upcoming Exhibitions
Spirit Journeys: The Ngukurr School of Art - An archival exhibition. Ginger Riley, Willie Gudabi, Djambu Barra Barra, Wilfred Ngalandarra & Barney Ellaga
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 Munduwalawala, Willie Gudabi, Djambu Barra Barra, Wilfred Ngalandarra and Barney Ellaga who all went on to be recognised as significant contemporary Australian Aboriginal artists and widely collected both nationally and overseas.
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.
TANIA MAJOR •ECHOES OF COUNTRY: STORIES FROM KOWANYAMA
Alcaston Gallery is delighted to present Tania Major’s debut exhibition with Alcaston Gallery, Echoes of Country: Stories from Kowanyama.
A Kokoberra artist from Kowanyama, Cape York in northern Queensland, Australia, Major’s practice draws upon her cultural heritage and enduring connection to her land and waters. Her work explores themes of identity and spirituality, fostering a deeper understanding ...
