Gallery of Aboriginal Art - Mitchelton

Activity • Mitchelton Wines

Mitchelton Gallery Of Aboriginal Art

The Mitchelton Gallery of Aboriginal Art was established by Adam Knight and Gerry Ryan OAM, who share a passion for Indigenous Australian art.

Exhibiting the outstanding work that continues to be produced in this field today, the gallery was created to provide an inspiring new space for locals and visitors to experience the artworks of Australia’s First People.

Works on display are representative of over 15 different art centres and communities throughout Australia, including our local Taungurung Clan.

The gallery is on Taungurung Country, whose ancestors and their descendants are the traditional owners of this Country. We acknowledge that they have been custodians for many centuries, and continue to perform age old ceremonies of celebration, initiation and renewal. We acknowledge their living culture and their unique role in the life of this region.

MESSAGE STICK VEHICLE
A permanent feature of the Mitchelton Gallery of Aboriginal Art is Message Stick Vehicle. Painted by over 200 Aboriginal artists, the Land Rover was transformed from a Vietnam War Ambulance and is recognised as a totemic symbol of Unity and Peace endorsed by Nelson Mandela and Gough Whitlam.