Welcome to the Mbantua Aboriginal Art Gallery and Cultural Museum website.
We are constantly adding new works of art so check back regularly for new items. Browse through our online sales Gallery which has over 400 paintings including dot paintings, contemporary aboriginal art as well as the more traditional aboriginal art. Don't forget we offer FREE FREIGHT WORDLWIDE on all of our artwork! (Excluding the Utopia Giftware range)
Our Aboriginal Art Gallery represents over 200 aboriginal artists from the Utopia region of Central Australia. You will find many works of art by famous artists such as Minnie Pwerle, Barbara Weir, Gloria Petyarre, and Emily Kngwarreye. Get to know our artists a bit better by reading their profiles here!
Mbantua Aboriginal Art Gallery has developed 'Utopia Giftware' a unique line of giftware ranging from mousepads and notebooks to keyrings and wine bottle coolers amongst many others. We specialise in corporate gifts, Christmas and birthday gifts and offer a discount on bulk orders. All of our giftware range feature aboriginal art and come complete with information about the painting used, the artists name and the story used. Have a look at what we offer!
When you purchase a work of aboriginal art from us through this website and without having seen it in person, we guarantee to refund in full the cost of the artwork if you decide not to keep it within 10 days of receiving it.(Utopia Giftware range not included)
Payments made through our online gallery are 'Comodo secured' so you can buy with confidence through Mbantua Gallery.
Events
Mbantua Gallery can provide an exciting venue for many events including dinners, cocktails. opening nights, meetings and art and culture educational programs.
Come and explore Utopia with us. More than a dozen small aboriginal outstations flank a 100 km stretch of the Sandover River north east of Alice Springs. Referred to collectively as the Utopia Region, a large portion of this land was reclaimed by its traditional owners after over 50 years of pastoral occupation. Home to around 1000 aboriginal people, around 25% of Utopia's population are artists.
'Our Mission is to continue to promote Aboriginal art and culture, to learn as much as possible, to assist where possible and to work in harmony with the traditional aboriginal people in Central Australia to keep their culture alive'.
History
Specializing in aboriginal art from Utopia in Central Australia for over 20 years, we have developed a wonderful rapport with the traditional people of Utopia. We began as an offshoot of Mbantua Store, a general store that is now part of Alice Springs history. For many years the store had a small aboriginal art section which became the foundation of our gallery. Now we are the largest art gallery in Alice Springs and we are recognized worldwide. We were chosen as the aboriginal art representatives for HRH the Prince of Wales' 2005 Australia tour and continue to work with documentary makers and journalists on aboriginal life and art.
We have an established finance department, field and research department, framing department, photographic unit, artist workshop and our very own Aboriginal Cultural Museum which opened in 2005.
In May 2007 we officially opened our second Gallery, the Mbantua Aboriginal Fine Art Gallery, which is located in the Darwin Mall, 2/30 Smith St.
Mbantua Gallery has just received our ROC (Respecting Our Culture) Certification. The ROC program comes under the Tourism Accreditation Australia umbrella and addresses cultural protocols, business management and 'caring for country' (sustainable environmental practices).This was an extensive application process and we are very proud to now be 'ROC' certified!
Mbantua Fine Art Gallery - Darwin
Mbantua 2/30 The Mall
Darwin, Northern Territory 0800 Australia
Phone: 08 8941 6611
0419
830 934
From overseas: +61 8 8941 6611
Copyright in the artworks shown on this website belong to the artists.They may be viewed and downloaded only for the purpose of buyer browsing. No reproduction of any image shown on this site may be made for any reason whatsoever without the artist's permission.
