Portrait of Mandy Martin, 1990, by artist Anne Zahalka. Image courtesy the artist. Supplied. Collection National Portrait Gallery, Canberra.
Mandy Martin was brave on many counts. She faced a long battle with cancer with dignity, and a long career with a passion for the issues that count.
The Adelaide-born artist (1952) passed away last weekend. In a statement (12 July), Martin’s son Alexander Boynes (Artist and Curator Canberra Contemporary Art Space) described her life as ‘extremely well lived’.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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