Tolarno Galleries announces the move to a new gallery space - designed by Melbourne architect Peter Elliott AM who in 2017 was awarded Australian architecture’s highest honour, the Australian Institute of Architects’ Gold Medal.


On the top floor of 104 Exhibition Street in Melbourne - right above the current location - the new space will open on 27 August 2022 with “Monkey Business”, the long-awaited exhibition of new paintings by Brent Harris.


Asked about his approach to transforming Level 5 of the 1930s Art Deco building into a space for contemporary art, Peter Elliott says - “each main space has plastered expressed ceiling beams and walls and bare concrete floors producing a sparse but calm interior. Some spaces have an expanded mesh ceiling to mask new services. The main gallery features a large central skylight which changes the mood of the space from day to night”.


Tasked with selecting the latest in museum-quality lighting, Darren Bucknall, Director of Buckford Illumination Group, says - “the new Tolarno Galleries is an emotive uplifting experience. Bathed in natural daylight, the space offers the perfect balance of natural daylight combined with ERCO high quality artificial light (High CRI 4000K) which maximises the true colour and depth of the artwork being displayed”.


“We look forward to welcoming you to our new home, closer to the sky, in Melbourne’s CBD” - Jan Minchin, Director