Sonia Martignon
Based in the Northern Territory, Sonia Martignon is immersed in lush tropical landscapes which she depicts through painting and pyrography on intricately hand cut plywood. Sonia obtained a Bachelor of Fine Art and, after completing further studies in architecture and education, she is also a qualified teacher. Beginning a full time art practice in 2019, Sonia has held solo exhibitions and participated in multiple curated group shows across Australia. Her work has been selected and exhibited in several national art prizes and she was awarded the KAAF Art Prize in 2022.
INTO THE WILD is a journey to the most remote corners of northern Australia, soaking up nature’s intoxicating colours and beautiful, fragile ecosystems. These paintings offer an escape into a world in which we glide, float and bathe in glowing greens, where we become immersed in stillness and fading light. They take us to idyllic places where we are free to wander and reflect and soar in the company of other sentient creatures, feathered, clever and wise with age. We can mimic them, their curious gaze, always listening and learning, dancing like no one is watching, enjoying nature’s bounty, graceful, relaxed, still. This exhibition implores you to head INTO THE WILD, while the wild still exists.