Staff
Martin
Outre Gallery's founder and main-man, Martin is a passionate art and book collector, mid-century modern enthusiast and a serious hamburger aficionado – eating and cooking! In his spare time he enjoys watching 1960s TV shows such as Hawaiian Eye, I Dream of Jeannie, Thunderbirds and the Ugliest Girl in Town. He likes to unwind with a martini and an old magazine. He has two kids and a dog, Parker. His favourite artists include Shag, Charles Krafft, Charles Schneider, Andrew Brandou, and Dan Clowes.
Gemma
Gemma is a mainstay at Outré Melbourne and also a painter of pop persuasion in her own right. She has exhibited Australia-wide and internationally as well as being featured in Outre's own Beatsville. She also runs the infamous group The Kaotic Kraft Kuties. When she's not at Outre or painting she's probably go-go dancing, watching re-runs of Gidget, hunting around thrift stores, hanging out with her kitten, driving her Volkswagen, listening to northern soul or looking for love. Her favourite artists include Yoshitomo Nara, Tim Biskup, Lab Partners and Miss Van. You can check out her own stuff at www.gemmajones.net
Tom
Tom fronts the post-rock band MINUTES as well as being half of event management company Supple Fox. He likes taking photos, doing the odd bit of writing and drinking coffee (double soy latte please). He is a fan of Rennie Ellis, Barry McGee, Mike Giant, Andres Gursky, Shepard Fairey, Chris Conn and Thomas Hooper.
Sass
Sass loves scissors, ice cream, baking cupcakes, knitting, cutting and pasting, cat naps, making coffee, sending packages to friends, tokyo, her fat and beautiful Staffy, garage sales, long train trips, her geeky pocket sized Nintendo, mittens and riding bikes with Charley. She doesn't really like fruit juice, the beach, hot days or eggs. She admires Hayao Miyazaki, Yoshitomo Nara, Jacek Yerka, Jim Jarmusch, Angelique Houtkamp, Mark Ryden, Suki stationery, Lullatone, Melbourne based artist TwoOne, her brother and the person who invented scissors. During the day you will find her working on her beautiful little stationery brand ... askalicestationery.com, in the park with her doggy or at Outré!
Stephen
Hailing from the Bush Capital, Stephen "Stevie D" is an Illustrator slash Designer. Having moved to Melbourne some years ago, Stephen now shares a studio space freelancing in design and illustration with a strong illustration background. Stephen prefers to draw people, quite often in awkward situations like on trains or trams. Some of the artists that inspire him include Mike Giant, James Jean, Shawn Barber and kozyndan. Stephen also enjoys riding his bike, drinking tea and talking to himself ... he is also Vietnamese. Stevie D's work can be viewed here.
Holly
Holly is our Sydney star based at our boutique Darlinghurst space. She's a designer, tattoo fan and one of the most organized people you'll ever meet. Stay tuned for her full bio and photo!
Terry
Terry is our newest staff member in Sydney. Terry is a designer/photographer. He runs a small studio called isotype.
His interests include skateboarding, architecture, typography and travel. He also enjoys perusing the work of Evan Hecox, Gregory Crewdson, and Louis Kahn. When not engaging in the above activities he spends time taking photographs at night, and hanging out with his three legged cat Chet.
Louise
Louise loves mid-century architecture, Florence Broadhurst, cupcakes, pirates, dachshunds and all things stripy. When she's not at Outre she likes going to the movies, knitting, reading and hanging out with her children. Her favourite artists include Joe Sorren, Rex Ray, Martin Harris, Jeff Raglus and Cass Carnaby.