Looking at his own portrait, hung at the Australian Museum in Sydney, proud Nurungga, Nakanoo, Latji Latji and Elder, Uncle John Baxter, hopes this exhibition – called ‘Unfinished Business’ – is a conversation starter and a catalyst for change.

“We don’t want to be left in the background. We don’t want to be left as a second thought or an inconvenience in this ever-changing world. We want to be there in the forefront with you standing by you, not standing behind you.”

Uncle John Baxter was deeply involved in the exhibition’s creation from the planning stage.