Amanda Martinez
(Born 1988, Greenville, SC)

Bio
Amanda Martinez lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Originally from Greenville, South Carolina, Martinez received her BFA from Kansas City Art Institute in 2010 where she studied both sculpture and painting. In 2020 Martinez completed a public art commission at 125 Maiden Lane in New York City, an edition of cast sculptures for Maison Trouvee in Paris as well as group exhibitions, private commissions and significant residential projects. In 2019 Martinez had a solo exhibition at Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art in Nagoya, Japan as part of Aichi Triennale, selected by Pedro Reyes. Her work was recently shown with David Shelton Gallery in Houston, TX, Egg Collective in New York, NY, Juxtapoz Showcase in Miami South Beach, FL, Underdonk, in Brooklyn, NY, Vacation in New York, NY, Spring/Break in New York, NY, Garis & Hahn in Los Angeles, CA, VICTORI + MO Gallery in Brooklyn, NY, N.A.D.A. NY, Redline Contemporary Art Center in Denver, CO and elsewhere. Recent press includes Surface Magazine, The New Yorker, The New York Times, Maake Magazine among other outlets. In 2020 Martinez lectured as a visiting artist at George Washington University's MFA program. In 2019 she curated “Object of Desire” at Tiger Strikes Asteroid New York and lectured as a visiting artist at Pratt Institute's Foundations Program. She has been awarded residencies in Wassaic, NY, Kansas City, MO and Truth or Consequences, NM. Martinez has forthcoming exhibitions, commissions and publication in 2021.

Website
http://www.amandaemilymartinez.com/