Flinders Lane Gallery
{{Short description|Art gallery in Melbourne, Australia}}{{Infobox museum
| name = Flinders Lane Gallery
| established = {{Start date|1989}}
| location = Melbourne, Australia
| type = Art gallery
| director = Claire Harris
| website = {{URL|www.flg.com.au}}
}}
The Flinders Lane Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1989.{{Cite web |title=Flinders Lane Gallery |url=https://www.onlymelbourne.com.au/flinders-lane-gallery |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=www.onlymelbourne.com.au}}
Background
The gallery was founded in 1989 by Sonia Heitlinger, who often promoted Aboriginal artists from areas in the Northern Territory such as Yuendumu and Utopia.{{Cite web |date=2019-11-20 |title=Flinders Lane Gallery turns the big 3 0 |url=https://www.art-almanac.com.au/flinders-lane-gallery-turns-the-big-3-0/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=Art Almanac |language=en-AU}} The gallery became known for showcasing art by new and Aboriginal artists.{{Cite web |title=Flinders Lane Gallery |url=https://artguide.com.au/gallery/flinders-lane-gallery/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=Art Guide Australia |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Flinders Lane Gallery in the Nicholas Building |url=https://www.timeout.com/melbourne/art/flinders-lane-gallery |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=Time Out Melbourne |language=en-AU}} Artists exhibited by the gallery include Gloria Petyarre,{{Cite book |last=McDonald |first=John |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VEY2XVDgRx8C&dq=flinders+lane+gallery&pg=PT139 |title=Studio: Australian Painters on the Nature of Creativity |date=2007 |publisher=R. Ian Lloyd |isbn=978-981-05-7466-6 |language=en}} Agneta Ekholm, and Marise Maas.{{Cite web |last=zaw.tun |date=2019-10-25 |title=Conversation With Flinders Lane Gallery (Melbourne) |url=https://sydneycontemporary.com.au/flinders-lane-gallery/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=Sydney Contemporary}} Its exhibitions include traditional media, multimedia and digital art.{{Cite web |title=Flinders Lane Gallery - What's On Melbourne |url=https://whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au/things-to-do/flinders-lane-gallery |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Bylok-Collard |first=Avrille |date=2013-06-14 |title=Flinders Lane Gallery Hosts Exploration |url=https://beat.com.au/flinders-lane-gallery-hosts-exploration/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=Beat Magazine |language=en-AU}} Claire Harris has been the gallery's director since 2006.{{Cite web |last=Harris |first=Bella |date=2020-02-14 |title=PoetsArtists 'Story Tellers' @ Flinders Lane Gallery |url=https://beautifulbizarre.net/2020/02/14/poetsartists-flinders-lane-gallery/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |language=en-US}}