This year the digital platform, Explore Sydney Contemporary, will replace Sydney Contemporary, which runs 11 – 21 November.A gallery preview will take place at Wagner Contemporary on Saturday 6 November in advance of the fair’s digital platform online.For Melbourne artists, Mark Hislop, Melinda Schawel and Eleanor Millard, the creative process and conceptualisation of recent work has been bound up in the activity of walking locally and observation. Being residents of Melbourne, each with a home studio or a studio within walking distance of home, they have been fortunate enough to continue working during the city’s extreme Lockdown periods. Emotionally, it has been a difficult time, trying to reconcile the effort, anticipation and energy expended, along with sharp and abrupt cancellations, curfews, Lockdowns and difficulties and trauma suffered by others. It has been a time when the activity of art making has become a very deliberate act. External circumstances continue to present challenges, yet, for each artist, the imagination is stimulated by the rich topography of an inner world, experienced in local walks, observation and reflection.The notion of creativity flourishes for all three. During this time of isolation and introspection, focus turns inwards and stimulates creativity in meaningful and personal ways for each.Wagner Contemporary is proud to present three exhibitions at the gallery and via Explore Sydney Contemporary this month: ‘Resonance of Sound’, by Eleanor Millard, ‘Chance Encounters OK’, by Mark Hislop, and ‘Spark’, by Melinda Schawel.Visit Eleanor Millard’s ExhibitionVisit Mark Hislop’s ExhibitionVisit Melinda Schawel’s Exhibition
WORKS
![Eleanor Millard_A Holiday Home_Acrylic on paper_76 x 84cm_master Eleanor Millard_A Holiday Home_Acrylic on paper_76 x 84cm_master](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Eleanor-Millard_A-Holiday-Home_Acrylic-on-paper_76-x-84cm_master.jpg)
![Eleanor Millard_A Windy Day_Acrylic on paper_103 x 114cm_master Eleanor Millard_A Windy Day_Acrylic on paper_103 x 114cm_master](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Eleanor-Millard_A-Windy-Day_Acrylic-on-paper_103-x-114cm_master-scaled.jpg)
![Eleanor Millard_Beach Huts_Acrylic on paper_103 x 114cm_master Eleanor Millard_Beach Huts_Acrylic on paper_103 x 114cm_master](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Eleanor-Millard_Beach-Huts_Acrylic-on-paper_103-x-114cm_master-scaled.jpg)
![Eleanor Millard_Beach Shack_Acrylic on paper_76 x 98cm_master Eleanor Millard_Beach Shack_Acrylic on paper_76 x 98cm_master](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Eleanor-Millard_Beach-Shack_Acrylic-on-paper_76-x-98cm_master-scaled.jpg)
![Eleanor Millard 'Coastal Front' Acrylic on paper 103 x 114cm Eleanor Millard 'Coastal Front' Acrylic on paper 103 x 114cm](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Eleanor-Millard_Coastal-Front_Acrylic-on-paper_103-x-114cm_master-scaled.jpg)
![Eleanor Millard 'Down by the Sea' acrylic on paper 61 x 75m $4,800 Eleanor Millard 'Down by the Sea' acrylic on paper 61 x 75m $4,800](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Eleanor-Millard_Down-by-the-Sea_Acrylic-on-paper_61-x-75cm_master-scaled.jpg)
![Eleanor Millard_Salty Bay_Acrylic on paper_64 x 77cm_master Eleanor Millard_Salty Bay_Acrylic on paper_64 x 77cm_master](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Eleanor-Millard_Salty-Bay_Acrylic-on-paper_64-x-77cm_master-scaled.jpg)
![Eleanor Millard_Sandstone Path_Acrylic on paper_76 x 87cm_master Eleanor Millard_Sandstone Path_Acrylic on paper_76 x 87cm_master](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Eleanor-Millard_Sandstone-Path_Acrylic-on-paper_76-x-87cm_master-scaled.jpg)
![Eleanor Millard_Storm in the Afternoon_Acrylic on paper_61 x 64cm_master Eleanor Millard_Storm in the Afternoon_Acrylic on paper_61 x 64cm_master](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Eleanor-Millard_Storm-in-the-Afternoon_Acrylic-on-paper_61-x-64cm_master-scaled.jpg)
![Eleanor Millard_The Blue Sea_Acrylic on paper_76 x 93cm_master Eleanor Millard_The Blue Sea_Acrylic on paper_76 x 93cm_master](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Eleanor-Millard_The-Blue-Sea_Acrylic-on-paper_76-x-93cm_master-scaled.jpg)
![Eleanor Millard_The Lookout_Acrylic on paper_56 x 66cm_master Eleanor Millard_The Lookout_Acrylic on paper_56 x 66cm_master](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Eleanor-Millard_The-Lookout_Acrylic-on-paper_56-x-66cm_master-scaled.jpg)
![Eleanor Millard_The Painted Sound_100 x 114cm_master Eleanor Millard_The Painted Sound_100 x 114cm_master](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Eleanor-Millard_The-Painted-Sound_100-x-114cm_master-scaled.jpg)
![Eleanor Millard_The River_Acrylic on paper_98 x 114cm_master Eleanor Millard_The River_Acrylic on paper_98 x 114cm_master](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Eleanor-Millard_The-River_Acrylic-on-paper_98-x-114cm_master-scaled.jpg)
![Eleanor Millard_The Sound_76 x 82cm_master Eleanor Millard_The Sound_76 x 82cm_master](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Eleanor-Millard_The-Sound_76-x-82cm_master-scaled.jpg)
![Eleanor Millard_The White Sea_Acrylic on paper_100 x 114_master Eleanor Millard_The White Sea_Acrylic on paper_100 x 114_master](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Eleanor-Millard_The-White-Sea_Acrylic-on-paper_100-x-114_master-scaled.jpg)
![Eleanor Millard_White Stone Path_Acrylic on paper laminated on canvas_53 x 44cm_master Eleanor Millard_White Stone Path_Acrylic on paper laminated on canvas_53 x 44cm_master](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Eleanor-Millard_White-Stone-Path_Acrylic-on-paper-laminated-on-canvas_53-x-44cm_master-scaled.jpg)
![Hislop-Ballarat Grotesque-acrylic on acrylic sheet-75 x 122cm-email Hislop-Ballarat Grotesque-acrylic on acrylic sheet-75 x 122cm-email](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Hislop-Ballarat-Grotesque-acrylic-on-acrylic-sheet-75-x-122cm-email.jpg)
![Hislop-Chance Setting 1-acrylic on acrylic sheet-122 x 165cm-master Hislop-Chance Setting 1-acrylic on acrylic sheet-122 x 165cm-master](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Hislop-Chance-Setting-1-acrylic-on-acrylic-sheet-122-x-165cm-master.jpg)
![Hislop-Chance Setting 2-Acrylic on acrylic sheet- 122 x 165cm-Master Hislop-Chance Setting 2-Acrylic on acrylic sheet- 122 x 165cm-Master](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Hislop-Chance-Setting-2-Acrylic-on-acrylic-sheet-122-x-165cm-Master-scaled.jpg)
![Hislop-Chance Setting 3-Acrylic on acrylic sheet-75 x 122cm-Email Hislop-Chance Setting 3-Acrylic on acrylic sheet-75 x 122cm-Email](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Hislop-Chance-Setting-3-Acrylic-on-acrylic-sheet-75-x-122cm-Email.jpg)
![Hislop-Chance Setting 4-acrylic on acrylic sheet-75 x 122cm-master Hislop-Chance Setting 4-acrylic on acrylic sheet-75 x 122cm-master](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Hislop-Chance-Setting-4-acrylic-on-acrylic-sheet-75-x-122cm-master.jpg)
![Hislop-Chance setting 5-acrylic on acrylic sheet-44 x 55cm-master-cropped Hislop-Chance setting 5-acrylic on acrylic sheet-44 x 55cm-master-cropped](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Hislop-Chance-setting-5-acrylic-on-acrylic-sheet-44-x-55cm-master-cropped.jpg)
![Hislop-Chance Setting 6-acrylic on acrylic sheet-44 x 55cm-master-cropped Hislop-Chance Setting 6-acrylic on acrylic sheet-44 x 55cm-master-cropped](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Hislop-Chance-Setting-6-acrylic-on-acrylic-sheet-44-x-55cm-master-cropped.jpg)
![Hislop-Chance Setting 7-acrylic on acrylic sheet-44 x 55cm-master-cropped Hislop-Chance Setting 7-acrylic on acrylic sheet-44 x 55cm-master-cropped](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Hislop-Chance-Setting-7-acrylic-on-acrylic-sheet-44-x-55cm-master-cropped.jpg)
![Hislop-Fern Tree Gully 1- Acrylic on acrylic sheet-165 x 122cm-Master Hislop-Fern Tree Gully 1- Acrylic on acrylic sheet-165 x 122cm-Master](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Hislop-Fern-Tree-Gully-1-Acrylic-on-acrylic-sheet-165-x-122cm-Master.jpg)
![Hislop-Fern Tree Gully 2- Acrylic on acrylic sheet- 164 x 122cm_master Hislop-Fern Tree Gully 2- Acrylic on acrylic sheet- 164 x 122cm_master](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Hislop-Fern-Tree-Gully-2-Acrylic-on-acrylic-sheet-164-x-122cm_master.jpg)
![Hislop-Fern Tree Gully 3-acrylic on acrylic sheet-165 x 122cm-master Hislop-Fern Tree Gully 3-acrylic on acrylic sheet-165 x 122cm-master](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Hislop-Fern-Tree-Gully-3-acrylic-on-acrylic-sheet-165-x-122cm-master-scaled.jpg)
![Hislop-Past Tense (Ghost Flowers in Zombie Plants series)-Acrylic paint on acrylic sheet-140 x 120cm-master Hislop-Past Tense (Ghost Flowers in Zombie Plants series)-Acrylic paint on acrylic sheet-140 x 120cm-master](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Hislop-Past-Tense-Ghost-Flowers-in-Zombie-Plants-series-Acrylic-paint-on-acrylic-sheet-140-x-120cm-master.jpg)
![Hislop-Phototrope 2-acrylic on canvas-167 x 137cm-Email Hislop-Phototrope 2-acrylic on canvas-167 x 137cm-Email](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Hislop-Phototrope-2-acrylic-on-canvas-167-x-137cm-Email.jpg)
![Hislop-Phototrope 3-acrylic on canvas-167 x 137cm-Email Hislop-Phototrope 3-acrylic on canvas-167 x 137cm-Email](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Hislop-Phototrope-3-acrylic-on-canvas-167-x-137cm-Email.jpg)
![Hislop-The Social Limits To Growth-Acrylic on acrylic sheet-165 x 122cm-email Hislop-The Social Limits To Growth-Acrylic on acrylic sheet-165 x 122cm-email](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Hislop-The-Social-Limits-To-Growth-Acrylic-on-acrylic-sheet-165-x-122cm-email.jpg)
![Hislop-Untitled 1-Acrylic on acrylic sheet-75 x 122cm-email Hislop-Untitled 1-Acrylic on acrylic sheet-75 x 122cm-email](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Hislop-Untitled-1-Acrylic-on-acrylic-sheet-75-x-122cm-email.jpg)
![Hislop-Untitled 2-Acrylic on acrylic sheet-75 x 122cm-email Hislop-Untitled 2-Acrylic on acrylic sheet-75 x 122cm-email](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Hislop-Untitled-2-Acrylic-on-acrylic-sheet-75-x-122cm-email.jpg)
![Millard_ The Baker_ acrylic on canvas_51 x 48cm Millard_ The Baker_ acrylic on canvas_51 x 48cm](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Millard_-The-Baker_-acrylic-on-canvas_51-x-48cm-scaled.jpg)
![Millard_ The Builder_acrylic on canvas_56 x 57cm Millard_ The Builder_acrylic on canvas_56 x 57cm](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Millard_-The-Builder_acrylic-on-canvas_56-x-57cm.jpg)
![Millard_ The Captain_acylic on canvas_53 x 50cm Millard_ The Captain_acylic on canvas_53 x 50cm](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Millard_-The-Captain_acylic-on-canvas_53-x-50cm.jpg)
![Millard_ The Captain's Wife_ acrylic on canvas_55 x 49cm_1 Millard_ The Captain's Wife_ acrylic on canvas_55 x 49cm_1](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Millard_-The-Captains-Wife_-acrylic-on-canvas_55-x-49cm_1-scaled.jpg)
![Millard_ The Captain's Wife_ acrylic on canvas_55 x 49cm Millard_ The Captain's Wife_ acrylic on canvas_55 x 49cm](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Millard_-The-Captains-Wife_-acrylic-on-canvas_55-x-49cm-scaled.jpg)
![Millard_ The Fisherman's Tie_acrylic on canvas_55 x 56cm Millard_ The Fisherman's Tie_acrylic on canvas_55 x 56cm](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Millard_-The-Fishermans-Tie_acrylic-on-canvas_55-x-56cm-scaled.jpg)
![Millard_ The Grandmother_acrylic on canvas_50 x 46cm Millard_ The Grandmother_acrylic on canvas_50 x 46cm](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Millard_-The-Grandmother_acrylic-on-canvas_50-x-46cm.jpg)
![Millard_House on a Hill_acrylic on Arches Aquarelle paper_103 x 114cm Millard_House on a Hill_acrylic on Arches Aquarelle paper_103 x 114cm](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Millard_House-on-a-Hill_acrylic-on-Arches-Aquarelle-paper_103-x-114cm-scaled.jpg)
![Millard_The Bridge_acrylic on paper_73 x 89cm Millard_The Bridge_acrylic on paper_73 x 89cm](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Millard_The-Bridge_acrylic-on-paper_73-x-89cm-scaled.jpg)
![Millard_The Cook_acrylic on canvas_58 x 62cm Millard_The Cook_acrylic on canvas_58 x 62cm](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Millard_The-Cook_acrylic-on-canvas_58-x-62cm-scaled.jpg)
![Millard_The Two Boatsheds_acrylic on aquarelle paper_91 x 110cm Millard_The Two Boatsheds_acrylic on aquarelle paper_91 x 110cm](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Millard_The-Two-Boatsheds_acrylic-on-aquarelle-paper_91-x-110cm.jpg)
![Millard_Woodbine Road_acrylic on paper_113 x 100cm_0 Millard_Woodbine Road_acrylic on paper_113 x 100cm_0](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Millard_Woodbine-Road_acrylic-on-paper_113-x-100cm_0-scaled.jpg)
![Schawel_Flock_Together_mixed_media_on_torn_perforated_paper_149 x 212cm Schawel_Flock_Together_mixed_media_on_torn_perforated_paper_149 x 212cm](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Schawel_Flock_Together_mixed_media_on_torn_perforated_paper_149-x-212cm.jpg)
![Schawel_In_Too_Deep_2021_ink_on_torn_perforated_paper_152x106cm Schawel_In_Too_Deep_2021_ink_on_torn_perforated_paper_152x106cm](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Schawel_In_Too_Deep_2021_ink_on_torn_perforated_paper_152x106cm.jpg)
![Schawel_Low_Tide_2021_mixed_media_on_torn_perforated_paper_105x150cm Schawel_Low_Tide_2021_mixed_media_on_torn_perforated_paper_105x150cm](https://wagnercontemporary.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Schawel_Low_Tide_2021_mixed_media_on_torn_perforated_paper_105x150cm.jpg)
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