previous Exhibitions
Judy Holding •WOVEN: CONNECTED
Alcaston Gallery is delighted to present Judy Holding’s new exhibition Woven: Connected, including watercolour on paper, casts and additive sculpture.
Holding’s visual vocabulary of symbolic forms conveys a profound connection to the landscapes of regional Victoria and Murrumburr Country in Kakadu, in the Northern Territory.
The painterly lens through which Holding depicts the landscapes of Murrumburr Country is shaped and informed by her connection with Murrumburr Senior Traditional Owner, Jessie Alderson. Known to each other as Yabok, older sister, and Yagerr, younger sister, their enduring friendship is woven into the fabric of Holding's understanding and experience of stone Country in Kakadu, far north Australia.
"These recent works are a celebration of times spent with my Bininj family, in particular Jessie Alderson (Senior Traditional Owner, Murrumburr Clan) over the last 45 years on their Country…With every visit, I have learned more and have been able to participate on a deeper level… a continuing and cumulative observation, and one which directly influences all my work." - Holding, 2023
With a celebrated career spanning nearly 50 years, Holding has exhibited extensively in Australia and abroad, and has been collected by many major institutions including the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; State Library of Victoria, Melbourne; Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin and the collections of Deakin, Latrobe, Monash and Victoria University. Most recently, two of Holding’s artist's books My Symbols and My Landscape were acquired by the Library & Archives NT in the Northern Territory.
Woven: Connected will be on exhibition at the Alcaston Gallery Exhibition Space, 84 William Street, Melbourne/ Naarm from 8 November until 24 November 2023.
Barbara Mbitjana Moore • 2023
Alcaston Gallery is honoured to present significant new paintings by the esteemed Anmatyerre artist, Barbara Mbitjana Moore.
Rendered in sweeping arcs of vibrant colour Moore’s paintings are profoundly personal, uniting the Central Desert landscapes that define her. Meticulously recalled from memory, Moore paints the undulating landforms of Anmatyerre Country near Nturiya, north of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory, the Country of her birth. Her vivid palette stems from the lands around Amata in South Australia, the ...
HERMANNSBURG POTTERS•Teaching Young Ones
Alcaston Gallery is proud to present new ceramic works by the internationally acclaimed Hermannsburg Potters, Teaching the Young Ones, on exhibition at the Alcaston Gallery Exhibition Space – 84 William Street Naarm/ Melbourne from 29 November until 15 December 2023.
Through each exquisite ceramic work, the artists eloquently convey their connection to Country and community, unveiling the rich tapestry of contemporary life in Western Aranda Country in the Northern Territory, resulting in a ...
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 ...
Melbourne Art Fair 2024
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 ...
