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LATEST NEWS | May 2012
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS |
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ARTIST TALK TOMORROW - SATURDAY 19 MAY, 3pm
Afternoon tea from Babka bakery, RSVP for catering rsvp@alcastongallery.com.au
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VALE | Ms Yunupingu
On Wednesday 9th May, surrounded by family and friends at home in Gunyungara, Ms Yunupingu sadly passed away.
Ms Yunupingu had a way of communicating with people of all denominations in all places. Love, grief, happiness, tears, laughter - the sky, the earth, the universe; Paris, Shanghai, Melbourne, Sydney, Darwin, Yirrkala. Many people had the privilege of meeting her and listening to her life story. Some of us even joined in her crying ceremony to honour her ancestors, especially her father, but also to honour her wisdom of the universe and how she gathered us all together as one under her stars.
It was an incredible priviledge to represent the artist her entire career with the magnificent staff at Buku-Larrnggay Mulka in Yirrkala. Everyone at Alcaston Gallery over many years has been enriched by her leadership, inspiration and have been priviledged to exhibit her art.
The remarkable artwork of Ms Yunupingu is currently exhibited in Marking Time, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney until Sunday 3 June 2012
Image: Installation Ms Yunupingu, Marking Time, MCA Australia, Sydney
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unDisclosed | 2nd National Indigenous Art Triennial
The VIP launch of unDisclosed: 2nd National Indigenous Art Triennial was held on Thursday 10 May at National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.
The exhibition brings together the work of twenty contemporary artists curated by Carly Lane. Alcaston Gallery artists Sally Gabori and Lindsay Harris are joined by Tony Albert, Vernon Ah Kee, Bob Burruwal, Michael Cook, Lorraine Connelly-Northey, Nici Cumpston, Fiona Foley, Gunybi Ganambarr, Julie Gough, Jonathan Jones, Danie Mellor, Naata Nungurrayi, Maria Josette Orsto, Daniel Walbidi, Christian Thompson, Alick Tipoti, Lena Yarinkura and Nyapanyapa Yunupingu.
The week was full of emotions for many artists and art lovers alike. We were able to unite with and support Ms Yunupingu's sister Nyapanyapa in Canberra, along with Sally Gabori and her family and artists and curators as part of unDisclosed.
unDisclosed: 2nd National Indigenous Art Triennial will be exhibited at National Gallery of Australia, Canberra 11 May - 22 July 2012. It will then travel to Cairns Regional Gallery and SAMSTAG Museum of Art, Adelaide. For further information visit the NGA website
L-R: Elsie Gabori, Susan Lee, Brian Gabori, Carly Lane, Sally Gabori, Beverly Knight, Amanda Gabori and Franchesca Cubillo
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Installation: Sally Gabori unDisclosed: 2nd National Indigenous Art Triennial, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
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Curator Carly Lane with Sally Gabori |
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Artists Lorraine Connelly-Northey and Lindsay Harris |
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Amanda, Sally, Elsie and Brian Gabori |
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CONGRATULATIONS | Award Finalists
Congratulations to our artists who have recently been selected as finalists in the following awards and prizes:
29th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award 2012: Elsie Gabori, Paula Paul, Hector Burton, Pedro Wonaeamirri, Tjunkaya Tapaya, Justin Puruntatameri, Cornelia Tipuamantumeri, Barrupu Yunupingu and Billy Kenda
Paul Guest Prize 2012 – Bendigo Art Gallery: Dena Ashbolt
Rick Amor Drawing Prize 2012 – Ballarat Art Gallery: Dena Ashbolt
The Gold Award 2012 – Rockhampton Art Gallery: Sally Gabori
TOGART Contemporary Art Award 2012: Sally Gabori
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ALL ABOUT ART | Sydney
Alcaston Gallery had another very successful exhibition in Sydney, All About Art: Annual Collectors' Exhibition at The Depot Gallery, 2 Danks Street Waterloo from 1 - 12 May.
The artwork of four artists was hand selected for our Sydney audience: Sally Gabori, Lindsay Harris, Gary Lee and Ms Yunupingu.
On Wednesday 2 May, Sydney art lovers attended a floor talk by Art Historian John McPhee, speaking on the art of Sally Gabori.
John McPhee's essay Sally Gabori: Feeling the Landscape is published in the May issue of Art Monthly magazine.
Image: John McPhee delivers his floortalk at The Depot Gallery, Sydney
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SAD NEWS | Kunmanara Palpatja
Last month saw the passing of another great and dearly loved artist, Kunmanara Palpatja.
Kunmanara Palpatja was a Ngangkari (traditional healer) and a senior Law man. It was our great honour to have represented the artist since 2005, and see him achieve notoriety for his remarkable skills as a painter and colourist.
His artwork is represented in many important collections including the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, and National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.
Image: Kunmanara Palpatja Wati wanampi kutjara 2010 Synthetic polymer paint on linen 196 x 118cm
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AUCTION RESULTS | Ginger Riley Munduwalawala
Last month the painting The Wet — My Mother's Country 1994 by Ginger Riley Munduwalawala (pictured) achieved the highest price the artist has seen in the secondary market for three years.
The painting was sold for $96,000 at Deutscher and Hackett's Important Aboriginal and Oceanic Art auction in April.
It is a timely reminder that exceptional works held for a long period usually achieve substantial capital gains. Alcaston Gallery sold the painting for $8,000 in 1994 at a time not unlike now (very difficult financially for artists) to a French collector, where the work resided in a beautiful apartment over looking the Seine in Paris until recently.
Another extremely important painting by Ginger Riley Munduwalawala is to be sold at Sotheby's on June 27. CLICK HERE to view in Sotheby's online catalogue.
Image: Ginger Riley Munduwalwala The Wet — My Mother's Country 1994 Synthetic polymer paint on linen 184.5 x 224 cm
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EUBENA NAMPITJIN & JANE GIMME | Current Exhibition
Until Friday 1st June Alcaston Gallery in conjunction with Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills, Western Australia is exhibiting new paintings from mother and daughter Eubena Nampitjin and Jane Gimme in Yippi watjaninpa yurntal wangka kamu tjukurrpa - Mother giving daughter her story and culture.
Pictured at right is the magnificent painting by Eubena Nampitjin Kinyu 2012, the only large scale work in the exhibition painted by the artist in April. Included in the exhibition we are screening a short film as part of the provenance of this painting, featuring Eubena Nampitjin, her daughter Jane Gimme and granddaughter Trevena Mudji. The three generations of women talk about Kinyu, their art and their country.
We invite clients to visit the gallery for a coffee and screening of this fantastic short film. Please contact Marie Falcinella at art@alcastongallery.com.au if you would like to make a time for a viewing.
TO ENQUIRE ABOUT THIS ARTWORK CLICK HERE
Image: Eubena Nampitjin Kinyu 2012 Synthetic polymer paint on linen 180 x 120cm
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VOGUE LIVING | Sally Gabori
The May-June 2012 issue of Vogue Living includes a feature on the home of the late Ann Lewis AO. One of the most renowned patrons of the arts, Lewis's home featured a 'moveable feast' of contemporary Australian artwork.
The living room was home to three magnificent paintings by Sally Gabori on a rich red wall.
To view Sally Gabori from our recent All About Art: Annual Collectors' Exhibition CLICK HERE
Image: Sally Gabori paintings in the home of Ann Lewis AO. Courtesy of Vougue Living Australia
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COMING SOON |
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Image details: Cameron Hayes Mathias Ungara captures Hajime Toyashima - 19th February 1942 2006 Oil on linen 167.5 x 254cm; Conway Ginger Two Birds 2012 Watercolour & ink on archival paper 12.5 x 17.5cm; Barney Wangin Land Right's Meeting 2012 Synthetic polymer paint on linen 196 x 196 cm; Rupert Betheras Untitled 2012 Synthetic polymer paint on linen 170 x 170 cm
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For the Diary 2012
Marking Time
featuring Ms Yunupingu
Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
29 March - 3 June
unDisclosed: 2nd National Indigenous Art Triennial
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
11 May - 22 July
Melbourne Art Fair 2012
Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton Gardens
1 – 5 August
Cairns Indigenous Art Fair 2012
Cairns Cruise Liner Terminal, Cairns
17 – 19 August
Korea International Art Fair 2012
COEX Building, Seoul
13 – 17 September
Tjukurrtjanu: Origins of Western Desert Art
Musee du quai Branly, Paris, France
9 October 2012 – 27 January 2013 |
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