Situated in the heart of Darlinghurst, Sydney Eora, Stanley Street Gallery is a platform dedicated to championing some of Australia’s most exciting artists and contemporary craftspeople.
Alumni from Sydney College of the Arts, directors Liza Feeney and Merilyn Bailey founded the gallery in 2012 as a mixed studio and gallery space for their art practices. Following successful exhibition programming a progressive stable of painters, sculptors, jewellers and experimental media artists emerged. For the past 13 years the directors have cultivated a focus on contemporary practices that hold a deep recognition and appreciation of material knowledge. This reflects a broader commitment to encouraging connections between process, materials and meaning.
Representing some of Australia’s most regarded artists Margaret Ackland, Amy Dynan and Gretal Ferguson; international artists Oscar Martin de Burgos (Spain) and Victoria McIntosh (New Zealand) as well as the groundbreaking new voices of Agus Wijaya, Chrystal Rimmer, Jacquie Meng, and Sybilla (Billie) Robertson. Stanley Street Gallery aims to present thought-provoking work that looks to the future of contemporary art in the Asia-Pacific region. The exhibition program offers carefully curated Australian and International artists who push the boundaries of discipline and concept.
Image (Left to right): Liza Feeney and Merilyn Bailey, 2025, Photo Alfonso Chavez-Lujan (Artwork featured: Amy Dynan and Oscarmartín de Burgos)
SSG Team
Liza Feeney & Merilyn Bailey
Gallery Directors
Liza Feeney and Merilyn Bailey are the co-founding directors and lead curators of Stanley Street Gallery. They met studying Visual Arts at Sydney College of the Arts and since have both individually pursued contemporary jewellery practices. This personal history lends to a distinctive appreciation of craftsmanship and sensitivity to material. They aim to foster a space that nurtures a synthesis of technical excellence and conceptual rigour that challenges conventions of artistic medium and discipline.
Reiana Aramoana
Office Manager
An experienced administrator and analyst, Reiana manages the ins and outs of gallery operations, coordinating IT solutions, data and client communication. She studied film and television production at Charles Sturt University and has a background in television schedule editing, metadata management and programming.
Installation view, It was a difficult conversation, Toni Messiter, 2023, Image Docqment