Alcaston Gallery
Aileen Napaljarri Long
Australia
Aileen Napaljarri Long is a Warlpiri artist from the Barkly Region of the Northern Territory, whose abstract, modernist painting style is characterised by a bold use of colour and rhythmic mark-making. Her paintings depict the wanakiji (bush tomato), a native plant that grows in abundance across the Barkly Region after the rains. This recurring motif recalls fond memories of gathering bush tucker with her family during her childhood.
Long's practice continues the Warlpiri colourist tradition; her paintings display a natural fluency with colour and intuitive geometric brushstrokes, resulting in expressive linear compositions that seem to expand beyond the canvas.
After first exhibiting in 2023, Long presented her debut exhibition at Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne in 2024. In the same year, Long was named a finalist in the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, presented by the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory.
Artworks By Aileen Napaljarri Long
Alcaston Gallery
Wanakiji (Bush Tomato), 2024
Aileen Napaljarri Long
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
180cm
x 280cm
$AUD 16,000
Alcaston Gallery
Wanakiji (Bush Tomato), 2024
Aileen Napaljarri Long
synthetic polymer paint on linen
180cm
x 180cm
SOLD
Alcaston Gallery
Wanakiji (Bush Tomato), 2024
Aileen Napaljarri Long
synthetic polymer paint on linen
181cm
x 121cm
SOLD
Alcaston Gallery
Wanakiji (Bush Tomato), 2024
Aileen Napaljarri Long
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
150cm
x 100cm
SOLD
Alcaston Gallery
Wanakiji (Bush Tomato), 2024
Aileen Napaljarri Long
synthetic polymer paint on linen
122cm
x 122cm
$AUD 6,000
Alcaston Gallery
Wanakiji (Bush Tomato), 2024
Aileen Napaljarri Long
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
91cm
x 121cm
$AUD 6,000
Alcaston Gallery
Wanakiji (Bush Tomato), 2024
Aileen Napaljarri Long
synthetic polymer paint on linen
107cm
x 107cm
$AUD 5,200
Alcaston Gallery
Wanakiji (Bush Tomato), 2024
Aileen Napaljarri Long
synthetic polymer paint on linen
91cm
x 91cm
SOLD
Alcaston Gallery
Wanakiji (Bush Tomato), 2024
Aileen Napaljarri Long
synthetic polymer paint on linen
91cm
x 61cm
SOLD
Alcaston Gallery
Wanakiji (Bush Tomato), 2024
Aileen Napaljarri Long
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
61cm
x 61cm
SOLD
Alcaston Gallery
Wanakiji (Bush Tomato), 2024
Aileen Napaljarri Long
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
61cm
x 61cm
$AUD 4,000
Alcaston Gallery
Wanakiji (Bush Tomato), 2024
Aileen Napaljarri Long
synthetic polymer paint on linen
76cm
x 61cm
SOLD