Research Areas
Indigenous Visual Cultures
Investigating the profound legacy and contemporary evolution of First Nations art across the Australian continent and the wider Pacific region.
Colonial Modernities
Critical examinations of the intersections between imperial power, artistic exchange, and the development of modern visual languages in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Digital Art Histories
Harnessing emerging technologies and AI-generated objects to redefine the methodologies of art historical investigation and cultural heritage preservation.
Research Projects
Deepening our understanding of the Asia-Pacific artistic heritage through rigorous primary research and collaborative visual analysis.
Pacific Materialities
Current Research
AI in Art History
Active Project
Indigenous Sculpture
Past Project
Visual Arts Heritage
Upcoming
Publications
Lines of Heritage: The Evolution of Australian Modernism
An extensive analysis of how archival materials and material culture shaped the visual language of Australian artists in the mid-20th century.
Dr. Elena Moretti
March 2026
The Virtual Archive: Digitizing Asia-Pacific Heritage
Examining the intersection of AI-generated objects and prehistoric sculpture within contemporary digital museum environments.
AIAH Digital Team
January 2026
Material Voices: Aboriginal Sculpture and Cultural Heritage
A seminal book focusing on the restoration and academic research of indigenous art practices across the Oceania region.
Prof. Julian Thorne
November 2025