Jenni Kemarre Martiniello OAM (born 1949) is an Australian Aboriginal (Arrernte) glass artist.
She is best known for making glass vessels inspired by woven forms traditionally made by Indigenous peoples.
[1] They met while working at John Martin & Co. and got married, a potentially controversial union for a mixed-race couple at the time.
They help to mitigate any barriers due to historic colonization and discrimination of indigenous peoples.
Martiniello and Delian have also collaborated to create the Honouring Cultures program, which, in partnership with Canberra Glassworks, gives regional artists the chance to develop their glassmaking skills and international artists the opportunity to participate in skills exchange and collaborative work programs.
"[1] The organization supports artists in many ways, including through: grant writing, professional development programs, publishing, and product and pricing guidance.
She works with a team of people to realise her pieces, which continues a practice common among glass artists and also parallels Indigenous weaving circles.
In both cases these groups of artists pass knowledge and skills down to the younger generation through demonstration and experience.
The piece was inspired by woven fish traps from northeast Arnhem Land and Cape York, and took a team of seven artists to make.