by Nicolas Garnier
Biographies of Pacific artists usually focus on contemporary artists and artists coming from wealthy Pacific countries, especially Australia. Scholars or museum curators have devoted substantial biographies to key recent Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander artists including Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori, Queenie McKenzie, Emily Kame Kngwarreye, John Mawurndjul and Dennis Nona.
In a relatively more distant past, biographies are scarce with only relatively short publications devoted to Tommy McRea and William Barak resulting in detailed biographical accounts still missing for these two pioneer artists. In contrast . . .
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