stills and computer scans of paintings. Read more. Read more

In Conversation with Cedar Jeffs

July 13, 2022 OTOMYS: I am very drawn to your paintings of the girls with birds on their shoulders and would love to... Read more

Art Edit: Big Picture Thinking

July 6, 2022 Thank you to Art Edit for their wonderful write up on Otomys’ work on Curatorial House, describing it as ‘a... Read more

Domain Magazine: Why People Are Buying Art Sign-Unseen

July 5, 2022 Domain Magazine chatted to Otomys co-directors Megan Dicks and Hannah Abbott about the growing interest in purchasing art for the... Read more

The Design Files: Helen Redmond

July 5, 2022 Thank you to The Design Files for their article about Helen Redmond’s exhibition at Otomys, The Solidity of Fragile Things... Read more

Belle Magazine: Contemporary Arts within the Historical Space

June 1, 2022 The June / July 2022 issue of Belle Magazine features a glowing write-up about Futures Collective exhibition at Villa Alba... Read more

Featuring in New Romantics: Greg Wood

May 27, 2022 We are witnessing the resurgence of ideas that took root centuries ago - a return to passion in art; a return to atmosphere and awe. Read more. Read more

Est Living: The Intersection of Art and Architecture

May 19, 2022 Est Living’s has published a glowing feature article on Curatorial House, calling it “a lesson in fine art and modern architecture”. Read more. Read more

Wallpaper*: Art meets life at Curatorial House in Melbourne

May 18, 2022 Curatorial House in Melbourne is a finely tuned contemporary residence designed by Taylor Pressly Architects and elevated through Tyler Aspen... Read more

Starting an Art Collection: Sculpture & Fine Art Photography

May 13, 2022 In our previous post , we had outlined some of the things that people who are considering starting an art... Read more

In Conversation with Laura Vahlberg

May 12, 2022 OTOMYS: How did you come to your style of constructing an abstract experience within a representational field? Laura Vahlberg: As... Read more

Country Style Magazine: Julia Roche

May 9, 2022 Otomys artist Julia Roche has been featured in a wonderful write up for the March edition of Country Style magazine. Read more. Read more

In Conversation with Rebekah Stuart

April 19, 2022 OTOMYS: How does performance work for film relate to your visual work? Rebekah Stuart: Our dance films are often a... Read more

Introducing 424 Malvern Road, Prahran!

April 16, 2022 Two years ago, almost to the day, Otomys moved out of a physical gallery space and the art has been... Read more

In Conversation with Alexia Vogel

April 7, 2022 OTOMYS: You’ve recently moved from Cape Town to Berlin. How are you finding the transition? Alexia Vogel: The two... Read more

In Conversation with Emma Itzstein

April 7, 2022 OTOMYS: We are curious to hear more about your process of becoming at peace with contradiction through your artistic process.... Read more

How to care for your art

April 1, 2022 Art care is simple and ensures your art looks good for a lifetime. Read more. Read more

Is Art a Good Investment?

April 1, 2022 Compared to other investments art can seem like a less stable investment given the temperamentality of the art market. Like... Read more

Wallpaper MDW

March 29, 2022 Futures Collective has been selected as one of Wallpaper’s Melbourne Design Week 2022 highlights! Read more. Read more

Starting Your Art Collection

March 28, 2022 There are many services and resources that can help inform you on how best to take care of your art. Read more. Read more

The Australian: At Home

March 28, 2022 Otomys co-founder Megan Dicks opened up her home to The Australian’s At Home, in which she talks about how she... Read more

The Australian: Interior Motives

March 28, 2022 OTOMYS co-founder Megan Dicks was interviewed by The Australian for their article ‘Interior Motives’ earlier this year. As we experience... Read more

In conversation with Piet Raemdonck

December 14, 2021 OTOMYS: Piet, Congratulations on this new body of work! We know that you have a strong connection to nature and... Read more

Julia Roche in conversation with arts writer Emma-Kate Wilson

November 16, 2021 Emma-Kate Wilson: The environment is such an essential tool in your work. When did you start drawing on the landscape?... Read more

Upcoming Virtual Art Exhibition - Smalls

October 12, 2021 Otomys’ annual group exhibition, smalls explores a narrative beyond scale, instead, welcoming consideration from their artists that connects the viewer... Read more

In conversation with Mark Tipple

October 1, 2021 OTOMYS: As a photographic artist living in a coastal town in South Australia, how does a typical (out of lockdown... Read more

Nature of Change by Greg Wood

October 1, 2021 GREG WOOD NATURE OF CHANGE 17 - 30.09.21 In his new exhibition, Nature of Change, Australian artist Greg Wood, reflects... Read more

Izdihar by Laurence Leenaert (@lrnce)

September 20, 2021 LAURENCE LEENAERT IZDIHAR – UNFOLDING 30.09.21 – 28.10.21 Kleine Markt 13 2000 Antwerp Belgium An exclusive collaboration between OTOMYS and... Read more

In conversation with Kathryn Dolby

August 26, 2021 OTOMYS: Whilst some of your work is more representational than others. Would you describe yourself as an Abstract Expressionist painter?... Read more

In conversation with Anna Dudek

August 19, 2021 The Value of Art.. This is an open-ended question! However, to me and my personal well-being, having original art around... Read more

In conversation with Marie Bernard

August 2, 2021 Otomys: How have your creative backgrounds contributed to the Marie Bernard Collection of works? Marie Bernard: When we first started... Read more

In conversation with Hilary Herrmann

June 22, 2021 Otomys: Your compositions draw on something mystical - the fantastical figures and creatures seem to be from a time and... Read more

Buy Art as a Tax Deduction - EOFY!

June 21, 2021 If you are working from an office, including a home office, it is possible to claim your next art purchase... Read more

In Conversation with Ben Crase

June 8, 2021 Through his solo exhibition, How the West was Lost, Ben Crase reflects on the hidden history of the American west... Read more

Wrong Green by Zak Tilley

May 3, 2021 In this recent body of work, Zak Tilley engages with the Central Australia Arrernte landscape in a new and challenging... Read more

Elusive Phenomenology by Simone Boon

April 19, 2021 Simone Boon is a Dutch artist who finds effortless accord with the fundamentals of art. Her mastery of line, form,... Read more

In conversation with Simone Boon

April 19, 2021 My passions.. Art - particularly my experimental approach to photography, the levels of creativity here completely consume me; I love... Read more

In conversation with Mark Roper

April 6, 2021 Otomys: Following the successful Arcane exhibition in our gallery in 2018, we asked you 'What’s next for Mark Roper?’ And... Read more

Orchestrated Kaleidoscopes by Mark Roper

SOLO EXHIBITION | 06.04.21 - 20.04.21 April 6, 2021 Mark Roper is a photographer whose work is distinguished by a considered balance between intention and happenstance. Spanning myriad genres,... Read more

NGV Melbourne Design Week 2021

March 19, 2021 In 2021, Melbourne Design Week explores the theme ‘design the world you want’ where designers demonstrate how they can collaborate... Read more

Skin on Skin by Meg Walters

Solo Exhibition | 19.03.21 - 01.04.21 March 15, 2021 Meg Walters is an emerging visual artist based in Newcastle, NSW. Interested in how memory informs reality, she explores themes... Read more

A Narrative on Nature by Nikomachi Karakostanoglou

February 11, 2021 Nikomachi Karakostanoglou is a Greek artist with a profound ability to reconcile life’s metaphysical impressions with the palpable components of... Read more

A valuable gift for Christmas 2020

December 1, 2020 This complex year has offered us one of life’s greatest encounters with time – once in such short supply, time... Read more

Meet Alexia Vogel

November 16, 2020 Alexia Vogel is a South African, Cape Town based painter who graduated from the Michaelis School of Fine Art in... Read more

Greg Penn – Exploring a sense of higher reality through Art

October 2, 2020 Since the year 2000 I have been connected to a region of the Himalaya in India that is famous for... Read more

In Conversation with Ben Crase

September 28, 2020 Ben Crase is an American figurative painter. Originally from Butte, Montana, Ben is now based out of San Diego, California.... Read more

Nature’s Denouement by Rebekah Stuart

September 8, 2020 Rebekah Stuart is a contemporary visual artist exploring an alternative aesthetic to the traditional and Romantic landscape. Rebekah reconstructs fragments... Read more

Rogue: Art of a Garden by Rick Eckersley

August 28, 2020 Over thirteen years Rick Eckersley, one of Australia’s most iconic landscape architects and founder of Eckersley Garden Architecture, created and... Read more

Meet Elynor Smithwick

August 24, 2020 Born in Albury NSW, Elynor Smithwick is an Australian painter living and working in Melbourne VIC. Elynor completed her Undergraduate... Read more

Greg Wood | Eternal Shift

August 6, 2020 Eternal Shift is the first collective exhibition featuring the work of Greg Wood and Sophia Szilagyi. An artistic connection between... Read more

Sophia Szilagyi | Eternal Shift

August 6, 2020 Eternal Shift is the first collective exhibition featuring the work of Greg Wood and Sophia Szilagyi. An artistic connection between... Read more

Complimentary virtual art service

July 1, 2020 While we’re spending more time in our homes for leisure and work, we encourage you to ponder your connection with... Read more

Hello from Megan and Hannah

March 30, 2020 Our current exhibition, AUSTRALIA Living Land has been a terrific success and we would like to thank all those who... Read more

Sydney gallery opens

March 30, 2020 We’re beginning our journey into the modern world by opening our second art gallery in Australia… despite the pandemic! In... Read more

In Conversation with Meg Walters

February 8, 2020 AUSTRALIA Living Land expresses the temper of the Australian landscape. Three emerging Australian artists – Zak Tilley, Harriet Goodall and... Read more

In Conversation with Zak Tilley

February 8, 2020 AUSTRALIA Living Land expresses the temper of the Australian landscape. Three emerging Australian artists – Zak Tilley, Harriet Goodall and... Read more