Matt R. Martin

Artist Picture

Bio



Born 1984, Mildura, Victoria
Lives and works, London, UK



EDUCATION

2008 Diploma of Illustration NMIT Preston, Melbourne
2008 Certificate IV Design NMIT Preston, Melbourne
2008 Life Drawing 8 years Art Sunraysia Institute of TAFE, Mildura & NMIT Preston, Melbourne
2006 1 year of Fine Art Diploma NMIT Preston, Melbourne
2003 2 year Diploma of Graphic Art Sunraysia Institute of TAFE, Mildura


SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2018 A fine Romance: Realism in Australian Art, Gippsland Art Gallery
2018 BIG ART, small canvas, RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York
2018 Women painting Women/Men Painting Men: Voice with Vision
2018 RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York
2018 On The Edge Of... RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York
2018 Matt R Martin , RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York
2018 W.O.P. 2018, Scott Livesey Galleries, Melbourne
2017 Equilibrum, Scott Livesey Galleries, Melbourne
2017 Art Central Art Fair Hong Kong, Hill Smith Gallery, Adelaide
2016 '602', art fair, Scott Livesey Galleries, Melbourne
2016 Figurative II, Group Show, Gallery 1261, Denver, Colorado, USA
2015 Sydney Contemporary 2015, Scott Livesey Galleries, Melbourne
2015 Paintguide, Group Show, Unit London Gallery, London, UK
2014 Melbourne Art Fair 2014, Scott Livesey Galleries, Melbourne
2014 Twenty Fourteen, Scott Livesey Galleries, Melbourne
2013 Personae featuring Ron Francis, Matt R Martin, Lily Mae Martin and Heidi Yardley, Scott Livesey Galleries, Melbourne
2013 Winter Selection, Scott Livesey Galleries, Melbourne
2013 Big and Small, Paintings by Melbourne Artists, Scott Livesey Galleries, Melbourne
2012 Interwoven and Undone, Scott Livesey Galleries, Melbourne
2012 Metro Gallery Art Award 2012, Metro Gallery, Melbourne
2012 Taboo, beinArt International Art Collective Group Exhibition, Last Rites Gallery, New York
2012 R and M McGivern Art Prize 2012 'Group Show' Maroondah Art Gallery, Melbourne
2012 Group Show, Scott Livesey Galleries, Melbourne
2011 Stockroom Show, Scott Livesey Galleries, Melbourne
2011 Metro Gallery Art Award 2011, Group Show, Metro Gallery, Melbourne
2011 Solo Exhibition, CoproGallery Santa Monica , California
2011 Dystopia, beinArt International Art Collective Group Exhibition, CoproGallery, Santa Monica, California
2010 Metro Gallery Art Award 2010, Group Show, Metro Gallery, Melbourne
2010 Metamorphosis, beinArt International Art Collective Group Exhibition, CoproGallery, Santa Monica, California,
2010 Grand Opening Group Show, 696 ink Gallery, Melbourne
2008 Illustre Graduate Exhibition at Chapel Off Chapel Gallery, Melbourne


AWARDS & PRIZES

2016 Finalist, The Kilgour Prize, Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle
2014 Finalist, Benalla Nude Art Prize, Benalla, Victoria
2014 Finalist, Glencore Percival Portrait Prize, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville
2014 Finalist, Maritime ANL Art Prize, Historic Seafarers, Docklands
2012 Finalist, R and M McGivern Art Prize 2012, Group show at Maroondah Art Gallery, Melbourne
2012 Finalist, Metro Gallery Art Award 2012, Group Show at Metro Gallery, Melbourne
2011 Finalist, Metro Gallery Art Award 2011, Group Show at Metro Gallery, Melbourne
2010 Finalist, Metro Gallery Art Award 2010, Group Show at Metro Gallery, Melbourne
2008 Eckersley’s Award for Excellence in Illustration, Illustre Graduate Exhibition Chapel Off Chapel, Gallery


COMMISSIONS

2010 A moment to breathe, commissioned by Aldo Coronelli, London
2010 Imbalance sleep, commissioned by Cyril Delapraz, London
2010 The Road, commissioned by Aldo Coronelli, London
2009 Blood Geometry, commissioned by Marc Fumberger, Melbourne


COLLECTIONS

beinArt International Art Collective, beinArt Collection
Numerous Private collections, Australia and Internationally


RESIDENCIES

2017 The Art Vault, Mildura, Victoria


SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

2018 4 page Feature , American Art Collector Magazine
2018 Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine
2017 12 page feature Beautiful Bizarre Magazine
2016 21st Century figurative Art : The Resurrection of Art, Book
2016 Paintguide, Book
2016 Snapshots of Life, American Art Collector,
2015 Skilled NSFW Oil Paintings By Matt R. Martin Juxtapoz
2013 Feature EMPTY magazine
2013 Go Figure: human side comes back to life by Ashley Crawford, Financial Review
2012 Matt Martin 3 page interview by Owen Craven, Artist Profile
2011 Drifting in the right direction, Maribyrnong Leader


Artwork 6708
Matt R. Martin
Tangled Thoughts of Nowhere VI

2017

oil on board

100.00 x 81.00 cm

Sold

Artwork 6510
Matt R. Martin
Peripheral Weave III

2016

oil on Russian birch

50.00 x 37.00 cm

Sold

Artwork 6361
Matt R. Martin
Untitled III

oil on board

30.00 x 24.00 cm

Sold

Artwork 6359
Matt R. Martin
Untitled I

oil on board

30.00 x 24.00 cm

Sold

Artwork 6357
Matt R. Martin
Wreckage

oil on board

60.00 x 45.00 cm

Sold

Artwork 6245
Matt R. Martin
Stasis II

2016

oil on board

122.00 x 90.00 cm

Sold

Artwork 6044
Matt R. Martin
Surface Entwined

2015

oil on Russian birch

110.00 x 140.00 cm

Sold

Artwork 6043
Matt R. Martin
Stasis

2015

oil on Russian birch

66.00 x 100.00 cm

Sold

Artwork 5866
Matt R. Martin
Adorned

2015

oil on board

86.00 x 130.00 cm

Sold

Artwork 5383
Matt R. Martin
Woven Skin In Winter's Light

2013

oil on board

86.00 x 135.00 cm

Sold

Artwork 5381
Matt R. Martin
Confine

2013

oil on board

44.00 x 30.00 cm

Sold

Artwork 5319
Matt R. Martin
Undertow

2013

oil on board

30.00 x 44.00 cm

Sold

Artwork 5318
Matt R. Martin
Distant

2013

oil on board

122.00 x 180.00 cm

Sold

Artwork 5317
Matt R. Martin
Unaware

2013

oil on board

30.00 x 44.00 cm

Sold

Artwork 5507
Matt R. Martin
Procession

oil on board

86.00 x 130.00 cm

Artwork 5232
Matt R. Martin
Fracture

2012

oil on board

30.00 x 44.00 cm

Sold

Artwork 5229
Matt R. Martin
Blinding White

2012

oil on board

30.00 x 44.00 cm

Sold

Artwork 5227
Matt R. Martin
Adored

2012

oil on board

30.00 x 44.00 cm

Sold

Artwork 5226
Matt R. Martin
Woven Skin In Morning Light

2012

oil on board

86.00 x 130.00 cm

Sold

Associated Artists

SUBSCRIBE

INSTAGRAM

HOURS

Monday
By Appointment
Tuesday - Friday
11:00AM - 5:30PM
Saturday
11:00AM - 4:00PM
Sunday
Closed

CONTACT

Scott Livesey Galleries
610 High Street, Prahran
Victoria, Australia, 3181
T:
+613 9824 7770
WEBSITE DESIGN BY PLUG2STUDIO | POWERED BY CARBON DATA SOLUTIONS
© 2024 SCOTT LIVESEY GALLERIES MELBOURNE