I delivered some painting and drawing workshops in February, 2020. Many thanks to Tangentyere Artists and the 2019 Arts NT Fellowship.
Desert Aboriginal art centres adapt to the pandemic.
Artlink article by Kieran Finnane
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Alice Springs News article by Kieran Finnane
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I delivered some painting workshops in March, 2020. Many thanks to Yarrenyty Arltere Artists and the 2019 Arts NT Fellowship.
“What we see in our country” Yarrenyty Arltere 20 years on….
L-R: Anna Kanaris, Bec Bowman and Marina Strocchi
Radio Interview with RTRFM
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Marina Strocchi and Anna Kanaris spoke with radio presenter, Bec Bowman, on RTRFM’s Artbeat to discuss two exhibitions, Coastal and Desert Women: Cultural Expression, presented at Early Works gallery in South Fremantle.
The gallery presented a solo exhibition of paintings by Marina Strocchi with reference to coastal themes, paired with new paintings from Ninuku in the APY lands and Warlukurlangu in the western desert. Opening on International Women’s Day both exhibitions are an interpretation of the artists’ environment, and a celebration of women artists working in the desert.
During the interview, “Marina gives us the details behind her artistic journey and interactions with Indigenous art. They discuss the importance of supporting galleries through art centres, as a means to recognise Aboriginal artists properly. As art is culturally important, it is essential to ask questions about sourcing, and to get younger people involved, knowing the facts of history in order to produce goodwill” - Women Painters of the Desert, Artbeat.
Listen to the full interview here:
Exhibition at Michael Reid Gallery, 2011
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Show exhibited from 3rd June - 1st July, 2011
Michael Reid Gallery, 2010
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“Marina Strocchi is ultimately a storyteller, well crafted in her ability to take the viewer on a visual journey depicting a place in time or a memory of landscape.
“Raised in an Italian Australian family, living in the Northern Territory, and inspired by ancient cultures, Marinas work is a compelling and dynamic fusion of cultural diversity and influences.
“Marina began her art practice as a printmaker with a strong focus on the simplicity and strength of the line. From this beginning she evolved into a painter, incorporating texture and a desert palette.
“Deeply inspired by the Australian landscape and with an interest in art from indigenous cultures, a very distinct style emerged, for which she is renowned. Her works are both playfully whimsical and vigorous, evoking a rich breadth of experience with this country and its inhabitants.
“In contrast to the energy her line brings to the canvas, her use of colour and subject matter seduces the viewer to experience something of another sphere.
“Marina’s continuing love of the landscape and the impact of the surrounding artists in the area in which she lives, have been instrumental in Marina established the Ikuntji Art Centre at Haasts Bluff in 1992. Over the years she has enjoyed nurturing talent among students and budding artists in the central desert region of Australia.”