Biography
Nathanlie Marie is a Filipino emerging artist working on Giabal and Jarowair countries (Toowoomba), Queensland. Marie is a current student at the University of Southern Queensland. Their multidisciplinary practice is centred around the themes of memory, psychology, diaspora, connection and the mundane.
Marie has exhibited locally, displaying works in groups shows held in Queensland since 2024.
Artist Statement
Nathanlie Marie works primarily with ceramics and textile art to investigate the connection between everyday life, memory and identity. Informed by their lived experience, Marie is fascinated with the complex emotions brought on by sentimentality towards mundane objects and situations, and its effects on the creation of self. Using familiar imagery and objects, the artist creates visual narratives which encourage the audience to reflect on their perception of their surrounding environment.