Martin Basher was born in New Zealand in 1979. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts from Columbia University, New York where he now lives and works.
His best known paintings are sleek, minimal canvases filled with gradations of painted vertical stripes , although he has also been known to create photorealistic visions of tranquil beach sunsets.
In 2010 Martin was the recipient of the McCahon Residency in Auckland.
