previous Exhibitions
BARKLY ARTISTS | Aileen Napaljarri Long • Ada Pula Beasley • Jessie Kemarr Peterson • Rita Kemarr Beasley
Alcaston Gallery introduces four artists from the Barkly Region in the Northern Territory, Aileen Napaljarri Long, Ada Pula Beasley, Jessie Kemarr Peterson and Rita Kemarr Beasley, whose entirely distinctive yet complementary paintings of Country epitomise the broad visual language typical of the Barkly Region.
Aileen Napaljarri Long’s abstract modernist paintings with her vibrant textual colour blocking exemplify Warlpiri colourist tradition. Highly contemporary, Long’s paintings depict the wanakiji (bush tomato) that grows in abundance across the Barkly region. A finalist in this years National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards presented by the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT), Long is garnering wide admiration for her natural fluency with colour.
In contrast, Ada Pula Beasley’s impressionist landscapes of Alyawarr Country are rendered in brief hazy strokes that coalesce to form trees, shrubs and flowers in a palette that draws from the local flowers of the region. Her evocative paintings capture the desert in bloom, with dunes of red earth blanketed by wildflowers.
Jessie Kemarr Peterson’s delicately rendered paintings are rhythmic and shimmering depictions of Wutunugurra (Epenarra), a place nestled in the foothills of Iytwelepenty (the Davenport Ranges). Her highly intuitive practice is driven by the broader concept of the everywhen, encompassing the past, present and future within a single moment.
Equally intuitive yet entirely distinct in artistic style, Rita Kemarr Beasley’s depictions of Wutunugurra (Epenarra) are bold and expressive. Her minimalist, graphic landscapes depict the pearlescent trunks of bloodwood trees standing stark against richly coloured backgrounds in a palette inspired by the landscapes of Iytwelepenty (the Davenport Ranges)
Aileen Napaljarri Long, Ada Pula Beasley, Jessie Kemarr Peterson and Rita Kemarr Beasley’s debut exhibition at Alcaston Gallery will be exhibited at the Alcaston Gallery Exhibition Space, 84 William Street Melbourne from 16 October – 8 November 2024.
In celebration of this exciting debut exhibition, we are pleased to host a meet the artist event with exhibiting artists Aileen Napaljarri Long and Ada Pula Beasley on Saturday 19 October 12-3PM at the Alcaston Gallery exhibition space.
© The Artist, Barkly Regional Arts and Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne
Melbourne Art Fair 2025 - Beyond the Paradigm: Aspirational First Nations Artists
Alcaston Gallery presents an exceptional exhibition at the Melbourne Art Fair 2025, showcasing a curated selection of paintings and sculptures by prominent and emerging Australian First Nations artists Aileen Napaljarri Long, Ada Pula Beasley, Shirley Macnamara, Louise Robertson and Rhonda Sharpe.
These five artists each offer a distinct visual language that reflects and emulates life on Country, with a shared jubilant embrace of ...
Alcaston Gallery Collectors Exhibition 2025 | Beyond the Paradigm: Aspirational First Nations Artists | Nonggirrnga Marawili (c.1939–2023) | Kumanytjayi (Eileen) Napaltjarri (1956–2024) | Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori (c.1924–2015)
Alcaston Gallery is proud to present three powerful solo exhibitions, showcasing rare and significant works from the estates of three of Australia’s most distinguished First Nations women artists: Noŋgirrŋa Marawili (c.1939–2023), Kumanytjayi (Eileen) Napaltjarri (1956–2024), and Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori (c.1924–2015).
This exhibition marks the inaugural iteration of ...
Alcaston Gallery | Summer Stockroom • 2024 - 2025
Alcaston Gallery is pleased to present our annual Summer Stockroom Catalogue, a special online release of ten significant works by Alcaston Gallery represented and exhibiting artists, selected by Director Beverly Knight. These highly collectable artworks offer a unique opportunity to acquire works from some of Australia's leading contemporary artists.
Please note that special release will be available to view and purchase exclusively online. The Alcaston Gallery Head Office and Exhibition Space will close for the Australian summer ...
ALCASTON GALLERY • Festive Gifts 2024
Alcaston Gallery presents our annual Festive Gifts Catalogues, showcasing a diverse selection of paintings, limited-edition prints, ceramics, and sculptures, making ideal gifts that will delight friends, family, and colleagues, as well as continuing to support our artists and their families this festive season.
All artworks featured in our Festive Gifts Catalogues are available to view at the Alcaston Gallery Head Office and collect by Wednesday 18 December 2024. For regional and interstate clients, please be sure to place your ...
TANIA MAJOR •ECHOES OF COUNTRY: STORIES FROM KOWANYAMA
Alcaston Gallery is delighted to present Echoes of Country - Stories from Kowanyama, the debut solo exhibition of award-winning Kokoberra artist Tania Major.
An accomplished artist, activist, and former Young Australian of the Year, Major is dedicated to preserving the rich cultural landscape and natural beauty of Kowanyama Country in Cape York, Queensland; bringing prominence to the profound connection between the Kokoberra, Yir Yoront (Kokomenjen), and Kunjen communities of Kowanyama and their land and ...
