






	Paintings

	Prints
	Glass



	Painting Methods

	Making Prints

Aboriginal Art Online Galleries

Our online Aboriginal art galleries offer a wide selection of fine quality paintings and limited edition prints - these are displayed in separate online galleries organised by regions and searchable by artist, price range etc using the search facility on the navigation bar (left).

Paintings Gallery

The Paintings Gallery has a wide variety of original paintings by Aboriginal artists from communities in the Kimberley, Balgo, Central and Western Desert and Top End (including Arnhem Land and Tiwi Islands). New works are added regularly - keep in touch with these by visiting the Web site or by subscribing to our newsletter.

Maree Puruntatameri
"Jilamara Design" 2005

Phillip Gudthaykudthay
"Yams" 1998

Tiger Panpatja
"Creation Story" 2005

Prints Gallery

We have a wide selection of limited edition prints by distinguished artists as well as work by those still building their reputation. Visit the Prints Gallery to enjoy this diversity.

Amelia Turner
"Top Bore" 2005

Freddy Timms
"Joolabun" 1997

Kathleen Paddoon
"Nakarra Nakarra" 2003

Glass and Pottery

Aboriginal glass, pottery and ceramics are a relatively recent development in Aboriginal art. The artists of Warlayirti Artists are building a strong reputation for their Balgo glass.

While pottery is not a part of traditional aboriginal culture, nevertheless it has become a part of the wide range of artistic expression. Some of the best known work is by the Hermannsburg Potters from west of Alice Springs in central Australia. For information on Hermannsburg, and examples of the artists' work, see our pages on Hermannsburg Pottery.

Painting Methods

Aboriginal artists traditionally used many different materials and techniques to produce a variety of painted surfaces from ochre body designs or ochre paintings on bark to sand paintings. Contemporary artists may still use ochres but they also employ a range of non-traditional materials such as canvas or paper and acrylic paints or binders. These materials have allowed a far greater variety of colours to be used - resulting in the brilliantly coloured images often seen in contemporary Aboriginal art.

Making Limited Edition Prints

Aboriginal artists have mastered printmaking techniques to make some of the most striking and powerful prints produced in Australia in recent years. Collaborative projects in the 1980s and 1990s between Aboriginal artists, including from remote communities, and Western printmakers resulted in a variety of fine work. Limited edition prints help to make work by artists more widely accessible and are an increasingly important form of expression for Aboriginal artists. Techniques used by artists include etching, lithography, linocut and screenprinting.