upcoming Exhibitions
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 and appreciation of the knowledge held by the Kokoberra, Yir Yoront, (Kokomenjen) and Kunjen clans; the Traditional Owners and descendants of the Lower Mitchell and Alice River.
An artist, activist, and former Young Australian of the Year, Major first came to prominence in 2004 as the youngest person elected to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC).
Tania Major’s debut solo exhibition will be exhibited at the Alcaston Gallery Exhibition Space, 84 William Street Melbourne from 21 November - 6 December 2024.
Pedro Wonaeamirri • Ngiya Purrungbarri – My Bark
Alcaston Gallery is honoured to present Pedro Wonaeamirri's exhibition Ngiya Purrungbarri – My Bark, the first exclusively bark exhibition of Wonaeamirri's career.
As one of the few Tiwi people of his generation who speaks old or classic Tiwi, Wonaeamirri’s contemporary art practice is steeped in Tiwi tradition. His commanding paintings on bark reveal a profound knowledge of heritage, ...
Iltja Ntjarra (Many Hands) Watercolour Monotypes 2024
Alcaston Gallery is delighted to present an exhibition of unique monotype prints by Iltja Njarra (Many Hands) artists Hubert Pareroultja, Vanessa Inkamala, Mervyn Rubuntja, Reinhold Inkamala, Selma Nunay Coulthard, Dellina Inkamala and Kathy Inkamala.
Iltja Ntjarra ...
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.
