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Nadia Martínez
Born 1980, Honduras, Central America
Education
2022 MFA in Visual Art, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, VT
2010 Diploma Program, National Academy School of Fine Arts, NYC
2008 Certificate in Fine Arts, National Academy School of Fine Arts, NYC
1998 - 2000 Architecture, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Honduras, C.A.
Selected Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
2022 Promise of Sweetness, Stamford Art Association, Stamford, CT
- A Sweet Path, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Gallery, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, VT
2018 Exploring New Territories, Stamford Art Association, Stamford, CT
2017 Containment, Connection, and Contemplation, 121 Varick St, TriBeCa, NY, NY
2016 Zoria + Nadia, Zorya Fine Art, Greenwich, CT
- Elephant Cosmetics, collaboration with Mr. Twist, 4uattro Pareti Galleria, Napoli, Italy
- OMG, Stamford Art Association, Stamford, CT
2013 Where Your Heart Is..., Stamford Art Association, Stamford, CT
2011 Graffiti, PCOG, Old Greenwich, CT
2010 Abierto, Open Studio, Greenwich, CT
- Memories of Our Town, Hudson City Savings Bank, Cos Cob, CT
- El Bosque de Qualtron, National Academy Museum, NY, NY
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 In the Search of Hidden Things, Contemporary Art From Central America, Mansion #18, Nolan Park, Governors Island, NY (Forthcoming)
- Tridimensional, Galería D’Museo, Caracas, Venezuela
2023 If Your _____ & You Know It: Identifying Emotions, The Norwalk Art Space, Norwalk, CT
- In Light Of, three-person exhibition, Crown Gallery, Bridgeport, CT
2022 Faculty Exhibition, New York School of the Arts, NY, NY
2021 A La Carta, Galería D’Museo, Caracas, Venezuela
- Faculty Exhibition, New York School of the Arts, NY, NY
- MFA in Visual Art Summer 2021 Residency Exhibition, Vermont College of Fine Arts, kunstmatrix.com
- The Body, New York School of the Arts, NY, NY
- MFA in Visual Art Winter 2021 Residency Exhibition, Vermont College of Fine Arts, kunstmatrix.com
2020 MFA in Visual Art Summer 2020 Residency Exhibition, Vermont College of Fine Arts, kunstmatrix.com
- W20 MFA Residency Exhibition, Alumni Hall, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, VT
2019 Faculty Exhibition, New York School of the Arts, NY, NY
- Patterns, THE HUB Center for the Arts, NY, NY
- Vid Första Ögonkastet (At First Sight: Visiting Artists from New York), Södertälje Konstforening, Stockholm, Sweden
- LOVE + CONFECTION, UConn Stamford Art Gallery, Stamford, CT
- African Rhythms, THE HUB Center for the Arts, NY, NY
2018 A Sweet Day of November, THE HUB Center for the Arts, NY, NY
2017 Fragments and Notes of Personal Journeys, The Gallery, New York School of the Arts, NY
- 6th Annual Creative Mischief, National Academy Museum, NY, NY
2016 5th Annual Creative Mischief, National Academy Museum, NY, NY
- From the Heart, Zorya Fine Art, Greenwich, CT
2015 NA Abroad, Assembly Hall at the National Academy, NY, NY
- Small Works 2015, Stamford Art Association, Stamford, CT
- 4th Annual Creative Mischief, National Academy Museum, NY, NY
- Women's Creations, Sackler Art Gallery, The Palace Theater, Stamford, CT
- Stamford Art Association at 45, The Mayor’s Gallery, Stamford, CT
- Experiments in Self-Portraiture, Sonia Gechtoff Gallery at the National Academy, NY, NY
2014 Group Exhibition, Zorya Fine Art, Greenwich, CT
- Back To The USSR?, Zorya Fine Art, Art Basel Miami, Miami Beach, FL
- Icons and Dreamers, Xpozure Gallery, Wilton, CT
- Eye Candy, Jadite Gallery, New York, NY
- Wish You Were Here 13, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2013 On the Reality of Distance, Sonia Gechtoff Gallery, New York, NY
- Latin Roots, Sackler Art Gallery, The Palace Theater, Stamford, CT
- XVI Salon Supercable de Jovenes con FIA, Caracas, Venezuela
- Art Lima, Galeria D'Museo, Lima, Peru
- Affordable Art Fair, Galeria D'Museo, New York, NY
2012 Pinta Art Fair, Galeria D'Museo, New York, NY
- Art Takes Times Square, Artist Wanted, Time Square, NY
- 6x6x2012, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY
2011 Wish You Were Here 10, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
- 40Under40, High Ridge Park Corporate Center Stamford, CT
2010 The Annual Small Works Invitational, Art West Gallery, Elon University, Elon, NC
- ASOG, Gertrude White Gallery, Greenwich, CT
- A Reverence for Water, Printmaking Center of New Jersey, Branchburg, NJ
- Autumn Art Show, ASOG, Garden Education Center, Cos Cob, CT
- Producing Film and Video, Macy Art Gallery, Columbia University, NY, NY
- Art to the Avenue, Magaschoni, Greenwich, CT
- Etcetera, National Academy, NY, NY
- Fifteen Notes, National Academy, NY, NY
- Practices of Photography, National Academy, NY, NY
2009 Painting the Americas, Grady Alexis Gallery, NY, NY
- Body of work, National Academy Museum, NY, NY
2008 30 Artistas, Museo Del Juguete Antiguo, DF, Mexico
- Three-year Certificate wall, National Academy Museum, NY, NY
- Faces and Figures, Stamford Art Association, Stamford, CT
2007 Annual Juried Exhibition National Academy Museum, NY, NY
- International Miniature Print Exhibition Center of Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT
- 27th Annual National Print Exhibition, Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
2006 Annual Juried Exhibition National Academy Museum, NY, NY
2005 Annual Juried Exhibition, National Academy Museum, NY, NY
2004 Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, NY, NY
Art Fairs
2013 Art Lima, Galeria D'Museo, Lima, Peru
- Affordable Art Fair, Galeria D'Museo, New York, NY
2012 Pinta, The Modern & Contemporary Latin American Art Exhibition, New York
Galeria D'Museo, Venezuela
Collaboration Exhibitions
2016 Zoria + Nadia, Zorya Fine Art, Greenwich, CT
Elephant Cosmetics, collaboration with Mr. Twist, 4uattro Pareti Galleria, Napoli, Italy
2009 Collaboration with Artist Lorena Perez, Museo del Juguete Antiguo, DF, México
Selected Bibliography
2019 Vid Första Ögonkastet, exhibition catalog pp. 10 - 13
- Elias Zazi, “New York-konstnärer ställer ut i Södertälje”, Länstidningen LT, Aug 24, 2019, pp. 19
2018 A Sweet Day of November, exhibition catalog pp. 46
2017 Fragments and Notes of Personal Journeys, exhibition catalog pp. 11
- Paul Laster, Discovering Artists, Both Old and New, at Creative Mischief, Whitehot Magazine, https://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/old-new-at-creative-mischief/3682
- Maurizio Pellegrin, Creative Mischief 2017 exhibition catalog pp. 75
- Cassidy Dawn Graves, Bedford + Bowery, http://bedfordandbowery.com/2017/04/robotic-theater-online-anxiety-and-more-art-this-week/
2016 La cosmesi di Mr Twist, Chiaia Magazine, Napoli, Oct/ Nov 2016, pp. 23
- Giovani, NAM - Napoli Art Magazine, http://www.napoliartmagazine.it/x-anniversario-le-4uattro-pareti-maria-giovanna-villari-presentano-elephant-cosmetics-mr-twist-collaborazione-nadia-martinez-sabato-24-settembre-2016-vern/
- Paola de Ciuceis, L'idea di bellezza dalla parte dell' elefante, Il Mattino, Sept 24, 2016, pp. 42
- Mike Tree, Pursuit the front line at the National Academy Museum, http://www.artslife.com/2016/06/03/pursuit-the-front-line-at-the-national-academy-museum/
- Maurizio Pellegrin, Creative Mischief 2016 exhibition catalog pp.11
2015 Maurizio Pellegrin, Creative Mischief 2015 exhibition catalog, pp. 37
- José Rafael Armstrong, “Exposición artística para conmemorar mes de la mujer”, El Sol News, April 7, 2015
2013 José Rafael Armstrong, “¿Dónde está tu Corazón? Una Exhibition Para Reflexionar”, El Sol News, November 29, 2013, pp.14
- Guadalupe Ramos, “Donde está tu corazón de la Artista Nadia Martínez” La Voz del Pueblo, November 21, 2013, pp. 6
- Filippo Fossati, On the Reality of Distance (and some of its consequences): American and Italian Art, 1963 – 2013, Exhibition catalog, pp. 19
- Emilio Narcizo, La Practica de la Ficcion, Salon Super Cable Jovenes con FIA /XVI edicion, Exhibition catalog pp. 52, 53
- José Rafael Armstrong, “Artistas Exhiben Obras Inspiradas en Cultura Latina”, El Sol News, September 27, 2013, pp. 16
2010 Gibson, Janis, “Second Life for Abandoned Computer Parts”, Greenwich Post, CT, 11 November 2010 pp.B1
Curatorial Projects
2020 Together Virtual Exhibition, www.nowaboutart.com/news/togethervirtualexhibition, sponsored by COA
2019 Seeds of Peace, Maritime Garage Gallery, Norwalk, CT
- Small Treasures, Maritime Garage Gallery, Norwalk, CT
- Migrating Colors, Maritime Garage Gallery, Norwalk, CT
2018 Street Level, Maritime Garage Gallery, Norwalk, CT
- A Reverence for Nature, Maritime Garage Gallery, Norwalk, CT
- Worth a Thousand Words, Maritime Garage Gallery, Norwalk, CT
2017 Memories of Our Town, Maritime Garage Gallery, Norwalk, CT
- Indecipherable Messages, Miranda Arts Project Space, Port Chester, NY
- Exchanges on Paper, Miranda Arts Project Space, Port Chester, NY
- Louder Than Words, Pop-up group exhibition in TriBeCa, NY
2016 Flying Colors, paintings by Ilona Sochynsky, Zorya Fine Art, Greenwich, CT
Teaching Experience
2017 - Present New York School of the Arts, NY, NY
2019 Workshop and talk, Dialogue + Studio: Unconventional Materials, American Folk Art Museum, NY, NY
2016 MADmakes workshop at Museum of Arts and Design, NY, NY
2011 - 2017 National Academy School of Fine Arts, NY
2010 - Present Private tutoring on Drawing, virtual portfolio design, websites, and blogging.
Awards & Residencies
2017 Women to Watch 2018, National Museum of Women in the Arts, DC, Nominee by Shannon R. Stratton, MAD’s William and Mildred Lasdon Chief Curator the Museum of Arts and Design, NY, NY
- UrbanGlass Scholarships, Brooklyn, NY
2016 Museum of Arts and Design Artist in Residence Program, MAD Museum, New York, NY
2015 Scholarship for the 2015 National Academy Italy Studio Abroad
2009 The Albert Hallgarten Traveling Scholarship, New York
Affiliations
Board Member at The Stamford Art Association, Stamford, CT since February 2014