Kathryn Ko stood by her Ko Iki mini-museum outside the John A. Burns School of Medicine. This exhibit “Carrying Capacity” was by Gaye Chan, former chair of Art and dean at the University of Hawaii.

Peruse the nominations for any international screen awards, be it the Oscars, BAFTAs or Emmys, and finding an Australian usually isn’t difficult. The AACTA Awards are in good company, then. Each year, ...