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Nici Cumpston

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Nici Cumpston is artistic director of Tarnanthi and curator of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art at the Art Gallery of South Australia.

Articles by Nici

Rare shield a reminder that you are on Kaurna Country

An extremely rare and culturally significant Kaurna shield on display in the Elder Wing of the Art Gallery of South Australia is imbued with many stories, write curators Nici Cumpston and Gloria Strzelecki.

Tarnanthi communicates across cultures and continents

Art is an international language, and SA’s Tarnanthi festival is helping increase appreciation of the vitality and creativity of Indigenous culture not just in Australia but among global audiences, writes artistic director Nici Cumpston.