LUST
FOR LIFE
14 – 23 FEBRUARY
83 High Street, Prahran VIC 318
NotFair Hours of Operation
Location: 83 High Street, Prahran VIC 3181
Saturday 14 February: VIP Preview and Grand Opening
Sunday 15 February: 11:00am to 5:00pm
Wednesday 18 February: 11:00am to 5:00pm
Thursday 19 February: 11:00am to 5:00pm
Friday 20 February: 11:00am to 5:00pm
Saturday 21 February: 11:00am to 5:00pm
Sunday 22 February: 11:00am to 5:00pm
Monday 23 February: 11:00am to 5:00pm
NotFair 2026 celebrates the creative spirit in a world in flux
NotFair 2026 is titled “Lust for Life”, a tribute to its co-founder, the late Ashley Crawford, and a reflection of the exuberance exhibited by current artistic practice.
True to its heritage of featuring new ideas and talent, Melbourne’s artist-run exhibition, NotFair, will showcase works from over 30 artists at the forefront of contemporary practice.
The 8th iteration of the biennial exhibition will be held 14 to 23 February, concurrently with the Melbourne Art Fair, at a multi-spaced former office complex at 83 High Street, Prahran, opposite the Prahran Hotel.
NotFair Chair, artist Sam Leach, says:
“The recent death of our co-founder, collaborator and dear friend Ashley has caused us to celebrate his amazing life and honour his memory by reflecting his particular “Lust for Life” in the NotFair 2026 title.
“Ashley’s enormous contribution to NotFair and the lives of countless artists continues.
“NotFair has always been run by artists, identifying under-recognised artists whom artists are talking about. ‘Lust for Life’ will feature the current passions in art, in a world driven by new technologies, the Internet and AI.
“Visitors to NotFair2026 will find art that accelerates meaning through complex forms complex pace, using new media across interdisciplinary, hybrid forms, combining art, design and fashion.
“We have made a conscious decision to time NotFair 2026 alongside Melbourne Art Fair, to give the art-aware public a chance to experience art that is pushing the boundaries.
“Our site for NotFair 2026 is the former headquarters of Catapult Sports, a global leader in athlete analytics. The ‘Lust for Life’ exhibition repurposes a site built for quantifying human performance into a space for critical investigation. The exhibition will explore the indomitable spirit of artists in a world increasingly consumed by the data-hungry algorithms of AI to the physical re-imagining of the city itself”, said Leach.
The curators of NotFair 2026 are artists Brie Trenerry, Darren Tanny Tan and Liss Fenwick.
“Lust for Life” Curator Quotes: Brie Trenerry: "The selection is unapologetically experimental. From bio-mechanical inflatables to camera obscuras built into the walls, these artists are interdisciplinary explorers metabolizing the very infrastructure of the venue."
Darren Tanny Tan: "We are seeing a shift from the initial shock of AI to a critical embrace. The artists in ‘Lust for Life’ are not just using new tools but are dissecting the speed of image production and the world in flux we inhabit."
Liss Fenwick: "Amidst the technological acceleration there is a distinct turn towards grounding perspectives. We wanted to highlight some works that are deeply rooted in place and Indigenous knowledge systems as a necessary counterbalance to the digital intervention. “’Lust for Life’ highlights a world where constant consumption is becoming its own creature. It confronts the tension between our desires, embodied experiences and the machines we constantly feed.”
NotFair 2026 Artists
NotFair 2026 Artist
Greg Ades
Kyle Archie Knight
Ravi Avasti
Alison Bennett
Georgia Boseley
Joanna Buckley
Renato Colangelo
Criena Court
Jincheng Deng
Rebecca Diele
Karen ann Donnachie & Andrea (Andy) Simionato
Axel Garay
Mel Hartigan
Doug Heslop
HIBALL (Alexandra Kirwood & Stanton Cornish-Ward)
Alex Kirwood & George Willmott
Carin Klonowski
Skye Malu Baker
Mark McCarthy
Rowan McNaught
Peter Milne
Scout Milsome
Zali Morgan
Astrid Mulder
Chris Nichols
Emily Parsons-Lord
Nina Radonja
Jo Shand
Fiona Shewan
Matilda Sutherland
Lily Walker
John Warwicker & Naomi Troski
Carolyn Watson
Ziyi Wei
Zamara Zamara
Siying Zhou
Events
Saturday 14 February 2026: VIP Preview by invitation 5pm and Grand Opening for all 6pm.
First viewing of NotFair 2026 at a festive preview party featuring awards presentations.
The Lennox Award – exhibition and $1000 artist award at The Lennox, Richmond
GalleryGalleryInc Award – exhibition at GalleryGalleryInc, Brunswick
Public Program
Sun 15 Feb - 2:00–3:15pm - Hybrid exchanges: Collaboration and synthesis in practice.
Sun 15 Feb - 4:00–4:45pm - Curator walk-through
Wed 18 Feb - 6:00–7:15pm - Curating in Flux: NY ↔ Naarm and the independent exhibition ecology
Thu 19 Feb – 11:00am – 12:15pm - Curator walk-and-talk
Thu 19 Feb - 5:30–6:30pm - From experiment to endurance, curators in conversation with artists
Fri 20 Feb - 12:30–1:15pm - Curator walk-and-talk
Fri 20 Feb - 5:00–6:15pm - Lightning Talks with up to 10 artists
Sat 21 Feb - 2:00–3:15pm - The Ashley Crawford Conversation: Lust for Life, writing, influence, independence
Sun 22 Feb - 2:00–3:15pm - Grounding the Digital: place, responsibility, continuance
Mon 23 Feb - 5:00–5:45pm - Closing walk-through
Please note: the program may be subject to change.
Supported by
Proudly Supported by:
NotFair Art Foundation
info@notfair.com.au