Marina Strocchi facts for kids
Marina Strocchi (born in 1961) is an Australian painter and printmaker. Her artworks have been shown all over the world, and many important art collections own her pieces. Marina lives in Alice Springs and has worked a lot with Aboriginal artists in Central Australia.
Early Life
Marina Strocchi was born in Melbourne in 1961. Her father was Italian, and her mother was Australian. She loved art from a very young age. After finishing school, Marina studied graphic design at Swinburne Technical College from 1979 to 1982. After college, she traveled a lot and even lived in Paris for two years. She returned to Australia in 1987.
Life as an Artist
In January 1992, Marina visited Central Australia for the first time. She spent two weeks at Haasts Bluff, where she taught painting and printmaking workshops. This is where she began painting small desert landscapes.
In August 1992, Marina went back to Haasts Bluff with her partner, Wayne Eager. They started what became known as the Ikuntji Art Centre. Marina worked there from 1992 to 1997, and she kept painting and showing her art during this time.
After leaving Haasts Bluff, Marina moved to Alice Springs. She continued to work with many different artist groups. These included Papunya Tula Artists, Tjanpi Desert Weavers, and Warlukurlangu Artists.
Marina has also had great success with her own art. She has held 45 solo exhibitions across Australia and in the United States. Her work is part of many state and national collections. These include Artbank, Araluen Arts Centre, Art Gallery of Western Australia, National Gallery of Australia, and the National Gallery of Victoria.
Professor Sasha Grishin has said that Marina Strocchi's art is very unique. He mentioned that you can recognize her paintings, prints, or drawings easily. Her style is unusual, often looks a bit simple, uses warm colors, has fine details, and sometimes shows a sense of humor. He also said that her work doesn't look like anyone else's art.
In 2021, Marina moved to the Yarra Valley in Wurundjeri Country.
Awards and Recognition
Marina Strocchi has won many awards for her art. Some of these include the Broken Hill Art Award, the Brisbane Rotary Art Spectacular, and the Country Women's Association Tennant Creek Art Award. She has also been a finalist in other important art prizes. These include the Alice Prize and the Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize.
In 2019, she received the Northern Territory Government's Arts Fellowship Program. This award allowed her to spend three months in New York. There, she created new artworks and explored the many museums and art galleries in the area.
Publications About Her Work
A special book about Marina Strocchi's art was published in 2015. It is called Marina Strocchi : a survey 1992-2014. You can find the full text of this book online. This book was made for an exhibition at the Araluen Arts Centre. The exhibition took place from February 26 to April 12, 2015.
