Kym Elphinstone is an arts advisor and cultural strategist with more than 20 years experience working in the contemporary visual arts within Australia and globally.
Stay up late, get up early 2020
Painted wood wall sculpture
Fitting in, 2023
Bronze, patina sculpture
For the love of it all, 2023
Oil on canvas
Bronze sculpture by Louis Pratt
Cleavage, 2019
Clay, lustre, resin
Do you want the truth, or something beautiful? 2021
brass, galvanised steel brackets, elm
Petrina Hicks, Lauren (Eyes Closed), 2003' 2003 (background on left)
Untitled (Mirror Painting)2 2022
Acrylic, enamel, silver nitrate on paper
memory mirage 2, 2024
acrylic on board
Kym Elphinstone is an arts advisor and cultural strategist with more than 20 years experience working in the visual arts within Australia and globally.
As the Founder and CEO of Australia’s leading cultural agency Articulate Advisory, established in 2009, Kym has championed the work of thousands of artists, advising on major museum and commercial gallery exhibitions, as well as art fairs, festivals, foundations and biennales throughout Australia and globally.
Her clients have included the National Gallery of Australia, MONA, Biennale of Sydney, National Gallery of Victoria, Australia’s Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, Art Basel Hong Kong, Melbourne Art Foundation, Carriageworks, Sydney Contemporary and Kaldor Public Art Projects.
Kym brings a unique insight to her art advisory clients, drawing on decades of working closely with artists directly as well as with leading arts institutions and galleries, allowing her firsthand knowledge of evolving curatorial trends as well as bringing rare insight into the next generation of emerging artists. This is cemented by her current board roles sitting on the Advisory Council of Sydney Contemporary, and as Board Directors of Ngununggula (Southern Highlands Gallery) and emerging arts space Firstdraft.
We offer a private and uniquely tailored advisory service, assisting clients in their art collecting journey. Our advice leverages decades of experience, knowledge and relationships within the arts sector.
Whether your focus is to build a collection for investment purposes or for personal enrichment, we assist in acquiring one-off works and building in-depth art collections for individuals, corporates and foundations. We also work closely with architects and interior designers to build collections aligned to specific residential and commercial projects.
Deep working relationships within the arts sector and first-hand knowledge of upcoming exhibitions and art market trends, underpins the service provided to our clients, allowing them advance access to artworks, exhibition previews and sought-after industry insights.
Crushing Again, 2024
stainless steel
Kym Elphinstone is the author of Collecting: Living with Art, a hardcover, linen-clad publication offering a rare glimpse into the homes of some of Australia’s most fascinating art collectors, from the emerging to the iconic.
Published with Thames & Hudson in April 2025, Collecting: Living with Art is a visual feast and a celebration of the enriching endeavour of bringing art into the home. With a foreword by John Kaldor AO and created with Jo Higgins and photographer Dave Wheeler, the book showcases the homes of 26 collectors – ranging from artists, curators, architects, gallerists and philanthropists – and demonstrates how art can transform a space and turn it into a sanctuary of self-expression. Through intimate interviews and extensive photography, Collecting: Living with Art provides insights and practical advice on how to integrate art into your home and daily life.
Collecting: Living with Art is available at good bookstores and online.
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