Born in Los Angeles, CA, 1980 Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA AMERICA MARTIN is an internationally represented Colombian-American fine artist based in Los Angeles. America is a painter and a sculptor. The magnetic pull of Martin's work is authentic, generated by both her ability to express a unique gesture that speaks to a universal truth (thus, we recognize it instantly) and her exceptional skill at rendering that truth via the human form. She pulls from the stylistic lessons of the classics and its derivations in indigenous subject matter, while redefining what it is to combine abstract and indigenous motifs. Martin’s art and personality encapsulates a sense of enthusiasm and hope. While born in the USA, the roots of America’s Colombian heritage deeply infuses her work. People are Martin’s dominant subject. They are large in size, vivacious and accessible, and seem to burst out of the limits of each canvas or sculpture. Within this pulsating interplay of color, texture, line, and shapes, there is always America’s signature expression that identifies each work as an America Martin. EDUCATION 1990 – 1998 Apprenticeship with Vernon Wilson, professor of painting and drawing, Art Center College of Design 1998 - 1999 School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2016 JoAnne Artman Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA TEW Galleries Peachtree Hills Ave Atlanta GA JoAnne Artman Gallery, New York, New York Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, TX CONTEXT New York with the JoAnne Artman Gallery 2015 JoAnne Artman Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA Carver Hill Gallery, Rockland, ME 203 Gallery, Taos, NM JoAnne Artman Gallery, New York, New York Elizabeth Gordon Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA Affordable Art Fair NY with the JoAnne Artman Gallery 2014 TEW Galleries, Atlanta, GA JoAnne Artman Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA Mark Gallery, Englewood, NJ 2013 203 Gallery, Taos, NM Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, TX JoAnne Artman Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA Carver Hill Gallery, Rockland Maine Mark Gallery, Englewood, NJ 2012 Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, TX JoAnne Artman Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA Carver Hill Gallery, Rockland, ME 2011 Rooms & Gardens, Brentwood, CA Mark Gallery, Englewood, New Jersey Elizabeth Gordon Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA JoAnne Artman Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA The Carver Hill Gallery, Rockport, ME Blue Tangerine Art, Beverly Hills, CA 2010 Elizabeth Gordon Gallery Santa Barbara, CA Book release and signing, Insouciance: A retrospective in print. 2009 203 Fine Art Gallery, Taos, NM Walter Anderson Museum of Art - Through the Eyes of Children, Ocean Springs, MS 2008 203 Fine Art Gallery, Taos, NM Elizabeth Gordon Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA 2007 Artist of the Month, San Francisco Day School, San Francisco, CA Monique Oliver Estates, Venice, CA Santa Barbara Art Co., Santa Barbara, CA Private Exhibition, Koehler Winery Estates Los Olivos, CA 203 Fine Art Gallery, Taos, NM Coda Gallery, Soho, New York, NY 2006 Santa Barbara Art Co., Santa Barbara, CA [spring] Santa Barbara Art Co., Santa Barbara, CA [fall] 2002 Dionisia, Beverly Hills, CA SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2014 Miller Gallery, Cincinnati, OH Tew Galleries, Atlanta, GA 2013 Mark Gallery, Englewood, NJ Coates Wyllie, New York, NY 2012 Mark Gallery, Englewood, NJ 2011 Wally Workman gallery, Austin, TX Mark Gallery, Englewood, NJ JoAnne Artman Gallery 2010 Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, TX JoAnne Artman Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA Mark Gallery, Englewood, NJ LA Art Show, Los Angeles, CA 2009 Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, TX [spring] Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, TX [fall] 2006 Purspace, Chelsea, New York, NY 2005 Jeff Electric, Los Angeles, CA 2005 The Unknown Gallery, Park City, UT 2003 Headquarters Gallery, Hollywood, CA City Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2002 The Cupboard Show City Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2000 Bedlam Gallery, Los Angeles, CA City Gallery, Los Angeles, CA GRANTS 2012 L’Ermitage Hotel, 12 month Artist-in-residence, Beverly Hills, CA 2011 L’Ermitage Hotel, 12 month Artist-in-residence, Beverly Hills, CA 2007 to 2011 Artist-in-residence, Gigapix Studios, Chatsworth, CA 2009 Artist-in-residence, Walter Anderson Museum, Ocean Springs, MS Mississippi Arts Commission 2007 Artist–in-residence, MyLifeTime.com Television 2003 – 2005 Artist –in-residence, Joan of Arcadia CBS Television, Culver City, CA ART FAIRS 2014 Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY 2013 Art Palm Beach, Palm Beach, FL 2012 Affordable Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA 2011 Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY PhotoLA, Los Angeles, CA Art San Diego Contemporary Art Fair, San Diego, CA San Francisco Fine Art Fair, San Francisco, CA 2010 Art San Diego, San Diego, CA Art Santa Fe, Santa Fe, CA CHARITY AUCTIONS 2013 Harmony Project of America, Los Angeles, CA 2010 W.H.E., Los Angeles, CA 2009 Team Maceo, Los Angeles, CA Sara House, Santa Barbara, CA W.H.E., Los Angeles, CA Lotus Outreach, Los Angeles, CA 2008 Sarah House, Santa Barbara, CA SELECTED PUBLICATIONS / MEDIA 2014 Flaunt Yes Cloth Paper Scissors Magazine 2013 Artslant LA Confidential Foam Los Angeles, I’m Your’s Camden Herald 2012 201 Magazine Fundschau The Sche Report Art Social Maine Art Scene Austin 360 Daily Austin360.com Culture Map Austin 2Modern Blog Tribeza Magazine OC Weekly Silly Nightmares Eventseekr LA Yo Venice! Chump Champion Peek Cartwheel 2011 Santa Barbara Seasons Laguna Beach Independent 2010 American Art Collector Santa Barbara Seasons [spring] Insouciance: A retrospective in print. Dining Women, February Art Ruby, February Art Scene, February Santa Barbara Magazine Santa Barbara Seasons [fall] Tribeza Magazine 2009 Santa Barbara Seasons [spring] Walter Anderson Museum of Art Santa Barbara Seasons [fall] 2008 Santa Barbara Seasons [spring] Santa Barbara Seasons [fall] National Geographic Traveler Magazine Lotus Outreach Black Book Morphine Generation Dining and Destination Santa Barbara Independent 2007 Vista LA, studio visit and interview ABC Television, Los Angeles, CA Eliza Art Ltd. Art Collectors Sourcebook Tempo THE Taos 2006 Santa Barbara Seasons [spring] Lifescapes [spring] Santa Barbara Seasons [fall] Lifescapes [fall] Dining and Destinations 2000 L.A Times / Associated Press CELEBRITY COLLECTIONS: Mary Steenburgen & Ted Danson, Actress, Actor Danny Devito & Rhea Perlman, Producer/Actor, Actress John Ratzenberger, Actor Giovanni & Gay Ribisi, Actor, Producer Marissa Ribisi, Actress Juliette Lewis, Actress Brandy Lewis, Manager Kirsten Dunst, Actress Ethan Suplee, Actor Danny Masterson, Actor Lilly McDowell, Actress Joanna Berman, Prima Ballerina, San Francisco Ballet Company Rene Mandel, Concert Violinist Jennie Hanson, Concert Violinist Ignacio Mondragon, Violin Dealer Mars Callahan, Writer/Director Gernot Wolfgang, Composer Sydney J. Bartholomew, Designer Dave Mason, Designer Ross Richardson, Cinematographer John Debney, Composer Kathy Perry, Collector Koehler Estate, Winery, collector Bobby Bowman, Writer, collector Christopher Randles, collector