APY Aboriginal art centre denies any wrongdoing over claims white staff interfere with Indigenous paintings

Stills from a video that played a role in The Australian's four-month investigation into Indigenous art. (ABC News)

Respected authorities on Indigenous art say claims that white staff at a major art centre are interfering with Aboriginal artists' paintings are "distressing", and that it is "wrong" for non-Indigenous people to be adding their own touches to artworks.   

The comments follow the publication of video footage showing a white woman painting on an Aboriginal artist's canvas at the highly regarded Tjala Art Centre (APY Art Centre Collective) in South Australia's far north.