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Alcaston Gallery represents Contemporary Artists from Australia and the Asia Pacific Region and spec For further information please visit our website.

Established in 1989, Alcaston Gallery is based in Melbourne with a National and International focus and exhibition schedule. The gallery represents Contemporary Artists from Australia and the Asia Pacific Region and is renowned for representing and exhibiting Australian Indigenous Artists. Director Beverly Knight and her curatorial staff are proud to represent important and emerging artists, maint

ain and develop personal relationships with Collectors, Institutional Curators and art lovers both real and virtual. The Gallery’s role is building pathways for creative practice with financial reward without compromising political and cultural aspects of an artist’s oeuvre. Guidance of the international complexities of exhibiting in the 21st century of a virtual and pragmatic collecting society is the foundation of the Gallery’s business, bringing artists and collectors together.

30/08/2026

SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY 2026
MEET THE ARTIST: BINYGURR WIRRPANDA

Alcaston Gallery invites you to join us at Booth B10 for a special Meet the Artist Event and manikay (singing) performance by emerging Yolŋu artist Binygurr Wirrpanda this Wednesday 2 September 2PM at Sydney Contemporary 2026.

Wirrpanda will be joined by Yolŋu artist Wanapati Yunupiŋu, who is the son of deceased artist and spiritual leader Miniyawany Yunupiŋu, from whom he inherited rich ceremonial training, as well as instruction in art, Law and cultural practice of his and related clans.

To request a preview of Binygurr Wirrpanda’s works at Sydney Contemporary, please email [email protected]

Sydney Contemporary 2026
Meet the Artist Event: Binygurr Wirrpanda
Wednesday 2 September | 2PM - 2:30PM
Alcaston Gallery Booth B10

Image: Binygurr Wirrpanda at Alcaston Gallery, 2025.
© The Artist, Buku-Larrŋgay Mulka Centre and Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne

28/08/2026

SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY 2026
A TRIBUTE TO MS D YUNUPIŊU (1949-2026)

Alcaston Gallery and Buku-Larrŋgay Mulka Art Centre honour the late Ms D Yunupiŋu with a presentation of paintings on bark and paper at Sydney Contemporary 2026.

Ms D Yunupiŋu was a highly respected Yolŋu elder and distinguished contemporary artist based in Yirrkala, Northern Territory. Her many accolades, including winning the coveted Wynne Prize, affirmed her as one of the most significant artists of her generation. Through her powerful paintings, she carries forward the ancestral story of the Djulpan for generations to come.

To preview our presentation at Sydney Contemporary 2026, please email [email protected]

Sydney Contemporary
3 – 6 September 2026
Carriageworks
Alcaston Gallery Booth B10

Image: Ms D Yunupiŋu (1949-2026), Tears of the Djulpan, 2025 (AK23733), natural ochres on bark, 185 x 111 cm
© The Estate of the Artist, Buku-Larrŋgay Mulka Centre and Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne

26/08/2026

It is the final days to view Wanakiji, Aileen Napaljarri Long’s major solo exhibition at Alcaston Gallery, presented until this Friday 28 August.

Wanakiji, the Warlpiri translation for Bush Tomato (solanum chippendalei) is a vital source of nutrition that is foraged out bush, referred to as survival food due its long-lasting, nutritious qualities; it similarly contains various healing properties, and it is therefore commonly used for pain relief.

For Long, the recurring motifs of Wanakiji, which is known to thrive in the deep red soils of the desert, emulated by the rich palette in her paintings, recall fond memories of her childhood. Her natural fluency with colour and intuitive gestural marks result in expressive compositions that glow luminously from within and surge across the canvas with joyful exuberance, embodying her innate and unwavering connection to her beloved Country.

View the exhibition online: https://www.alcastongallery.com.au/melbourne-gallery/current/2229-aileen-napaljarri-long-wanakiji?gallery=gallery

© The Artist, Barkly Regional Arts and Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne

23/08/2026

Congratulations to emerging Pintupi artist Adrian Jurra Tjungurrayi, who has been announced as a finalist of the 2026 Vincent Lingiari Art Award!

Presented by Desart and the Central Land Council, this year’s Vincent Lingiari Art Award celebrates 50 years of Land Rights. The winners will be announced on 10 September 2026 during the official opening celebration of Desert Mob 2026 at the Araluen Arts Centre.

To enquire available works by Adrian Jurra Tjungurrayi, please email [email protected]

Artist portrait by Francis MacIndoe. Courtesy of Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd.
© The Artist, Papunya Tula Artists and Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne

21/08/2026

SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY 2026
MIRDIDINGKINGATHI JUWARNDA SALLY GABORI (c.1924-2015)

Alcaston Gallery and the Estate of Sally Gabori are delighted to present an exclusive suite of paintings by the late artist at Sydney Contemporary 2026, in celebration of the fair’s 10th anniversary to mark the artist’s long-standing participation in every edition of the fair.

Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori (c.1924-2015) is widely regarded as one of Australia’s most significant artists, whose extraordinary body of work continues to captivate collectors and art audiences around the world.

Following landmark international solo survey exhibitions at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris, France in 2022 and Triennale di Milano, Italy in 2023, her paintings have been featured in acclaimed exhibitions and are held in prominent public and private collections across Australia and internationally.

To request a preview of our Sydney Contemporary 2026 presentation, please email [email protected]

Sydney Contemporary
3 – 6 September 2026
Carriageworks
Alcaston Gallery Booth B10

*Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this post contains the names and images of people who have passed away.

Images: (1-2) Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori (c.1924-2015), Dibirdibi Country, 2010 (AK23642-SAK126), synthetic polymer paint on linen, 142 x 127.5 x 6 framed (3) Portrait of Sally Gabori courtesy of Brisbane Festival
© The Estate of Sally Gabori and Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne

20/08/2026

FROM THE STOCKROOM
CURATOR’S CHOICE

Alcaston Gallery Collections Curator, Kaitlyn Gibson, has handpicked a selection of archival limited-edition prints from our stockroom print drawers; Kaitlyn herself is a printer and has significant knowledge working as a studio assistant to acclaimed artists and their practices.

Each of these carefully considered print selections hold special significance, with regards to the artist, their cultural art history or the specialised printmaking technique used to create the artwork.

Enter our Online Viewing Room to view the selected works here: https://www.alcastongallery.com.au/ovr/from-the-stockroom-curator-s-choice

© The Estate of the Artists, the Artists and Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne

16/08/2026

Aileen Napaljarri Long’s solo exhibition Wanakiji continues this week at Alcaston Gallery, presented until 28 August.

Long’s abstract, modernist paintings depict the wanakiji (bush tomatoes), a traditional bush food that grow in abundance across the Barkly Region of the Northern Territory after the rains.

Her practice is a continuation of the Warlpiri colourist tradition, which she has embraced as her own. Her paintings and ceramic works display her natural fluency with colour and intuitive gestrual mark-making, resulting in expressive linear compositions that transcend the painted surface.

Visit this major exhibition Monday to Friday 10AM-5PM, or online: https://www.alcastongallery.com.au/melbourne-gallery/current/2229-aileen-napaljarri-long-wanakiji?gallery=gallery

© The Artist, Barkly Regional Arts and Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne

14/08/2026

Congratulations to Ngarinyin/Gija artist and highly accomplished academic from the Kimberley Region of Western Australia, Dr Vaness Russ, who has been selected as a finalist in the acquisitive R&M McGivern Prize 2026 for her beautiful framed work on paper, Early Rain 3.

The R&M McGivern Prize is an acquisitive award and the winning artworks will become the property of the Maroondah City Council Art Collection. The Prize aims to promote artistic excellence in painting and build a high-quality collection for the Maroondah region.

The finalist exhibition will be presented from 16 November 2026 – 24 January 2027, and the winners of the Prize are announced on Thursday 19 November 2026.

Artist portraits courtesy of Art Collective WA.
© The Artist and Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne

12/08/2026

Congratulations to Yolŋu artist Binygurr Wirrpanda has been selected as a finalist in the $25,000 acquisitive MA Art Prize 2026!

Presented by MA Financial Group with Sydney Contemporary, the MA Art Prize champions emerging and early-career artists at a critical point in their career, and build lasting connections between emerging practice and serious collecting.

Alcaston Gallery are excited to exhibit a major presentation of work by Binygurr Wirrpanda, including the MA Art Prize finalist work, Guḏurrku (2026) at the forthcoming Sydney Contemporary 2026. To request a preview of our presentation, please email [email protected]

Sydney Contemporary⁠
3 – 6 September 2026⁠
Carriageworks, Gadigal Land / Sydney⁠
Alcaston Gallery Booth B10⁠

Image: Binygurr Wirrpanda, Guḏurrku, 2026 (AK23900), etching on reclaimed metal road sign, 90 x 90 cm | Base: 35 x 35 cm
© The Artist, Buku-Larrŋgay Mulka and Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne

09/08/2026

ARTWORK FOCUS
GERALDINE AND FRANCES NOWEE
NYILLA

Geraldine and Frances Nowee are two of five daughters of senior and highly respected law man Brandy Tjungurrayi (1930-2012) and his first wife, artist Nowee Nangala (c.1930-c.1998).

This artwork is one of the first collaborative series by the two sisters and depicts their father’s Country, situated south of Wirrimanu (Balgo Hills), in the Great Sandy Desert region of Western Australia. At the heart of this Country lies Nyilla, a sacred rock hole which is placed in the centre of the painting, symbolising the lifeblood of the desert – a place of water, nourishment, memory and a focal point for existence within the vast and arid landscape. Radiating outward from Nyilla the sisters depict other rockholes, including Warawiya, Kiwirrkurra, Nynmi, Murdee and Jupiter Well, each one also a vital part of the landscape and its stories.

To enquire about this artwork, please email [email protected]

Geraldine and Frances Nowee, Nyilla, 2025 (AK23832), synthetic polymer paint on linen, 80 x 179 cm

Artists portrait courtesy of Warlayirti Artists.
© The Artists, Warlayirti Artists and Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne

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