Dr Nerina Dunt

School of Humanities

College of Creative Arts, Design and Humanities


Dr Nerina Dunt is a researcher, writer, and teacher of Art History and Theory. She is a recent PhD graduate of the University of Adelaide, completing an Art History thesis entitled ‘Investigating the Aesthetic Character of Australian Urban Indigenous Art: A Socio-Political Fusion’. Her area of research is contemporary Australian art, particularly Indigenous voices and perspectives and how these decolonise art, history, and the broader Australian socio-political milieu, which also guides her approach to teaching.Nerina’s major research projects have centred on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Collection at the Flinders University Museum of Art, and South Australian Artists at the Art Gallery of South Australia, commissioned for Design & Art Australia online.She holds a Bachelor of Visual Art (Honours) (2000), from the South Australian School of Art, University of South Australia, and a Master of Arts (Art History) (2005), from the University of Adelaide in conjunction with the Art Gallery of South Australia. Nerina is currently a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Adelaide.

Date Position Institution name
2020 - ongoing Supervisor, Curatorial Research Project, Master of Arts (Curatorial and Research Studies) University of Adelaide
2019 - 2019 Adjunct Lecturer and Course Coordinator, Art History Research Project: Digital Curation University of Adelaide
2019 - 2019 Adjunct Lecturer and Course Coordinator, Contemporary Australian Art University of Adelaide
2016 - ongoing Lecturer Adelaide Central School of Art
2016 - 2016 Online Course Developer and Tutor University of Adelaide - Australian Indigenous Art
2011 - 2013 Research Assistant University of New South Wales - Design and Art Australia Online
2010 - 2012 Research Assistant Flinders University - Flinders University Museum of Art
2002 - 2004 Exhibitions Manager Art Images Gallery

Date Institution name Country Title
2018 University of Adelaide Australia PhD
2005 University of Adelaide Australia MA (Art History)
2000 University of South Australia (South Australian School of Art) Australia Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours)

Date Title Institution name Country
2001 Certificate 2 Arts Administration TAFE -

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