It is amongst some of the oldest art in the world. And we're convinced that we'll find older and the reason is that the site this comes from, we know that Aboriginal people started using this site ...

Collection of John and Barbara Wilkerson An art movement’s origins usually can’t be pinpointed, but boldly patterned Aboriginal acrylic painting first appeared at a specific time and place.

I stopped cold in front of a piece of art called “Munurru,” or “Rough,” by Aboriginal Australian artist Galuma Maymuru. My stepfather had recently passed away; it was his birthday week ...

Aboriginal Rock Art on the Barnett River, Mount Elizabeth Station (photo by Graeme Churchard, CC BY-SA 2.0) Because Aboriginal Australians are traditionally nomadic people – having relied on songlines ...

But unlike other Aboriginal rock art depicting vessels that came from the Moluccas, including Macassan prahus (sailing boats that originated in Indonesia), these drawings have warlike features and ...

The vivid palette of pinks, yellows, and blues on canvas and purple, navy, and green on the walls also challenges stereotypes about “authentic” Aboriginal art, such as its associations with ...

An artist, educator and writer specializing in Australian indigenous art will be the next director of the University of Virginia’s Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection, a search committee announced ...

More information: Ana Paula Motta et al, Linear Naturalistic Figures: a new Mid-to-Late Holocene Aboriginal rock art style from the northeast Kimberley, Australia, Australian Archaeology (2025 ...