Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
As an Indigenous scholar and arts practitioner Brian Martin has extensive experience in visual arts and Indigenous knowledge systems. His research has focused on artistic practice-led research and how Indigenous ways of knowing reconfigure new materialism and the knowledge economy in general. As a practising artist for twenty-seven years, Brian has been exhibiting his work for approximately twenty years, both nationally and internationally. In addition to the above, his artistic practice has investigated the traditions of western painting and drawing whilst materialising his cultural background in its conceptual basis. It is this extensive experience of oscillating between different world views that has seen his expertise cover a broad spectrum within Indigenous knowledge production across various disciplines. His traditional research outputs and publications have been in the field of Indigenous knowledge, decolonial theory and art practice/theory.
Education/Academic qualification
Art, PhD
Award Date: 1 Feb 2013
External positions
Honorary Professor of Eminence , Centurion University of Technology and Management
2015 → …
Research area keywords
- Visual Art
- Art Theory
- Indigenous Practice Research
- Indigenous design
- design and co-design
- decolonial
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Memory, Material and Cultural Agency
Martin, B., Briggs, C. & Andrew, B.
1/07/23 → 22/10/23
Project: Other
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Repairing memory & place: An Indigenous-led approach to urban water design
Martin, B., Briggs, C., Bertram, N., Harper, L., Melo Zurita, M. D. L., Murphy, C., Faulkhead, S. & Coleman, R.
22/02/23 → 21/02/26
Project: Research
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Protocols for Indigenous-led creative practice
Martin, B., Greenaway, J., Kelly, M., Kennedy, R., Munroe, H. & Baerg, J.
9/05/22 → 8/05/25
Project: Research
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Learning with the Land
Irwin, R., Barney, D. T., Osler, P., Sinner, A., Girak, S., Nakamura, K., Bonini, M., Briggs, C., Burke, G., Diamond, Z., Hernandez Ibinarriaga, D., Martin, B., Gaup, I., Lin, C., Cutter-Mackenzie-Knowles, A., Cutcher, A. L., Speitz, H., Leddy, S., Coleman, K., Fredriksen , B. C., Lund-Kristensen, H., Ørbæk, T., Illeris, H., Bunda, T., Sorensen, N., Triggs, V., Nordbo, A. L. & Haukeland, P. I.
Monash University – Internal Department Contribution
22/03/22 → 21/03/25
Project: Research
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More than a guulany (tree): Aboriginal knowledge systems
Martin, B. & Andrew, B.
26/01/21 → 26/01/24
Project: Research
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Our ancestors live amongst us in Place
Martin, B., 2023, Whetūrangitia/Made As Stars . Gordon-Smith, I. & Chitham, K. (eds.). Lower Hutt NZ: The Dowse Art Museum, p. 148-152 5 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Surviving academic Whiteness: Perspectives from the Pacific
Stewart, G. T., MacDonald, L., Matapo, J., Fa’avae, D. T. M., Watson, B. K., Akiu, R. K., Martin, B., Mika, C. & Sturm, S., 2023, In: Educational Philosophy and Theory. 55, 2, p. 141-152 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
The Significance of Thulu
Martin, B., 2023Research output: Non-textual form › Commissioned or Visual Artwork › Research
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Ceding power to build relational spaces: A matter of intention
Martin, B., 2022, DECADE: Wyndham Art Gallery 2011-21. Werribee Vic Australia: Wyndham Art Gallery, p. 35-38 4 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research
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Colonization of all forms
Stewart, G. T., Hogarth, M., Sturm, S. & Martin, B., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Educational Philosophy and Theory.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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2018 Good Design Award Winner: Social Impact
Martin, Brian (Recipient), Kennedy, Russell (Recipient), Kelly, Meghan (Recipient) & Greenaway, Jefa (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2018 National Works on Paper - Finalist
Martin, Brian (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2018 Premier's Design Awards: Best in Category - Design Strategy
Kennedy, Russell (Recipient), Kelly, Meghan (Recipient), Greenway, Jefa (Recipient), Martin, Brian (Recipient) & Chatfield, Elly (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2018 Victorian Premier's Design Award of the Year
Kennedy, Russell (Recipient), Kelly, Meghan (Recipient), Greenway, Jefa (Recipient), Martin, Brian (Recipient) & Chatfield, Elly (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Activities
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Correspondence Session 1: Vernon Ah Kee and Brian Martin
Brian Martin (Contributor)
28 Apr 2023Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Connecting to Culture: First Peoples Agency and Creative Practice in Museums and Archives
Carolyn Briggs (Contributor), Brian Martin (Contributor) & Kimberley Moulton (Contributor)
3 May 2022Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Tree Story: Brian Martin
Brian Martin (Contributor)
2021 → …Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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TarraWarra Biennial 2021: Drawing Workshops with Brian Martin
Brian Martin (Contributor)
29 May 2021Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public event
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Tree Story: Exhibition Walkthrough
Kent Morris (Contributor), Yasmin Smith (Contributor), Brian Martin (Contributor) & Charlotte Day (Contributor)
2021 → …Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public outreach
Press/Media
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SMH: ''People gravitate towards the soulful': Melbourne Art Fair returns'
19/02/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Review
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ABC RADIO NATIONAL: 'Jugun by Brian Martin'
5/06/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Profile/Interview
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AUSTRALIAN BOOK REVIEW: 'Slow Moving Waters - The complex and multi-layered 2021 TarraWarra Biennial'
19/05/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Review
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BROADSHEET: 'Moving Objects at Melbourne Museum'
6/05/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature