Luke Taylor is the Deputy Principal, Research and Information, at AIATSIS. An anthropologist who specialises in research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, he has written a number of books on the subject of Aboriginal art. Taylor's previous jobs include Senior Curator in the Gallery of Aboriginal Australia at the National Museum of Australia between 1990-2000. He has also been an Adjunct Professor with the Centre for Cross-Cultural Research at the Australian National University where he teaches about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and supervises a number of students.