Mr Wright, who is also a Seventh-day Adventist Church pastor, said one of his artistic aims was to produce works which brought people of all backgrounds closer together.

``By helping people from other backgrounds to understand our people and culture, through my paintings, I hope to help unite the country into one great nation,'' he said.

The 60-year-old Blacktown resident will host a solo exhibition of 15 paintings and craft, including didgeridoos, at Stockland Merrylands Mall in McFarlane Street on Thursday, before taking the works to the Nova Hrvatska Croatian newspaper office in Haymarket, Sydney on Friday. Last week he visited the Maltese Cultural Centre in Walters Road, Blacktown.

Mr Wright belongs to the Dhungutti tribe and his tribal name is Leeko.

He recently returned to Blacktown after completing missionary work in Western Australia and northern and central NSW.

``I have gone back to doing Aboriginal dot painting, instead of landscapes, as I feel I can better foster ties in our fast dividing nation,'' Mr Wright said.

``My paintings use Aboriginal symbols that have united us in the past and helped bring unity and peace to our people before the arrival of the white people.''