Vivien Johnson
Vivien Joan Johnson (born 1949)[1] is an Australian sociologist, writer on Indigenous Australian art, and former editor-in-chief of the Dictionary of Australian Artists Online.
Johnson is notable for the publication of several key reference works in the field of contemporary Indigenous Australian art, including Western Desert Artists: A Biographical Dictionary (1995), Lives of the Papunya Tula Artists (2008) and Once Upon a Time in Papunya (2010).[2][3]
In 2005 she was made Professor of New Media Narrative and Theory at the University of New South Wales.[4] As of 2021 she is Adjunct Art and Design Professor.[5]
She was a longtime friend of artist Kumantje Jagamara, and spoke at his funeral in March 2021.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Johnson, Vivien". trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ Eccles, Jeremy (11 November 2010). "Once Upon a Time in Papunya (review)". Aboriginal Art News. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ^ Mendelssohn, Joanna (17 September 2015). "Streets of Papunya delivers an artistic renaissance worth celebrating". The Conversation. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "New Professors to lead groundbreaking research". University of New South Wales. 6 July 2005. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Gordon, Oliver (11 March 2021). "Pioneering Indigenous artist Kumantje Nelson Jagamara remembered in Alice Springs". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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