Aboriginal artist Tommy Day carries a heavy load that might be too much for most artists to manage.  His rich personal heritage and upbringing however have embedded him with the strength and grace that make him the perfect person for the task.  As a contemporary artists working within traditional Aboriginal frameworks going back tens of thousands of years, Day encapsulates his culture and their values, stories, and aesthetics while embracing contemporary tools and methods such as large scale mural projects and collaborations.  Although he does not consider himself a political artists, his presence in the contemporary art world and position between traditional culture and modern Australian institutions is inherently political in nature, an orientation he embraces without hesitation.