Congratulations to Daniel Pata selected for inclusion in the 2026 Salon des Refusés exhibition, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, with his Archibald entry portrait of much loved friend and artist, Kevin Connor (1932-2025).
Each year our panel is invited to go behind the scenes of the judging process for the annual Archibald Prize for portraiture and Wynne Prize for landscape painting and figure sculpture at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, to select an exhibition from the many hundreds of works entered in both prizes but not chosen for the official award exhibition.
This years exhibition will tour to The David Roche Gallery, Adelaide 14 August – 24 October 2026, and Retford Park, Bowral 28 November 2026- 31 January 2027 (Archibald selection).
The Salon des Refusés exhibition at the S.H. Ervin Gallery has established an excellent reputation that rivals the selections in the ‘official’ exhibition, with works selected for quality, diversity, humour and experimentation, and which examine contemporary art practices, different approaches to portraiture and responses to the landscape. ~ Jane Watters, Director, S.H. Ervin Gallery.
Exhibition Dates: 09 May ‐ 26 Jul 2026
S.H. Ervin Gallery, Watson Road, Observatory Hill (The Rocks), Sydney, NSW.