THANK YOU, NORTHERN TERRITORY, FOR VOTING US THE MOST OUSTANDING INDIGENOUS ART, CRAFTS & GIFT BUSINESS FOR 2026!
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AUTHENTIC ABORIGINAL ART | CONTEMPORARY & TRADITIONAL PAINTINGS | LEADING INDIGENOUS ARTISTS
This is Aboriginal Art is a gallery and studio space based in Mparntwe, Alice Springs in Central Australia. We offer quality, authentic and ethically sourced Aboriginal art for sale, painted by leading Aboriginal artists. We work to connect the most sought-after Aboriginal artists with collectors and art admirers across the world, as well as supporting emerging artists from the Central and Western Desert regions.All artworks are sent unstretched, and securely rolled into a postal tube for safe delivery. All artworks are supplied with a Certificate of Authenticity and any other relevant documentation. -
THIS IS ABORIGINAL ART RECOGNISES THE ARRERNTE PEOPLE AS THE TRADITIONAL CUSTODIANS OF THE LAND UPON WHICH WE WORK AND CREATE. FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF YEARS, THEY HAVE CARED FOR THE EARTH AND THE WATERWAYS OF THIS SACRED, ANCIENT COUNTRY.
WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEIR SOVEREIGNTY, and the sovereignty of all Indigenous peoples of this continent, HAS NEVER BEEN CEDED.
WE PAY OUR RESPECTS TO ALL ELDERS PAST AND PRESENT, AND TO ALL ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLES.
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Authentic Aboriginal Art from Mparntwe (Alice Springs)
A gallery and studio at the start of Todd Mall, working directly with Central and Western Desert artists. Voted the Northern Territory's Most Outstanding Indigenous Arts, Crafts & Gifts business, 2026.
- Most Outstanding Indigenous Arts, Crafts & Gifts, NT 2026
- Member of the Aboriginal Art Association of Australia
- Member of the Art Consulting Association of Australia
A working gallery and studio in the heart of Central Australia
This Is Aboriginal Art occupies two levels at the start of Alice Springs' Todd Mall, filled with original paintings, sculpture and crafts from the Central and Western Desert regions. We are also a studio: many of the artists we represent choose to paint here, alongside artists working from home and from remote community art centres. Our staff share knowledge drawn from years of working directly with the artists: where a painting comes from, the story it carries, and the person who made it. If you're in Mparntwe, come and see us. If you're anywhere else in the world, everything in the gallery is available online.
Ethics first, the artist decides
We believe self-determination starts with the right to choose how you work. Some of our artists prefer painting at home, some at their community art centre, some in our on-site studio, and many move between all three. We let the artists decide, and we work respectfully and fairly with both independent artists and art centres. This Is Aboriginal Art is a member of the Aboriginal Art Association of Australia, where our director serves as Secretary on the Board, and of the Art Consulting Association of Australia. Read about how we work →
garments by @kingkingcreative 
Founded on 20 years in Aboriginal art
Director Venita Poblocki opened This Is Aboriginal Art in 2017 after a career spanning both sides of the industry: a Masters in Arts Administration (Curatorship) from UNSW, Aboriginal art specialist at Lawson Menzies Auctioneers, manager of two of Sydney's major Aboriginal art galleries, council curator, and curator of the John Fries Art Award. She moved to Alice Springs to work directly with the artists whose work she had spent her career championing. Meet Venita and the team →
Buy with complete confidence
Every artwork we sell is an original, hand-painted by the Aboriginal artist named on it. We don't sell prints. Every artwork leaves with a Certificate of Authenticity and full documentation. Paintings are sent unstretched, rolled securely in a postal tube: flat-rate $35 or $75 shipping within Australia, and worldwide delivery calculated at checkout. New to collecting? Our guide covers how to buy authentic Aboriginal art: what provenance means, what a certificate should contain, and the questions any good gallery will answer happily.
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