ABOUT US
MARTIN BROWNE CONTEMPORARY
Martin Browne Contemporary is dedicated to showing the finest in Australian and International modern and contemporary works of art. The gallery combines a program of new work by its exhibiting artists with curated exhibitions of selected works from the secondary market.
Complementing its exhibition program, Martin Browne Contemporary produces an extensive range of publications. The gallery’s comprehensive mailing database ensures these publications reach all major Australian and New Zealand public museums and private institutions as well as over 3000 private collectors in Australia and abroad.

A former Head of the Australian Art Department at Sotheby’s Australia, in 1991 Martin Browne opened his first gallery, Martin Browne Fine Art, in McDonald Street, Paddington. In 1998 he moved the gallery to Macleay St, Potts Point where it occupied two spaces between 1998 and 2011 – the second being in the iconic Yellow House.
In July 2011 the Gallery, rebranded Martin Browne Contemporary to better reflect the focus of the exhibition program, moved to its current Hampden Street, Paddington. With its two large light-filled Exhibition Spaces, upstairs Private Viewing Gallery and beautiful outdoor garden, the Gallery sits at the heart of the Trumper Park Art Precinct, Sydney’s premier arts locale.
MBC ART CONSULTANCY SERVICES
Martin Browne Contemporary offers a complimentary art consultancy service for collectors, designers and architects sourcing art for residential and commercial projects.
Our services include advising and suggesting a range of artworks to enrich your space, meet your design brief and budget, whilst elevating your design vision. We strive to exceed expectations for each unique project to enhance your living and working environments.
· We can suggest one-off works, or a range of works and anything in between.
· We’ll propose a variety of works to suit your requirements and we can tailor our selection according to artist, style, budget, size, medium – all requests are welcome.
· We can bring artworks to preview in the space, as well as in the gallery by private appointment.
· We can loan artworks (subject to our loan terms).
· Some of our artists are open to commissions on request.
· We can superimpose possible works onto images and architectural plans and your design drawings, to scale. We understand how important it is to see images of the artwork in the interior space.
· We will customize our services in any way to help you source art for any design or architectural project.
We look forward to working with you.
Our Team

Martin Browne
Director
Formerly Head of the Painting Department of Sotheby’s Australia, Martin Browne has an extensive knowledge of International and Australian / New Zealand art, both historical and contemporary. His vast experience encompasses all aspects of the art market – as a commercial and private dealer, collector and advisor to private, corporate and public collections.

Dominic Kavanagh
Associate Director
Dominic works alongside the director and artists in delivering and curating exhibitions, art fairs and events. With a strong focus on client services, he brings a bespoke approach to the acquisition and placement of artworks to both private and institutional collections.
Dominic brings a wide range of experience in the industry, having previously worked as the Gallery Manager at Artereal Gallery as well as at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia in the Curatorial team; spending two years on Gija Country at the Warmun Art Centre in Western Australia’s Kimberley region.

Massi Cortese
Senior Technical Manager
Massi joined Martin Browne Contemporary in 2013. He provides specialised management and implementation of technical support within media projects, specifically teamLab. Working closely alongside teamLab in Japan, Massi offers an efficient and personalised approach to his role.
Massi has a degree in civil engineering with an extensive knowledge and experience in IT.

Bianca Luciano
Gallery Coordinator
Bianca joined Martin Browne Contemporary in 2023. She is an alumni of Sydney College of the Arts, majoring in painting and her enthusiasm for contemporary art is evident in all she does. Bianca works closely with the Director and Gallery Manager across all aspects of the exhibition program and manages the Gallery’s social media channels and marketing collateral.

Mitchell Lambert
Stockroom Coordinator
Mitchell joined Martin Browne Contemporary in 2024. He works in areas of installation and managing the Galleries extensive stockroom. Working closely with both artists and clients Mitchell ensures works are delivered and installed successfully. Mitchell also works alongside the Director and Associate Director assisting in the installation of the Galleries monthly shows.

Dorothy Browne
Gallery Muse & Head of Security
Dorothy is our part-time security and part-time HR manager, ensuring that our team and our clients are happy at all times.