Mär Martinez
Abbreviated CV - Comprehensive CV available upon request
www.marmartinezart.com | marmartinezart@gmail.com
@meatvoid
Education
2020 BFA, Studio Art and BA, Art History, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL,
Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s List
Solo and Duo Exhibitions
2026 unraveling, Solo Exhibition, Art & History Museums Maitland, Maitland, FL
2025 Mär Martinez, Solo Exhibition, Hammond Gallery, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
POWER/PLAY, Two Person Exhibition with Musical Collaborator, SAYE Istanbul, Türkiye
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 Group Exhibitions
2025 MACHO MUSEUM, Invitational Group Exhibition, Saye Istanbul, Türkiye
2024 WORK IN PROGRESS, Invitational Exhibition, Studio Kura, Itoshima, Japan
Intermission 2.0, Invitational Group Exhibition, ArtCube Gallery, Orlando, FL
2023 FABLE, Invitational Group Exhibition, Jen Tough Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
GOBLIN MODE, Curated Group Exhibition, Moisturizer Gallery, Gainesville, FL
Assembly Point, International Juried Exhibition, Roswell Visual Arts Center, GA
The Corridor Project – Billboard Exhibition, Invitational Group Exhibition, Downtown Arts District, Orlando, FL
FLAT FILES, Invitational Group Exhibition, Good News Arts, High Springs, FL
2022 SPECTRUM, Analog Film Photography Association, Miami Art Week, FL
IN/BETWEEN, Invitational Group Exhibition, Maitland Art & History Museums, Maitland, FL
CLOCKWORK, Curated Group Exhibition, Dream Clinic Project Space, Columbus, OH
ZOONOTIC HEX, Curated Group Exhibition, Field Projects, New York, NY
The Extended Ear, Curated Group Exhibition, Carnation Contemporary, Portland, OR
Weekend Loop, Group Exhibition with Solo Highlight, Third Floor Window Gallery, Pittsburg, PA
2021 A Tiny Bit of Fire, Curated Group Exhibition, Warbling Collective, London, UK
SUMMERHOUSE, Curated Group Exhibition, HOT•BED, Philadelphia, PA
Sugar, Spice & Not Playing Nice, Curated Group Exhibition, Gristle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
HERE & THERE, Curated Group Exhibition, Window Room, Philadelphia, PA
Collaborative Animals, Invitational Group Exhibition, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus, OH
Select Juried Exhibitions
2024 ANIMALS, Invitational Exhibition, Art and Culture Center Hollywood, Hollywood, FL
Before Night Falls, Invitational Exhibition, Terrace Gallery - City of Orlando, FL
2023 GENESIS: The Beginning of Creativity, International Juried Exhibition, Caravan, Brooklyn, NY
2022 B22: Wiregrass Biennial, National Juried Exhibition, Wiregrass Museum of Art, Dothan, AL
KARST GROUNDS: Quatro Sunistra, National Juried Exhibition, Tempus Projects, Tampa, FL
2022 Florida Showcase, Statewide Juried Exhibition, Snap! Gallery, Orlando, FL
36th Annual All Florida Exhibition, Statewide Juried Exhibition, Alliance for the Arts, Fort Meyers, FL NY
2nd Annual Women’s Juried Exhibition, National Juried Exhibition Art Gallery, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
2021 Exposed, Statewide Invitational Exhibition, Art & Culture Center Hollywood, Hollywood, FL
GALEX 55 National Juried Exhibition, National Juried Competition, Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL
Artfields 2021, Regional Juried Competition, Lake City, SC
2020 tight as leather, Statewide Juried Exhibition, Parallelogram Gallery, Tampa, FL
NOW is the time/the time is NOW: 2020 Florida Biennial, Statewide Juried Exhibition, Arts & Culture Center/Hollywood, Hollywood, FL
2020 College Invitational, International Juried Exhibition, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN
Feminine/Masculine, International Juried Exhibition, PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
Select Awards, Fellowships, Scholarships and Recognition
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 Bring Kindness to the Table Grant, Orlando, FL
Best Visual Artist Nominee, Orlando Weekly, FL
JAW Breaker Fellowship Grant, Tannersville, NY
2021 Immerse 2021 Artist Grant, IMMERSE, Orlando, FL
Top Choice Awards - 2D Category, SOBO Gallery, Winter Garden, FL
Dorothy M. Gillespie Curator in Residence Grant, Nyack, NY
Bridge Ahead Initiative, Mennello Museum, Orlando, FL
2020 Eclectic Knights Honorable Mention, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL
2019 Fusion Fest Visual Arts Best in Show Award, Fusion Fest, Orlando, FL
Katherine K. and Jacob Holzer Art Scholarship, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival Scholarship,University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
2017-8 Frank Lloyd Wright Scholar Recipient, (New York) Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL
Select Residencies
2025 A.R.C. Residency, Cappadocia, Türkiye
2024 K2 Urla Breathing Zone, Urla, Türkiye
Studio Kura Artist Residency, Fukuoka, Japan
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 Collaborative Projects & Public Sculpture
Pintura al Aire Libre en Español Workshops with Leo Cordovi, Art & History Museums Maitland, FL
The Corridor Project – Billboard Exhibition, Downtown Arts District, Orlando, FL
Loud & Proud, public art installation, Orlando Alliance, City of Orlando & Downtown Arts District, FL
Healthy West Orange Memory Care Public Sculpture, Winter Garden, FL
Cities, IMMERSE, Orlando, FL
ParkHaus15, artist-run gallery space, Orlando, FL
National Endowment for the Arts Big Read: Station Eleven Inspired Artwork Exhibition, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Select Public Collections
Dr. Bernard Heller Museum Permanent Collection, NY
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