NEWSTEAD ART
Art Dealer, Auction specialist, Consultant & Valuer
SYDNEY (GADIGAL LAND) - FRANCE
Adrian Newstead is an art consultant, auction specialist, valuer, dealer, and author, is based in Bondi Beach, Sydney. With over four decades of dedicated involvement in nurturing the contemporary Aboriginal art market, Adrian established Cooee Art Gallery in Paddington in 1981.
After selling Cooee Art in March of 2023, he launched Newstead Art - an independent consultancy, and auction house providing invaluable expertise for collectors.
Please be advised that my tenure as Head Specialist of the auction division of Coo-ee Art—established in 2017 by then Co-Owner and CEO, Mirri Leven, and myself—formally concluded in March 2024. The auction business is now independently operated by Mirri Leven under the trading name Art Leven, based at the former Coo-ee Art premises on Thurlow Street, Redfern.
All auction activities, consultancy services, and other professional operations conducted by Newstead Art are wholly independent and bear no affiliation, partnership, or connection—past or present—with Art Leven (formerly Coo-ee Art).
While Ms Leven and I are no longer in business together, I hold her and the Art Leven team in the highest professional regard and extend my best wishes for their continued success.
Artworks by Region
Artist Profiles
Detailed Artist Profiles, Market Analysis, Market Performance & Top 10 Sales
Stockroom
Artist Interview | Shirley Purdie
Adrian Newstead talks with Gija artist, Shirley Purdie, at the Warmun Community about her painting, Sandfrog Dreaming, 2000.
Exhibitions
East Kimberley Artists
Paintings from the East Kimberley Region, July 2024
Ṉoŋgirrŋa Marawili
A selection of special works, April 2024
Bill Whiskey Tjapaltjarri
Small Treasures, February 2024
Early Western Desert Paintings & Artefacts
December 2023
Projects & Events
DREAM GAZEBO
Jasmine Mansbridge, Chateau Des Duex Amants, France, 2024
JOHN CUNNINGHAM STUDENT CENTRE INDIGENOUS FLOOR MURAL
Shane Smithers, The Scots College, 2023
GRAND RE-OPENING
Chateau Des Duex Amants, Normandy, France, 2023
WORKING FOR ANIMALS CHARITY EXHIBITION
Curated by Ace Bourke, Bondi Beach, 2023
SEAWEED MOB
Blak Douglas, Bondi Beach, 2018
LAJAMANU DANCERS
Morteza Esmali, Lajamanu, 2015
Advocacy
Gathering of some of the delegates at the first Australian Indigenous Art Trade Association (Art.Trade) conference, Alice Springs, November 1998.
Since 1992, Adrian Newstead has been a member of various advocacy bodies aimed at supporting and promoting Indigenous Art on national and international levels. Among his roles, he has been a Founding Member of the Austrade Visual Art Export Panel (1992 - 1996), Foundation Member of the Australian Indigenous Art Trade Association (1996 - 2023), Board Member of the Australian Art Print Network (1996 - 2012), Board Member and National President of Art Trade, (1998-2002), Board Member of the Aboriginal Tourism Australia (2004-2005), Board Member of the Aboriginal Benefits Foundation (2007-2023), Member of the Art Consulting Association of Australia (2009-2016) and President of the Aboriginal Art Association of Australia (2024-present).
In 2016, Adrian Newstead received an Order of Australia Medal "for service to the museum and galleries sector, particularly through the promotion of Indigenous arts."
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