Bringing together traditional and contemporary Aboriginal paintings, Footprint of the Spirits – The Burrinja Collection, represents a powerful and cohesive body of work featuring a wide variety of styles from throughout the major regions of Aboriginal Art in Australia. The presence of regional styles reveals contrasts in the work of artists from Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territories, while illustrating the true diversity of Aboriginal Art. Included are major works by established artists such as Rover Thomas, the first Aboriginal artist to exhibit at the Venice Biennale in 1990, Queenie McKenzie, Jonathan Kumintjara Brown, Ralph Nichols, Jack Dale and Lin Onus, as well as significant works by emerging artists