18-Sep-2024 – 08-Nov-2024

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Alcaston Gallery is delighted to present an exhibition of unique monotype prints by Iltja Njarra (Many Hands) artists Hubert Pareroultja, Vanessa Inkamala, Mervyn Rubuntja, Reinhold Inkamala, Selma Nunay Coulthard, Dellina Inkamala and Kathy Inkamala. 

Each of the seven artists represented in this exhibition builds upon the Hermannsburg painting legacy in the individual styles of their monotype prints, depicting the iconic landscapes of the West and East MacDonnell Ranges including Rutijpma (Mt Sonder), Urrampinyi (Tempe Downs), Yaparlpa (Glen Helen Gorge) and Mt Gillen. 

Monotype printmaking is arguably the most painterly of the traditional printmaking techniques. As with paint to canvas, the method involves the application of paint to a clean, flat sheet (print matrix), typically a non-porous sheet of metal, glass or acrylic. However, unlike painting, the image is then transferred onto paper through a printing press, directed in this project by master printer Michael Kempson, Founder & Director, Cicada Press. This transfer of paint to paper is made only once, making each print a unique work – a unique state. It is a beautiful and almost-symbolic medium to express the ongoing evolution and investment in the culturally significant Hermannsburg School style of Namatjira watercolour artists.

Hubert Pareroultja, Vanessa Inkamala, Mervyn Rubuntja, Reinhold Inkamala, Selma Nunay Coulthard, Dellina Inkamala and Kathy Inkamala epitomise the distinct visual language of Iltja Ntjarra (Many Hands) and the celebrated Hermannsburg School manner of watercolour painting. Their monotype prints will be exhibited in the Alcaston Gallery Online Viewing Room and available for private viewings at the Alcaston Gallery Head Office, Level 3, 50 Market Street Melbourne from 18 September – 8 November 2024.