Martin Morububuna was born in Kwebwaga Village, Milne Bay Province in 1957.  After high school he joined the Creative Arts Centre, then attended Papua New Guinea's National Arts School and began participating in group exhibitions; his first solo show followed there in 1977. Since then Martin had frequent exhibitions in PNG and Australia, and has worked on major public and private commissions for clients worldwide.

A consumate professional he was part of the Hailans to Ailans Show in London then moving onto San Francisco to be Artist in Residence at the Jolika Collection of the De Young Museum. His work continued on to the Alcheriga Gallery in British Columbia that also holds some of his early woodblock work.