NEWSTEAD ART
Art Dealer, Auction Specialist, Consultant & Valuer
31 Lamrock Ave, Bondi Beach NSW 2026
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.
Featured Artist of the Month
Gordon Syron (1941 -)
Language Group: Biripi/ Worimi
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.
Tuesday 5th of May 2026 | 6pm
Location
31 Lamrock Ave, Bondi Beach
Auction Viewing
30th April – 5th May 2026 | 10-5pm
Gala Preview
30th April 2026 | 6pm
Highlights Include
Lot 4
PATSY ANGUBURRA LULPUNDA
(c. 1898 - 2000)
Three Dogs Anguburra, 2000
natural earth pigments on canvas, 65.5 x 72 cm
Est. AUD $12,000 – $18,000
Lot 5
ROVER JOOLAMA THOMAS
(c. 1926 – 1998)
Koonawarratji, 1995
natural earth pigments on Belgian linen, 90 x 60 cm
Est. AUD $18,000 – $25,000
Lot 16
EMILY KAME KNGWARREYE
(c. 1915 – 1996)
Alhalkere, 1994
synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 122 x 92 cm
Est. AUD $70,000 – $90,000
Lot 17
MINNIE PWERLE
(c. 1920 – 2006)
Awelye-Atnwengerrp, 2006
synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 80 x 126 cm
Est. AUD $3,000 – $5,000
Lot 48
YANNIMA PIKARLI TOMMY WATSON
(c. 1935 – 2017)
Waltitjata, 2005
synthetic polymer paint on linen, 200 x 200 cm
Est. AUD $60,000 – $80,000
Lot 61
ANATJARI TJAKAMARRA (No. III)
(c. 1938 – 1992)
Origins of Soakages, 1973
synthetic polymer paint on composition board, 92 x 22.5 cm
Est. AUD 30,000 – $40,000
Lot 62
WILLY TJUNGURRAYI
(c. 1932 – 2018)
Yawutinya, 1978
synthetic polymer paint on composition board, 76 x 38 cm
Est. AUD $30,000 – $40,000
Lot 86
GUNYBI GANAMBARR
(born 1973)
Gangan, 2007,
natural earth pigments on hollow log, 317 cm
Est. AUD $6,000 – $9,000
SYRON’S WAR
Gordon Syron Retrospective
19 March - 23 April 2026
31 Lamrock Ave, Bondi Beach NSW 2026
ARNHEM LAND
TIWI ISLANDS
WESTERN DESERT
UTOPIA
URBAN
KIMBERLEY
East Kimberley Artists
Ṉoŋgirrŋa Marawili
Early Western Desert Paintings & Artefacts
Artist Interview | Shirley Purdie
Adrian Newstead talks with Gija artist, Shirley Purdie, at the Warmun Community about her painting, Sandfrog Dreaming, 2000.
Advocacy
Since 1992, Adrian Newstead has been a member of various advocacy bodies aimed at supporting and promoting Indigenous Art on national and international levels.