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.
(Canoe and spirits) c.1960s
- McIVOR, Sid - Creator
(Dugout wooden canoe) c.1998
- MELPI, Leo - Creator
(Feathered bush string) 2002
- KURRINIYA, Lena - Creator
(Fish) c.1960s
- attrib. to HOPEVALE COMMUNITY - Creator
(Kangaroo hunt) c.1960s
- GORDON, Tulo - Creator
(Looking over Cooktown) c.1958
- ROOTSEY, Joe - Creator
(Moon story) c.1960s
- GORDON, Tulo - Creator
(Oblong sail) 2001
- WANDJIRRMA, Mary - Creator
(Self portrait) c.1960
- ROOTSEY, Joe - Creator
(The two Dugul sisters) c.1960s
- GORDON, Tulo - Creator
A Darker Shade of Dark #1-4 2012
- BOYD, Daniel - Creator
A foot in both camps 1989
- WALL, Colleen - Creator
Amalgamation 1994
- ROBINSON, Brian - Creator
Anatye (bush potato) 2013
- PULA, Margaret Loy - Creator
Ancient fossils 1993
- SANDY, Earl - Creator