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Australian art is a broad spectrum of art created in or about Australia, or by Australians overseas, spanning from prehistoric times to the present day. The art forms include, but are not limited to, Aboriginal, Colonial, Landscape, Atelier, and Contemporary art.
Famous Australian Artists. 1. Sidney Nolan. Sir Sidney Robert Nolan (22 April 1917 – 28 November 1992) was a renowned Australian artist of the twentieth century. His oeuvre is among the most broad and productive in all of contemporary art, working in a wide range of materials.
Australia’s magnificent landscapes have inspired artists of many types, from traditional aboriginal iconography to the first European settlers. Examples include Aboriginal, Colonial, Landscape, Atelier, early-twentieth-century painters, printmakers, photographers, and sculptors influenced by European modernism, and contemporary art.
The National Gallery’s evolving collection of over 155,000 works of art, created by more than 15,000 artists, includes the world’s largest collection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art.
Not only does Australia boast world-class, national and state-based galleries, and art museums, it has a feast of regional art centers, thriving artistic festivals, and long art history. So, let’s dissect some of Australia’s artistic influences through common themes represented by popular artists.
The Australian collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales connects Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art – from the oldest continuous cultures in the world – with stories told by a legion of Australian artists from the early 19th century to the present.
Explore the National Gallery’s collection of over 155,000 works, created by more than 15,000 artists with a focus on art of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
The National Gallery of Australia (NGA), formerly the Australian National Gallery, is the national art museum of Australia as well as one of the largest art museums in Australia, holding more than 166,000 works of art.
National Gallery’s curators, share their favourite works of art by women artists from the major collection display of Australian art.
Australia - Art, Aboriginals, Colonization: At the time that Europeans arrived, Australia’s Aboriginal people had long-standing traditions in the visual arts, including rock art (painted or carved rocks), bark painting, sand sculpture, wood sculpture, and body decoration (usually painting and scarification). Some Aboriginal artists ...