Beyond Borders

About the Author

Hetti Perkins is an art curator and writer, and a senior cultural advisor on numerous national and international arts projects. She worked at the AGNSW between 1989-2011 as Senior Curator of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art. She has curated major survey exhibitions of Indigenous art, including Australia's representation at the Venice Biennale of 1997. In 2010, she curated the project Art + Soul, which became an exhibition at the AGNSW, a book and a television documentary. She joined Bangarra Dance Theatre as an artist-in-residence in 2011 and is currently Curator.

John Carty is a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Adelaide, and Head of Humanities at the South Australian Museum. His position between the two institutions focusses on connecting the collections and contemporary politics of Museums with innovative research. He is also the Humanities and Social Sciences Commissioner for the Australian National Commission to UNESCO. He has worked extensively with Aboriginal artists and custodians throughout Australia on books, exhibitions and community development programs. His core research has involved working with Aboriginal artists to bridge the divide between anthropology and art history. In recent years, John's work through research with the British Museum, National Museum of Australia, and now the South Australian Museum has grown to focus on the cultural and cross-cultural histories encompassed by objects in museum collections.

Sarah Brown is the CEO of Purple House.