Nerine Martini (24 March 1968 – 25 April 2019), was an Australian artist working in the fields of sculpture, installation, drawing, socially engaged art and public art.

Nerine Martini
Born
Nerine Yvette Addison

(1968-03-24)24 March 1968
Perth, Western Australia
Died25 April 2019(2019-04-25) (aged 51)
Sydney, Australia
Occupation(s)Artist and art lecturer
Known forSculpture, public art, installation and works on paper
Children1
Websitenerinemartini.com

"Leaving a legacy of public artworks and community inspired projects, Nerine Martini was an artist who tapped in universal themes of migration and belonging. Martini had an interest in working cross-culturally and creating artworks that respond to stories of migration, belonging, displacement, cultural identity and home. Interweaving personal and universal threads, her work poetically expressed concerns for humanity and our shared social and natural environments."[1]

Career

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Martini’s work has been included in major exhibitions including Sculpture by the Sea, the Blake Prize and the Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Awards. Her work is held in collections such as Artbank Australia, artsACT,[2] University of Sydney, College of Fine Arts, UNSW and the Seidler Collection. Martini taught fine arts at Nepean Art & Design Centre, and lectured in sculpture and object design at the Australian Catholic University.

Awards and honours

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Solo exhibitions

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  • 2018 Precarious, M Contemporary, Woollarah, Sydney
  • 2016 Unravel, AirSpace Projects, Marrickville, Sydney
  • 2012 Traces, Incinerator Art Space, Willoughby, Sydney
  • 2006 Life Boat / Thuyen Cuu Roi, Museum of Ethnology, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • 2002 Telling Stories, Wentworth Falls School of Art, Blue Mountains, NSW
  • 1998 Linger, Kidogo Arthouse, Fremantle, Western Australia
  • 1997 Swarm, mAudespAce, Sydney
  • 1995 Dream of Black Dogs, aGOG, Canberra
  • 1995 Recent Work, mAudespAce, Sydney
  • 1992 Vision and Dreaming, Tamworth City Gallery, Tamworth NSW

Education

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References

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  1. ^ Fairley, Gina (8 May 2019). "Vale Nerine Martini". ArtsHub. Arts Hub Australia Pty Ltd. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Life Boat / Thuyen Cuu Roi". 29 November 2018.
  3. ^ Crawford, Kate (12 March 2014). "Sculpture winners show variety". Daily Telegraph.