ArtX Contemporary presents a diverse collection of paintings by indigenous Australian painters, from established masters exhibited in Seattle Art Museum’s Ancestral Modern, to the next generation of emerging indigenous artists.

Utilizing contemporary mediums, these artists adapt visual languages that have evolved over centuries. The paintings appear abstract, but they are brimming with mythology, landscape and ancestral knowledge. Each painting is a connection to the living history of Aboriginal Australian culture. Aboriginal painting captivates viewers around the world with its strong, rhythmic aesthetics. Much like Aboriginal culture today, history merges with the present and future, and the ancient becomes contemporary.