Delita Martin Explained

Delita Martin
Birth Place:Conroe, Texas
Nationality:American
Alma Mater:Texas Southern University (BFA)
Purdue University (MFA)
Known For:Printmaking, mixed media

Delita Martin (born 1972) is an American multimedia artist based in Huffman, Texas.[1]

Early life and education

Delita Martin was born in 1972 in Conroe, Texas. She attended Texas Southern University in Houston, receiving a BFA in drawing in 2002. She then earned her MFA in printmaking from Purdue University in 2009.[2] She taught at University of Arkansas at Little Rock.[3]

Martin has stated that she knew she wanted to be an artist since she was five years old as she was exposed to art through her father's work as a carpenter and painter.[4]

Career

As a multidisciplinary artist, Martin works across various techniques including printmaking, painting and stitching which incorporates indigenous and modern art-making.[5] Martin uses storytelling to provide a platform for Black women who have often been marginalized.[6] She frequently uses symbolism such as moons to represent women and birds to represent the human spirit.[7] Many of her works contain West African masks which highlight the connection between the mortal and spiritual world. Martin's influences include Elizabeth Catlett, whose work she was introduced to as an undergraduate student.[8] Delita is also inspired by the African aesthetics she has learned exists throughout Black culture.[9]

Martin had her first show at the Community Artists' Collective and was an education coordinator for the nonprofit.[10] [11] She later founded her own studio, Black Box Press, in 2008. She was a lecturer at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in the Fine Arts department from 2008 to 2012. Her work has been shown in the Havana Biennial and in Art Basel Miami.[5] She is a founding member of Black Women of Print, a printmaking collective for Black women which was founded in 2018.[5] [12] She is also a member of the ROUX artist collective alongside Ann Johnson, Rabéa Ballin, and Lovie Olivia.[13] [14] Delita has been featured as a black woman artist to have on your radar by Marie Claire.[15] She was a juror for “The Contemporary Print: 5×5,” at PrintAustin.[16]

Permanent collections of Delita Martin's works are held by National Museum of Women in the Arts,[17] Salamander Resort,[18] Minneapolis Institute of Art,[19] Bradbury Art Museum,[20] C.N. Gorman Museum,[21] Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art,[22] David C. Driskell Center,[23] Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American-Art,[24] Studio Museum in Harlem,[25] Thrivent Financial,[26] William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum, US Embassy (Mauritania),[27] Muscarelle Museum of Art, and the Georgetown University Art Collection[28] and more.

Awards

Exhibitions

Publications

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-03-16. Delita Martin Paints an Invitation Into the Spiritual Realm. 2021-03-19. Texas Monthly. en.
  2. Web site: Jesse . Butcher. Interview With Delita Martin . March 21, 2017. en-US. 2020-05-30.
  3. Web site: Delita Martin - Bio - Galerie Myrtis. 2021-03-06. en-US.
  4. Web site: Kody . Ford. February 12, 2015. Artists We Love: Delita Martin. 2020-05-24. The Idle Class. en-US.
  5. Web site: Rising Up to Calling Down the Spirits: The Art of Delita Martin. MacConomy. Kelly. 2020-02-04. The Zebra. en-US. 2020-05-24.
  6. Web site: About Delita. 2020-05-24. Black Box Press Studio. en-US.
  7. Web site: Delita Martin: Calling Down the Spirits . May 24, 2020. National Museum of Women in the Arts.
  8. News: Clancy. Sean. January 13, 2019. Past meets present at exhibition; 'On Their Own Terms' juxtaposes works by contemporary black artists and those who influenced them. en. Arkansas Democrat Gazette. 2020-05-30.
  9. Book: Martin, Delita. Shadows in the Garden. Black Box Press Studio. 2019. 9781732081703. 65.
  10. News: Brent . Kim . April 3, 2021 . Discovering 'Conjure': Identity of Black women at fore of artist's AMSET exhibit . . C9.
  11. News: Rozen . Daphne . March 20, 2003 . Connecting to one's own creative self - Collective changes the way people think about art through education . . 1.
  12. Web site: About. Black Women of Print. en-US. 2020-05-30.
  13. Web site: Sophie . Asakura . Interview: Lovie Olivia. July 16, 2013. Art League Houston. en-US.
  14. Web site: ROUX. 2021-03-06. Galveston Arts Center. en-US.
  15. Web site: DiTrolio. Megan. 2020-08-24. The Black Women Artists to Have on Your Radar. 2020-08-30. Marie Claire. en-US.
  16. Web site: 2021-01-10. PrintAustin: A Sightlines Discussion with Delita Martin. 2021-03-06. Sightlines. en-US.
  17. Web site: National Museum of Women in the Arts Announces New Acquisitions. 2020-09-06. NMWA. en-US.
  18. Web site: Black Box Press Studio on Instagram: "Repost from @galeriemyrtis • Enjoying Delita Martin work at Salamander Resort. Thank you Jessica Stafford Davis for making this possible.…". https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CEsYxzOFrDI . December 26, 2021 . registration. 2020-09-06. Instagram. en.
  19. Web site: A Wiki Edit-a-Thon Dedicated to Women Artists of Color. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200812154132/https://hyperallergic.com/582036/a-wiki-edit-a-thon-dedicated-to-women-artists-of-color/ . August 12, 2020 .
  20. Web site: Delita Martin . 2020-09-06. Bradbury Art Museum. en-US.
  21. Web site: C.N. Gorman Museum Collection. 2020-09-06. gormanmuseum.ucdavis.edu. September 26, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190926215558/http://gormanmuseum.ucdavis.edu/Collections/The%20collections.htm. dead.
  22. Web site: Delita Martin State of The Art. 2020-09-06. en-US.
  23. Web site: Press Release: The Last Ten Years: In Focus. 2020-09-06. driskellcenter.umd.edu. en.
  24. Web site: Delita Martin. 2020-09-06. Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art. en-US.
  25. Web site: Studio Museum in Harlem Collection. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200920181439/https://studiomuseum.org/art-artists/artist-index . September 20, 2020 .
  26. Web site: Delita Martin Resume. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210126181416/http://galeriemyrtis.net/uploads/Delita_Martin_Resume_GalerieMyrtis_Feb_2019.pdf . January 26, 2021 .
  27. Web site: Delita Martin – U.S. Department of State. 2020-09-06. en-US.
  28. Web site: 2021-05-04. New Acquisitions Explore Art as Activism. 2021-05-23. www.library.georgetown.edu. en.
  29. Web site: Whitney's White Linen Night: A showcasing of artists of color. Baker . David T. . The Louisiana Weekly. August 2, 2017. 2020-05-30.
  30. Web site: 2018-06-20. Houston Artist Delita Martin Gives Black Women a Seat at the Table in New Exhibit. 2021-03-06. The Texas Observer. en-US.
  31. Web site: 'Black Identities' exhibit marks cultural shift. 2020-09-06. MPR News.
  32. Web site: Press Release: [Un]Common Collections: Selections from Fifteen Collectors]. 2020-09-06. driskellcenter.umd.edu. en.
  33. Web site: 2020-04-27. From the Curator: Inside "Delita Martin: Calling Down the Spirits" Broad Strokes Blog. 2021-03-06. NMWA. en-US.
  34. Web site: Dawn. Burleigh . 2021-02-24. Exhibit telling the stories of Black Women will open at AMSET in spring. 2021-03-06. Orange Leader.

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