Born in the English countryside, Molly Martin attended a small Steiner school for her primary education. Here she developed a deep understanding of creative handwork and an affinity for drawing and painting at a young age. Through these mediums, Molly endeavours to process complicated human relationships and interactions, and observes them through a lens of humour and playfulness. Her work is figurative and plays with narratives that speak of themes rather than specific stories. Her semi-swaddled, squashed figures encounter strange and symbolic surroundings in chaotic and ambiguous landscapes.
Martin has a BA in Illustration from Falmouth College of Arts and a master’s in Fine Art from City and Guilds, London. She was artist in residence at Rabley Gallery in 2023-24 and at Lower Coxbridge House in 2019. Her work has been shown at numerous group exhibitions including the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition (2023). Solo shows include: ‘The Art of Repair’, Brixton ASC, London (2021) and ‘Go Way Back’, Do Design, Madrid (2019). Her book ‘The Art of Repair’ was published in 2021 by Short Books Ltd