GW Contemporary

GW Contemporary GW Contemporary is a Laguna Beach gallery showcasing contemporary art by emerging and established artists from Australia, California, and beyond.

Founded by curator Genevieve Williams in 2025, the gallery presents curated exhibitions and collaborations.

Now On ViewNew Perspectives reflects an ongoing evolution at GW Contemporary - bringing together artists whose practices...
05/27/2026

Now On View

New Perspectives reflects an ongoing evolution at GW Contemporary - bringing together artists whose practices engage with materiality, abstraction, perception, and process through a range of distinct approaches.

The exhibition embraces the spirit of renewal that accompanies Spring - not simply as a season, but as a moment of momentum, transformation, and unfolding possibility.

Now on view at GW Contemporary, Laguna Beach.

Image from left: Charlie Oscar Patterson, Jan Maarten Voskuil, and Heather Hutchison.

Artist Spotlight | Amy WrightGW Contemporary is delighted to present a new body of work by Australian artist Amy Wright ...
05/23/2026

Artist Spotlight | Amy Wright

GW Contemporary is delighted to present a new body of work by Australian artist Amy Wright - marking the beginning of our collaboration with the artist and an exciting continuation of the dialogue between Australian and Californian practices within the gallery’s program.

Working from her garden studio in regional Victoria, Wright creates richly layered paintings that draw from both observation and memory, exploring landscapes that feel untamed, shifting and deeply sensory.

Rooted in an attentiveness to the overlooked - overgrown paths, coastal flora, tangled gardens, fragments of place - her works sit beautifully between abstraction and landscape, where texture, gesture and atmosphere become a way of mapping experience itself.

Works pictured:

On Johanna Beach, 2026
The Fading Garden, 2026
In the Autumn, Amidst the Seed Heads, 2026
Acrylic, dry pastel, charcoal and conté on canvas
49 × 36 inches

Portraits by Kristen Turner MacDonald

New work in the gallery by British artist Charlie Oscar Patterson.Unbraiding Boundless Energy, 2023Oil and acrylic on ca...
05/23/2026

New work in the gallery by British artist Charlie Oscar Patterson.

Unbraiding Boundless Energy, 2023
Oil and acrylic on canvas
63 × 52 × 5 in

Now on view
Inquiries: [email protected]

New work in the gallery by British artist Charlie Oscar PattersonUnbraiding Boundless Energy, 2023Oil and acrylic on can...
05/23/2026

New work in the gallery by British artist Charlie Oscar Patterson

Unbraiding Boundless Energy, 2023
Oil and acrylic on canvas
63 × 52 × 5 in

Now on view at GW Contemporary.
Inquiries: [email protected]

New Perspectives - now on view A group exhibition bringing together materially driven artists working across painting, ...
05/22/2026

New Perspectives - now on view

A group exhibition bringing together materially driven artists working across painting, sculpture, ceramics, and light-based practices - exploring surface, perception, geometry, and abstraction through works that shift with light and movement.

Featuring works by Rosalind Tallmadge, Jan Maarten Voskuil, Will Cooke, Line Busch, Charlie Oscar Patterson, Heather Hutchison, Nobuhito Nishigawara, and more.

On view now in Laguna Beach.
Inquiries: [email protected]

New in the gallery —Working between painting and sculpture, Dutch artist Jan Maarten Voskuil creates layered relief comp...
05/19/2026

New in the gallery —

Working between painting and sculpture, Dutch artist Jan Maarten Voskuil creates layered relief compositions that shift with light, shadow, and perspective. His “Hybrid” series is created without a fixed orientation, allowing each work to be installed in multiple ways - subtly changing the composition and viewing experience each time.

Jan Maarten Voskuil
Cubist Pointless Hybrid, Moss-Yellow, 2026
Acrylics on linen
23.75 x 23.75 x 4 inches

Now on view in ‘New Perspectives’

Inquiries:
E: [email protected]

A glimpse into “New Perspectives,” our current group exhibition.Installation view featuring works by Charlie Oscar Patte...
05/11/2026

A glimpse into “New Perspectives,” our current group exhibition.

Installation view featuring works by Charlie Oscar Patterson, Jan Maarten Voskuil, and Rosalind Tallmadge.

Now on view

We’re thrilled to introduce the work of Australian artist Amy Wright as part of New Perspectives, a group exhibition now...
05/11/2026

We’re thrilled to introduce the work of Australian artist Amy Wright as part of New Perspectives, a group exhibition now on view at GW Contemporary.

Through layered compositions, intuitive mark-making, and richly textured surfaces, Wright creates paintings that feel immersive, expressive, and deeply alive - balancing gesture, atmosphere, and materiality in ways that continue to unfold over time.

Amy’s inclusion in the exhibition reflects an ongoing dialogue within the gallery’s program between contemporary Australian and Californian practices, bringing together artists connected through abstraction, light, landscape, and process.

New Perspectives is now on view in Laguna Beach, California |

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Amy Wright
In the Autumn, Amidst the Seed Heads, 2026
Acrylic, dry pastel, charcoal, and conté on canvas
49 × 36 inches

Join us tomorrow at the gallery for a relaxed Mother’s Day gathering celebrating connection, creativity, and care.Bring ...
05/08/2026

Join us tomorrow at the gallery for a relaxed Mother’s Day gathering celebrating connection, creativity, and care.

Bring someone meaningful in your life — a mother, daughter, friend, mentor, or chosen family — and spend an intentional morning together surrounded by art.

Create a bouquet at our floral arranging station, enjoy saffron lattes, and have your portrait captured amongst our Spring exhibition.

In collaboration with female-founded brands The Fullest, Flowers by Katie, and Rae & Rey Studio.

RSVP via link in bio

A final look at Will Cooke’s exhibition -seen here in dialogue with Jonny Niesche (),part of an ongoing exchange between...
05/04/2026

A final look at Will Cooke’s exhibition -
seen here in dialogue with Jonny Niesche (),
part of an ongoing exchange between Australian practices and our program in California.

We’re pleased to introduce UK-based artist Charlie Oscar Patterson to the gallery program and our Spring Collection.We w...
05/02/2026

We’re pleased to introduce UK-based artist Charlie Oscar Patterson to the gallery program and our Spring Collection.

We were immediately drawn to the mood and form within his work, organic in dimension, layered with rich color, and full of depth. Patterson merges sculpture and painting, creating pieces that feel both physical and atmospheric in a space. His practice invites a different way of seeing, where light is experienced almost like sound. Much like an instrument is carefully made to produce a distinct tone, his works are composed to receive and play light, revealing shifts in color and atmosphere over time.

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305 N Coast Highway
Laguna Beach, CA
92651

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Wednesday 11am - 6pm
Thursday 11am - 6pm
Friday 11am - 6pm
Saturday 11am - 6pm
Sunday 11am - 6pm

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