America Martin Solo Show at Wally Workman Gallery 2024
November 2-December 1, 2024

Of Columbian-American heritage, America is renowned for her robust works using form and figure. Inspired by mid-century masters deconstructing the figure, she uses concentrated line and flat color to create colossal, vibrant subjects appearing to barely be contained by the canvas. There is a joy and exuberance in their expression, "a universal truth" in their gesture. She moves instinctively across her canvases and fine papers with a sure brush. America's titles are a poetry unto themselves, and share her lovely fables of hope and humanity. She has devised a unique style of new modernity while incorporating lessons from indigenous cultures- her own Columbian roots an important component. Represented across the country and internationally collected, Martin continues to impress audiences with her exciting work.

“My favorite things find their way into the art I make, through color, harmony and composition. The cheerful sun in the sky. The flowers and vines that I grow. The books I read, places to be traveled, the way dogs bark and children laugh. The joy that I find in the people I know and the people I haven’t met yet. I am an artist; my name is America Martin.”

JoAnne Artman Gallery is pleased to present LIONS AND TIGERS AND BEARS, OH MY!, a solo exhibition of new works by America Martin.

"Outdoors 'til Dusk" is a reflection of time spent in Maine with family and friends. The show will feature 12 brand new oil paintings, 16 framed works on paper, and 4 sculptures.

America Martin featured in LUXE Interiors + Design magazine, Issue 85, MAY/JUNE 2024

For clients involved in art, it's no surprise their pied-a-terre has a gallery-like feel. In each room, the wall decor helps to round out the color scheme, while adding dimension and movement.

…pattern play…

…beautiful story board @atlantahomesmag for our reflective retreat at the 2023 @atlantaholidayhome featuring visual and tactile layers that sooth the soul. We loved watching people enjoy this quiet moment, reaching out to touch the soft hand of fabrics and faux fur in contrast to the warm texture of the wood veneer wallpaper, allowing the layers of sensory contrast speak to their heart. It’s what we love to do!!!

JoAnne Artman Gallery is pleased to present COLORITO, an exhibition of new works by America Martin. A term usually applied to 16th-century Venetian painting where color is employed in a dominant manner, colorito, or ‘coloring’ was deemed fundamental to conceiving painted images charged with the look of life. America Martin’s modern interpretation includes not only judicious color application, but the vitality and vigor of the world around her as she continues her unmistakable aesthetic sensibility.

All the Right Ingredients

In the historic art colony of Laguna Beach, California, designer Raili Clasen brought a midcentury exuberance to a contemporary beach house’s modern vibe. The result is a colorful free spirit worthy of its pedigree

BY PAIGE PORTER FISCHER

PHOTOGRAPHS BY KARYN MILLET

A painting by Colombian-American artist America Martin pulls in shades of pink and leads the way to the hall. Featuring an 18-foot ceiling with skylights, Hunt Slonem’s whimsical butterflies and a Tibetan tiger rug serve as a gallery-like entrance to the surrounding bedrooms. “The art is amazing,” gushes Johnson. —Lori Johnston

America Martin’s painting Cloud Woman hangs at the Juniper Austin restaurant in Austin Texas. The space was designed by Cravotta Interiors.

SUNSET PARK - A Santa Monica bungalow designed by Betsy Burnham. A custom sectional, sourced through Cisco Home, an area rug from International Flooring and the 1573 chair from Lee Industries covered in Colefax & Fowler’s Boxwood Union play supporting roles in the family room, which is dominated by a painting by America Martin, via Joanne Artman Gallery. Photography by Laura Hull.

If placing a painting or print next to a window, notice the view. Are there any shapes or colors that are reflected in the piece? And last but not least, soften any sharp, rectangular edges in a room with rounded shapes in your chosen artworks.  

A historic Wolf Pen Branch home designed by AMID, Allison McComb's interior design firm in Louisville, Kentucky

In the living room, the berry tones continue with dusty pink Zak+Fox pillows, a maroon wooden peg sculpture by Bradley Duncan, a contemporary America Martin painting, and a Desiron midcentury-style console with spray-painted burgundy doors. The Røros Tweed throw and sculptural Tom Dixon chair upholstered in a geometric Kelly Wearstler fabric both feature multiple shades of red.