Biography

Ainslie was one of the first non-aboriginal artists in Australia to truly attempt to understand - and connect other people with - native aboriginal culture and mythology. He literally left our western, city-bound civilisation for months on end and disappeared to the Red Centre and the Top End to spend time with various aboriginal communities. Ainslie's most famous work is that of the indigenous man "One Pound Jimmy" whose image appears on the $2 coin. One Pound Jimmy was so called because he would always charge 1 pound for his products or services.