upcoming Exhibitions

Spirit Journeys: The Ngukurr School of Art - An archival exhibition. Ginger Riley, Willie Gudabi, Djambu Barra Barra, Wilfred Ngalandarra & Barney Ellaga

23-Sep-2020 - 10-Oct-2020
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait people please note that images of deceased Indigenous people are contained within this publication

This significant archival exhibition celebrates important artists associated with the ground-breaking Ngukurr School of Art who inspired Alcaston Gallery Director Beverly Knight to first open Alcaston Gallery in 1989. 

The exhibition has been curated by Beverly Knight with curatorial essay by Indigenous writer, cultural critic and independent researcher Tristen Harwood, a descendent of Numbulwar where the Rose River opens onto the Gulf of Carpentaria. 

The trailblazing artists in Spirit Journeys include Ginger Riley MunduwalawalaWillie GudabiDjambu Barra BarraWilfred Ngalandarra and Barney Ellaga who all went on to be recognised as significant contemporary Australian Aboriginal artists and widely collected both nationally and overseas.

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DJAKANGU YUNUPINGU • Djulpan - Heavenly Women

05-Apr-2024 - 03-May-2024
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Alcaston Gallery is honoured to present new paintings on bark, timber board and larrkitj poles by Yolngu artist Djakangu Yunupingu in her second solo exhibition Djulpan - Heavenly Women at the Alcaston Gallery Exhibition Space – 84 William Street Melbourne from 5 April – 3 May 2024.

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AFL Footy in Aranda Country Award • 2024

08-May-2024 - 31-May-2024
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This May, Alcaston Gallery is delighted to present AFL Footy in Aranda Country Award 2024, an exhibition coinciding with the highly anticipated annual Dreamtime at G AFL football match; the Indigenous Round clash between Australian Football League greats, Essendon and Richmond.

Showcasing ceramics and paintings, the exhibition is a celebration of the love and passion for AFL in Aranda Country, the Aranda (or Arrernte) lands at ...

Betty Kuntiwa Pumani•2024

05-Jun-2024 - 21-Jun-2024
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Alcaston Gallery is honoured to present Betty Kuntiwa Pumani's seventh solo exhibition with Alcaston Gallery, exhibiting significant new paintings by the revered artist and ngangkari (traditional healer).

Pumani is amongst Australia’s most distinctive and sophisticated painters, renowned for her breathtaking large-scale compositions and refined palette.  

Adrian Jurra Tjungurrayi •Yunala Tjukurrpa

26-Jun-2024 - 13-Jul-2024
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Alcaston Gallery is excited to introduce Pintupi artist Adrian Jurra Tjungurrayi in his debut solo exhibition Yunala Tjukurrpa, presented at the Alcaston Gallery Exhibition Space, 84 William Street Melbourne/ Naarm from 26 June - 13 July 2024.

Tjungurrayi is the son of renowned Pintupi artist Joseph Jurra Tjapaltjarri, a respected ceremonial and community leader of the Pintupi people recognised for his meandering linear compositions depicting the desert flora and landscapes of his ...

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MELBOURNE ART FAIR 2024

Thank you, all the visitors, – collectors and art lovers alike – and the incredible MAF team for making MELBOURNE ART FAIR 2024 a huge success.

Alcaston Gallery was delighted…

BEN MCKEOWN FEATURED IN ARTLINK MAGAZINE

Multidisciplinary artist Ben McKeown is profiled by writer and editor Dr Una Rey in the current issue of Artlink magazine, Issue 43:3 | Warltati / Summer 2023, Indigenous_Working Voices, which explores collaborative…

'MISSING' YOLNGU BARK PETITION REPATRIATED TO EAST ARNHEM LAND, NORTHERN TERRITORY

An important bark petition regarding Australian Indigenous Land Rights that has been 'missing' for decades has been returned to the Yolngu people of Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. 

Created by Yolngu elders in…

National Gallery of Victoria’s (NGV) Triennial 2023 is now officially open.

A highlight of Melbourne’s exhibition calendar the National Gallery of Victoria’s (NGV) Triennial 2023 is now officially open.

The gallery is presenting 120 national and international artists across…

Emily Kam Kngwarray exhibition at NGA now open

The very important and incredible retrospective of works by the late Emily Kam Kngwarray officially opened last week and will be on exhibition until 28 April 2024 at the…

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