Mär Martinez
Abbreviated CV - Comprehensive CV available upon request
www.marmartinezart.com | marmartinezart@gmail.com
@meatvoid
Education
2028 Master of Fine Arts, Painting, Hunter College, New York, New York
2025 Natural Dye Weaving Researcher – Sadberk Hanım Museum and Mirmar Sinan Fine Arts University, İstanbul, Türkiye (Fulbright)
2020 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Bachelor of Arts, Art History, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Solo and Duo Exhibitions
2027 Handwoven Histories, Gadsden Museum of Art, in partnership with the Alabama Contemporary Art Center, AL
2026 a loom, a fence, a wire, a thread, Solo Exhibition, Art & History Museums Maitland, Maitland, FL
unraveling, Solo Exhibition, Hammond Gallery, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
2025 POWER/PLAY, with Skylar Masuda & musical collaborator Solomon Kim, SAYE Istanbul, Türkiye (postponed - civil unrest)
2024 Warring Factions, Solo Exhibition, Gately Gallery, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC
QUARTER LIFE CRISIS, Duo Exhibition with Leah Sandler, Sculpture House, Casselberry, FL
2023 Tension Point, Solo Exhibition, Larimer Arts Center, Palatka, FL
Cultural Fabric, Solo Exhibition, SNAP! Gallery, Orlando, FL
Mär Martinez: Holding Myself Close, Solo Exhibition, Board of County Commissions Chamber, Orlando, FL
2022 Push Comes to Shove, Solo Exhibition, Kissimmee City Hall, Kissimmee, FL
2021 Raw Fibers, Two Person Exhibition with Lindsey Kennedy, Analog Film Association Gallery, Orlando, FL
Of A Different Flesh, Two Person Exhibition with Julia Matejcek, Good News Arts Gallery, High Springs, FL
Remembering the Words to Our Song, Two Person Exhibition with Rachel Kinbar, Parkhaus15, Orlando, FL
2020 FRACTURE, Solo Exhibition, Redefine Arts Gallery, Orlando, FL
Illusions of Safety, Solo Exhibition, The Clark Gallery, Indiana, PA
2019 Chasing Shadows, Two Person Exhibition, Redefine Arts Gallery, Orlando, FL
Select Awards, Fellowships, Scholarships and Recognition
2026 Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant, NY
Kaleidoscope Visiting Artist Grant, Jacksonville State Univeristy, AL
2025 Fulbright Open Research Award in Painting, 2024 - 2025, Türkiye
Halo Arts Fellowship Award, FL
Scholars of Color Fellowship (2024 – 2025), New York, NY
United Arts Community Project Grant, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, FL
2024 Individual Artist Career Opportunity Grant, South Arts, GA
Contemplative Practice Fellowship, Hemera Foundation, NC
JAS Emerging Artist Fellowship, New York, NY
2022 JAW Breaker Fellowship Grant, Tannersville, NY
2021 Bridge Ahead Initiative, Mennello Museum, Orlando, FL
Select Residencies
2026 Camp David Invitational Residency, West Shokan, NY
2024 K2 Urla Breathing Zone, Urla, Türkiye
Studio Kura Artist Residency, Fukuoka, Japan
Camp David Invitational Residency, West Shokan, NY
2023 Newnan ArtRez, Newnan, GA
Artist-in-Action Residency, Art & History Museums Maitland, Maitland, FL (2021 - 2023)
2022 JX Farm Residency, Cleveland, MS
Lillian E. Smith Center Residency, Piedmont University, Demorest, GA
2021 Dorothy M. Gillespie Curator in Residence, Nyack, NY
M.O.M. Artist Residency, St. Petersburg, FL
Stay Home Residency, Paris, TN
2020 The Spruce Residency, Indiana, PA
Temporary Stay Residency, Orlando, FL
Select Public Collections
Camp David Permanent Collection, NY
Dr. Bernard Heller Museum Permanent Collection, NY
Jacksonville State University Permanent Collection, AL
University of West Georgia Permanent Collection, GA
Art & History Museums Maitland & Permanent Collection, FL
Newnan ArtRez Permanent Collection, GA
Museum of Motherhood Permanent Collection, FL
University of Central Florida Provost Art Loan, University of Central Florida, FL
Crocker Art Loan, University of Central Florida, FL
Dorothy M. Gillespie Foundation Collection, NY
The Spruce Permanent Collection, The Spruce Residency, PA
Temporary Stay Collection, FL