ARTIST TALK: MARTINE PERRET

Event Date: 10am, 11 January 2024
Venue: Geraldton Regional Art Gallery, 24 Chapman Road, Geraldton, WA,

Join us at the Geraldton Regional Art Gallery to gain some unique insights from one of the Western Australian National Photographic Portrait Prize 2023 Finalists, Martine Perret.

About Martine:
I am a photographic artist born in Paris and now live and work from my base in Margaret River. I am known for my portrayal of the Western Australian landscape, often employing aerial captures and portraiture to tell important stories of our times.
My approach to artistic work is based on a career in photojournalism, including a decade covering UN peacekeeping missions in conflict zones, in South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Timor-Leste and West Africa where I documented the Ebola crisis.
As a peacekeeping photographer I had regularly flown on UN helicopters on missions to remote places. I had learnt there was no better way of getting an understanding of unfamiliar terrain than to see it from above.

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2023 Exhibition
Dates: 30 NOVEMBER 2024 - 2 FEBRUARY 2025

Image Credit: Nikki – Yurrkan Mantangka Ngargnyi – coll 1 (Nikki – young woman on Country) 2022

The National Photographic Portrait Prize 2023 is a National Portrait Gallery touring exhibition.

This exhibition is supported by the National Collecting Institutions Touring and Outreach Program, an Australian Government program aiming to improve access to the national collections for all Australians.

Please note that photographs and footage may be taken throughout this event. These will be used by the City for publicity and reporting in our publications, on our website and in social media.