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Indigenous Australian art
Artistic expressions from the world's oldest continuing culture are drawn from all regions of the country in the Gallery's holdings of Indigenous Australian artworks, with a focus the on rich diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and experiences in Queensland.
The Indigenous Australian Art collection has a focus on contemporary art, including paintings, sculpture, printmaking, photography, video and installation. It includes the most significant collection of contemporary Indigenous Australian fibre art from across the country, with objects made from natural and introduced materials, related sculptural objects and paintings and prints which reference fibre and reflect major themes and stories.

Painted claret bottle 1988-89
- COOLWELL, Lucy - Creator

Painted chablis bottle 1988-89
- COOLWELL, Lucy - Creator

(Twin gum) c.1960
- ROOTSEY, Joe - Creator

(Cleared country) c.1960
- ROOTSEY, Joe - Creator

(Stand of trees) c.1960
- ROOTSEY, Joe - Creator

(Green landscape) c.1960
- ROOTSEY, Joe - Creator

(Rainbow plateau) c.1960
- ROOTSEY, Joe - Creator

(Escarpment) c.1960
- ROOTSEY, Joe - Creator

(Red escarpment) c.1960
- ROOTSEY, Joe - Creator

(Red road) c.1960
- ROOTSEY, Joe - Creator

(Felled tree) c.1960
- ROOTSEY, Joe - Creator

(Brown pig) c.1960
- ROOTSEY, Joe - Creator

(Waterfall and stream) c.1960
- ROOTSEY, Joe - Creator

Ningher (reed canoe) 2020
- GREENO, Rex - Creator

Untitled 1999
- TJAPALTJARRI, Warlimpirrnga - Creator

Tompa (Perentie) 1997
- HERMANNSBURG POTTERS - Pottery workshop
- RONTJI, Carol - Potter

Pot: Kangaroo 1996
- HERMANNSBURG POTTERS - Pottery workshop
- INKAMALA, Judith Pungkarta - Potter

Pot: Lorikeets 1996
- HERMANNSBURG POTTERS - Pottery workshop
- HUDSON, Noreen Ngala - Potter

Pot: Eeritja (Eagles) 1997
- HERMANNSBURG POTTERS - Pottery workshop
- HUDSON, Noreen Ngala - Potter

Pot: Kookaburras 2004
- HERMANNSBURG POTTERS - Pottery workshop
- UNGWANAKA, Rahel - Potter

(Landscape) c.1955-62
- LANDARA, Benjamin - Creator

Painted wine flagon 1988-89
- COOLWELL, Lucy - Creator

Narbong 2012
- CONNELLY-NORTHEY, Lorraine - Creator

Narbong 2009
- CONNELLY-NORTHEY, Lorraine - Creator

Narbong 2009
- CONNELLY-NORTHEY, Lorraine - Creator

Narbong 2009
- CONNELLY-NORTHEY, Lorraine - Creator

Buyku 2019
- WUNUNGMURRA, Djirrirra - Creator