Christine Nicholls

Christine Judith Nicholls is a writer, curator and Senior Lecturerin Australian Studies at Adelaide's Flinders University. From 1982 to 1992 she lived and worked at Lajamanu, a remote Aboriginal settlement in the Tanami Desert of the Northern Territory, first as a linguist and then as Principal of the local bilingual Warlpiri Lajamanu School. She has also worked at various universities in other countries: for example, 2004-2005 she worked as Professor of Australian Studies at The University of Tokyo, Japan. She has published eleven books, including children's books, and more than 300 articles on Indigenous Australian art and languages, and also writes about other areas of visual art, including jewellery, ceramics, glass, and public art. Christine edits two high circulation visual arts magazines - Asian Art News and World Sculpture News, based in Hong Kong - and has curated numerous art exhibitions in Australia, Europe and Asia. She also sits on various Boards, including JamFactory Adelaide.