Dylan’s artwork explores the boundaries of human perception through the manipulation of light, space, and the physical properties of glass. Dylan’s fascination with glass began as an elective in college after taking an introductory art course. Martinez studied the physical sciences for his major and outdoor education as a minor. His curiosity about the natural world and the intricacies of how it all operated fascinated him. Understanding just how to control molten glass became a major focus for several years of his practice. After training with several notable artists around the world, Dylan gained the technical skills to master the material. His interests shifted from how the world operated to focusing on how one perceives it. Martinez’s latest body of work explores techniques in which the viewer is presented with objects which trick the eye, Trompe L’oeil, or use the reflective and refractive properties of glass in configurations that fracture light in dynamic styles, allowing the viewer a moment of playful exploration. Dylan Martinez earned his MFA in Glass at Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana. He has studied with master craftsman across the U.S. and abroad. Most recently Dylan completed a month-long residency working with Venetian glass masters in Murano, Italy. His sculptures are sought after internationally with exhibitions in the United States, Italy, France, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Taiwan, and Singapore. His artwork has been featured in several publications such as Elle Decoration UK, American Craft Magazine, Interior Design Magazine, and Aesthetica Magazine to name a few. Awards2018 Enrico Bersellini Award, Milano Vetro -35, Milan, IT2017 Stanislav Libenský Award, Prague, CZ2017 Full Scholarship to Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA2017 Full Scholarship to Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, PA2017 Shortlisted Artist, Aesthetica Art Prize, York, UK2017 Finalist, 2017 Niche Awards2016 First Prize, Pittsburgh Glass Center’s Art on Fire, Pittsburgh, PA2016 Honorable Mention, International Student Online Exhibition, Corning, NY2016 First Prize, Glass Art Society International Student Exhibition, Corning, NY2016 Marylin K. Glick Center for Glass Scholarship, Muncie, IN2015 Ladd Minshall Scholarship, Muncie, IN2015 Honorable Mention, Atrium Gallery, Muncie, IN2014 Best in Show, Awarded by Yvonne Klocek, River Falls, WI2010 Best in Glass, Duluth Art Fair, Duluth, MN2010 2nd Prize, Arts West 31, Awarded by Alan William Nugent, Eau Claire, WI2010 2nd Prize, Minnetonka Juried Exhibition, Minnetonka, MN2009 Outstanding Student Award, River Falls, WI2008 Jurors Award, Juried Student Exhibition, Awarded by Tamara Brantmeier, River Falls, WI Selected Exhibitions2020 Art Palm Springs, Winterowd Fine Art, Palms Springs, CA2020 LA Art Show, ArtPlex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA2020 London Art Fair, Art Blue Studio, London, UK2020 LA Art Show, Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA2019 Habatat Prime, Habatat Gallery, Chicago, IL2019 Boston International Art Show, Bowersock Gallery, Boston, MA2019 Context, Winterowd Fine Art, Miami, FL2019 Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, London, UK2019 Summer Expo, Gallery Ton, Rucphen, Netherlands2019 Nature Morte, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI2019 Milan Design Week 2019, Spinzi Design, Milan, Italy2019 Hsinchu Art Fair, Bluerider Art, Taipei, Taiwan2019 Fire and Water, Lyons Wier Gallery, New York, NY2019 Teapots 13, Morgan Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA2019 47th Annual International Glass Invitational, Habatat Gallery, Detroit, MI2019 Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong, Bluerider Art (Taipei, TW) Hong Kong, China2019 Art New York, Winterowd Fine Art, New York, NY2019 Urban Show, Next Street Gallery, Paris, France2019 Circulation, Blue Rider Art, Taipei, Taiwan2019 Art Palm Springs, Winterowd Fine Art, Palm Springs, CA2019 Dylan Martinez, New Works, Method & Concept, Naples, FL (solo)2018 Scope Miami Beach 2018, Modus Gallery (Paris, FR) Miami, FL2018 Sofa Chicago, Lyons Wier Gallery, Chicago, IL2018 Plunge, Meyer Vogl Gallery, Charleston, SC2018 Fake Views, Eutectic Gallery, Portland, OR2018 Subversion, Modus Gallery, Paris, France2018 Winter 19/19 Group Show, Galerie Palü, Switzerland2018 Summer Session No.25, Lyons Weir Gallery, New York, NY2018 A Persistence of Vision, Echt Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo)2018 Competition -35, Castello Sforzesco, Milano, Italy2018 101 Bowls, Osher Gallery, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, MN2017 Art Miami, The Art Miami Pavilion, Miami, FL2017 SOFA Chicago, Bender Gallery (Ashville, SC), Chicago, IL2017 Stanislav Libenský Award, Prague, Czech Republic2017 Aesthetica Art Prize, York, United Kingdom2017 A Journey to The Edge of Perception, Atrium Gallery, Muncie, IN (solo)2017 Materials: Hard and Soft, Denton, TX2016 Craft Forms 2016, Wayne, PA2016 Gathering: Contemporary Glass from The Heartland, Muncie, IN2016 Glass Art Society International Student Exhibition, Corning, NY2016 Conglomerated Combustion, Atrium Gallery, Muncie, IN2015 Minnetrista Juried Art Show, Muncie, IN2014 Howard Conn Fine Art Gallery, Minneapolis, MN (two person)2013 Larson Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Publications:2019 The Point, Issue 18, pg. 32-472017 American Craft Magazine, Vol. 77, No. 5, pg. 12-132017 Future Now: 100 Contemporary Artists From The Aesthetica Art Prize, pg. 70-712017 Aesthetica Magazine, Issue 76, pg. 116-17