Marty Baptist has exhibited throughout Australia and Internationally since 2003. He has collaborated with a diverse array of creative partners and labels including Paramount House (Sydney), Cliché (France), Krooked Skateboards (USA), Adidas, Warner Brothers and Jacksons on George amongst many. Baptist's work is held in numerous private and institutional collections around the world.

He’s work combines a personal form of existentialism with raw expressionist symbolism. Baptist explores the problems of human existence and centres on the experience of thinking, feeling, and acting through his paintings. A backdrop lived and experienced deep within skateboard and street culture have led to the development of an authentic and unique outsider visual aesthetic.

Baptist’s paintings are a mix of astute observations and out loud thoughts. His work has a dark sense of humour that he matches off against the everyday. His imagery ranges from oblique pop culture references to loose figurative observations. Baptist’s use of text adds a cryptic overture, ranging from gentle jest to subversive honesty.

Bus-stop graffiti and sgraffito meets ambiguous, elliptic text and symbolic imagery from the ancient and contemporary worlds. His sources are found in the underworld, chance encounters, late nights on the street, early mornings on the beach, overheard conversations, bar room chatter, confused situations and texts, online & on the phone.

He’s Artwork has transcended fine art into other various forms such as skateboards, apparel and stickers.

Baptist's work questions how we live our daily lives. Often stating the obvious he creates an air of uncertainty around the simplest of things.

A.B. McDonald & Max Creasy

Selected Exhibitions and Publications

2024 STATION STREET GALLEY -”Ive got the front room”, Bangalow, NSW April

2024 POLLYANNA ”Dawning” Group show- kingston, New York ,USA February

2023 Lismore regional gallery solo show Tomorrow never knows” Lismore regional gallery solo show - 25th nov-16 dec

2023 YEAH NICE “Something soon now “ solo show

2023 JACKSONS ON GEORGE- 60 sm mural “The star we live by” private sector groups (Lendlease,richard stanisc,studio hollenstein,fdc group Jacksons on george}

2023 TRIPOLI New york city/ FALLEN BROKEN byron bay group show

2022-23 AT THE ABOVE , Melbourn solo show

2022 Finalist in Wollumbin Art award Tweed regional gallery & margaret olley art center

2022 Splendour in the grass BBIF Complete Restaurant and concept Artwork

2022 Paramount House Hotel Tapestry Artworks and lobby art

2022 Lismore regional gallery solo show - postpone ,due to flood

2022 Art Helps Heaps. Donation of Artwork -100% of net profits raised from the sale of Art Helps Heaps items will be donated to charities involved in the education, research and/or care of those living with a rare disease and/or genetic disorder. ABBOTT - YUSHI ARIMURA - STEWART ARMSTRONG - SHAY AZZARI - MARTY BAPTIST - BENJAMIN BARRETTO - DANIEL BOYD - JEFF CANHAM - DEANNE CHEUK - MATHIEU COURBIER - FRANCESCO IGORY DEIANA - CALI DEWITT - ED DAVIS - BAILEY ELDER - LEAH FRASER - MELISSA GRISANCICH - NOLAN HALL - EVAN HECOX - TEGAN ELLA HENDEL - DEREK HENDERSON - MISHA HOLLENBACH - ANNA HOYLE - CODY HUDSON - BRENDAN HUNTLEY - RHYS LEE - ALICIA MCCARTHY - BARRY MCGEE - TABITHA MCGREGOR
- PAUL MCNEIL - GEMMA O’BRIEN - MIKE O’MEALLY - BECI ORPIN - JASMINE PARSIA - RILEY PAYNE - WARREN SMITH - ALANA SPENCER - PETER SUTHERLAND - ED TEMPLETON - GARRY TRINH - CARLOS VALENCIA - JAKE WALKER - TY WILLIAMS - JOHN ZABAWA

2022 Belongil Beach Italian Food restaurant. Interior artwork ,signage and creative Concepts ,Byron Bay NSW

2021 The Great Gables, Warner Brothers music , Album and singles ,merchandise and identity

2021 postcards shop , artist in residence

2021 Japan national group show

2020 Ghost Ships, Japan National, Byron Bay NSW
2020 Bushfire Appeal Yellowbird Windsor, Victoria
2020 Rise Bushfire Appeal Carriageworks Sydney, NSW
2020 Byron Arts Magazine Bushfire Appeal, Secret Garden, Byron Bay, NSW
2019 Paramount House Hotel Interior mural and commissions Sydney, NSW
2019 Summer Group Show, Yeah Nice Gallery Mullumbimby, NSW
2019 Grassfires Magazine, Interview, Australia
2019 Inhabit (with Lee Ralph) Lone Goat Gallery Byron Bay, NSW
2018 Paramount House Hotel, Interior mural and commisions, Sydney NSW
2018 Wall Pop, Liverpool Street Gallery, Darlinghurst, Sydney NSW
2018 Misfit Shapes, commission, Australia
2018 Cake Wines, Redfern, Sydney NSW
2017 If Not Now, LS2, Liverpool Street Gallery, Darlinghurst NSW
2017 Krooked Skateboards guest artist Skateboard deck USA 
2017 Paramount House Hotel, artwork and branding commission, Sydney NSW
2017 Seven Seeds Coffee artwork, image and branding of coffee bags, Australia
2016 Ravesis Restaurant table artwork, Bondi NSW
2016 Adidas Anyways Tour, artwork and live painting, Australia
2016 U.P.S skateboard artwork and branding show Darlinghurst NSW
2016 Spilt Milk Festival Main Stage Scrims Commission, Canberra ACT
2016 Paper Sea Magazine interview 8 pages
2016 Love and Guts, Vans shoes, Bondi Beach, NSW
2015  Paper group show, China Heights, Sydney NSW
2015 Love and Guts, Vans art show Bondi Beach, NSW
2015 Cliche skateboards pro painter series commission, France
2015 Other Voices, China Heights Sydney NSW
2014 Fuknoath magazine front cover art and interview
2014 HXH USA Quarterly magazine 12 page interview
2014 Sunday Life Magazine Feature, “Bold Strokes”, Fairfax Publications, Australia
2014 Love and Guts vans art show Bondi Beach, NSW
2013 TRANSITIONS Group Show( with Ed Templeton, Cody Hudson, Stefan Marx, Peter Sutherland) Bryon Bay, NSW
2013 REPRISE Alaska Gallery Kings Cross, NSW
2012 Love and Guts, Empty Culture, Bondi, NSW
2011 Art Up-Late on James Street, New Farm, Brisbane, Queensland
2011 Love And Guts, Oakley Group show-Wellington, New Zealand and Beach Road Hotel Bondi Beach, NSW
2011 Amnesia Guest Art series, skateboard graphics, Sydney, NSW
2010/2011 The Stoke, group show /Art zines, Brisbane Museum, Queensland
2010 Smoke Screens And Mirror’s Mural commissioned by Gingers Shoe Boutique Brisbane, Queensland
2010 Unity, One of Kind gallery (Shaun Gladwell, Anthony Lister, Dan Boyd, Tim Moore, Martin Baptist) Sydney, NSW
2010 Love And Guts Oakley Group Show Garage Gallery, Bondi NSW
2009 Shadows Of The Mess You Made, Book/ Zine Archived at the Nation Library, Canberra ACT
2009 Love And Guts Group Show Bondi, NSW
2009 Wentworth Courier paper interview, Sydney, NSW
2009 Amnesia Shirt Graphic, Sydney, NSW
2008 Frankie Magazine Feature, Australia
2008 Sidewayz Group Show MTV Gallery Sydney, NSW
2008 Amnesia Guest Artist. Skateboard graphics, Sydney, NSW
2008 Oakley collaboration and commission Sunglass Head Stand-Sydney, Los Angeles
2008 Love and Guts, Group Show by Oakley Garage Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2008 Paper, Monster children Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2007 Avant Card, Guest Artist Award $10 000 Art Prize, Australia
2007 FBI Radio Interview, Sydney, NSW
2007 Fuel TV, Channel 10 interview
2007 Across the Board Show, Wall Space Gallery, (Cancer Council), Sydney, NSW
2007 Stars and Bars, Mural, commissioned by Tell Creative design studios, Brisbane , Queensland
2006 King Crawler, Melt Gallery, Kings Cross, NSW
2006 Rittenhouse fashion label collaboration and commission Shirt and crew neck clothing print
2005 On the Wall Group Show (Ed Templeton, Andy Jenkins, Mark Gonzales, Chris Pastras, Marty Baptist, Steve Gourlay ) Melbourne, Victoria
2005 Dead End Show, Our Spot Gallery Sydney NSW
2005 Let it Roll, Ground Floor Gallery (with Lee Ralph, Marty Baptist) special guest Mark Gonzales), New Zealand
2004 Ralph Magazine Feature
2004 Skateboard Australia Magazine Feature
2003  Esquisse Sydney, Citylights Projects Group Show, OurSpot Gallery, Sydney
2003 Oyster Magazine Feature
2003 Cliché Skateboard Graphic guest art series 7 decks, Lyon, France
2003 Monster Children Magazine Interview
2003/4 Sneaker Pimps Art shoe Expo, General Pants, Nike, Converse - Sydney, New Zealand, Paris, London, New York, Japan
2003 Citylights Projects (with Invader & Lance Mountain), Hosier Lane, Melbourne
2003/6  Huffer clothing Logo and Graphics, New Zealand
2002 Untiled Art Exhibition, Our Spot Gallery Sydney NSW
2002 Group Exhibition, Ocean World, Sydney NSW
2002 Slam MagazineInterview and Feature
2001 Untitled Morningside Group Exhibition Brisbane Queensland
2001 Completed Contemporary Art at Morningside Queensland Collage

Marty Baptist is founder and Creative Director of Japan National, since 2018.
In 2020 he launched the Japan National Concept Store Gallery in Byron Bay, Australia.

Charities

2024-moss foundation

2023 -Bondi Icebergs restaurant x Bondi Surf lifesavers -Artworks donation -2023

2023-24 MSF-Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) is an independent international medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, healthcare exclusion and natural or man-made disasters.

2023-moss foundation artwork donation

Art helps heaps 2022 -artwork and print run edition

moss foundation

2022 -artwork donation Melbourne, sydney ,gold coast

2020 The atlantic x surfaid

2022 Flood relief Northern rivers NSW

2019/20 Bush fire relief Northern rivers NSW artwork donation

2019/20 Red cross Bush fire support artwork donation

2007 Cancer council Head Curator and artwork donation - raised 60,000