SERAPHINA MARTIN
Seraphina Martin studied printmaking at the National Art School in Paris before moving to Sydney 30 years ago, to teach at the Sydney University Art Workshop, where she continues to teach today. Seraphina was the recipient of the Moya Dyring Studio at the Cite des Arts in Paris in 1988. There, she studied the Viscosity colour printing method at the Atelier 17 under notorious master printer William Hayter. Since 1994 she has been developing non toxic technology called Solar Plate etching in her own art practise. Seraphina has had many solo and group exhibitiions of her work in Australia and Overseas. In 2005 she was invited as artist in residence and as a mentor to students, at the Canberra school of Art, Canberra.
In 2009, she was invited to be a Delegate for Australia, to select 6 Australian printm
akers to participate in the International
Printmaking Biennale in Sarcelles, France.
She regularly teaches printmaking at Meadowbank Tafe, Hornsby Tafe, and Penrith Tafe. She has been invited to teach Solar Plate workshops
at both Hazelhurst Regional Gallery, Gimea and Gosford Regional Gallery, Gosford. She often teaches summer schools at Camp Creative in Bellingen and Sturt workshops in Mittagong. Most recently she was invited to teach solar plate etching to 8 artists at the Spiral Gallery Artist Co-op in Bega N.S.W, under a Regional Arts Grant in association with Bega Regional Gallery, Bega and Megalo print Studio, Canberra.
Seraphina Martin’s work is represented in many public and private collections in Australia and Overseas