Southern galleries

The Despard Gallery was established in Hobart in July 1987. Twenty years on the Gallery has consistently blended established and emerging artists working in various mediums including painting, sculpture, photography, furniture, mixed media and decorative arts. 

Gallery Salamanca, (formerly The Tasmania Shop and Gallery), is a newly re-established gallery showcasing quality Australian, specifically Tasmanian, contemporary art and objects of design.

Located within the Salamanca Arts Centre (SAC) precinct in Hobart, Gallery Salamanca keeps stride with the spirit of SAC by providing an engaging venue for makers to communicate and express their ideas to the community.

Representing over ninety artists and makers, we exhibit works in ceramics, glass, jewellery, sculpture and textiles, along with paintings by many of Tasmania’s most gifted artists.

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Since 1980 Handmark Gallery has encouraged an extraordinary range of talents from the Tasmanian art and craft movements. The most successful of these artists are now represented in national and international galleries, and in many private and government collections. Works by new and established artists and craftspeople are represented at solo and at group Exhibitions throughout the year. The Gallery maintains a varied stock of ceramics, glass, jewellery, wood and textiles, together with paintings, works on paper and sculpture.

The Henry Jones, Australia's first Art Hotel, features original contemporary artworks by emerging and established Tasmanian artists. Artists represented are graduates from the Tasmanian School of Art, independent artists and artists in affiliation with a selection of Hobart’s commercial galleries. Original paintings, prints, works on paper, photo media, sculpture and design objects feature throughout the Hotel and are available for sale.

Henry Jones Design represents a showcase of the finest pieces of Tasmanian art and craft, featuring work in furniture design using Tasmanian minor species woods, sculptures in bronze, steel and stone, ceramics, glass, jewellery and an array of gifts in Tasmanian wood. Carved into the ground floor of the redeveloped Henry Jones Jam Factory, this spacious and inviting gallery prides itself on being dedicated to displaying the skills of uniquely talented Tasmanians.

Specialising in fine and decorative arts and fine handcrafted furniture, "1842" occupies one of Launceston's oldest commercial buildings on the corner of St John and Cimitiere Streets.  The retail showroom is in the original Counting House of Johnstone and Wilmot's wholesale grocery business, while the furniture workshop and exhibition space are in the unusual warehouse building, considered architecturally unique in Australia.  From the inner-city showroom, "1842" also retail hand-made furniture and wood products for other Northern Tasmanian makers and exhibit art and glassware by Tasmania's finest artists. The artisans of "1842" make fine, hand-crafted studio furniture, mainly from Tasmanian timbers such as Huon Pine, Myrtle, Blackwood and Sassafras.

Brave art Gallery is a curated contemporary art gallery in Longford Tasmania that celebrates outstanding artistic and cultural creativity. We exhibit, promote and sell contemporary Tasmanian art, paintings, sculpture installations, ceramics, jewellery and new and experimental media. We aim to increase knowledge, enrich the spirit, engage the mind and stimulate the senses by broadening perspectives, attitudes and knowledge.

The Design Centre SHOP showcases Tasmania’s most extensive range of Designed Objects, from large furniture pieces, either off the floor or custom made, to the most exquisite small wares including jewellery, ceramics, glass, timber artwork and so much more.

Since 1980 Handmark Gallery has encouraged an extraordinary range of talents from the Tasmanian art and craft movements. The most successful of these artists are now represented in national and international galleries, and in many private and government collections.

Works by new and established artists and craftspeople are represented at solo and at group Exhibitions throughout the year. The Gallery maintains a varied stock of ceramics, glass, jewellery, wood and textiles, together with paintings, works on paper and sculpture.

Scottsdale Art Gallery Café has been in operation since 2005 and is housed in the architecturally designed gallery space in Scottsdale’s business centre. The gallery represents both Tasmanian professional and emerging artists. The annual arts calendar includes solo and group showings. Artwork includes paintings from many of the State’s best artists and also jewellery from semi-precious stones; glasswork; timber craft from the State’s beautiful native timbers; ceramics; textiles; limited edition prints; photography featuring the beauty of the State’s landscapes and the traditional Hanji paper craft.

The Mill Providore & Gallery is located in the top two floors of an historic flour mill on the banks of the Tamar river, above Launceston’s acclaimed Stillwater Restaurant. The Mill showcases Tasmanian artists in regular exhibitions and featured work. Upstairs in the gallery, exhibitions change every 4-6 weeks displaying works in a range of mediums from paintings, drawings and photography to sculpture, textiles and furniture design. The foyer entrance and downstairs displays Tasmanian artworks, jewellery, ceramics and craft. 

Artifakt Gallery is a contemporary art and craft venue with a regular exhibition program showing a range of Tasmania's most respected artists and craftspeople. The gallery is situated in the seaside town of Swansea on Tasmania’s spectacular east coast.