Episode 02

Sales at the gallery's first solo shows are lacklustre, so Doyle reinvents himself as a commercial mural artist, scoring a major commission for a 45-metre mural on the banks of the Yarra. But the gallery continues to struggle and the co-op really needs Doyle's upcoming solo show to be a hit. Doyle goes back into the studio to pump out ten pieces. Doyle travels home to Frankston - the suburb of his childhood - to visit his long-suffering father and sick mother. Terrible tragedies have befallen the Doyle family - the accidental drowning of his nephew (Doyle left the pool gate open) and the foreclosure of his parent's home. However Doyle has succeeded in exorcising these tragedies through his art. Stephen Nall, who manages the DHE, is confident that Doyle's show will make an impact - his previous shows have sold out. But opening night tells a different story. Doyle wants to keep the prestigious gallery but his partner Piya is reluctant to keep anything that isn't making money and tempers fray. Maybe opening a gallery in a post GFC world was a little naive after all? Art, life and commerce. Something's got to give...