22 Nov - 23 Mar

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Clinton Nain
Meriam Mir/Gu Gu/Ku Ku born 1971
Chicken feed 2013
synthetic polymer paint on canvas, glass, chicken wire, chicken bones, silicone
(a) 200.0 x 300.1 cm (canvas), (b) 11.3 x 40.1 x 12.0 cm (box)
Collection of the artist, Melbourne
© Clinton Nain

Clinton Nain

Born 1971, Melbourne, Victoria; lives and works in Melbourne. Clinton Nain, a descendant of the G'ua G'ua and Meriam peoples, held his first solo exhibition in 1996 at Hogarth Galleries, Sydney. He was represented in Blak City Culture, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne, 1994; Ilan Pasin (This Is Our Way): Torres Strait Art, Cairns Regional Gallery, 1998; Beyond the Pale, Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art, 2000; Land Marks, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2006; and Power & Beauty: Indigenous Art Now, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne, 2007.

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