In Aboriginal art, all the symbols and imagery have a meaning. In this case, the bark painting shows the symbolism of the animal, a tortoise, which is strongly related to the tribe that painted it.

Ms Watson-Trudgett adds that dot-painting only emerged in the 1970s with the Western Desert art movement from Papunya , a small Aboriginal community northwest of Alice Springs. It was here that ...

A community artwork celebrating Mandurah’s history and culture is now on display in the Aquatic and Recreation Centre.

Mid-century paintings of Brisbane feature in Under a Modern Sun: Art in Queensland 1930s-1950s, opening at QAG in August, and Great and Small from June showcases animals in Aboriginal and Torres ...