Craig Martin

Born in New Zealand and now living in the Netherlands with my Dutch wife and 2 children.

I’ve been active as an artist for over 20 years. I enjoyed my education at the Art School of South Australia, Adelaide, in the early 90’s.

I have been very much a figurative painter working with oils on canvas. But now I am working on abstract landscapes. I have exhibited in Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands

My new work is drawn from the Dutch landscape with its large sky's and flat land

I live and work in Elst,the Netherlands

1964 Born in Dunedin, New Zealand

1978-1982 Logan Park High School, Dunedin, New Zealand

1982-1990 Lived a completely different life

1990-1993 University of South Australia, Adelaide. Studied B.A. Visual Arts, Major Subject's Painting and Drawing

1995 Lived and worked as an artist in Jerusalem, Israel.

1996 Traveled to the Netherlands to be with his wife and worked on assignment. Returned to New Zealand with his wife.

1997 Teaching Drawing and Painting, The Foundation Course, King's High School, Dunedin, NZ

1999 Moved to the Netherlands from New Zealand

Location in Elst, Gelderland.

2019 “Elst Art Route” Elst the Netherlands

2017 “Elst Art Route” Elst the Netherlands

2015 “Elst Art Route” Elst the Netherlands

2010 Group exhibition Artists of the Overbetuwe, Elst, Gelderland

2008 Solo exhibition of oil paintings in general practice “de Zuiling” Elst,

Gelderland

2005 Group exhibition Garden Fair Garden-Idee, 's-Hertogenbosch

2002 Group exhibition in Galerie de Sleedoorn, Zetten, Gelderland

2001 “Winter stories” Gallery de Sleedoorn, Zetten, Gelderland

1999 Solo Exhibition “Dancing on the table” Tinakori Gallery Wellington, New Zealand / Solo

Exhibition “Face Up” Morgan Street Gallery, Auckland NZ

1998 Solo Exhibition “Beyond the Green Hills” Tinakori Gallery Wellington, New Zealand /

Exhibition Christmas Show Tinakori Gallery Wellington New Zealand /Exhibition ”Craig Martin”

Morgan Street Gallery, Auckland NZ

1997 Solo Exhibition “Red Tulips From Amsterdam” Bond Street Gallery, Dunedin NZ / Solo Exhibition

“Face to Face” Moray Gallery, Dunedin NZ / Group Exhibition “Indent” Bond Street Gallery, Dunedin

NZ / “Equity Art Exhibition” Wellington NZ / Mainland Art Awards, Otago Art Society, Dunedin, NZ

“Graft” Sculpture Exhibition, Dunedin NZ /“Cleveland Art Awards” ...