Associate Professor
Overview
Sally Butler is a Reader in Art History.
Sally Butler took up the position as lecturer in Art History at the University of Queensland in 2004 after a period as Art History lecturer at the Australian National Univeristy in Canberra. Visual arts industry experience includes working for the Queensland Art Gallery and a number of freelance curating projects, and several years as Associate Editor of Australian Art Collector magazine and one of the edtiors for the Australia and New Zealand Journal of Art. Sally regularly writes for Australian visual arts magazines, maintaining a particular interest in contemporary Australian art, Australian indigenous art and new media art.
Research
Her research interests include cross-cultural critical theory, Australian Indigenous art, Australian contemporary art, photography and new media art. Current research includes: Indigenous art from Far North Queensland, Virtual Reality theory and photography, contemporary Queensland photography, and art and cultural tourism.
Research Interests
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Interdisciplinary Approaches to Australia Pacific Indigenous Art
In what ways does the study of Australia Pacific Indigenous art contribute to a broad scope of intellectual activity? How does the holistic nature of what drives Australia Pacific indigenous arts help advance academic pursuit of interdisciplinarity and embedding Indigenous knowledges into academic curricula? -
Australia Pacific Indigenous Art and Cultural Tourism
What are the capacities, potential and challenges for Australia's network of Indigenous art centres to participate in the cultural tourism industry? What kind of tourism psychology is involved in Indigenous art tourism itineraries? Can Indigenous art tourism contribute to decolonisation in Australia and the Pacific? -
Australian Art
What are the narratives of Australian art today, and how can we look differently at Australian art from the past? Are national narratives beyond their use in a global world?
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy in Art History, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor of Arts (Hons), The University of Queensland
Publications
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Butler, Sally (2018). Book review: Rattling art history: the discipline's uncertain conditions: "Rattling spears: a history of Indigenous Australian Art by Ian McLean, London: Reaktion, 2016". Art History, 41 (4), 761-764. doi: 10.1111/1467-8365.12392
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Book Chapter: Indigeneity
Butler, Sally (2018). Indigeneity. Visual Global Politics. (pp. 189-195) edited by Roland Bleiker. New York, NY United States: Routledge.
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Journal Article: Are dead artists' paintings more lively? - Agency in description of artworks before and after an artist's death
Sullivan, Karen and Butler, Sally (2017). Are dead artists' paintings more lively? - Agency in description of artworks before and after an artist's death. Word, 63 (3), 198-206. doi: 10.1080/00437956.2017.1347312
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Book Chapter: 'Temporary belonging': Indigenous cultural tourism and community art centres
Butler, Sally (2017). 'Temporary belonging': Indigenous cultural tourism and community art centres. Performing cultural tourism: communities, tourists and creative practices. (pp. 13-28) edited by Susan Carson and Mark Pennings. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315174464
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Book Chapter: Australian indigenous art and literature
Butler, Sally (2017). Australian indigenous art and literature. Worldmaking: literature, language, culture. (pp. 107-116) edited by Tom Clark, Emily Finlay and Phillipa Kelly. Amsterdam, Netherlands: John Benjamins. doi: 10.1075/fillm.5.09but
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Book Chapter: Embodied witnessing: Indigenous performance art as political dissent
Butler, Sally and Bleiker, Roland (2017). Embodied witnessing: Indigenous performance art as political dissent. Art as political witness. (pp. 99-115) edited by Kia Lindroos and Frank Moller. Berlin, Germany: Barbara Budrich Publishers.
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Journal Article: Here’s looking at: Cindy Sherman ‘Head Shots’
Butler, Sally (2016, 05 24). Here’s looking at: Cindy Sherman ‘Head Shots’
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Journal Article: Radical dreaming: Indigenous art and cultural diplomacy
Butler, Sally and Bleiker, Roland (2016). Radical dreaming: Indigenous art and cultural diplomacy. International Political Sociology, 10 (1), 56-74. doi: 10.1093/ips/olv004
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Conference Publication: Weaving worldviews and waste: GhostNets art personalizing environmental ethics
Butler, Sally (2015). Weaving worldviews and waste: GhostNets art personalizing environmental ethics. Unmaking Waste 2015, University of South Australia, Adelaide, 22-24 May 2015. Architecture and Design University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia: Zero Waste SA Research Centre for Sustainable Design and Behaviour.
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Journal Article: 'My Country' but 'Not My Style'
Butler, Sally (2014). 'My Country' but 'Not My Style'. Eyeline: Contemporary Visual Arts, 81, 36-41.
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Journal Article: J. THOMAS RIMER(ed)Since Meiji: Perspectives on the Japanese Visual Arts, 1868–2000,
Butler, Sally (2013). J. THOMAS RIMER(ed)Since Meiji: Perspectives on the Japanese Visual Arts, 1868–2000,. Asian Studies Review, 37 (1), 103-105. doi: 10.1080/10357823.2013.767164
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Other Outputs: The "presence" of Queensland Indigenous art
Butler, Sally (2012). The "presence" of Queensland Indigenous art. Crossing cultures: the Owen and Wagner collection of contemporary aboriginal Australian art at the Hood Museum of Art. (pp. 82-91) edited by Stephen Gilchrist. Hanover, New Hampshire, USA: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College.
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Book: Before time today: Reinventing tradition in Aurukun Aboriginal art
Sally Butler ed. (2010). Before time today: Reinventing tradition in Aurukun Aboriginal art. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland Press.
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Book Chapter: Translating the spectacle: John Mawurndjul's intercultural aesthetic
Butler, Sally (2009). Translating the spectacle: John Mawurndjul's intercultural aesthetic. Between indigenous Australia and Europe : John Mawurndjul : Art histories in context. (pp. 161-174) edited by Claus Volkenandt and Christian Kaufmann. Canberra ACT: Aboriginal Studies Press.
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Book: Our way: Contemporary Aboriginal art from Lockhart River
Butler, Sally (2007). Our way: Contemporary Aboriginal art from Lockhart River. St. Lucia, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland Press.
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Journal Article: Multiple views: Pluralism as curatorial perspective
Butler, S. (2003). Multiple views: Pluralism as curatorial perspective. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Art, 4 (1), 11-28. doi: 10.1080/14434318.2003.11432722
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Other Outputs: Emily Kngwarreye and the enigmatic object of discourse
Butler, Sally (2002). Emily Kngwarreye and the enigmatic object of discourse. PhD Thesis, School of English, Media Studies and Art History, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/106210
Grants
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(2014–2015) UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund - Seed Research Grant
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Art, Knowledge and Indigeneity in the Sandstone University
(2013–2014) Copyright Agency Cultural Fund
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Aboriginal Art & Environmentalism in Aurukun
(2010–2012) UQ Early Career Researcher
Supervision
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The value in developing a community centred archive of Quandamooka fibre work
Doctor Philosophy
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Refocusing on the Medium: The Rise of East Asia Video Art
(2022) Doctor Philosophy
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Regenerating Quandamooka Weaving: Solving the knot
(2022) Master Philosophy
Available Projects
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Australian Art Centres and Cultural Tourism
This project evaluates the capacities, potential and challenges for Australia's network of Indigenous Art Centres contributing in cultural tourism initiatives.
Contributions sought for:
Sally Butler (editor) 'Australian Indigenous Art and Cultural Tourism', Arts, Special Issue, Volume 9, 2019.
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Australian Indigenous Art and Politics 1975-1985
This project aims to understand how Australian Indigenous art encapsulated and helped to communicate political ideas about Indigenous land rights, social justice and equality in a period that also saw the emergence of the modern Australian Indigenous art movement.
Publications
Featured Publications
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Butler, Sally (2018). Book review: Rattling art history: the discipline's uncertain conditions: "Rattling spears: a history of Indigenous Australian Art by Ian McLean, London: Reaktion, 2016". Art History, 41 (4), 761-764. doi: 10.1111/1467-8365.12392
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Butler, Sally (2018). Indigeneity. Visual Global Politics. (pp. 189-195) edited by Roland Bleiker. New York, NY United States: Routledge.
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Sullivan, Karen and Butler, Sally (2017). Are dead artists' paintings more lively? - Agency in description of artworks before and after an artist's death. Word, 63 (3), 198-206. doi: 10.1080/00437956.2017.1347312
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'Temporary belonging': Indigenous cultural tourism and community art centres
Butler, Sally (2017). 'Temporary belonging': Indigenous cultural tourism and community art centres. Performing cultural tourism: communities, tourists and creative practices. (pp. 13-28) edited by Susan Carson and Mark Pennings. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315174464
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Australian indigenous art and literature
Butler, Sally (2017). Australian indigenous art and literature. Worldmaking: literature, language, culture. (pp. 107-116) edited by Tom Clark, Emily Finlay and Phillipa Kelly. Amsterdam, Netherlands: John Benjamins. doi: 10.1075/fillm.5.09but
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Embodied witnessing: Indigenous performance art as political dissent
Butler, Sally and Bleiker, Roland (2017). Embodied witnessing: Indigenous performance art as political dissent. Art as political witness. (pp. 99-115) edited by Kia Lindroos and Frank Moller. Berlin, Germany: Barbara Budrich Publishers.
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Here’s looking at: Cindy Sherman ‘Head Shots’
Butler, Sally (2016, 05 24). Here’s looking at: Cindy Sherman ‘Head Shots’
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Radical dreaming: Indigenous art and cultural diplomacy
Butler, Sally and Bleiker, Roland (2016). Radical dreaming: Indigenous art and cultural diplomacy. International Political Sociology, 10 (1), 56-74. doi: 10.1093/ips/olv004
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Weaving worldviews and waste: GhostNets art personalizing environmental ethics
Butler, Sally (2015). Weaving worldviews and waste: GhostNets art personalizing environmental ethics. Unmaking Waste 2015, University of South Australia, Adelaide, 22-24 May 2015. Architecture and Design University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia: Zero Waste SA Research Centre for Sustainable Design and Behaviour.
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'My Country' but 'Not My Style'
Butler, Sally (2014). 'My Country' but 'Not My Style'. Eyeline: Contemporary Visual Arts, 81, 36-41.
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J. THOMAS RIMER(ed)Since Meiji: Perspectives on the Japanese Visual Arts, 1868–2000,
Butler, Sally (2013). J. THOMAS RIMER(ed)Since Meiji: Perspectives on the Japanese Visual Arts, 1868–2000,. Asian Studies Review, 37 (1), 103-105. doi: 10.1080/10357823.2013.767164
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The "presence" of Queensland Indigenous art
Butler, Sally (2012). The "presence" of Queensland Indigenous art. Crossing cultures: the Owen and Wagner collection of contemporary aboriginal Australian art at the Hood Museum of Art. (pp. 82-91) edited by Stephen Gilchrist. Hanover, New Hampshire, USA: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College.
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Before time today: Reinventing tradition in Aurukun Aboriginal art
Sally Butler ed. (2010). Before time today: Reinventing tradition in Aurukun Aboriginal art. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland Press.
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Translating the spectacle: John Mawurndjul's intercultural aesthetic
Butler, Sally (2009). Translating the spectacle: John Mawurndjul's intercultural aesthetic. Between indigenous Australia and Europe : John Mawurndjul : Art histories in context. (pp. 161-174) edited by Claus Volkenandt and Christian Kaufmann. Canberra ACT: Aboriginal Studies Press.
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Our way: Contemporary Aboriginal art from Lockhart River
Butler, Sally (2007). Our way: Contemporary Aboriginal art from Lockhart River. St. Lucia, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland Press.
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Multiple views: Pluralism as curatorial perspective
Butler, S. (2003). Multiple views: Pluralism as curatorial perspective. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Art, 4 (1), 11-28. doi: 10.1080/14434318.2003.11432722
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Emily Kngwarreye and the enigmatic object of discourse
Butler, Sally (2002). Emily Kngwarreye and the enigmatic object of discourse. PhD Thesis, School of English, Media Studies and Art History, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/106210
Book
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Alick Tipoti Zugubal: Ancestral Spirits
Sally Butler ed. (2015). Alick Tipoti Zugubal: Ancestral Spirits. Cairns, QLD, Australia: Cairns Regional Gallery.
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Before time today: Reinventing tradition in Aurukun Aboriginal art
Sally Butler ed. (2010). Before time today: Reinventing tradition in Aurukun Aboriginal art. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland Press.
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Our way: Contemporary Aboriginal art from Lockhart River
Butler, Sally (2007). Our way: Contemporary Aboriginal art from Lockhart River. St. Lucia, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland Press.
Book Chapter
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Facing melancholia: racial implications of the disengaged gaze
Butler, Sally (2019). Facing melancholia: racial implications of the disengaged gaze. The persistence of melancholia in arts and culture. (pp. 163-175) edited by Andrea Bubenik. New York, United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429468469-10
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Butler, Sally (2018). Indigeneity. Visual Global Politics. (pp. 189-195) edited by Roland Bleiker. New York, NY United States: Routledge.
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Repurposing cultural heritage collections: the aesthetics and meaning of reuse
Butler, Sally (2018). Repurposing cultural heritage collections: the aesthetics and meaning of reuse. Subverting consumerism: reuse in an accelerated world. (pp. 53-70) edited by Robert Crocker and Keri Chiveralls. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315641812-4
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'Temporary belonging': Indigenous cultural tourism and community art centres
Butler, Sally (2017). 'Temporary belonging': Indigenous cultural tourism and community art centres. Performing cultural tourism: communities, tourists and creative practices. (pp. 13-28) edited by Susan Carson and Mark Pennings. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315174464
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Australian indigenous art and literature
Butler, Sally (2017). Australian indigenous art and literature. Worldmaking: literature, language, culture. (pp. 107-116) edited by Tom Clark, Emily Finlay and Phillipa Kelly. Amsterdam, Netherlands: John Benjamins. doi: 10.1075/fillm.5.09but
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Embodied witnessing: Indigenous performance art as political dissent
Butler, Sally and Bleiker, Roland (2017). Embodied witnessing: Indigenous performance art as political dissent. Art as political witness. (pp. 99-115) edited by Kia Lindroos and Frank Moller. Berlin, Germany: Barbara Budrich Publishers.
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Ghost Nets Art & Global Ecology/Art des 'filets fantômes' et écologie globale
Butler, Sally (2017). Ghost Nets Art & Global Ecology/Art des 'filets fantômes' et écologie globale. Territoire du rêve: art aborigène contemporain/Country of the dreaming: contemporary Aboriginal art. (pp. 242-277) Paris, France: ARTEOS.
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Secrecy sensuality and politics in the writings and spoken word of Sam Watson
Butler, Sally (2017). Secrecy sensuality and politics in the writings and spoken word of Sam Watson. Dave Hullfish Bailey + Sam Watson: CityCat Project 2006-2016. (pp. 96-97) edited by Rex Butler. Berlin, Germany: Sternberg Press.
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Alick Tipoti's 'on-beat' art: rhythm, cosmology & continuity
Butler, Sally (2015). Alick Tipoti's 'on-beat' art: rhythm, cosmology & continuity. Alick Tipoti Zugubal: Ancestral Spirits. (pp. 30-40) edited by Sally Butler. Cairns, QLD, Australia: Cairns Regional Gallery.
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Butler, Sally (2015). Introduction. Alick Tipoti Zugubal: Ancestral Spirits. (pp. 5-7) edited by Sally Butler. Cairns, QLD, Australia: Cairns Regional Gallery.
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Goobalathaldin's Rainbow Serpent
Butler, Sally (2010). Goobalathaldin's Rainbow Serpent. Found in Fryer : Stories from the Fryer Library Collection. (pp. 172-173) edited by Follett, Roslyn. St Lucia: University of Queensland Library.
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Translating the spectacle: John Mawurndjul's intercultural aesthetic
Butler, Sally (2009). Translating the spectacle: John Mawurndjul's intercultural aesthetic. Between indigenous Australia and Europe : John Mawurndjul : Art histories in context. (pp. 161-174) edited by Claus Volkenandt and Christian Kaufmann. Canberra ACT: Aboriginal Studies Press.
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Butler, Sally (2008). Introduction. Fully expolited labour: Pat Hoffie. (pp. 97-97) edited by Sally Butler. Brisbane, Australia: University of Queensland Art Museum.
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Outstation art: Emily Kngwarreye and Utopia Awelye batik
Butler, S. (2007). Outstation art: Emily Kngwarreye and Utopia Awelye batik. Brought to Light II. Contemporary Australian Art 1966-2006 from the Queensland Art Gallery. (pp. 176-183) edited by Seear, L. and Ewington, J.. South Brisbane, Australia: Queensland Art Gallery Publishing.
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Butler, S M (2006). The after-image of reason. Sensing the Surface: Carl Warner Images 1995-2005. (pp. 11-22) edited by Jocelyn Wolfe. Brisbane, Qld, Australia: University of Queensland Art Museum.
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Butler, Sally (2003). Cape York's Time in Motion. Story Place Indigenous Art of Cape York and the Rainforest. (pp. 192-199) edited by Weir, Ian. Brisbane, Australia: Queensland Art Gallery.
Journal Article
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The Karrabing Film Collective's decolonising signs
Butler, Sally (2022). The Karrabing Film Collective's decolonising signs. Eye Filmmuseum.
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Inalienable signs and invited guests: Australian Indigenous art and cultural tourism
Butler, Sally (2019). Inalienable signs and invited guests: Australian Indigenous art and cultural tourism. Arts, 8 (161) 4, 161. doi: 10.3390/arts8040161
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Butler, Sally (2019). Art for a new understanding: an interview with Dr. Valerie Keenan, Manager of Girringun Aboriginal Art Centre. Arts, 8 (3), 1-9. doi: 10.3390/arts8030091
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Butler, Sally (2018). Book review: Rattling art history: the discipline's uncertain conditions: "Rattling spears: a history of Indigenous Australian Art by Ian McLean, London: Reaktion, 2016". Art History, 41 (4), 761-764. doi: 10.1111/1467-8365.12392
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Sullivan, Karen and Butler, Sally (2017). Are dead artists' paintings more lively? - Agency in description of artworks before and after an artist's death. Word, 63 (3), 198-206. doi: 10.1080/00437956.2017.1347312
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Visual storytelling and the archival turn in North Queensland printmaking
Butler, Sally (2016). Visual storytelling and the archival turn in North Queensland printmaking. Imprint The Quarterly Journal of the Print Council of Australia, 51 (4), 28-33.
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Here’s looking at: Cindy Sherman ‘Head Shots’
Butler, Sally (2016, 05 24). Here’s looking at: Cindy Sherman ‘Head Shots’
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Radical dreaming: Indigenous art and cultural diplomacy
Butler, Sally and Bleiker, Roland (2016). Radical dreaming: Indigenous art and cultural diplomacy. International Political Sociology, 10 (1), 56-74. doi: 10.1093/ips/olv004
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Butler, Sally (2015). Cheryl Creed and Nickeema Williams, a thousand words, State Library of Queensland, 6 December 2014 to 17 May 2015.. Queensland Review, 22 (2), 205-207. doi: 10.1017/qre.2015.20.
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Moulding Memory: Janet Fieldhouse's Ceramic Art
Butler, Sally (2015). Moulding Memory: Janet Fieldhouse's Ceramic Art. Eyeline, 2015 (83), 68-71.
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'My Country' but 'Not My Style'
Butler, Sally (2014). 'My Country' but 'Not My Style'. Eyeline: Contemporary Visual Arts, 81, 36-41.
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A brush with the moving image. Eija-Liisa Ahtila: Parallel Worlds
Butler, Sally (2014). A brush with the moving image. Eija-Liisa Ahtila: Parallel Worlds. Eyeline Contemporary Visual Arts (80), 92-93.
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LANDSEASKY: revisiting spatiality in video art
Butler, Sally (2014). LANDSEASKY: revisiting spatiality in video art. Artlink: Australian Contemporary Art Quarterly, 34 (4)
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Mavis Ngallametta is causing a quiet stampede in the art market
Butler, Sally (2014, 01 01). Mavis Ngallametta is causing a quiet stampede in the art market
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J. THOMAS RIMER(ed)Since Meiji: Perspectives on the Japanese Visual Arts, 1868–2000,
Butler, Sally (2013). J. THOMAS RIMER(ed)Since Meiji: Perspectives on the Japanese Visual Arts, 1868–2000,. Asian Studies Review, 37 (1), 103-105. doi: 10.1080/10357823.2013.767164
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Mikala Dwyer's occult constructivism
Butler, Sally (2012). Mikala Dwyer's occult constructivism. Eyeline, 77, 46-51.
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'21st Century' installation art in its prime
Butler, Sally (2011). '21st Century' installation art in its prime. Eyeline, 74, 50-57.
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Unsettled Australia in the art of Annabel Nowlan
Butler, Sally (2010). Unsettled Australia in the art of Annabel Nowlan. Eyeline, 72, 44-48.
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The inaugural Cairns Indigenous Art Fair
Butler, Sally (2009). The inaugural Cairns Indigenous Art Fair. Eyeline, 70, 69-71.
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(Book review) The Photography Reader
Butler, S. (2005). (Book review) The Photography Reader. Media International Australia, 116, 134-135.
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Multiple views: Pluralism as curatorial perspective
Butler, S. (2003). Multiple views: Pluralism as curatorial perspective. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Art, 4 (1), 11-28. doi: 10.1080/14434318.2003.11432722
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A guide to the Aboriginal art market
Butler, S. (2000). A guide to the Aboriginal art market. Australian Art Collector Magazine, 13 (July-September), 66-75.
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Butler, S. (2000). Eugene Carchesio. Australian Art Collector Magazine, 14 (October-December), 51-52.
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Butler, S. (2000). Gabriella Wallace. Australian Art Collector Magazine, 12 (April-June), 78-78.
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Butler, S. (2000). Marian Drew. Australian Art Collector Magazine, 14 (October-December), 68-68.
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Michael Nelson Tjakamarra Unmasked
Butler, S. (2000). Michael Nelson Tjakamarra Unmasked. Australian Art Collector Magazine, 13 (July-September), 88-90.
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Alice Springs: A collectors guide
Butler, S. (1999). Alice Springs: A collectors guide. Australian Art Collector (10), 104-108.
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Michael Nelson Jagamara's new expressions
Butler, S. (1999). Michael Nelson Jagamara's new expressions. Eyeline (41), 36-39.
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Butler, S. (1999). New art on the block. Australian Art Collector (8), 58-61.
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Butler, S. (1999). Op art now. Australian Art Collector (8), 47-50.
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Philip Bacon: 'Straight talking'
Butler, S. (1999). Philip Bacon: 'Straight talking'. Australian Art Collector (9), 64-68.
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Butler, S. (1999). Rosella Namok. Australian Art Collector (8), 38.
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The magic eye: Op art in focus
Butler, S. (1999). The magic eye: Op art in focus. Australian Art Collector (8), 42-45.
Conference Publication
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Weaving worldviews and waste: GhostNets art personalizing environmental ethics
Butler, Sally (2015). Weaving worldviews and waste: GhostNets art personalizing environmental ethics. Unmaking Waste 2015, University of South Australia, Adelaide, 22-24 May 2015. Architecture and Design University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia: Zero Waste SA Research Centre for Sustainable Design and Behaviour.
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Unnatural Origins: Contemporary Aesthetics and an Environmental Point of View
Butler, Sally (2001). Unnatural Origins: Contemporary Aesthetics and an Environmental Point of View. Environment & Culture Interdisciplinary Conference, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 2001. St Lucia: Faculty of Arts.
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The role of Aura at the end of the Millenium
Butler, S. (2000). The role of Aura at the end of the Millenium. The role of art at the end of the millennium, Victoria University, Wellington, 2-5 December, 1999. Victoria University, Wellington: Department of Art History.
Other Outputs
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Shielding the spirit - Jennifer Herd (MBarbarum) and Joanne Currie (Gungurri)
Butler, Sally (2022). Shielding the spirit - Jennifer Herd (MBarbarum) and Joanne Currie (Gungurri). Veiled Histories, Works by leading First Nations artists Jennifer Herd (MBarbarum) and Joanne Currie (Gungurri). (pp. 22-29) edited by Caloundra Regional Gallery. Caloundra, QLD, Australia: Caloundra Regional Gallery.
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Elisa-Jane Carmichael - weaving with ancestors
Butler, Sally (2019). Elisa-Jane Carmichael - weaving with ancestors. Garland, 15 (Ancient Now (China), June 2019).
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Elisa Jane Carmichael: Will we swim together through the Saltwater waves?
Butler, Sally (2018). Elisa Jane Carmichael: Will we swim together through the Saltwater waves?. Will we swim together through the Saltwater waves?. (pp. 1-2) Brisbane, Australia: Onespace Gallery.
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Elisa Carmichael's regenerative art
Butler, Sally (2018). Elisa Carmichael's regenerative art. Eyeline: Contemporary Visual Arts, 77-80.
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Butler, Sally (2017). Matter over mind. Gallerysmith.
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Die Kunst der Torres-Strait-Inseln
Butler, Sally (2017). Die Kunst der Torres-Strait-Inseln. Australische Indigene Kunstausstellung im Skulpturenpark Westerberg, Kunstler Bei Wu 2017. (pp. 51-56) edited by David Ng, Peter W. Thompson, Philip Bracht and Holger Stephan. Germany: Kunstler Bei Wu and Holy Verlag.
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Brian Robinson: Pacific Crosscurrents
Butler, Sally (2016). Brian Robinson: Pacific Crosscurrents. Cairns, Australia: Issuu: Cairns Regional Gallery.
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Cross pose: body language against the grain
Butler, Sally (2015). Cross pose: body language against the grain. UQ Art Museum: The University of Queensland.
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Cross pose: body language against the grain
Butler, Sally (2015). Cross pose: body language against the grain. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland Art Museum.
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Dick Roughsey Goobalathaldin: Goobalathaldin's modern life
Butler, Sally (2013). Dick Roughsey Goobalathaldin: Goobalathaldin's modern life. Newv3: Selected recent acquisitions 2011-2103. (pp. 82-83) edited by Ian Were. St. Lucia, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland Art Museum.
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Ngalpingka Simms's Wayul: occupying space
Butler, Sally (2013). Ngalpingka Simms's Wayul: occupying space. Newv3: Selected recent acquisitions 2011-2103. (pp. 32-33) edited by Ian Were. St. Lucia, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland Art Museum.
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Butler, Sally (2012). Mavis Ngallametta, creative country; The Lockhart River 'Old Girls' a homelands state of mind; Roy McIvor - Wawu; Bagu commemorative objects. New, v. 2: selected recent acquisitions, 2009-2011. (pp. 127-133) edited by Ian Were. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland Art Museum.
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The "presence" of Queensland Indigenous art
Butler, Sally (2012). The "presence" of Queensland Indigenous art. Crossing cultures: the Owen and Wagner collection of contemporary aboriginal Australian art at the Hood Museum of Art. (pp. 82-91) edited by Stephen Gilchrist. Hanover, New Hampshire, USA: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College.
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Before time today: reinventing tradition in Aurukun Aboriginal art
Butler, Sally (2010). Before time today: reinventing tradition in Aurukun Aboriginal art. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland Art Museum.
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Experimental art in Queensland
Butler, Sally (2010). Experimental art in Queensland. Cairns Indigenous Art Fair 2010. (pp. 14-26) edited by Sally Butler and Henrietta Marrie. Brisbane, Australia: Arts Queensland.
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Our way: Contemporary Aboriginal art From Lockhart River. A UQ Art Museum touring exhibition
Butler, Sally (2008). Our way: Contemporary Aboriginal art From Lockhart River. A UQ Art Museum touring exhibition. St. Lucia, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
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Butler, Sally (2008). Alick Tipoti: Zugubal. New: selected recent acquisitions 2007 - 2008. (pp. 72-73) edited by Michele Helmrich. St. Lucia, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland Art Museum.
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Brook Andrew: retrieving history
Butler, Sally (2008). Brook Andrew: retrieving history. New: selected recent acquisitions 2007 - 2008. (pp. 130-131) edited by Helmrich, Michelle. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland Art Museum.
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Butler, Sally (2008). Exploiting the avant-garde. Fully expolited labour: Pat Hoffie. (pp. 104-105) edited by Sally Butler. Brisbane, Australia: The University Queensland Art Museum.
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Butler, Sally (2008). Rosella Namok: our way. New: selected recent acquisitions 2007 - 2008. (pp. 38-39) edited by Helmrich, Michelle. St. Lucia, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland Art Museum.
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Emily Kngwarreye and the enigmatic object of discourse
Butler, Sally (2002). Emily Kngwarreye and the enigmatic object of discourse. PhD Thesis, School of English, Media Studies and Art History, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/106210
Grants (Administered at UQ)
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(2014–2015) UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund - Seed Research Grant
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Art, Knowledge and Indigeneity in the Sandstone University
(2013–2014) Copyright Agency Cultural Fund
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Aboriginal Art & Environmentalism in Aurukun
(2010–2012) UQ Early Career Researcher
PhD and MPhil Supervision
Current Supervision
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The value in developing a community centred archive of Quandamooka fibre work
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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An Archival Aesthetic in Contemporary Art
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Completed Supervision
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Refocusing on the Medium: The Rise of East Asia Video Art
(2022) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
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Regenerating Quandamooka Weaving: Solving the knot
(2022) Master Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
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Innovation, Culturepreneurship and Arnhem Land's Contemporary Art
(2021) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
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An Aetiology of Racism: Gordon Bennett's Archive and Affective Conceptualism
(2019) Master Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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(2019) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Edward Bullmore: A Surrealist Odyssey
(2011) Master Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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"Girls are dancin¿: shôjo culture and feminism in contemporary Japanese art
(2010) Master Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Norman Lindsay: portrait of the artist
(2007) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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The Historiographic Role of Puppets in Contemporary Art
(2020) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2015) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Korea's Choson Dynasty Ceramics: Beyond Yanagi Sôetsu's 'Beauty of Sorrow' Discourse
(2014) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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A Case of the Vanishing Mediator: Seventies Art in Australia
(2013) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Resistance, Art, Parr: Engaging Mike Parr's Self-Correction
(2012) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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The Folkloric Shadow of Fine Art: On the Delimitation of Critical Aesthetics
(2012) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Possible Research Projects
Note for students: The possible research projects listed on this page may not be comprehensive or up to date. Always feel free to contact the staff for more information, and also with your own research ideas.
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Australian Art Centres and Cultural Tourism
This project evaluates the capacities, potential and challenges for Australia's network of Indigenous Art Centres contributing in cultural tourism initiatives.
Contributions sought for:
Sally Butler (editor) 'Australian Indigenous Art and Cultural Tourism', Arts, Special Issue, Volume 9, 2019.
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Australian Indigenous Art and Politics 1975-1985
This project aims to understand how Australian Indigenous art encapsulated and helped to communicate political ideas about Indigenous land rights, social justice and equality in a period that also saw the emergence of the modern Australian Indigenous art movement.
