Sydney Contemporary 2026

Sydney Contemporary 2026

Alcaston Gallery is thrilled to return to the 10th edition of Sydney Contemporary, presenting at Booth B10 a major presentation by Binygurr Wirrpanda, new paintings by Betty Kuntiwa Pumani, Estate release paintings by Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori (c.1924-2015), and a tribute to Ms D Yunupiŋu (1949-2026).

Venue

Carriageworks, 245 Wilson Street, Everleigh, Sydney

New South Wales, Australia

on view

Sep 3 Sep 6

Carriageworks, 245 Wilson Street, Everleigh, Sydney · New South Wales, Australia

01About

At Sydney Contemporary 2026, Alcaston Gallery presents distinguished Australian First Nations artists, each with a highly contemporary and singular artistic vision: Binygurr Wirrpanda, Betty Kuntiwa Pumani, Ms D Yunupiŋu (1949-2026), and Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori (c.1924-2015), at Booth B10. Emerging Yolŋu artist Binygurr Wirrpanda is a respected Dhuḏi Djapu ceremonial leader, Chair of the Buku-Larrŋgay Mulka Centre, and a rising force in contemporary Australian art. His finely rendered works on reclaimed road signs and larrakitj poles reinterpret the sacred in profound and arresting ways. In 2025, Wirrpanda received widespread acclaim following his first sell-out solo exhibition and his inclusion in Yolŋu Power: The Art of Yirrkala at Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney. In 2025, he was awarded Highly Commended at the prestigious NATSIAAs at MAGNT, Darwin, and is a consecutive finalist for 2026. Betty Kuntiwa Pumani is a highly respected senior artist and ngangkari (traditional healer), celebrated for her visionary paintings of her ancestral Country. Curated by Rachel Kent, a major survey exhibition and publication, Betty Kuntiwa Pumani: maḻatja-maḻatja (those who come after), was presented at Bundanon Art Museum, New South Wales in 2025. This year, Pumani debuts new paintings aglow in undulating whites, bringing renewed depth and subtlety to her distinctive visual language. 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 featured in acclaimed exhibitions and are held in prominent public and private collections across Australia and internationally.

02Featured work
Guḏurrku

Binygurr Wirrpanda

Guḏurrku

2026

medium

Etching on reclaimed metal road sign

dimensions

90 x 60 cm

price

AUD 9,500

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Alcaston Gallery

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 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists. Director Beverly Knight, gallery manager Adriana Del Medico, curatorial and administration staff are proud to represent important established and emerging artists and to maintain and develop personal relationships with collectors, institutional curators, and art lovers alike. Alcaston Gallery’s role is to assist in building pathways for creative practice with financial reward, without compromising the political and cultural aspects of an artist’s oeuvre. The foundation of Alcaston Gallery’s business is to provide guidance through the international complexities of exhibiting in the 21st Century in an evolving virtual and pragmatic collecting society, bringing artists and collectors together.