---
title: Defiance Gallery
description: Sydney contemporary art gallery, est. 1995, representing sculptors and painters and running the Defiance Award.
url: https://www.artsume.com/o/defiance-gallery
type: organization
createdAt: "2026-10-16"
updatedAt: "2026-10-21"
organizationType: Commercial gallery
location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
website: https://defiancegallery.com/
yearFounded: 1995
---

# Defiance Gallery

*Commercial gallery • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia*

## About

Sydney contemporary art gallery, est. 1995, representing sculptors and painters and running the Defiance Award.

Defiance Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in Paddington, Sydney, established in 1995 by Founding Director Campbell Robertson-Swann. It is recognised as a leading advocate for sculpture and represents artists working across sculpture, painting and expanded contemporary practice. The gallery also stewards the estates of significant Australian figures, including Roy Jackson and Peter Powditch.

Its exhibition program combines solo presentations, curated projects and major exhibitions. Signature initiatives include the Defiance Award for painters and the biennial Size Is Not Everything, one of Australia's longest-running exhibitions dedicated to small-scale sculpture.

## Details

- **Founded:** 1995
- **Address:** 12 Mary Place, Paddington NSW 2021
- **Website:** https://defiancegallery.com/
- **Social Media:** instagram: https://www.instagram.com/defiancegallery/, facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DefianceGallery/

## Programs

View current programs from Defiance Gallery on Artsume: https://www.artsume.com/o/defiance-gallery