Art Gallery of Western Australia
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 Location within Perth, Western Australia
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| Established | 1895 |
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| Location | Perth Cultural Centre, Perth, Western Australia |
| Coordinates | 31°57′03″S 115°51′40″E / 31.9507°S 115.8610°E |
| Type | Art gallery |
| Collection size | 17,000 |
| Visitors | 318,825 (2011–12 financial year) |
| Director | Stefano Carboni |
| Owner | Government of Western Australia |
| Public transit access | Perth railway station, Transperth |
| Website | www |
The Art Gallery of Western Australia is a public gallery that is part of the Perth Cultural Centre, in Perth, Western Australia. It is located near the Western Australian Museum and State Library of Western Australia. The current gallery opened in 1979.
The State's art collection consists of over 15,500 works of art, and the Art Gallery is visited by approximately 400,000 people annually.
The Art Gallery was originally housed in the Jubilee Building with the State Museum and Library. The Jubilee Building, which was intended to be a public library only, was to be opened in honour of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1887, but instead, only the first stone for the foundation was laid. The foundation stone was laid for the Art Gallery in July 1901 by the Duke of Cornwall and York, shortly after the federation of Australia.
Several notable individuals were involved with the development of the Jubilee Building and Art Gallery, including John Winthrop Hackett, James Battye, Ludwig Glauert, George Pitt Morison and George Temple-Poole. Sir James Dromgole Linton recommended purchases for the State Art Collection.
The Art Gallery Administration Building is housed in the former Police Quarters, designed by architect Hillson Beasley, who also designed Government House. It was built during the economic boom created by the 1890s Kalgoorlie gold rush. The Administration Building moved into the Police Quarters in the 1970s during the nickel mining boom.
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