Matina Bourmas
Born 1971, Adelaide. Lives and works in Adelaide, Australia
Matina Bourmas is an installation artist and contemporary jeweller. She completed a Bachelor of Visual Arts with Honours (2002) from Sydney College of the Arts, The University of Sydney and an Associate Diploma in Jewellery and Object Design at Sydney Institute of Technology (1994). Matina has been a finalist in JMGA-NSW Curated Award Exhibition: Profile in 2012, 2013 & 2017. Her work has been exhibited widely across Australia since 1993 and acquired by private collectors. Matina co-founded the artist run initiative, runway magazine in 2002, was co-founding director of The Invisible Inc and the Association Secretary and committee member of AIRspace Projects, Marrickville in 2018. She has been an artist-in-residence at Bundanon Trust - Illaroo NSW, Sturt Gallery & Studios - Mittagong NSW and Vermont Studio Center - Vermont USA.
As an installation artist and jeweller, my practice is intensely physical with a specifically female focus. In my exploration of the embodiment of uncertainty and fragility as it relates to everyday life, I call into question the notion of “the gift”. I am driven by the notion of ‘women’s work’ and the physicality of making art. My labour-intensive work borders on extreme, as I continually challenge perceived limitations on the body.
Born 1971, Adelaide. Lives and works in Adelaide, Australia
Matina Bourmas is an installation artist and contemporary jeweller. She completed a Bachelor of Visual Arts with Honours (2002) from Sydney College of the Arts, The University of Sydney and an Associate Diploma in Jewellery and Object Design at Sydney Institute of Technology (1994). Matina has been a finalist in JMGA-NSW Curated Award Exhibition: Profile in 2012, 2013 & 2017. Her work has been exhibited widely across Australia since 1993 and acquired by private collectors. Matina co-founded the artist run initiative, runway magazine in 2002, was co-founding director of The Invisible Inc and the Association Secretary and committee member of AIRspace Projects, Marrickville in 2018. She has been an artist-in-residence at Bundanon Trust - Illaroo NSW, Sturt Gallery & Studios - Mittagong NSW and Vermont Studio Center - Vermont USA.
As an installation artist and jeweller, my practice is intensely physical with a specifically female focus. In my exploration of the embodiment of uncertainty and fragility as it relates to everyday life, I call into question the notion of “the gift”. I am driven by the notion of ‘women’s work’ and the physicality of making art. My labour-intensive work borders on extreme, as I continually challenge perceived limitations on the body.
