Aboriginal art
'King Dingo': After his portrait of Australia's richest woman stirred controversy, Vincent Namatjira turns his sights on British royalty
The aboriginal artist's portrait of Gina Rinehart made headlines after she called on the National Gallery of Australia to have it removed—now he has made a painting responding to British monarchs
A new survey of the Aboriginal artist Emily Kam Kngwarray lets her community tell the story
The exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia singles the artist out as one of the great painters of the late 20th century
After referendum defeat, Indigenous Australian artists reclaim their voice in Adelaide
The Tarnanthi art festival features more than 1,500 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists
Ahead of major Indigenous rights vote in Australia, Desert Mob Aboriginal art fair welcomes collectors to the Outback
The event, one of the most remote art festivals in the world, features more than 280 artists
Dresden museum returns four objects to Australia’s Kaurna community
The spear, digging stick, cudgel and net were brought home by German missionaries nearly 200 years ago
The Australian art world pays tribute to Tim Klingender, an expert on Aboriginal art, who has died aged 59
Klingender’s body was found in the sea after an apparent boating accident
National Gallery of Australia investigates whether Indigenous artists had ‘creative control’ over works in new exhibition
An independent review will assess allegations that white studio staff painted on canvases attributed to leading Aboriginal artists
‘Enema of the state’: Aboriginal artist Richard Bell on his protest pieces heading to Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall
Works going on show include a ticker tape calculating what the British government owes Indigenous Australians for use of their country during colonisation
Must-see arts and culture in Sydney: from a farmers market in a railway workshop to a walk through the city's Indigenous heritage
As the Art Gallery of New South Wales opens its long-awaited expansion, we look at the city's other cultural highlights
For a renowned Aboriginal artist, a posthumous star turn in Paris at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain
Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori, who died in 2015 and whose work has been embroiled in the scandal surrounding the dealer who “discovered” it, has her first major museum show outside Australia
Aboriginal art to take centre stage at $225m expansion of Sydney's Art Gallery of New South Wales
The Sydney Modern Project—due to open in December—is the Australian city’s largest cultural development since the creation of its opera house
South Australia’s Aboriginal arts community makes New York debut
Iwantja Arts sits in the heart of the outback, while its members use art to connect with one another and the rest of the world
Sale of William Barak works breaches 'Aboriginal cultural lore', says Australian Wurundjeri elder
The Wurundjeri Corporation hopes to crowdfund $175,000 to secure the return of the pieces, which are being sold by the De Pury family at Sotheby’s New York
'A desecration': Australian Aboriginal elder fights plans for Indigenous art gallery in Outback, claiming it will disturb ancient spirits
Government plans to build $111m Alice Springs venue would violate numerous sacred sites, First Nations woman says
SJ Norman wins Australia's Blake Prize for diptych of scarification ritual
The prize recognises a live performance in which the artist was slashed 147 times, addressing the disproportionate incarceration and custody deaths of First Nations people
Australian government spends £10.5m on copyright for Aboriginal flag
Rights to use the design had been granted to a company fined for selling fake Aboriginal art
Ancient Aboriginal rock art—removed by museum staff in the 1960s in an act of 'official vandalism'—returns home
The 4,000-year-old petroglyphs are being handed over by the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery in Hobart
How an Australian collector’s strings-attached gift paved the way for a new $36m museum
Shepparton Art Museum opened late last year but a ballooning budget and conflicting local politics have made led to a mixed reception
After social media backlash, Dark Mofo art festival in Tasmania launches fund for Aboriginal artists
The festival drew criticism last month for an art project that would crowd-source blood from Indigenous and Aboriginal people
Why we are projecting First Nations art on the Sydney Opera House
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists are front and centre in the Art Gallery of New South Wales's expansion plans, writes museum director Michael Brand
Boola Bardip: Perth’s revamped Western Australian Museum opens with new name and focus on Aboriginal heritage
The museum worked with around 60 Aboriginal language groups across the vast state to bring their perspectives into every gallery
Campaign to 'free' the Aboriginal flag gains momentum as Australian government seeks exclusive licensing rights
Made by the Luritja artist Harold Thomas in 1971, the rights to the flag design are currently held by Ben Wooster, a former art dealer previously fined AU$2.3m for selling fake Aboriginal works of art
‘Broken’ heritage laws: Australia launches investigation after 46,000-year-old Aboriginal rock art is obliterated
Parliamentary enquiry will examine how mining giant Rio Tinto obtained legal right to destroy ancient Juukan Gorge site
Emily Kame Kngwarreye show in New York highlights spike in interest for Australian indigenous art
The exhibition brings together museum-quality pieces, most consigned by US collectors
'A major step forward for Britain’s colonial museums': Manchester Museum returns objects to Indigenous Australians
Move might pave the way for repatriation of sacred artefacts from other UK institutions
Can Australia support two new Aboriginal art museums?
Proposals for Alice Springs and Adelaide have political support but concerns have been raised over competing projects and lack of Indigenous involvement
Collector’s Eye: Bérengère Primat
The French collector tells us about her new foundation of Aboriginal art and why she resists the collecting mentality
Sotheby’s to hold the first major Aboriginal art sale in the US in November
The auction house cites increasing interest in Aboriginal art among US collectors and institutions
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From Frida Kahlo's hidden treasures to a layered look at James Baldwin
Object lessons: nature-inspired works by Axel Salto, Emily Kame Kngwarreye and Giacomo Manzù
Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions