Clinton Nain b. 1971

  • Artist (Video Artist),
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer),
  • Artist (Installation Artist),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Performance Artist)
An indigenous dancer, performer and storyteller, Nain is also a painter and installation artist whose work explores the impact of European settlement on the indigenous nations of Australia. Challenging the white male dominant view of history, Nain's work takes the particular perspective of the black and the feminine.
Courtesy of: Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation
creator of
Forty Reasons
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Medium
acrylic and bitumen on canvas

152 × 122 cm

 
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creator of
The Last Supper
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Medium
acrylic and bitumen on canvas

152 × 122 cm

 
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creator of
Little Hurdy Gurdy
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Medium
acrylic and bitumen on canvas

5 panels, 30 × 125 cm total

 
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creator of
I am One of
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Medium
acrylic and bitumen on canvas

triptych, 91.5 × 276 cm overall.

 
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creator of
Hurdy Gurdy
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Medium
acrylic and bitumen on canvas

152 × 122 cm

 
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creator of
Hurdy Gurdy Twirl
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Medium
acrylic and bitumen on canvas

152 × 122 cm

 
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creator of
Hurdy Gurdy Heart
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Medium
acrylic and bitumen on canvas

152 × 122 cm

 
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creator of
Why She Cries
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Medium
acrylic, bitumen, varnish, pencil on canvas

152 × 92 cm

 
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creator of
Big Red
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creator of
No Entry Home
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Medium
acrylic, bitumen on canvas

152 × 92 cm

 
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creator of
The Opposite of Native Title
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Medium
acrylic, bitumen, house paint, ink, varnish on canvas

91 × 61 cm

 
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creator of
Better than Bein' Dog Food
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Medium
acrylic, bitumen, house paint, inkjet print, ink, varnsih on canvas

101 × 70 cm

 
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creator of
Poor Target
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Medium
bitumen, ink, inkjet print, varnish on canvas

76 × 61 cm

 
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creator of
Wonderland Man
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Medium
acrylic, bitumen, ink, varnish, cork coasters on canvas

101.5 × 76 cm

 
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creator of
A Huntin' We Will Go
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Medium
acrylic, ink, paper, varnish on canvas

101 × 70 cm

 
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creator of
Small Mission Brown Heart
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Medium
acrylic on canvas

50.5 × 405 cm

 
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creator of
Big Pot-Bellied Road
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Medium
house paint and acrylic on canvas

153 × 122 cm; private collection.

 
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creator of
Don't Miss
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Medium
house paint and acrylic on canvas

153 × 122 cm; private collection.

 
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creator of
All the King's People
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Medium
Bleached irish cotton

183.5 × 91.5 cm

 
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creator of
Last Wave
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Medium
bleached Indian cotton

detail

 
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creator of
Black Forest
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Medium
Bleached Indian cotton

detail

 
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creator of
Acid Reign
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Medium
Bleached Indian cotton

3 panels, each panel 66.5 × 41.5 cm.