A young white artist who was abused on social media for selling Aboriginal-style dot paintings has apologised and admitted she was guilty of 'cultural appropriation'. Jessica Poland, who sells art in ...

Gamilaroi/Wiradjuri man Allan McKenzie paints caskets His father taught him art skills in the regional NSW town of Griffith Mr McKenzie encourages other artists to paint caskets But for ...

Dot art is a technique practiced in Australia and other indigenous cultures across the world as a means for storytelling. This art form is now considered a calming and effective way to practise ...

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TWO newly discovered Albert Namatjira works show that the master painter of outback scenes also produced art in the modern dot-painting style more than 20 years earlier than the famed Papunya style.

Beige Dimer is an aspiring doctor and third-generation Aboriginal dot artist. The Wongatha/Ngadju Mirning woman has been selected as one of the eight finalists in the Miss NAIDOC Perth program ...

Little did he know his Aboriginal dot paintings would lead to people across the nation wanting commissioned pieces. “I’m just blown away by the requests and they’re huge artworks too, I’m doing a ...

More than 200 coloured fit balls buried in the sand will recreate the Aboriginal dot painting Water Dreaming by artist Jangala 'Shorty' Robertson as part of this year's Sculpture by the Sea exhibition ...

A Tasmanian Aboriginal artist is waging a legal battle alleging race discrimination, claiming he was vilified and harassed ...

"Drawings of the desert: aboriginal dot paintings of the Western Desert is published to accompany the exhibition of the same title, featuring the Art Gallery of South Australia's entire collection of ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. ASK AMERICANS what they know about Australian art and their thoughts often turn to dot paintings, ochre colours and of course the ...