Natalie Martin is an artist and graphic designer based on the Surf Coast, Victoria. She likes to get her hands dirty and bring a little joy (and colour!) to the every day.

Natalie Martin is an artist who works in vibrant watercolour. She's particularly fond of native Australian flora and the landscape it's found. Her most recent explorations have been around the striking beauty and delicacy of our flowers and our connection as humans to them.

Martin’s drawn to blooms in season and that seasonal swing throughout the year provides a beautiful rhythm and constant flow of inspiration. She feels a deep connection to being outdoors and observing and learning from nature. With her studio based on the Surf Coast in Victoria, there’s an endless source of inspiration within reach.

Martin studied Communication Design at RMIT and maintained a general arts practice during her studies and early twenties. She fell in love with watercolour early on, along with inks and water soluble crayons. She had her first solo exhibition in 2012, 'Welcome to the Nest' in Geelong and has exhibited across Australia since. Over the years she has produced a collection of limited edition prints, developed a line of environmentally friendly stationery, experimented with printing on fabrics and also begun teaching workshops in person as well as online.

 

 

CV 

Education

2004-06 Bachelor of Communication (Visual Communication), RMIT, Melbourne, Australia

 

Professional Experience

2016 -Self-employed Artist and Graphic Designer

2009 - 2016Art Director, Rip Curl, Torquay, Victoria, Australia

2006 - 2009 Co-owner/Designer, Moneypenny Clothing, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia

 

Solo Exhibitions

2019Breathe, The Stockroom Gallery, Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia

2017The Flower Thief, Ravens Creek Farm, Moriac, Australia

2015Yonder, Bow and Arrow, Manly, Sydney

2012Birds of a Feather, TigerFish Gallery, Torquay, Victoria, Australia

2012Welcome to the Nest, Courthouse Arts, Geelong, Victoria, Australia

 

Select Group Exhibitions

2019Moss Foundation Deck Art Show, Altmann Gallery, Highett, Australia

2019Art Local, Ocean Grind, Torquay, Australia

201812x12, The Stockroom Gallery, Clifton Hill, Australia

2018Works on Paper,The Corner Store Gallery, Orange, Australia

2018Inaugural Show, The Papermills Gallery, Fyansford, Australia

2018Illustrators Dozen,Surf Coast Artspace, Anglesea, Australia

2017Ashmore Out of the Studio, Surf Coast Artspace, Anglesea, Australia

201512x12, The Stockroom, Ringwood, Australia

2013Love Forests, Gallery One Three, Melbourne, Australia

2013One, Just Another Project Space, Prahran, Australia

 

Select Private Commissions

2020 Olive,newborn gift, 42 x 60cm, watercolour

2019Happily Ever After, wedding gift, 56 x 76cm, watercolour

2019Chester the Sunflower, newborn gift, 30 x 42cm, watercolour

2019Tasmanian Waratah, gift, 56 x 76cm, watercolour

2019Blue Gums and Flowering Gum,50th Birthday gift, each 56x76cm, watercolour

2019Wedding Bouquet, First wedding anniversary gift, 56 x 76cm, watercolour

2018Lilly of the Valley, newborn gift, 21 x 30cm, watercolour and ink

2018Hydrangea, newborn gift, 21 x 30cm, watercolour and ink

2017Tawny Frogmouth, private commission, 30 x 30cm, watercolour and ink

2017Byron Bay wedding, wedding momento, 42 x 60cm, watercolour

2017Crimson Rosellas, private commission, 30 x 42cm

2017Flamingo, private commission, 42 x 60cm