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SAVE THE DATE | ALCASTON GALLERY AT SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY 2026
Alcaston Gallery is proud to have exhibited at every iteration of Sydney Contemporary since its inception in 2013 and we are thrilled to again be participating in the fair's 10th edition presenting three distinguished First Nations artists: Binygurr Wirrpanda, Betty Kuntiwa Pumani, and the Estate of Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori (c.1924-2015).
MAJOR INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC EXHIBITION | EMILY KAM KNGWARRAY, FONDATION OPALE, LENS, SWITZERLAND, UNTIL 8 NOVEMBER 2026
From 14 June to 8 November 2026, Fondation Opale presents Emily Kam Kngwarray, a monographic exhibition coinciding with the 30th anniversary of her passing. Dedicated to one of the most significant figures of 20th-century contemporary art, Anmatyerr artist Emily Kam Kngwarray (c. 1914–1996), the exhibition is organised in close collaboration with Tate Modern and the National Gallery of Australia. It brings together more than 80 works and constitutes the most comprehensive retrospective dedicated to the artist in Europe.
MAJOR EXTERNAL EXHIBITION | NGARN WA'NGAL: ART OF THE GUM TREE, POTTER MUSEUM OF ART, THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE, 10 JULY - 21 NOVEMBER 2026
Opening on 10 July at the Potter Museum of Art, Ngarn Wa'ngal celebrates the deep cultural and ecological significance of the eucalypt. This exhibition brings together colonial, twentieth century and contemporary works, and features Alcaston Gallery represented artist Pedro Wonaeamirri.
A defining feature of the Australian landscape, the gum tree breathes through our collective imagination, connecting us to this land and shaping our personal and cultural identities.
In Ngarn Wa'ngal: Art of the gumtree, we invite you to explore this iconic tree as a source of creative inspiration branching across centuries of artistic practice. Translating as 'breathing for us' in Woi Wurrung, Ngarn Wa'ngal celebrates the deep cultural and ecological significance of the eucalypt.
Alisa Bunbury, Senior Curator of the Grimwade Collection at the University of Melbourne, and Guest Curator Sophie Gerhard, who states:
"I came to this project as a curator interested in Australian art and the conversations around national identity and belonging in a colonised land. Gum trees as an emblem were part of that wider interest, but the botanical side of them was not within my wheelhouse at all. This exhibition has given me an extraordinary education."
NOW OPEN | BRUSH: WOMEN PAINTERS, CAIRNS ART GALLERY, QUEENSLAND, UNTIL 4 OCTOBER 2026
Presented at Cairns Art Gallery from 27 June - 4 October 2026, Brush: Women Painters showcases eight exceptional women painters who have each carved a unique position within the landscape of Australian painting. Incuded in the exhibition are three powerful senior Kaiadilt women: Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori (c.1924-2015) Birrmuyingathi Maali Netta Loogatha (c.1942-2022) and Thundiyingathi Bijarrb May Moodoonuthi (c.1929-2008).
NOW OPEN | TELSTRA NATIONAL ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER ART AWARDS 2026 | MAGNT, DARWIN, NT UNTIL 24 JANUARY 2027
The 43rd Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAAs) Finalists Exhibition is now open, this highly-anticipated exhibition features works by outstanding First Nations artists, including Alcaston Gallery represented artist Binygurr Wirrpanda with his major metal sculptural work.
