What Jan Murphy Gallery does

Jan Murphy Gallery is a privately held Australian contemporary art gallery operating as Jan Murphy Gallery Pty Ltd, founded and directed by Jan Murphy. The business is headquartered at 486 Brunswick Street in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland, and represents more than 36 established Australian artists across painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, printmaking, and mixed media, alongside a Protégé sub-program for emerging artists. It runs a rotating program of 6–10 exhibitions per year in its physical gallery space, supplemented by an online stockroom, email newsletter, and active Instagram and Facebook channels for marketing and collector engagement.

The gallery's core offerings are its exhibition program, its artist representation agreements, and its stockroom of available works with publicly listed prices ranging from approximately $2,500 to $32,000+. Distribution operates through the physical gallery (open Wednesday–Saturday 10am–5pm AEST and by appointment), an e-commerce-style online stockroom with filtering by artist, medium, price, and dimensions, and direct enquiry-based sales. There is no proprietary technology platform, public API, or digital product beyond a standard content website; the gallery has no disclosed AI, ML, or data-driven capabilities.

The revenue model is straightforward one-time transactional sales of artworks to individual and institutional collectors, with no subscription, licensing, or recurring revenue streams. Geographic scope is domestic Australia with a Queensland focus, although represented artists increasingly participate in exhibitions at regional Australian galleries such as Ngununggula Southern Highlands Regional Gallery and Tweed Regional Gallery. Recent 2026 momentum includes multiple Protégé artist wins at the Salon des Refusés, Brisbane Rotary Art Show, Blake Prize, and Stanthorpe Art Prize, plus a National Art School Fellowship for represented artist Juz Kitson.

Name

Jan Murphy Gallery

Legal name

Jan Murphy Gallery Pty Ltd

Website

https://janmurphygallery.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Jan Murphy Gallery is a privately held contemporary Australian art gallery in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley, representing 36+ established artists and a Protégé program of emerging talent, selling one-of-a-kind works priced from approximately $2,500 to $32,000+ to individual and institutional collectors domestically.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Art Gallery Services

NAICS

Art Dealers (459920), Art Dealers (45992)

akta.pro primary industry

Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit) (THAJADAH)

Keywords

• Contemporary art gallery
• Australian artist representation
• Fine art sales
• Emerging artist program
• Art exhibition services

Headquarters

HQ city

Fassifern Valley

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Art Sales: Primary revenue through sale of artworks by represented artists. Sales conducted directly through the gallery, via enquiries, and through an online stockroom platform. Pricing ranges from approximately $2,500 for smaller works to over $32,000 for major pieces.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Jan Murphy Gallery is a contemporary Australian art gallery located in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, that represents over 36 established artists and 10 emerging Protégé artists. The gallery sells original artworks in painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, printmaking, and mixed media through a rotating exhibition program (6-10 exhibitions per year), an online Stockroom with publicly listed pricing ranging from approximately $2,500 to $32,000+, and by-appointment viewings.

Product overview

Jan Murphy Gallery operates as a unified gallery service combining physical exhibition spaces in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane with digital platforms. The core offering comprises rotating exhibition programs (currently showing James Guppy's 'Sculptures and birds' and Guido Maestri's 'Arrangements'), an online Stockroom for artwork sales, and representation of Australian artists across painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, and mixed media. A Protégé sub-program supports emerging artists with affordable entry-point works. The gallery also provides news editorial content and email subscription services for collectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stockroom (Artwork Sales) Online and in-gallery sales platform offering artworks available for purchase from the gallery's represented artists, with search and filter capabilities by artist name, media type, price range, and dimensions. Pricing ranges from approximately $2,500 for smaller ceramic pieces to over $32,000 for major paintings and sculptures. Examples include Heidi Yardley works from $3,300-$7,900, Guido Maestri bronze sculptures at $27,000, James Guppy paintings from $3,000-$15,000, and Lincoln Austin sculptures from $7,700-$9,900.
• Exhibition Program Rotating exhibition program showcasing represented artists through solo and group shows, displayed both in the physical gallery and online. The gallery maintains a regular exhibition calendar with 6-10 exhibitions per year. Current exhibitions include James Guppy's 'Sculptures and birds' (8 July – 4 August 2026) and Guido Maestri's 'Arrangements' (8 July – 1 August 2026), with upcoming shows including Celia Gullett's 'Spirit into matter' and Jason Fitzgerald's 'Unearthed' (5-29 August 2026).
• Protégé Program (Emerging Artists Initiative) Emerging artist sub-program within the gallery's artist representation roster, offering affordable entry-point works from up-and-coming Australian artists. The program includes 10 Protégé artists such as Archer Davies, Jacqueline Hennessy, and Drew Connor Holland, providing collectors with access to emerging talent at accessible price points alongside the gallery's roster of 36+ established artists.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Ngununggula Southern Highlands Regional GallerycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 June 2026Drew Connor Holland, a Protégé artist at Jan Murphy Gallery, was commissioned by Ngununggula Southern Highlands Regional Gallery to create a new body of work for the exhibition 'New Religion'. The exhibition brings together contemporary artworks and historical objects exploring the enduring power of images and symbols.
• Tweed Regional Gallery and Margaret Olley Art CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Gerwyn Davies undertook the Nancy Fairfax Residency at Tweed Regional Gallery in late 2025, resulting in the exhibition 'Sunburn' showing from July-November 2026. The residency developed new textile and photographic works reimagining Australian cultural icons.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Fox Jensen Gallery: Trans-Tasman (Sydney/Auckland) contemporary art gallery representing mid-career and established Australian and New Zealand artists across painting, photography and sculpture. Comparable as a peer gallery operating the same representation-plus-exhibition model targeting similar collector segments.
• Darren Knight Gallery: Sydney contemporary art gallery representing mid-career and emerging Australian artists through solo exhibitions and stockroom sales. Comparable as a peer-sized Australian primary-market gallery with a comparable roster and sales approach.
• GAGPROJECTS: Adelaide-based contemporary art gallery representing Australian artists across painting, sculpture, photography and ceramics with a curated roster and exhibition program. Comparable as a regional Australian commercial gallery with a similar representation model.
• Anna Schwartz Gallery: Melbourne-based contemporary art gallery with a long-established roster of Australian artists and an active exhibition calendar. Comparable as a peer-tier commercial gallery operating in the same Australian contemporary art category.
• Liverpool Street Gallery: Sydney gallery representing contemporary Australian artists across painting, sculpture and mixed media with a rotating exhibition program. Comparable as a peer Australian commercial gallery operating the same representation-and-exhibition model.
• Sullivan+Strumpf: Sydney gallery representing contemporary Australian and Asia-Pacific artists across painting, sculpture and photography with online viewing rooms and stockroom sales. Operates the same commercial representation + exhibition + online sales model as Jan Murphy Gallery.
• Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery: Sydney-based contemporary art gallery representing established and emerging Australian artists across painting, sculpture, photography and mixed media. Directly comparable as a primary-market commercial gallery with a similar roster-based representation model and rotating solo/group exhibition program.
• Tolarno Galleries: Melbourne gallery representing established Australian contemporary artists with regular solo exhibitions and primary-market sales. Highly comparable given shared focus on Australian contemporary primary-market representation and exhibition-driven revenue.

Regional players

• Starkwhite: Auckland-based contemporary art gallery representing established New Zealand and Australian artists with solo and group exhibitions. Comparable as a trans-Tasman peer in the Australasian contemporary primary-market category, with overlapping collector interest but distinct geography.
• Gow Langsford Gallery: Auckland, New Zealand gallery representing significant Australian and New Zealand contemporary artists with primary-market sales and exhibition programming. Comparable as a trans-Tasman peer operating in adjacent geography with overlapping artist roster and similar model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/janmurphygallery
• Instagraminstagram.com/janmurphygallery
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jan-murphy-gallery

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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