Martin Claydon (born.1989, London, UK) currently lives and works in Crescent Head, Australia. Martin has a degree in Fine Art consisting of time at Middlesex University, London and the National Art School, Sydney. He completed a BFA (painting) 2013. His work is held in public and private collections in both England and Australia, including the Sydney Town Hall archive, Lane Cove Council Chambers, Redlands Art Gallery.
Some career highlights include being awarded the Lloyd Rees Memorial Art Prize (2015). A finalist in both the Brett Whiteley Traveling Art Scholarship and the Black Swan Portrait Prize (2018). Winning the Lane Cove Hyecorp Property Prize this year (2024).
Born 1989, London, England. Lives and Works Crescent Head, NSW
Education
2010-2013 BA/BFA National Art School, Sydney NSW
Awards & Collections
2024
Lane Cove Art Award, Hyecorp Property Prize Winner, Sydney
Forty-five Downstairs, Emerging Art Prize, Honourable Mention
2018
Redland Art Awards, Third Prize
Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship, Finalist
Mosman Art Prize, Finalist
Black Swan Portrait Prize, Finalist
2015
Lloyd Rees Memorial Art Award, Winner
M16 Drawing Prize, Highly Commended
Hawkesbury Art Prize, Highly Commended Award
Sydney Town Hall, Archive Collection
Lane Cove Council, Archive Collection
Group Exhibitions
2024
Summer Group Show, CBD Gallery, Sydney
National Emerging Art Prize, Sydney
Forty-five Downstairs, Emerging Art Prize, Melbourne
2023
Maldon Landscape Prize, Finalist, Online Gallery
2022
Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize, Finalist, Brighton
Studio Gallery Group, annual gallery group show, Melbourne & Sydney
2021
Metro Gallery, annual gallery group show, Melbourne
2019
Macquarie Group Emerging Artist Prize, Finalist, Sydney
2018
Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship, Finalist, Sydney
Mosman Art Prize, Finalist, Sydney
Black Swan Portrait Prize, Finalist, Perth
Redland Art Awards, Finalist,
Cleveland Albury Art Prize, Finalist, Albany
Wyndham Art Prize, Finalist, Wyndham
2017
Georges River Art Prize, Finalist, Hurstville
2015
M16 Drawing Prize, Finalist, Canberra
Hornsby Art Prize, Finalist, Hornsby
Hawkesbury Art Prize, Finalist, Freemans Reach
Lloyd Rees Memorial Art Award, Finalist, Lane Cove
BANG, Pier 2/3 Walsh Bay, Sydney
2014
Waverley Art Prize, Finalist
Solo Exhibitions
2017
Borne from my Youth, Chrissie Cotter Gallery, Sydney
Masticate Towards the Audience, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne
2016
And I Will Grow From This, Lane Cove Gallery, Sydney
What Becomes of Little Boys, M16 Gallery, Canberra
Paragons of Virtue, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney