Field Notes: A quiet reset on Bridge Street

As you might know, my latest piece, "Nothing Gold Can Stay," has been on the wall at Audrey Fine Art since the start of the month. While the doors were originally scheduled to close this weekend, the exhibition has been extended for one final week through to Saturday, June 20th, to give the work some breathing room now that the Vivid crowds have dispersed. Before that final window closes, I wanted to share the conceptual framework driving the piece……

Exhibitions, PaintingStephen WilliamsJune 12, 2026cityscape, Bridge Street, oil painting

Slowly, and then all at once: My first solo exhibition

To echo Hemingway: this exhibition came together slowly, and then all at once.

If you’ve been following my work for a while, you know that "slowly" is probably a bit of an understatement. This milestone has been quite a long time in the making….

Exhibitions, PaintingStephen WilliamsMay 25, 2026oil painting, cityscape, Stephen Williams, Sydney

Nocturne (Castlereagh after Market) — New Work on View at Quay Quarter

I wanted to personally share that a new cityscape work of mine, Nocturne (Castlereagh after Market), is currently being shown as part of the opening exhibition at Audrey Fine Art’s new space….

Stephen WilliamsFebruary 26, 2026oil painting, Audrey Fine Art, Castlereagh Street, cityscape, contemporary art

National Emerging Art Prize 2021

My cityscape “Evenfall” has been shortlisted for the inaugural National Emerging Art Prize…….

Art PrizeStephen WilliamsOctober 20, 2021Stephen Williams, Sydney, Castlereagh Street, cityscape, oil painting, National DEm, National Emerging Art Prize, NEAP, Michael Reid Sydney, exhibition, contemporary art

Korea-Australia Arts Foundation Prize

“The Capricious Sky” has been shortlisted for the Korea-Australia Arts Foundation Prize…….

Art PrizeStephen WilliamsJuly 7, 2021cityscape, Stephen Williams, Sydney, Castlereagh Street, oil painting, contemporary art, exhibition, Korea-Australia Arts Foundation Prize

Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award

“Torrent” has been shortlisted for the……

Art PrizeStephen WilliamsJune 9, 2021Stephen Williams, cityscape, oil painting, contemporary art, Castlereagh Street, Sydney, Brisbane, exhibition, Lethbridge Art Award

Paddington Art Prize (the interview)

As a result of being a finalist in the Paddington Art Prize, it was nice to be asked to speak about my cityscape ‘GILT’ and my artistic practice with Anthony Frater on Eastside FM radio…..