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Mario Martinez (painter)

November 14, 2023

Mario Martinez (born 1953) is a Native American contemporary abstract painter. He is a member of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe from New Penjamo (in Scottsdale), the smallest of six Yaqui settlements, in Arizona. He currently lives in New York City.

Mario Martinez
Born1953 (age 69–70)
Phoenix, Arizona
NationalityPascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona
EducationMFA, San Francisco Art Institute
BA, Arizona State University
Known forPainting

Education edit

Martinez received his bachelor's degree from School of Art, Arizona State University in Tempe and his MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute.

Art career edit

His work has been exhibited in 2005 in a one-person retrospective at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in New York. Notable group exhibitions include: "Who Stole the Tee Pee?" at the National Museum of the American Indian, New York; "AlieNation" at the American Indian Community House Gallery. His work was recently shown at "IN/SIGHT 2010" at Chelsea Art Museum, New York and "The Importance of IN/VISIBILITY" at Abrazo Interno Gallery, New York, 2009. In 2002 Martinez was one of the first non-Japanese artists to be invited to exhibit at the Contemporary Artists Federation Group Show at the Museum of Modern Art, Saitama, Japan.

In 2000, Martinez was a visiting professor of art at the University of Arizona in Tucson, and in 2001 he received the Native Artist in Residence Fellowship from the National Museum of the American Indian. In 2005, Martinez completed a commission for the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona; a 22-foot mural called Sonoran Desert: Yaqui Home as part of "Home: Desert Peoples in the Southwest" exhibition. Martinez had a solo exhibition at Mesa Contemporary Arts in Mesa, Arizona, in 2010.

Selected exhibitions edit

  • Stretching the Canvas: Eight Decades of Native Painting (2019–21), National Museum of the American Indian George Gustav Heye Center, New York.[1]
  • Into the Void: ABSTRACT ART, 1948 - 2008. Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson, AZ, 2010.
  • IN/SIGHT 2010 A group show of contemporary art by American Indian Artists, Chelsea Art Museum, New York, NY, 2010.
  • The Importance of IN/VISIBILITY Recent work by Native American Artists living in New York City, Abrazo Interno Gallery, New York, NY, 2009.[2]
  • Native Voices: Contemporary Indigenous Art, Three Brooklyn Exhibitions, Kentler International Drawing Center, FiveMyles Gallery, Long Island University Salena and Humanities Gallery, New York, 2008.[3]
  • Mario Martinez and Steven Yazzie, Berlin Gallery, Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ, 2007.
  • Native New Yorkers, NESUD Gallery, Suffolk University, Boston, MA, 2007.
  • New Tribe: New York: From Tradition to Transcendence, Mario Martinez Retrospective, National Museum of the American Indian, George Gustav Heye Center, New York City, NY, 2005.
  • Home: Native People in the Southwest, Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ, 2005.
  • Indian Market Show, Lewallen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, 2003.
  • Mario Martinez: The last San Francisco paintings, Cakewalk, Phoenix, Arizona, 2003.
  • Contemporary Artists Federation group show, Saitama Museum of Modern Art', Saitama, Japan, 2002.[4]
  • AlieNation, AICH Gallery, NY, NY, 2002. Rewritings: Painting from Native America, Artfit Exhibition Space, Phoenix, Arizona, 2002.
  • who stole the tepee?, National Museum of the American Indian, George Gustav Heye Center, New York, New York, 2000.
  • Fall, Jan Cicero Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, 1999.
  • Solo Show, American Indian Contemporary Arts Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 1998.
  • The Fall Antiquities and Contemporary Art Show, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO, 1998.
  • Native Abstraction: Modern Forms Ancient Ideas, Museum of New Mexico: Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe, NM, 1997.
  • We are Many, We are One, University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1997.
  • New Art from Native America, Center Gallery, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, 1997.
  • Honoring Diversity: Multicultural Perspectives, Koret Gallery, Palo Alto, CA, 1997.
  • I Stand in the Center of the Good, American Indian Community House Gallery, New York, NY, 1996.
  • Native Streams, Jan Cicero Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, Turman Art Gallery, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana, 1996-1997.
  • Living Tapestry: Contemporary Native American Artists, Laney College Art Gallery, Oakland, CA, 1995.
  • Mario Martinez: Visual Interpretations of Yaqui Myths and Legends, American Indian Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, CA, 1995.[5]
  • Artists Who Are Indian, Denver Art Museum, Denver CO, 1995.
  • Expressions of Spirit, Wheelwright Museum, Santa Fe, NM, 1995.
  • Books by Native Artists, American Indian Community House Gallery, New York, NY, 1994-1995.
  • The Submuloc Show/Columbus Wohs, ATLATL and Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA, 1992-1994.
  • We are Human Beings: 27 Contemporary Native American Artists, The College of Wooster Museum, Wooster, Ohio, 1992-1993.

Collections edit

  • Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian
  • John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Chicago, Illinois
  • Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona
  • City of Phoenix, City Hall Collection, Phoenix, Arizona
  • City of Scottsdale, City Hall Collection, Scottsdale, Arizona Rockwell Museum, Corning, New York
  • Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona
  • University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
  • Pacific Gas & Electric of California Standard Federal Bank, Burr Ridge, Illinois
  • Snite Museum, University of Notre Dame, Indiana

Grants, Awards and Special Projects edit

  • Art in Embassies Program collaborative print portfolio, National Museum of the American Indian & US State Department, 2007.
  • Commission: Mural, Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ, 2003-2005.
  • Native Artist in Residence Fellowship, National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Museums, New York, NY, 2001-2002.
  • Monothon, College of Santa Fe (now Santa Fe University of Art and Design), Santa Fe, NM, 2002.
  • Heard Museum Print Workshop, Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ, 2001.
  • Lasting Impressions, print portfolio, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 2001.
  • Reopening the West, Rockwell Museum of Western Art, Corning, New York, 2001.
  • Scottsdale/Penjamo Yaqui Mural Project, Scottsdale, AZ, 1999.[6]
  • Native Arts Research Fellowship, National Museum of the American Indian, NY, NY, awarded by ATLATL and the National Museum of the American Indian, 1998.
  • Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Residency, Captiva, Florida, 2015.[7]
  • Invited Artist, Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship, Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis, IN, 2015.[8]

Bibliography edit

  • New Tribe: New York/The Urban Vision Quest. Gerald McMaster, ed. Washington DC: NMAI Editions, 2005.
  • The American West: People, Places and Ideas. Suzan Campbell and Kathleen E. Ash-Milby, Rockwell Museum of Western Art, Western Edge Press, Santa Fe, NM, 2001.
  • Painting as a Language. J. Robertson and C. McDaniel, Harcourt College Publishers, 2000.
  • "Abstract Visions," featured article. Southwest Art, April, 2000.
  • Contemporary Native Art Calendar, 1998, Garfinkel Publications, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Native American Painting in the 20th Century, E. Wade, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press.
  • The Telling of the Word. W.S. Penn, ed., Stewart; Tabori and Chang, New York, NY, 1996.
  • Native American Art. David W. Penney and George C. Longfish, Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, 1994.
  • I Stand in the Center of the Good: Interviews with Contemporary Native American Artists. Univ. of Nebraska Press, Lawrence Abbot, ed., 1994.

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Stretching the Canvas: Eight Decades of Native Painting". National Museum of the American Indian. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  2. ^ The Importance of IN/VISIBILITY recent work by Native American artists living in New York City
  3. ^ Native Voices: Contemporary Indigenous Art/Works on Paper, Kentler International Drawing Space
  4. ^ Museum of Modern Art, Saitama 2010-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^
  6. ^ Yaqui Mural Project
  7. ^ "Past Residents Captiva | Robert Rauschenberg Foundation". www.rauschenbergfoundation.org. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  8. ^ "EITELJORG ANNOUNCES 2015 CONTEMPORARY ART FELLOWS". Eiteljorg. 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2021-11-11.

External links edit

  • Mario Martinez, official website
  • Art Ltd. Magazine
  • Hearsight Magazine
  • Maverick Arts Magazine
  • Mario Martinez, Vision Project, by Heather Igloliorte

November 14, 2023
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Mario Martinez born 1953 is a Native American contemporary abstract painter He is a member of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe from New Penjamo in Scottsdale the smallest of six Yaqui settlements in Arizona He currently lives in New York City Mario MartinezBorn1953 age 69 70 Phoenix ArizonaNationalityPascua Yaqui Tribe of ArizonaEducationMFA San Francisco Art InstituteBA Arizona State UniversityKnown forPainting Contents 1 Education 2 Art career 3 Selected exhibitions 4 Collections 5 Grants Awards and Special Projects 6 Bibliography 7 Notes 8 External linksEducation editMartinez received his bachelor s degree from School of Art Arizona State University in Tempe and his MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute Art career editHis work has been exhibited in 2005 in a one person retrospective at the Smithsonian s National Museum of the American Indian in New York Notable group exhibitions include Who Stole the Tee Pee at the National Museum of the American Indian New York AlieNation at the American Indian Community House Gallery His work was recently shown at IN SIGHT 2010 at Chelsea Art Museum New York and The Importance of IN VISIBILITY at Abrazo Interno Gallery New York 2009 In 2002 Martinez was one of the first non Japanese artists to be invited to exhibit at the Contemporary Artists Federation Group Show at the Museum of Modern Art Saitama Japan In 2000 Martinez was a visiting professor of art at the University of Arizona in Tucson and in 2001 he received the Native Artist in Residence Fellowship from the National Museum of the American Indian In 2005 Martinez completed a commission for the Heard Museum in Phoenix Arizona a 22 foot mural called Sonoran Desert Yaqui Home as part of Home Desert Peoples in the Southwest exhibition Martinez had a solo exhibition at Mesa Contemporary Arts in Mesa Arizona in 2010 Selected exhibitions editStretching the Canvas Eight Decades of Native Painting 2019 21 National Museum of the American Indian George Gustav Heye Center New York 1 Into the Void ABSTRACT ART 1948 2008 Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson AZ 2010 IN SIGHT 2010 A group show of contemporary art by American Indian Artists Chelsea Art Museum New York NY 2010 The Importance of IN VISIBILITY Recent work by Native American Artists living in New York City Abrazo Interno Gallery New York NY 2009 2 Native Voices Contemporary Indigenous Art Three Brooklyn Exhibitions Kentler International Drawing Center FiveMyles Gallery Long Island University Salena and Humanities Gallery New York 2008 3 Mario Martinez and Steven Yazzie Berlin Gallery Heard Museum Phoenix AZ 2007 Native New Yorkers NESUD Gallery Suffolk University Boston MA 2007 New Tribe New York From Tradition to Transcendence Mario Martinez Retrospective National Museum of the American Indian George Gustav Heye Center New York City NY 2005 Home Native People in the Southwest Heard Museum Phoenix AZ 2005 Indian Market Show Lewallen Gallery Santa Fe NM 2003 Mario Martinez The last San Francisco paintings Cakewalk Phoenix Arizona 2003 Contemporary Artists Federation group show Saitama Museum of Modern Art Saitama Japan 2002 4 AlieNation AICH Gallery NY NY 2002 Rewritings Painting from Native America Artfit Exhibition Space Phoenix Arizona 2002 who stole the tepee National Museum of the American Indian George Gustav Heye Center New York New York 2000 Fall Jan Cicero Gallery Chicago Illinois 1999 Solo Show American Indian Contemporary Arts Gallery San Francisco CA 1998 The Fall Antiquities and Contemporary Art Show Denver Art Museum Denver CO 1998 Native Abstraction Modern Forms Ancient Ideas Museum of New Mexico Museum of Indian Arts and Culture Santa Fe NM 1997 We are Many We are One University of Wisconsin La Crosse La Crosse Wisconsin 1997 New Art from Native America Center Gallery Bucknell University Lewisburg PA 1997 Honoring Diversity Multicultural Perspectives Koret Gallery Palo Alto CA 1997 I Stand in the Center of the Good American Indian Community House Gallery New York NY 1996 Native Streams Jan Cicero Gallery Chicago Illinois Turman Art Gallery Indiana State University Terre Haute Indiana 1996 1997 Living Tapestry Contemporary Native American Artists Laney College Art Gallery Oakland CA 1995 Mario Martinez Visual Interpretations of Yaqui Myths and Legends American Indian Contemporary Arts San Francisco CA 1995 5 Artists Who Are Indian Denver Art Museum Denver CO 1995 Expressions of Spirit Wheelwright Museum Santa Fe NM 1995 Books by Native Artists American Indian Community House Gallery New York NY 1994 1995 The Submuloc Show Columbus Wohs ATLATL and Evergreen State College Olympia WA 1992 1994 We are Human Beings 27 Contemporary Native American Artists The College of Wooster Museum Wooster Ohio 1992 1993 Collections editSmithsonian Institution s National Museum of the American Indian John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation Chicago Illinois Heard Museum Phoenix Arizona City of Phoenix City Hall Collection Phoenix Arizona City of Scottsdale City Hall Collection Scottsdale Arizona Rockwell Museum Corning New York Tucson Museum of Art Tucson Arizona University of Arizona Tucson Arizona Pacific Gas amp Electric of California Standard Federal Bank Burr Ridge Illinois Snite Museum University of Notre Dame IndianaGrants Awards and Special Projects editArt in Embassies Program collaborative print portfolio National Museum of the American Indian amp US State Department 2007 Commission Mural Heard Museum Phoenix AZ 2003 2005 Native Artist in Residence Fellowship National Museum of the American Indian Smithsonian Museums New York NY 2001 2002 Monothon College of Santa Fe now Santa Fe University of Art and Design Santa Fe NM 2002 Heard Museum Print Workshop Heard Museum Phoenix AZ 2001 Lasting Impressions print portfolio University of Arizona Tucson AZ 2001 Reopening the West Rockwell Museum of Western Art Corning New York 2001 Scottsdale Penjamo Yaqui Mural Project Scottsdale AZ 1999 6 Native Arts Research Fellowship National Museum of the American Indian NY NY awarded by ATLATL and the National Museum of the American Indian 1998 Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Residency Captiva Florida 2015 7 Invited Artist Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship Eiteljorg Museum Indianapolis IN 2015 8 Bibliography editNew Tribe New York The Urban Vision Quest Gerald McMaster ed Washington DC NMAI Editions 2005 The American West People Places and Ideas Suzan Campbell and Kathleen E Ash Milby Rockwell Museum of Western Art Western Edge Press Santa Fe NM 2001 Painting as a Language J Robertson and C McDaniel Harcourt College Publishers 2000 Abstract Visions featured article Southwest Art April 2000 Contemporary Native Art Calendar 1998 Garfinkel Publications Vancouver BC Canada Native American Painting in the 20th Century E Wade Norman University of Oklahoma Press The Telling of the Word W S Penn ed Stewart Tabori and Chang New York NY 1996 Native American Art David W Penney and George C Longfish Hugh Lauter Levin Associates 1994 I Stand in the Center of the Good Interviews with Contemporary Native American Artists Univ of Nebraska Press Lawrence Abbot ed 1994 Notes edit Stretching the Canvas Eight Decades of Native Painting National Museum of the American Indian Retrieved 7 March 2021 The Importance of IN VISIBILITY recent work by Native American artists living in New York City Native Voices Contemporary Indigenous Art Works on Paper Kentler International Drawing Space Museum of Modern Art Saitama Archived 2010 03 25 at the Wayback Machine American Indian Contemporary Arts Presents Yaqui Myths and Legends Yaqui Mural Project Past Residents Captiva Robert Rauschenberg Foundation www rauschenbergfoundation org Retrieved 2021 11 11 EITELJORG ANNOUNCES 2015 CONTEMPORARY ART FELLOWS Eiteljorg 2014 12 09 Retrieved 2021 11 11 External links editMario Martinez official website Art Ltd Magazine Hearsight Magazine Maverick Arts Magazine Mario Martinez Vision Project by Heather Igloliorte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index 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