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LINDA PUNA - AWARI! (WOW!)
VIEW EXHIBITION CATALOGUE & CLOTHING CAPSULE COLLECTION
Yankunytjatjara artist Linda Puna presents her first solo exhibition Awari! - Wow! at Alcaston Gallery to coincide with the exclusive launch of her collaboration with the ethical fashion label Unreal Fur, in conjunction with Mimili Maku Arts.
Puna presents a collection of bold and spirited paintings that interweave elements of the rocky desert Country surrounding Mimili and the related Tjukurpa stories; alongside more figurative depictions and observations of community such as Toyota 4WD vehicles, houses, cardboard boxes, windmills and water tanks. Puna’s gestural brushstrokes and confident use of colour bring to life the reality of remote community life in a fearlessly honest and playful way.
Over the past 18 months, Linda Puna collaborated with Unreal Fur to co-design a capsule collection of outerwear featuring her unique and bold brushwork. As part of the project, Puna directed a fashion shoot on Country including young women and men from Mimili Community. The project supported the development of skills in photography and videography and celebrated the diversity of First Nation creative expression.
Awari! - Wow! is an exclusive one-week-only exhibition, including a showcase of Puna’s iconic paintings, a series of unique screenprints on paper, as well as photography and video content created during the fashion shoot.
CLOTHING CAPSULE COLLECTION LAUNCH & MEET THE ARTIST EVENT Saturday 26th March, 2-4pm Alcaston Gallery Exhibition Space 84 William Street Melbourne VIC 3000
Linda Puna and Unreal Fur are launching their co-designed capsule collection of outerwear to coincide with Puna's one-week-only exhibition Awari! - Wow! at Alcaston Gallery on Saturday 26 March, 2pm-4pm.
The Linda Puna x Unreal Fur collection will be available for sale for the first time as part of the capsule collection launch event.
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HERMANNSBURG POTTERS•Teaching Young Ones
Alcaston Gallery is proud to present new ceramic works by the internationally acclaimed Hermannsburg Potters, Teaching the Young Ones, on exhibition at the Alcaston Gallery Exhibition Space – 84 William Street Naarm/ Melbourne from 29 November until 15 December 2023.
Through each exquisite ceramic work, the artists eloquently convey their connection to Country and community, unveiling the rich tapestry of contemporary life in Western Aranda Country in the Northern Territory, resulting in a ...
Betty Kuntiwa Pumani • Tjukurpa Mulapa Nyangatja - This Story Is Vital And True
Alcaston Gallery is honoured to present an important exhibition of new paintings by highly respected artist and ngangkari, Betty Kuntiwa Pumani, Tjukurpa Mulapa Nyangatja - This Story Is Vital And True at the Alcaston Gallery Exhibition Space - 84 William Street Melbourne from 5 July – 28 July 2023.
Renowned for her visionary large-scale compositions and refined tonal palette, Pumani’s paintings conjure the granite hills, low scrub, sandplains, and waterholes of her ...
Adrian Jurra Tjungurrayi •Yunala Tjukurrpa
Alcaston Gallery is proud to present Adrian Jurra Tjungurrayi’s first ever solo exhibition Yunala Tjukurrpa.
Tjungurrayi is an emerging contemporary Pintupi artist, whose paintings of meandering lines and geometric forms create compositions that oscillate on the canvas with visceral energy.
Barbara Mbitjana Moore • 2023
Alcaston Gallery is honoured to present significant new paintings by the esteemed Anmatyerre artist, Barbara Mbitjana Moore.
Rendered in sweeping arcs of vibrant colour Moore’s paintings are profoundly personal, uniting the Central Desert landscapes that define her. Meticulously recalled from memory, Moore paints the undulating landforms of Anmatyerre Country near Nturiya, north of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory, the Country of her birth. Her vivid palette stems from the lands around Amata in South Australia, the ...
Judy Holding •WOVEN: CONNECTED
Alcaston Gallery is delighted to present Judy Holding’s new exhibition Woven: Connected, including watercolour on paper, casts and additive sculpture.
Holding’s visual vocabulary of symbolic forms conveys a profound connection to the landscapes of regional Victoria and Murrumburr Country in Kakadu, in the Northern Territory.
The painterly lens through which Holding depicts the landscapes of Murrumburr Country is shaped and informed by her connection with Murrumburr Senior Traditional Owner, Jessie ...
