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.
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Name
Clinton Nain
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Video Artist)
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
  • Artist (Installation Artist)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Performance Artist)
Other Occupation
  • Dancer
  • Choreographer
Birth date
1971
Birth place
Carlton, Melbourne, VIC
Active Period
  • 1985-
Residence
  • Melbourne, VIC
Training
  • 2001 - 2003 Master of Fine Arts (Research), College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
  • 1992 - 1994 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne, VIC
  • 1990 - 1991 Advanced Certificate of the Arts, Northern Metropolitan College of TAFE, Melbourne, VIC
Indigenous Australian
 
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Twenty: Sherman Galleries 1986 - 2006

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Related person groups
  • Nellie Castan Gallery, Melbourne, VIC (associate of)
  • Karen Brown Gallery, Darwin, NT (associate of)
  • Nellie Castan Gallery, Melbourne, VIC (associate of)