White Raincoat (small) India Mark India Mark - White Raincoat (small)
White Raincoat (small) 2017
White Raincoat (small) India MarkWhite Raincoat (small)
White Raincoat (small) 2017
oil on panel
20 x 20 cm
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Study no 2. India Mark India Mark - Study no 2.
Study no 2. 2017
Study no 2.India MarkStudy no 2.
Study no 2.2017
oil on panel
10 x 8 cm
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Interior Study no. 1 India Mark India Mark - Interior Study no. 1
Interior Study no. 1 2016
Interior Study no. 1India MarkInterior Study no. 1
Interior Study no. 12016
oil on panel
25 x 20 cm
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Untitled India Mark India Mark - Untitled
Untitled 2017
UntitledIndia MarkUntitled
Untitled2017
oil on panel
20 x 20 cm
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Untitled no. 2 India Mark India Mark - Untitled no. 2
Untitled no. 2 2017
Untitled no. 2India MarkUntitled no. 2
Untitled no. 22017
oil on panel
20 x 20 cm
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Interior Study no. 2 India Mark India Mark - Interior Study no. 2
Interior Study no. 2 2016
Interior Study no. 2India MarkInterior Study no. 2
Interior Study no. 22016
oil on panel
25 x 20 cm
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Portrait Study India Mark India Mark - Portrait Study
Portrait Study 2017
Portrait StudyIndia MarkPortrait Study
Portrait Study2017
oil on panel
25 x 20 cm
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Study no. 1 India Mark India Mark - Study no. 1
Study no. 1 2017
Study no. 1India MarkStudy no. 1
Study no. 12017
oil on panel
10 x 8 cm
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Untitled no. 1 India Mark India Mark - Untitled no. 1
Untitled no. 1 2017
Untitled no. 1India MarkUntitled no. 1
Untitled no. 12017
oil on panel
20 x 20 cm
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Film Still India Mark India Mark - Film Still
Film Still 2015
Film StillIndia MarkFilm Still
Film Still2015
oil on panel
42 x 32 cm
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'My recent works explore the concepts and methodologies of tronie or ‘character-head’ painting, a genre of painting that originated in the Netherlands during the 1630s. The term tronie is derived from Old Dutch and simply means ‘head’, ‘face’ or ‘facial expression’. A tronie is a typically half-length or bust-sized depiction of a non-specific individual, with compositional emphasis on the head or facial expression of the figure. Importantly the tronie is not a portrait of a particular individual but more an archetype of a human being. The most iconic example from the tronie genre is Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring (c.1665).

My tronies are intentionally stylised and based on found and collected imagery. Painting tronies allows me to explore figurative painting beyond identity in conventional portraiture.'

India Mark is a figurative painter based in Thirroul, New South Wales. Influenced by traditional genre painting, portraiture and still life, Mark’s work attempts to fuse together aesthetics from visual cultures, past and present.

Mark studied at the Australian National University School of Art where she was awarded the Foundation for Visual Arts Scholarship. She recently completed a Master of Fine Art on tronie painting at the National Art School in Darlinghurst, Sydney. 

Mark was a finalist in the Archibald Prize for 2016 and the prestigious Brett Whiteley Traveling Art Scholarship for 2017 administered by the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

India Mark is a figurative painter based in Thirroul. Influenced by traditional genre painting, portraiture and still life, Mark’s work attempts to fuse together aesthetics from visual cultures, past and present.

From 2012 – 2013 Mark studied at the ANU School of Art where she was awarded the Foundation for Visual Arts Scholarship. She is currently completing a Master of Fine Arts at the National Art School (NAS). In 2015, two of her paintings were acquired by the NAS archival collection. India Mark was a finalist in the 2017 Brett Whiteley Traveling Art Scholarship and the 2016 Archibald Prize.

India Mark

Born 1993

Lives and works Thirroul

EDUCATION

Current

  • Master of Fine Arts (Painting), National Art School, Sydney, NSW

2015

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting), NATIONAL ART SCHOOL, Sydney, NSW Bachelor of Visual Arts

2013

  • (Painting), ANU School Of Art, Canberra, ACT

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2014

  • ‘Beaus and Buoys’, NG Gallery, Sydney, NSW

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2016

  • ‘Locals Lonely’, The Egg & Dart, Thirroul, NSW 2015
  • ‘Inhabiting Place’, Inhabiting Space, Gaffa, Sydney, NSW
  • The National Art School Graduate Exhibition, NAS Gallery, Sydney, NSW
  • The Egg & Dart Xmas Show, The Egg & Dart, Thirroul, NSW
  • ‘Kicks’, Black Gold Gallery, Thirroul, NSW
  • ‘You My Friend Are Beautiful And Terrifying’, Ng Gallery, Sydney, NSW

2014

  • The Egg & Dart Christmas Show, The Egg & Dart, Thirroul, NSW
  • ‘Art Now’, Ng Gallery, Sydney, NSW
  • The Chippendale New World Art Prize, Ng Gallery, Sydney, NSW

2013

  • ‘Friday On My Wall’, ANU School Of Art, Canberra, Act

GRANTS & AWARDS

2018

  • Finalist, Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of NSW

2017

  • Finalist, Brett Whiteley Traveling Art Scholarship, Art Gallery of NSW

2016

  • Finalist, The Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of NSW

2014

  • Highly Commended, The Chippendale New World Art Prize, NG Gallery,

2012

  • Foundation For Visual Arts Scholarship, ANU School Of Art, Canberra, NSW

PUBLICATIONS

2016

  • Zephyr Magazine (Issue 6)

COLLECTIONS

The National Art School Archival Collection, Sydney, NSW

May 14, 2018

INDIA MARK, FINALIST IN THE 2018 ARCHIBALD PRIZE

India Mark is a finalist in the prestigious Archibald Prize for portraiture at the Art Gallery of New South Wales with her work 'Candy'. Of her work, Mark says:

Sarah M is a film student and sex worker. ‘I came across Sarah on Instagram, a platform she uses prolifically to advocate for sex worker rights,’ says India Mark. ‘Breaking down stigmas, prejudices, attitudes and behaviour that threaten the health, safety and professionalism of those within the industry, her online profile offers an invaluable human standpoint amidst the objectification and victimisation that remain socially prevalent today.

‘My painting aims to realise Sarah’s knowledge and confidence. I built up the surface and space of the portrait in a way that amplifies the impact of the painted human figure. She is the kind of person who can instil cultural change and I wanted to honour that.’

Born in 1993 in Gerringong, New South Wales, Mark lives and works in Thirroul. In 2017, she completed a Master of Fine Art at the National Art School and was a finalist in the Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship. This is her second time in the Archibald Prize, having also been a finalist in 2016.

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5 – 21 December 2017
INDIA MARK 'Tronie'