Martin King’s wide-ranging art practice is underpinned by an abiding interest in the Australian landscape, most visibly by making connections between land, sea and air.
King’s earlier works on paper traced the movement of rain shadows and the effect of weather patterns across undulating terrain and vast tracts of desert. His more recent works express the fragility of our relationship with nature using creatures of the sky as simple motifs that convey a paradoxical vision of the Australian landscape as both tranquil and unsettling.
Martin King’s works are held in numerous corporate collections, 17 regional gallery and university collections and four state galleries in Australia plus collections in the USA, UK and India. Martin King occupies an important place in printmaking in Australia, and is acknowledged widely as one of the leading printmakers in the country. He is also the senior printmaker at Australian Print Workshop, a position he has held since 1994.
PAST EXHIBITIONS
Image above: Martin King strangerlands II, after W Strutt, Black Thursday 1851 2021 graphite, watercolour, gouache, pastel and gold leaf on …
Image above: Martin King Hoodwinks and lyres, the moment 2019 graphite and watercolour on drafting film and paper 110 x …
The Warrnambool Art Gallery (WAG) will celebrate the early days of summer this year and invite you to the Wallawar …
Image: Glenn Morgan High Rise Towers 2021 acrylic on board 236 x 93 cm Congratulations to Glenn Morgan who has …
Image: Nick Howson Magpie 2019 etching 19.5 cm x 30.0 cm Australian Galleries are delighted to announce that three works …
“An artful collaboration celebrates nature and contemporary female talent across three stunning locations.” Elizabeth Fortescue writes on Destination Sydney: The …
Image: Jennifer Keeler-Milne Spring Wattle III 2021 oil on canvas 121 x 228 cm Destination Sydney: The natural world is now …
We are delighted to share these images from Geoffrey Bartlett with his recently installed sculpture, Alpha, for the Newhaven Public …
Image above: Sidney Nolan The Myth Rider 1958-59 polyvinyl acetate on composition board 122 x 152 cm (Copyright the Trustees …
Image above: Jeffrey Smart Labyrinth 2011 oil on canvas 100 x 100 cm The National Gallery of Australia is today …
Image above: Mary Tonkin After, Kalorama 2021 oil on linen 183 x 320 cm We are delighted to share this …
Image: Angus Fisher with winning work Carrion #3 at the Hawkesbury Art Prize 2021 A huge congratulations for Angus Fisher who …
Image credit: Holly Treadaway Congratulations to printmaker, Dianne Fogwell, who has been announced as Artist of the Year at the …
