This is because of its bark paintings, and its role in supporting the rights of Indigenous Australians.

Most commercially available bark paintings contain recognisable figurative designs that often tells a traditional story.

The collection comprises approximately 1700 objects including bark paintings,acrylic on canvas paintings, sculpture, and artifacts.

The Mexican Indians inhabiting the Balsas river valley are noted for their bark paintings, often depicting flowers and wildlife.

Trezise encouraged Roughsey to develop his personal painting style on bark paintings initially, then move to oil on canvas.

The bark paintings and sculptures of the tropical north might represent humans, spirits and animals in a mannered way, but they are hardly naive.

The 200 bark paintings, weavings and wooden sculptures were created by artists in a small settlement in northern Australia.

Tiled panels beneath the windows at the front of the building have blue and green motifs which resemble Aboriginal bark paintings.

In 1996, Qantas donated five extra bark paintings to the gallery.

These long pipes are painted much like the bark paintings and are associated with the artists' Dreaming totems.