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Joe Flick (c.1865 - 1889) Indigenous Australian outlaw who shot dead a Native Police officer; Gnunga Gnunga Murremurgan (c.1773 - 1809) Eora man who was the first Indigenous Australian to travel across the Pacific Ocean; Jackey Jackey (1833 - 1854) assisted Edmund Kennedy expedition into Cape York and awarded solid silver breastplate for heroic ...
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.
Takariya Napaltjarri's artist page at the Aboriginal Art Store; Photo on Newspix - Nine Pintupi speakers who made national headlines on their first contact with white Australia. (NPX396927 - 31 October 1984) Colliding worlds: first contact in the western desert, 1932-1984. National Museum of Australia reCollections journal, vol. 1 no. 2 ...
Indigenous Australian art includes art made by Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders, including collaborations with others. It includes works in a wide range of media including painting on leaves, bark painting , wood carving , rock carving , watercolour painting , sculpting , ceremonial clothing and sandpainting .
There are a number of contemporary appropriate terms to use when referring to Indigenous peoples of Australia. In contrast to when settlers referred to them by various terms, in the 21st century there is consensus that it is important to respect the "preferences of individuals, families, or communities, and allow them to define what they are most comfortable with" when referring to Aboriginal ...
Numerous Indigenous Australians are noted for their participation in, and contributions to, the Visual arts of Australia and abroad. Contemporary Indigenous Australian art is a national movement of international significance with work by Indigenous artists, including paintings by those from the Western Desert , achieving widespread critical ...
Lists of Indigenous Australians by occupation and/or historical contribution: List of Indigenous Australian historical figures; List of Indigenous Australian musicians; List of Indigenous Australian performing artists; List of Indigenous Australians in politics and public service, education, law and humanities; List of Indigenous Australian ...
Lists of Indigenous Australians by occupation and/or historical contribution: List of Indigenous Australian historical figures; List of Indigenous Australian musicians; List of Indigenous Australian performing artists; List of Indigenous Australians in politics and public service, education, law and humanities; List of Indigenous Australian ...