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Mia Middleton has recently been included in the Artsy Editorial Why “Quiet Luxury” Is Taking Over Painting, Too, by Charlotte Jansen. The article discusses how five painters have been representing more subtle ways to show off one’s taste, in wake of the recent pop culture wave known as “quiet luxury.” On Mia’s practice the article …continue reading

Kansas Smeaton was recently featured in an Arts Hub write up by Karen Leong, titled, Peers and portals: A triptych of vignettes about three of Sydneys emerging oil paintings and their voyages of identity.  “Kansas Smeaton’s paintings are bespoke and immediately recognisable. Her work is replete with bows, hands, fruits and fabric. Ribbons are fondly relegated as an …continue reading

Mia Middleton was recently interviewed by Kayla Curtis-Evans for office magazine. In the interview aptly titled ‘Mia Middleton Rewrites Her Own Love Story’, the artist talks about her recent exhibition at Roberts Projects, LA, and opens up about the unexpected, the unknown and the unexplored. “Many of Middleton’s visceral oil paintings conjure familiar poignant feelings, …continue reading

COMA is pleased to announce the representation of Renée Estée (b. 1993). The artist will be presenting her debut exhibition with the gallery this coming July, taking place at COMA Darlinghurst. Estée will also be included in the galleries’ presentation at the 2023 edition of Sydney Contemporary. Estée is an Australian-born, New York-based artist. The …continue reading

Mixed-media artist Teresa Baker was recently interviewed by the Joan Mitchell Foundation about her recent body of work, studio habits and approach to her practice and creativity. Baker was announced as a Joan Mitchell Fellow in 2022. Read the full conversation here.

COMA is pleased to announce artist Teresa Baker (b. 1985) is exhibiting work in Made in L.A. 2023: Acts of Living, the sixth iteraiton of the Hammer Museum’s biennial exhibition highlighting the practices of artists working throughout the greater Los Angeles area.  These practices embrace the value of craft, materiality, performance, and collectivity. The biennial situates …continue reading

The group exhibition Homo sacer: life unlawed at La Trobe Art Institute, guest curated and featuring works by Nick Modrzewski has been reviewed by Sofia Skobeleva for Memo. “In Homo Sacer: Life Unlawed, guest curators Nick Modrzewski and Jack Ky Tan put the law and its administrators on an operating table to expose its insides …continue reading

COMA is pleased to announce representation of Zara June Williams. The artist has exhibited twice with COMA and will be presenting a new body of work this March in the Chippendale gallery. Zara June Williams’ (b. 1990) practice explores the oscillating states of order and disorder embodied in cycles of thought and habit. Her works stem from a …continue reading

 Mia Middleton in her studio in Sydney, Australia, 2022. Photo by Dimitri Tricolas. COMA is pleased to announce representation of Mia Middleton. The artist exhibited her first solo exhibition with COMA in September 2022, and is currently undertaking a residency in London. Middleton will soon take part in a residency in Portugal before presenting a …continue reading