Born in 1980 in the Macleay Valley Region, Marchment is a disabled Australian artist based in Crescent Head, NSW. Her practice focuses on painting and mixed media, primarily using oils to create portraiture and figurative works. Inspired by her surroundings, she captures the connection between people and their environment, aiming to evoke emotional responses through her art. She is exploring themes of Inaccessibility and discrimination within the disability community. Marchment is currently creating a body of work showcasing simplicity and abstraction that is being informed by her own mobility challenges. Through her work Marchment aspires to ignite meaningful questions and foster conversations that resonate powerfully with viewers, inspiring them to reflect and engage.
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