Marite Norris

Marite Norris
Scarborough, Western Australia, Australia

STATEMENT

Marite Norris constructs surreal collage worlds where eyes, symbols, and fragments assemble into narratives of feminine power and joyful resistance.

Marite Norris is an Australian collage artist whose work explores identity, visibility, and transformation through the cutting and reassembly of images. Working with printed ephemera, vintage photographs, and symbolic fragments, she constructs layered compositions where portals, eyes, and architectural forms open into dreamlike spaces. Eyes appear frequently in her work, acting as symbols of awareness, witness, and passage between inner and outer worlds. Joy appears throughout the work—glitter, colour, and playful imagery—not as decoration but as strategy, suggesting that joy itself can operate as a form of resistance.

BIO

Marite Norris is an Australian collage artist based in Scarborough, Western Australia. Her work explores identity, visibility, and the human capacity to endure, assembling symbolic imagery into surreal compositions that balance disruption with humour and moments of joy. Norris has been shortlisted for multiple art awards, and her work is held in private collections in England, the United States, Hong Kong, Sydney, and Melbourne. From 2014 to 2024 she founded and directed The Art Space Collective in Scarborough, an independent gallery and community arts hub supporting exhibitions and creative collaboration. Norris is currently Artist in Residence at the Rendezvous Grand Hotel in Scarborough, Western Australia, and in 2025 was featured in the World Collage Day Special Edition of Kolaj Magazine.

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