previous Exhibitions
NAOMI HOBSON: KANICHI - ON TOP PEOPLE
Alcaston Gallery is delighted to present the fifth solo exhibition of Naomi Hobson, whose exciting paintings has seen her become one of Alcaston Gallery’s most sought after artists. Continually pushing the boundaries of her practice, Hobson has created a dynamic, strong body of work that represents a growing confidence and maturity as a contemporary painter.
Naomi Hobson was announced winner of The 39th Alice Arts Prize: National Contemporary Art Award for 2016. Judge and Director of the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery for Modern Art Chris Saines said of the winning work High Tide, 2015, “it celebrates a sense of place through an all-over form of pictorial organization and an unerring painterly-ness that almost collapses Indigenous and non-Indigenous perspectives, making this work as evocative of country as it is of the linearity and pictorial rhythms of an Ian Fairweather.”
Naomi Hobson is a finalist in the prestigious Geelong Contemporary Art Prize 2016. In 2015 she exhibited in GOMA Q: Contemporary Queensland Art at the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery for Modern Art and ArtNow Far North Queensland at the Cairns Regional Gallery.
Naomi has recently been featured in Art Collector magazine, and Artist Profile magazine, in which she discussed her stylistic development; “I can be sitting at a place in my country and that place will come to me as a colour. I connect colours with places and stories…In my recent works I have been exploring the spatial vastness and openness of my country and its physical objects.”
Living and working in Coen, Cape York Peninsula, her natural environment are constant sources of creative inspiration. “My country has inspired me to become an artist, the colours and pattern of nature itself, stories from the past, the unique transformation of the land over the seasons…and my own special places that are etched in my memory, these are places I regularly visit. It is through my art I aim to reflect and share with others, in a contemporary way, my stories, culture and my country. My styles also reflect my individuality... I want my work to tell my stories in an innovative way, I want to introduce new work, to maintain a point of difference, I am wary to re-define and not recycle.”
Naomi Hobson has been selected as a finalist for the third year running in the 33rd Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award. Her work is held in the National Gallery of Australia, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Araluen Art Collection, Artbank, and notable corporate and private collections
Please contact the gallery for further information on this exhibition.
Image: Naomi Hobson, Beachside, 2016 (AK20114), Synthetic polymer paint on linen, 198 x 200 cm.
© The Artist and Alcaston Gallery, 2016.
DJAKANGU YUNUPINGU • Djulpan - Heavenly Women
Alcaston Gallery is honoured to present new paintings on bark, timber board and larrkitj poles by Yolngu artist Djakangu Yunupingu in her second solo exhibition Djulpan - Heavenly Women at the Alcaston Gallery Exhibition Space – 84 William Street Melbourne from 5 April – 3 May 2024.
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ALCASTON GALLERY - A CONTINUING CELEBRATION OF WOMEN
In 2024, Alcaston Gallery is once again proud to celebrate and advocate for International Women's Day.
This year's theme is Inspire Inclusion; to inspire a sense of belonging, relevance, and empowerment; to build a more inclusive world for all women; to invest in women and accelerate progress!
Alcaston Gallery has invested significantly in First Nations women artists - with rewards for the artists, financially and culturally, having a significant rippling effect for their families and ...
Rene Sundown •Ngura Tali - Sand Dune Country
Alcaston Gallery is thrilled to introduce respected senior Yankunytjatjara artist, Rene Sundown, in her debut exhibition with the gallery, Ngura Tali - Sand Dune Country.
Sundown is a senior artist and longstanding director of the Iwantja Art Centre in Indulkana, South Australia, whose practice is dedicated to passing on knowledge to future generations. Having exhibited in important national and international group exhibitions over the past decade, this will be Sundown’s ...
Alcaston Gallery Christmas Gifts Exhibition 2023•Limited edition PRINTS and WORKS ON PAPER
Alcaston Gallery Christmas Gifts Exhibition 2023 presents exceptional works on paper and limited edition prints from over thirty-five years of contemporary Australian First Nations art showcasing a selection of rare and special release works by important artists on exhibition at the Alcaston Gallery Exhibition Space, 84 William Street, Melbourne/Naarm from 29 November until 15 December 2023.
CLAY•Ben McKeown•Karen Mills•Dean Smith
Clay comes from the earth; in its many forms, textures and colours, clay harnesses our world’s enigmatic power, energy, and secret life force.
With its affinity to earth and water, clay is an accumulated matrix of plant, animal, and mineral; wet or dry, white or coloured, this natural material has been used since ancient times in the form of ochre in sacred ceremonies and for medicinal purposes, as well as a strong, pliable matter for utilitarian functions such as building, cooking and creating practical ...
