America Martin

Biography

America Martin is a Colombian-American painter and sculptor based in Los Angeles. She studied with Vernon Wilson at the Art Center School of Design and continued her training at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA.

The magnetic pull of Martin's work is authentic. Her ability to express a unique gesture speaks to a universal truth.

The dominant subject of the artist is primarily people. They are large in size, vivacious and accessible, and seem to burst out of the limits of each canvas or sculpture. Within this pulsating interplay of color, texture, line, and shapes, there is always a signature expression that identifies each work as an America Martin.

When speaking of her work, Martin says: “It is true. The artist is not born to a life of pleasure; she cannot be idle. It is only duty and discipline that make art. The artist is gluttonous, constantly devouring life in order to translate all that she sees, smells, lives or breathes into her own language. There is no choosing this life, an artist paints because she must...”

America Martin at 203 Fine Art

Please follow the links below to view catalogues for past exhibitions of America Martin paintings and drawings.

America Martin in New Mexico | Exhibition Catalogue on ISSUU

America Martin New Works 2015 | Exhibition Catalogue on ISSUU

Schools of Study

Apprenticeship with Vernon Wilson, Art Center College of Design 1990-1998
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 1998-1999

Selected Awards

U.S. Department of State’s Office of Art in Embassies Art in Embassies Program 2017

Selected Exhibitions

JoAnne Artman Gallery, NY 2024-2016

Elizabeth Gordon Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA 2019-2016

Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, TX 2019-2016

JoAnne Artman Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA 2024-2017

203 Fine Art Gallery, Taos, NM 2019

J. Willott Gallery, Palm Springs, CA 2018-2017

TEW Galleries, Atlanta, GA 2018-2016

Carver Hill Gallery, Rockland, ME 2017-2016

Selected Works in Our Inventory

figurative large scale painting by America Martin

"Night and Orange Blossoms" 2017
91.5 x 54.5", acrylic on black linen

"Old Vines" 2015
81.5 x 44", collage & ink on Japanese paper

"Mother and Child," 2007
61.75 x 63.75", oil on canvas

"Two Women in the Sun," 2019
40 x 30, oil, ink & clay pencil on paper

Two Pomegranates oil and acrylic work by America Martin

"Two Pomegranates", 2006
10 x 16", oil and acrylic on cotton board

"Cactus Blossom,"
8 x 12", oil & acrylic on paper

Abstract nude of a woman against an orange and green background

"Orange & Green", 2008
7 1/2 x 5 1/2", oil & ink on paper

View from the High Road created by America Martin

"View from the High Road", 2019
24 x 30", oil and acrylic on canvas

The Model and the Artist created by America Martin

"The Model and the Artist", 2006
29.75 x 41.5", oil, ink & clay pencil on paper

Two Women Reclining painting by America Martin

"Stretch", 2009
7.75 x 11.5", white clay pencil on black cotton paper

Abstract landscape painting of orange and red mountains against blue gray sky, with simple, thick linework

"Sky and Clouds", 2019
20 x 20", oil and acrylic on canvas

Abstract drawing of a sitting woman surrounded by flowers, in orange and black on white paper

"Rest with Blossoms", 2014
15 1/8 x 11 1/4", ink & pastel on cotton paper

"Two Women Reclining", 2014
11.25 x 15", oil, ink & clay pencil on paper

"Limes and Tennis Balls", 2013
12 x 12", oil and acrylic on canvas

"Woman on Linen", 2003
27.5 x 22", pastel and acrylic on raw linen

Abstract landscape painting with gray sky, blue gray mountains and strokes of bright color

"Pond Trees in The Canyon", 2019
24 x 24”, acrylic and oil canvas

Abstract landscape painting with dark blue sky and landscape in bright orange and green

"Rain in the Canyon", 2019
24 x 19”, oil and acrylic on canvas

Abstract landscape painting of pink mountains with green sky and white clouds, rendered in simple, thick lines

"Late Afternoon The Canyon", 2019
20 x 20", oil and acrylic on canvas

Abstract painting of curved road flanked by trees, in stripes of blue, green, white and brown

"Dirt Road", 2019
20 x 20”, oil and acrylic on canvas

"Cards and Boots", 2006
26.25 x 40.5", oil, ink & clay pencil on paper
SOLD

America Martin - Black and white - Blooming Blossoms Lady of Guadalupe in Black Frame

"Blooming Blossoms Lady of Guadalupe 2," 2020
14.5x11.25", Ink on Cotton

"4 Chiefs and 4 Horses", 2019
55 x 50”, acrylic and oil canvas
SOLD

Abstract figurative painting of reclining woman in orange on lavender background

"Woman with Book", 2019
44 x 81", oil on acrylic on linen
SOLD

Abstract drawing with black linework on white paper

"Its Raining Way Over There", 2019
11 x 14”, clay pencil and Japanese ink on cotton

Abstract landscape painting of dark green trees in colorful landscape

"Trees in the Canyon", 2019
24 x 24", oil and acrylic on canvas

Abstract landscape drawing with black linework on yellow paper

"Canyon and Long Cloud", 2019
10 x 13”, ink on Japanese paper

"Land and Clouds", 2019
11 x 14”, clay pencil and Japanese ink on cotton
SOLD

Abstract still life of a yellow vase of flowers against a black ink background

"Flowers & Fruit", 2013
11 1/8 x 7 3/8", ink & pencil on cotton paper

Abstract drawing of a seated woman eating a watermelon, with a scribbled blue background

"Outside Watermelon", 2013
5 3/8 x 4 3/4", pencil & ink on Japanese paper

"Blooming Blossoms Lady of Guadalupe 1", 2020
14.5 x 11.25'', ink on cotton paper

Abstract drawing of mountains and clouds with black lines on purple paper

"Clouds Full of Rain Over the Mountain", 2019
12.5 x 18.5”, ink on Japanese paper
SOLD

"Flowers Like Stars", 2020
20 x 11.5'', white clay pencil on handmade paper
SOLD

Abstract line drawing of two nude women on white paper

"Two Women", 2002
12 x 9", ink on paper
SOLD

"Monday"
9 x 11", charcoal & oil pastel on paper

"Our Lady of Guadalupe", 2020
18.5 x 15.5'', white clay pencil on handmade paper
SOLD

Abstract landscape painting of clouds, sea and cliffs in bright colors

"Cliff At Sunset", 2019
24 x 24", oil and acrylic on canvas
SOLD

Abstract line drawing on light blue paper of a standing horse looking at a butterfly

"Horse and Butterfly", 2019
17 3/4 x 12”, ink on Japanese paper
SOLD

Abstract landscape painting of red mountains with yellow sky, blue and pink clouds rendered in simple lines

"Chama River", 2019
24 x 24", oil and acrylic on canvas
SOLD

America Martin Drawing of Our Lady of Guadalupe in white on blue background

"Flowers and Stars for Our Lady of Guadalupe", 2020
30.5 x 20'', white clay pencil on handmade paper
SOLD

Abstract figurative painting of three women

"The Three Graces", 2019
66 x 68", oil and acrylic on canvas
SOLD

Three Graces, a beautiful creation by America Martin

"Three Graces", 2021
22.5 x 30", oil on paper
SOLD

Collaged abstract bull and bullfighter against striped blue and gray background

"Toro I", 2015
18 1/2 x 25 1/4", acrylic, ink & paper collage
SOLD

"The Orange Picker", 2006
30 x 22", oil, ink & clay pencil on paper
SOLD

Woman Under Roses Red, 48 x 52'' oil and acrylic on canvas

"Woman Under Roses Red", 2021
52 x 48", oil on acrylic on canvas
SOLD

Abstract line drawing of three grazing horses on purple paper

"Three Horses and Early Moon", 2019
24 1/2 x 19 1/2”, ink on Japanese paper
SOLD

"Boxer with the Left", 2021
36 x 34", oil on acrylic on canvas
SOLD

"Celebration", 2019
14 x 11”, clay pencil and japanese ink on cotton
SOLD

Abstract landscape of Taos Gorge in shades of red, green, and pink

"Taos Gorge", 2019
33 x 74", acrylic and oil canvas
SOLD

Abstract drawing of a swimmer holding an orange life preserver, with a green, yellow and blue background

"Swimmer", 2009
5 1/2 x 7", pencil & ink on paper, varnished
SOLD

Abstract drawing of a woman in orange holding a lavender goose against a white background

"Woman with Goose"
4 1/2 x 2 1/2", clay pencil & acrylic on paper
SOLD

Abstract figurative drawing of reclining nude woman in light blue, green, and tan

"Woman in a Field"
12 x 8", clay pencil, ink & acrylic on paper
SOLD

"Meadow in the Canyon", 2019
24 x 24", oil & acrylic on canvas
SOLD

Abstract line drawing of horses on pink paper

"Running and Standing Horses in the Bright Day", 2019
25 x 18.75”, ink on Japanese paper
SOLD

Abstract still life with earth tones and strong black linework

"Cactus Flower & Fruit"
16 x 20", oil, acrylic & ink on paper
SOLD

"Mother of Guadalupe", 2019
14 x 11", clay pencil & Japanese ink on cotton
SOLD

Abstract figurative painting of reclining nude woman in gray, and dark yellow, surrounded by blue flowers

"Woman in Blossoms Blue"
30 1/2, 70 1/2", oil & acrylic on canvas
SOLD

Bright and colorful abstract painting of a standing, nude woman with a cat on her shoulder

"Fan & Blue Cat"
61 1/2" x 24 1/2", oil & acrylic on canvas
SOLD