Aboriginal Art

The FINEPRINTCO aboriginal art prints collection showcases indigenous cultural values and their connection between ancestry and traditional lore. These aboriginal art prints tell stories of ancestors, and a love of country, by some of Australia’s most award-winning aboriginal artists.

Original works are sourced from indigenous artists living and working in rural and remote communities, all over Australia and the Torres Straight region.
FINEPRINTCO is a proud Australian supporter of emerging and established aboriginal artists with all works being printed and manufactured locally on archival materials. Many of our aboriginal art prints are limited editions prints.

What is aboriginal art?

Aboriginal art is art made by indigenous Australian people. It includes work made in many different ways including painting on leaves, wood carving, rock carving, sculpting, ceremonial clothing and sand painting. Aboriginal art is closely linked to religious ceremonies or rituals. It is an important part of the world's oldest continuous cultural tradition, based on totems and the Dreaming.

Australian Indigenous art is the oldest ongoing tradition of art in the world. The earliest artworks were rock carvings, body painting and ground designs, which date back more than 30,000 years.

Symbols are used in aboriginal art, to show different things. While the meaning of these symbols is often shared, they can change meaning within the same piece, and they can be different between different groups. Aboriginal art is a language in itself, communicating through beautiful patterns. This started around 30,000 to 40,000 years ago.