Wally Caruana was Senior Curator of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, from 1984 to 2001, during which time he oversaw the development of one of the most important collections of Indigenous Australian art in a public museum. Caruana is now a Visiting Fellow in the Department of Art History, Australian National University, and the Senior Consultant, Aboriginal Art, to Sotheby's Australia.
'Extremely detailed and confident' - Randolph Stow, writer and novelist 'Sets a new standard in the depth and range of its coverage - both in the works reproduced, and in Caruana's beautifully lean and well-researched text' - Professor Vivien Johnson, University of New South Wales 'An intelligent, well-illustrated pioneering work which speaks with authority' - Emeritus Professor Sasha Grishin, Australian National University, Canberra 'A comprehensive book that deals with Aboriginal art as a highly aesthetic and very accessible Australian form' - Judith McGrath, The Canberra Times