Sydney-based artist Vicki Lee is opening a new gallery at 16-18 Bayswater Road in Potts Point on September 20, following a previous space in Surry Hills. The 260-square-metre venue spans two levels and features a multi-sensory exhibition titled *Inner Peace, Dinner Please*, which includes a sound-healing listening space with yoga mats, a confessional booth with a shredder for discarding written sins, a light installation, and inhalers scented with frankincense. Lee’s husband, photographer Ted O’Donnell, also exhibits collaborative floral works, and DJ/producer Stu Turner will perform live sets on Saturdays.
This matters because Lee is operating outside conventional gallery models, prioritizing her own artistic indulgence and creating an immersive, evolving environment that blends art with wellness and participatory ritual. The opening signals a growing trend of artist-run spaces that challenge traditional exhibition formats, offering visitors a personal, multi-sensory experience rather than a passive viewing of static works.