Adrienne Martyn (born 1950 in Wellington) is a New Zealand art photographer. Her work has been collected by numerous art galleries, museums and libraries in New Zealand including the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, the Dowse Art Museum, the Auckland Art Gallery, the Christchurch Art Gallery and the Hocken Library.
Adrienne Martyn | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1950 Wellington |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Known for | photography |
| Website | https://www.adriennemartyn.com/ |
Photographic style and works
editMartyn is an acclaimed New Zealand photographer.[1] She is known for her black-and-white portraiture of other New Zealand artists, with her best-known works including portraits of artist Joanna Paul. Her works have been collected by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa,[2] Auckland Art Gallery,[3] and Dunedin Public Art Gallery.[4][5] Her portraiture work was the focus of an exhibition by the Dunedin Public Art Gallery in 1988.[6]
In 1999 Martyn was the inaugural recipient of the Samuel Marsden Collegiate School artist in residence programme and was the artist in residence at the Waikato Museum in 2000.[7][8] In 2007 Martyn held a solo exhibit at the City Gallery Wellington.[8]
Martyn's recent work has shifted to concentrate on studies of interiors of empty buildings, as exemplified by her 2018 series "The Times" and "Bank".[9] In March 2018 she held a solo exhibition at the Invercargill Public Art Gallery entitled "Shift" in which she exhibited photographs taken of the interior of Anderson House.[1][10][11]
References
edit- ^ a b Reece, Sharon (23 March 2018). "Exhibition shows Anderson House in a new light". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "Adrienne Martyn | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ "Adrienne Martyn". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ "Adrienne Martyn - Dunedin Public Art Gallery". collection.dunedin.art.museum. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ Dignan, James (27 September 2018). "Art seen: September 27". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ Auckland Museum. "Adrienne Martyn : portraits : a survey, 1979-1987 : an exhibition". aucklandmuseum.com. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Previous Artists - Artists in Residence". marsden.ultranet.school.nz. 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Photographer Takes Artwork Out of The Frame". Scoop Independent News. 28 May 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ Artist's website, retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ Brown, Sarah (6 April 2018). "Adrienne Martyn: Shift - A Personal Connection". www.invercargillpublicartgallery.nz. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ Searle, Jamie (19 April 2018). "Plenty to choose from at Southland Arts Festival". Southland Times. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
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