It’s these sort of everyday Genre scenes that make up most of Martin’s oeuvre and justify her self-given title of “painting anthropologist,” but she has a way of romanticizing the quotidian in a way that make these moments feel monumental. While men and still life images certainly find their fair share of the limelight in her work, many of her larger-than-life paintings feature another form found throughout art history – the nude female figure. “I’m doing what art has been doing forever,” Martin says with satisfaction, “though I’m able to have more real estate – when I say “real estate,” I mean, scope of joy and confidence in the way that I portray women – because I am a woman.”

Im so thrilled to have been able to work with you these last 10 years JoAnne. My they have gone by fast. But my dear JoAnne, Tayler and Erin, your support and belief through this particular junction of great action and change, will always be very poignant and special to me. It is fun to see new and old work side by side. For myself, I do not have favorite works. My favorite piece in the groovy hum that I will be looking for during the process of painting or sculpting the piece I haven’t made yet. But when I look at my older work, I remember doing each piece as if it was yesterday. Although I no longer work in the same way that I did then. It is interesting to see the choices, the ways of controlling space, line and color the way I did then, next to what I do now. What a great way to start off the year. Yip Yip!

The exhibition showcases the fearless, bold use of line and color through the compositions of the artist with a profound sense of form and space. The work of America Martin with these figurative paintings transcends cultural aesthetics as it emerges through the internalized gender aesthetics.

Her work features broad lines and bright colors on canvas and has been shown around, Her work features broad lines and bright colors on canvas and has been shown around the country in California, Texas, Maine, among others.

Not only does this endearing and talented woman paint, she also creates intricate sculptors as well.

MUSEUM.org Interview with AMERICA MARTIN