Indigenous Australian art (also known as Australian Aboriginal art) is art made by the Indigenous peoples of Australia and in collaborations between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians. It includes works in a wide range of media including painting on leaves, wood carving, rock carving, sculpture, ceremonial clothing and sandpainting. This article discusses works that pre-date European colonization as well as contemporary Indigenous Australian art by Aboriginal Australians. These have been studied in recent years and have gained increased international recognition.
Read more about Indigenous Australian Art: Aboriginal Art Movements and Cooperatives, Aboriginal Art in International Museums, List of Contemporary Aboriginal Artists, Significant Sites of Aboriginal Rock Art
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