Braemar Gallery
Braemar House and Braemar Gallery's Sculpture Garden. Sculpture by Neil Laredo.
Braemar House is part of the Blue Mountains Theatre and Community Hub precinct. It is home to Braemar Gallery.
Opened in 1988, Braemar Gallery is a community non-commercial gallery operated by Blue Mountains City Council to support local visual artists, with ongoing guidance from the all-volunteer Braemar Gallery Reference Group. We charge no exhibition fees, welcome proposals annually, and do not handle sales or collect any commission.
Braemar Gallery is proud to support Hub Upstairs Gallery located next door on level 1 of the Blue Mountains Theatre and Community Hub.
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Address: 104 Macquarie Road, Springwood, NSW 2777
Opening Hours: 10am – 4pm | Thursday – Sunday
Admission: Free
Access: Wheelchair access is available through the main door with a wheelchair ramp.
Contact: Email braemargallery@gmail.com or phone the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre on 02 4780 5410.
Applications to Exhibit: Information on exhibiting at Braemar Gallery and The Hub Upstairs Gallery is detailed under the Opportunities page.
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Owen Thompson - Where Spirits Soar
3 SEPTEMBER - 4 OCTOBER
Showcasing the extraordinary landscape of the Blue Mountains Mount Hay area, this exhibition builds upon Owen’s remarkable first Mount Hay series exhibited twenty six years ago.
The current series utilises more additional mixed media than the original, and combines watercolour, acrylic, oils, ink and charcoal to capture the natural drama of the area. The Mount Hay landscape also carries strong connections for him, as memories of some family members linger here, where spirits soar.
IMAGE: OWEN THOMPSON Where Spirits Soar 2025, acrylic oil and mixed media on board, 42 cm x 42 cm
James Gordon +BLUE
3 SEPTEMBER - 4 OCTOBER
James loves paper.
He also likes bees very much and flowers, food and really loves blue.
With a working background in eclectic fields from styling magazine shoots, designing events of enormous scale, illustration, installations and regularly exhibiting his paintings and objects.
His current body of work has been achieved through a process of hand cutting and painting paper to create dimensional vignettes or dioramas and is inspired by his passion for paper and blue.
IMAGE: JAMES GORDON lunch 2026, hand cut and painted French paper, 25 cm x 25 cm
Emma Donlevy - When I go under
3 SEPTEMBER - 4 OCTOBER
When I go under explores the porous boundary between the external landscape and the artist’s inner world, using the sea as a central metaphor for this psychological terrain. Working with encaustic wax on board, Emma creates works that evoke a deep sense of immersion—descending beneath the surface of both place and psyche.
IMAGE: EMMA DONLEVY, Breaking over me I, 2026, encaustic wax on board, 30cm x 19cm
COMING SOON - JULIE SCIFO The Great Western Highway Commute
8 October - 8 November
In her everyday life, artist Julie Scifo regularly commutes along the Great Western Highway between Lithgow and Emu Plains. Over the last couple of years, she has documented the sights and experience in acrylic paint on canvas. Since March of this year, that commuter experience has taken on heightened significance: the closure of Victoria Pass has forced detours and lengthy delays, turning the idea of documenting the everyday into politically charged subject matter.
IMAGE: JULIE SCIFO, Stuffed Crust, 1028 Great Western Highway, 2024, acrylic paint on linen, 50 x 65cm
2026 EXHIBITION PROGRAM
Mounted ARI
Let the part tell the whole
8 Jan - 8 Feb 2026
Exhibition opening event at 2pm on Saturday 10 January.
Sandi Lucock
There and Not There
8 Jan - 8 Feb 2026
Exhibition opening event at 2pm on Saturday 10 January.
Susie Summers, Katrina Bodey & Anita White
Cotton, Clay & Canvas - life, light and place
12 Feb - 15 Mar 2026
Exhibition opening event at 2pm on Saturday 14 February.
Judy Thistleton-Martin, Jeannie McInnes, Christine Hyde, Robyn Cook
Inspired by Birdwood Gully
19 Mar - 12 Apr 2026
Exhibition opening event at 2pm on Saturday 21 March.
Jennifer Gardiner and Louise Fox
Intangible Legacies
19 Mar - 12 Apr 2026
Exhibition opening event at 2pm on Saturday 21 March.
Rob Gordon
Water Moving Through the Mountains and Highlands
16 Apr - 17 May 2026
Exhibition opening event at 2pm on Saturday 18 April.
Sheridan Linnell
So You Thought You Could Leave Us Behind
16 Apr - 17 May 2026
Exhibition opening event at 2pm on Saturday 18 April.
Tafe NSW Kingwood Campus - Student Works
16 Apr - 17 May 2026
Exhibition opening event at 2pm on Saturday 18 April.
Neil Laredo
Identity - A Self Portrait
21 May - 21 Jun 2026
Exhibition opening event at 2pm on Saturday 23 May.
Moz Azimitabar with the Blue Mountains Refugee Support Group
Freedom is Beautiful
21 May - 21 Jun 2026
Exhibition opening event at 2pm on Saturday 23 May.
Pip Alevras
In the company of colour
25 Jun - 26 Jul 2026
Exhibition opening event at 2pm on Saturday 27 June.
Erin Miller and Jo Chipperfield
Earthformed
25 Jun - 26 Jul 2026
Exhibition opening event at 2pm on Saturday 27 June.
Maeve Dunnett
Touching Earth
25 Jun - 26 Jul 2026
Exhibition opening event at 2pm on Saturday 27 June.
2026 Braemar Gallery Volunteer Exhibition
30 Jul - 30 Aug 2026
Exhibition opening event at 2pm on Saturday 1 August.
Tafe NSW Katoomba Campus - Student Works
30 Jul - 30 Aug 2026
Exhibition opening event at 2pm on Saturday 1 August.
Owen Thompson
Where Spirits Soar
3 Sep - 4 Oct 2026
Exhibition opening event at 2pm on Saturday 5 September.
Emma Donlevy
When I go under
3 Sep - 4 Oct 2026
Exhibition opening event at 2pm on Saturday 5 September.
James Gordon
Bees, blooms and blue
3 Sep - 4 Oct 2026
Exhibition opening event at 2pm on Saturday 5 September.
Julie Scifo
The Great Western Highway commute
8 Oct - 8 Nov 2026
Exhibition opening event at 2pm on Saturday 10 October.
Marnie Tomczyk
A Tender Archaeology: Returning to Memory
8 Oct - 8 Nov 2026
Exhibition opening event at 2pm on Saturday 10 October.
Kerrie Lander, Annette Macrae and Carol McCabe
Drawn to Nature
8 Oct - 8 Nov 2026
Exhibition opening event at 2pm on Saturday 10 October.
Tim Newman
Bush Lyrics
12 Nov - 13 Dec 2026
Exhibition opening event at 2pm on Saturday 14 November.
Inga Hope
Attentive: Still Life
12 Nov - 13 Dec 2026
Exhibition opening event at 2pm on Saturday 14 November.