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Prof. Vivien JohnsonPhD UNSW, MA(Hons) BA(Hons) Syd. Position: New South Global Professor: Professor of New Media Narrative and Theory School/Department: Dean's Unit |
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| Room: | C105 | |
| Phone: | +61 2 93850745 | |
| Fax: | +61 2 93850706 | |
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Introductory Profile:
New South Global Professor (New Media Narratives, Indigenous Art and Culture) Vivien Johnson is undertaking inclusive research into Indigenous art, combining cultural sensitivity with an all embracing scope, making her the key researcher in this field. Vivien is Editor-in-Chief of the Dictionary of Australian Artists Online and is also currently writing for these soon to be published books: History of Papunya Tula Artists, the founding Western Desert painting company, Lives of the Papunya Tula Artists (for IAD Press in Alice Springs) and Early Papunya Boards. Documentation is also underway on archival filming for the Title Deeds exhibition and catalogue for the National Museum of Australia along with investigations into The Clifford Possum Project on Indigenous art fraud.