Praxis Artspace

Praxis Artspace is an independently run contemporary gallery and artist-studio space in Adelaide’s inner west, listed in Hindmarsh and described on its website as being in Bowden, just outside the CBD. Established in 2015, it presents changing exhibitions focused on contemporary art rather than a permanent collection.

The gallery’s programme has included group and solo exhibitions such as Heavy // lite, Materiality, George Raftopoulos’s They Walk Amongst Us and Michael Carney’s Sheer Drop. These projects point to a programme that brings together emerging and established South Australian artists, with an interest in different approaches to material, painting and contemporary practice. The space also operates as a place for artist studios, giving visitors a connection to the working side of the gallery as well as its exhibitions.

Praxis has partnered with Willunga-based Ortus Wines for exhibition openings and events, with the partnership also extending to satellite exhibitions at the Ortus Wines cellar door in McLaren Vale. Its first satellite presentation featured paintings and ceramics from Michael Carney’s Sheer Drop collection. For visitors interested in combining contemporary art with an event setting, these openings and off-site exhibitions are part of the gallery’s broader programme.

The website currently states that Praxis is closed and open only by appointment, so it is best suited to visitors who arrange a visit in advance rather than drop in casually. It may appeal to solo gallery-goers, collectors and small art-focused groups looking for an independent exhibition space near Adelaide’s CBD. Praxis has a 4.8 Google rating from 32 reviews.