previous Exhibitions
BETTY MUFFLER, MARINGKA BURTON & NELLIE NGAMPA COULTHARD: Nganana Mukurikula Paintamilani – We Love to Paint!
BETTY MUFFLER MARINGKA BURTON
NELLIE NGAMPA COULTHARD
Alcaston Gallery is thrilled to present new paintings by Betty Muffler, Maringka Burton and Nelllie Ngampa Coulthard in Nganana Mukurikula Paintamilani – We Love to Paint! This exhibition showcases the sublime paintings of three senior Anangu women, as they each incorporate their innate spiritual knowledge to depict their beloved country in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands in South Australia.
Betty Muffler is a highly respected Pitjantjatjara/Yankunyjatjara artist and a revered Ngangkari, a traditional Anangu healer. Embracing a subtle monochromatic palette, Muffler creates sophisticated and dynamic compositions through luminous lines and motifs to depict sacred Anangu sites that are relevant to her Ngangkari spirit. Her brilliant collaborations with fellow Anangu artist and Ngangkari Maringka Burton are a continuation of this distinctive visual aesthetic that resonates with the evolving power of the Ngangkari traditions. In 2020-21, a selection of major works on paper by Betty Muffler together with Maringka Burton were on exhibition at TARNANTHI Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art at the Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide. Most recently Betty Muffler and Maringka Burton collaborated on two large-scale paintings for The National 2021: New Australian Art and these magnificent are currently on display at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney until 5 September 2021.
Nelllie Ngampa Coulthard is a Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara artist originally from the far eastern desert near Oodnadatta, who later moved to the community of Indulkana in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands in South Australia.In her paintings entitled Tjuntala Ngurangka (Country with Acacia Wattle), Coulthard depicts her favourite native flora that surrounds her country with vibrant, luminescent colour and a distinctive and precise dotting technique.
Aileen Napaljarri Long: Wanakiji
Alcaston Gallery is delighted to present Aileen Napaljarri Long's major and highly anticipated solo exhibition, Wanakiji, at Alcaston Gallery from 5 - 28 August 2026.
Aileen Napaljarri Long embraces her Warlpiri culture and colourist tradition with this special release of paintings based on Wanakiji, Bush Tomato, conjuring the artist's sacred recollections associated with her Country in the Barkly Region of the Northern Territory.
© The Artist, Barkly Regional Arts and Alcaston Gallery, ...
Clara Napurrula
Alcaston Gallery is proud to present emerging Pintupi artist Clara Napurrula's debut solo exhibition, presented at the Alcaston Gallery Viewing Rooms from 24 June - 17 July 2026.
With a precise and elegant practice and a refined palette of subtle tonal shifts, Clara Napurrula paints the designs and ancestral stories associated with her Country in Walungurru (Kintore) in the far west of the Northern Territory. As a second-generation Pintupi artist, Clara Napurrula’s practice serves as an important continuation ...
EOFY 2025-26 SALE | INSTANT ASSET WRITE-OFF FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
Before the End of this Financial Year for 2025-26, support Australian First Nations artists by acquiring an artwork from this curated presentation of highly collectable works by leading Alcaston Gallery represented and exhibiting contemporary artists to enhance your corporate and home office.
Timothy Cook | Parlingarri Jilamara
A significant Private Collection of exceptional and insightful paintings from 2003 – 2007 by esteemed Tiwi artist Timothy Cook.
This collection of historical significance and provenance exemplifies a moment in time when the collector focused on the emerging artist and his career development at Jilamara Arts and Crafts in Milikapiti on the Melville Island, north of Darwin in the Arafura Sea.
Timothy Cook's art practice is now ...
MOTHER’S DAY 2026 | Last minute special gift ideas!
Mother’s Day is almost upon us! Spoil and surprise your mother with the gift of art this year – a gift that will continue to delight her for years to come!
This special selection of small works by some of our incredible First Nations women artists are available to purchase online or in-person now, and ready for collection at the Alcaston Gallery Viewing Rooms and Head Office, Thursday and Friday 10AM-5PM at Level 3, 50 Market Street, Naarm/Melbourne.
© The Artists, the Estate of the ...
