Angela Martin was born in Sydney, Australia, grew up around Duck River and descends from a mixed ancestry, Sydney Aboriginal and British. She left school at 14, joined the Navy at 18 and later returned to her education, graduating with a BA from the Australian National University and an advanced degree in Education from the University of Cammara. Studies in fine art, philosophy and sociology followed at the University of Sydney. She went on to work in the media, education and arts administration. She is now an arts educator at the Arts Gallery of New South Wales. Angela's travels have taken her from outback Australia to Russia, Scandinavia and Europe and on a 100 kilometer journey in a dugout canoe down the Ramu River in Papua New Guinea.
