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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Language groups
  • Meriam Mer, Erub, Ugar peoples of the Torres Strait and the Ku Ku people of far North Queensland
Related person groups
  • Nellie Castan Gallery, Melbourne, VIC (associate of)
  • Karen Brown Gallery, Darwin, NT (associate of)
  • Nellie Castan Gallery, Melbourne, VIC (associate of)
  • Karen Brown Gallery, Darwin, NT (associate of)
Related collections
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Private collections (collected in)
  • Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre, New Caledonia (collected in)
  • Rio Tinto, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • BHP Billiton Art Collection, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • City of Port Phillip Council, St Kilda, VIC (collected in)
  • Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commisssion (ATSIC) Collection (collected in)
  • Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Melbourne University, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Northern Metropolitan Institute of TAFE, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Private collections (collected in)
  • Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre, New Caledonia (collected in)
  • Rio Tinto, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • BHP Billiton Art Collection, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • City of Port Phillip Council, St Kilda, VIC (collected in)
  • Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commisssion (ATSIC) Collection (collected in)
  • Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Melbourne University, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Northern Metropolitan Institute of TAFE, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related events
  • Hurdy Gurdy (Wrong Way Round) (exhibited at)
  • Celebrating Aboriginal Rights? (exhibited at)
  • A E I O U (exhibited at)
  • Landmarks (None)
  • The Dirty Deal Ain't Clean (exhibited at)
  • Clinton Nain (exhibited at)
  • Paper Chase (exhibited at)
  • Embark on this journey, Dancelines: Contemporary Indigenous Art Inspired by Bangarra Dance Theatre (exhibited at)
  • Where's Jemima, L'art urbain du Pacifique (exhibited at)
  • Our Place: Indigenous Australia Now (exhibited at)
  • Masters of COFA (exhibited at)
  • You Never Said Thank You! (exhibited at)
  • Clinton Nain (exhibited at)
  • An Indigenous COFA Presence (exhibited at)
  • Beneath the Monsoon: Visions North of Capricorn (exhibited at)
  • Traditional Owners Ceremony (exhibited at)
  • Living Under the Bridge (exhibited at)
  • Post Mullet: New Australian Style (exhibited at)
  • What's Love Got To Do With It? (exhibited at)
  • Artful Park (exhibited at)
  • Whitens, Removes Stains, Kills Germs (exhibited at)
  • Bennett Nain Parr Tillers (exhibited at)
  • Gatherings (None)
  • Heritage Colours (exhibited at)
  • The Bleack is Blak (exhibited at)
  • White King Blak Queen (exhibited at)
  • Sydney 2000 Olympic Arts Festival (exhibited at)
  • Bunjil: Creation Story (exhibited at)
  • Beyond the Pale: Contemporary Indigenous Art (None)
  • Fiction Factory (exhibited at)
  • It Reigns White King, Midsumma (exhibited at)
  • Seven Days Seven Nights of Blak Magic (exhibited at)
  • Mapping Our Countries (exhibited at)
  • The Art of Place (exhibited at)
  • White King Blak Queen (exhibited at)
  • Adornment (exhibited at)
  • Respect for Our Elders (exhibited at)
  • Ilan Pasin (This is Our Way): Torres Strait Art (exhibited at)
  • Over My Blak Body (exhibited at)
  • Urban Dreaming Different Meaning (exhibited at)
  • Black Roots (exhibited at)
  • Mommy Dearest (exhibited at)
  • Brilliant Blackness (exhibited at)
  • Primavera (exhibited at)
  • Pitched Blak (exhibited at)
  • 1967 - 1997: 30 Years On (exhibited at)
  • I Had a Dream: Australian Art in the 1960s (None)
  • I Can't Sleep at Night (exhibited at)
  • We Iri-We Homeborn (exhibited at)
  • Nambundah Festival Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • New Faces New Directions (exhibited at)
  • Blak City Culture (exhibited at)
  • Power of the Land (None)
  • St Kilda Pacific Arts Festival (exhibited at)
  • Duality: A World Within (exhibited at)
  • National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Kitch'en Koori (exhibited at)
  • Koori Art Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Melbourne Fringe Festival (exhibited at)
  • Hurdy Gurdy (Wrong Way Round) (exhibited at)
  • Celebrating Aboriginal Rights? (exhibited at)
  • A E I O U (exhibited at)
  • Landmarks (None)
  • The Dirty Deal Ain't Clean (exhibited at)
  • Clinton Nain (exhibited at)
  • Paper Chase (exhibited at)
  • Embark on this journey, Dancelines: Contemporary Indigenous Art Inspired by Bangarra Dance Theatre (exhibited at)
  • Where's Jemima, L'art urbain du Pacifique (exhibited at)
  • Our Place: Indigenous Australia Now (exhibited at)
  • Masters of COFA (exhibited at)
  • You Never Said Thank You! (exhibited at)
  • Clinton Nain (exhibited at)
  • An Indigenous COFA Presence (exhibited at)
  • Beneath the Monsoon: Visions North of Capricorn (exhibited at)
  • Traditional Owners Ceremony (exhibited at)
  • Living Under the Bridge (exhibited at)
  • Post Mullet: New Australian Style (exhibited at)
  • What's Love Got To Do With It? (exhibited at)
  • Artful Park (exhibited at)
  • Whitens, Removes Stains, Kills Germs (exhibited at)
  • Bennett Nain Parr Tillers (exhibited at)
  • Gatherings (None)
  • Heritage Colours (exhibited at)
  • The Bleack is Blak (exhibited at)
  • White King Blak Queen (exhibited at)
  • Sydney 2000 Olympic Arts Festival (exhibited at)
  • Bunjil: Creation Story (exhibited at)
  • Beyond the Pale: Contemporary Indigenous Art (None)
  • Fiction Factory (exhibited at)
  • It Reigns White King, Midsumma (exhibited at)
  • Seven Days Seven Nights of Blak Magic (exhibited at)
  • Mapping Our Countries (exhibited at)
  • The Art of Place (exhibited at)
  • White King Blak Queen (exhibited at)
  • Adornment (exhibited at)
  • Respect for Our Elders (exhibited at)
  • Ilan Pasin (This is Our Way): Torres Strait Art (exhibited at)
  • Over My Blak Body (exhibited at)
  • Urban Dreaming Different Meaning (exhibited at)
  • Black Roots (exhibited at)
  • Mommy Dearest (exhibited at)
  • Brilliant Blackness (exhibited at)
  • Primavera (exhibited at)
  • Pitched Blak (exhibited at)
  • 1967 - 1997: 30 Years On (exhibited at)
  • I Had a Dream: Australian Art in the 1960s (None)
  • I Can't Sleep at Night (exhibited at)
  • We Iri-We Homeborn (exhibited at)
  • Nambundah Festival Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • New Faces New Directions (exhibited at)
  • Blak City Culture (exhibited at)
  • Power of the Land (None)
  • St Kilda Pacific Arts Festival (exhibited at)
  • Duality: A World Within (exhibited at)
  • National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Kitch'en Koori (exhibited at)
  • Koori Art Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Melbourne Fringe Festival (exhibited at)
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