Good artwork is not about answering questions but asking them: What is our relationship with nature? With each other? How can we re-imagine our shared history?

The quality of contemporary art emerging from Australia is globally influential, calling upon cultural leaders, institutions, and thinkers to champion one another and elevate collective impact. As the first artist to receive the Australian Cultural John Monash Scholarship, Dr Fernando do Campo has spent much time cultivating his curiosity for untold stories and the questions they reveal about identity, the past, and human nature. As an avid bird watcher, lover of long walks, and Taronga Zoo patriot, Fernando shares some of the experimental ways he generates his creativity and the leadership role he believes the Australian art sector plays on both a national and global level.

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