previous Exhibitions
Shirley Macnamara • Through the Gidgea and Gum Trees. Over Spinifex Ridges and Black Soil Plains - Major Commission for CIAF 2022
VIEW 'THROUGH THE GIDGEA AND GUM TREES. OVER SPINIFEX RIDGES AND BLACK SOIL PLAINS' CATALOGUE
Alcaston Gallery represented artist Shirley Macnamara recently presented the largest sculpture of her career at the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair in 2022, as one of 18 leading Queensland Indigenous artists commissioned to present new work at CIAF's inaugural Big Sculpture Showcase.
Renowned for her artistic and sculptural expressions of Country, Macnamara creates objects such as guutu (an Indjalandji word meaning ‘a vessel to carry’), baskets and large installations that reflect forms in nature. Poetic objects of immense beauty and poignancy; her works are evocative representations of the harsh, dry, yet beautiful region of her traditional Indjalandji Country surrounding Camooweal and her home on Mt Guide in far north-west Queensland.
Macnamara’s most recent work, the large-scale sculpture Through the Gidgea and Gum Trees. Over Spinifex Ridges and Black Soil Plains, takes the form of a large scale guutu. Entwined in horseshoes, horsehair, spinifex, ochre, steel and copper wire, this work is an embodiment of Macnamara’s relationship to the land - created from materials as entwined in this region as they are in Macnamara’s own history.
The catalogue for Through the Gidgea and Gum Trees. Over Spinifex Ridges and Black Soil Plains, including details of Macmanara’s process and purpose in creating this powerful work, the largest of her career to date, can be accessed here: SHIRLEY MACNAMARA • Through the Gidgea and Gum Trees. Over Spinifex Ridges and Black Soil Plains.
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 ...
Maringka Burton •Anumara Piti, Caterpillar Tjukurpa
Alcaston Gallery is delighted to present Anumara Piti, Caterpillar Tjukurpa, a solo exhibition by the revered Pitjantjatjara artist Maringka Burton.
Burton is a highly respected artist and ngangkari (traditional healer), whose distinctive compositions have garnered wide national recognition and admiration; including exhibiting in The National 2021, a landmark exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW, and being named as a finalist in the prestigious Wynne Prize, presented by the Art Gallery of NSW in 2021 and ...
