Vivien Johnson

Vivien Johnson has been breaking new ground in desert art scholarship for 35 years. Her strong bonds with the people of Papunya date back to 1980 and continue with the Papunya Tjupi art centre she helped them establish in 2007. She is the author of pioneering books on Western Desert artists including Lives of the Papunya Tula Artists (2008) and Once Upon a Time in Papunya (2010).

Vivien Johnson has been breaking new ground in desert art scholarship for 35 years. Her strong bonds with the people of Papunya date back to 1980 and continue with the Papunya Tjupi art centre she helped them establish in 2007. She is the author of pioneering books on Western Desert artists including Lives of the Papunya Tula Artists (2008) and Once Upon a Time in Papunya (2010). See less