Rickie Gugumah Martin

Rickie Martin is a Yorta Yorta and Pairrebeenne /Trawlwoolway clan man who started drawing and painting at the age of three under the guidance of his grandmother in Parkes, NSW. He has continued to explore other mediums and create constantly since then. Rickie now lives in Melbourne, and in 2022 discovered glass in the Glaas Inc First Nations Glass Workshop Program. He then went on to complete the Certificate III in Designed Glazing and has recently completed the Certificate IV. In 2024 Rickie was awarded the Melbourne Polytechnic Indigenous Student of the Year Award for his dedication and excellence. In a very short time since learning glass art techniques Rickie has progressed to a very high level of creating glass art infused with his culture. Rickie has completed a piece of public art which will be unveiled at Melbourne Polytechnic's Collingwood campus in the next few months, and is currently working on a major installation in glass.