Monica Aissa Martinez
Monica Aissa Martinez is a visual artist known for her richly intricate, and vibrantly delicate drawings and paintings of anatomical and biological subject matter.
Early life and education[edit]
Monica Aissa Martinez (1962) was born and raised in El Paso, Texas. She has six siblings, who like her have all found appreciation for the arts[1]. Her father, a psychologist and educator, had an interest in yoga.[2]. This early connection to spirituality led her to be interested in spirit, physiology, and how to portray these matters in an artistic form[1]. Monica later attended the University of Texas at El Paso and earned a masters in fine arts from New Mexico State University[1][2][3]. She was married to her husband in 1990 and moved to Phoenix where she currently resides[2]. Soon after receiving her Master's, Martinez had her first solo exhibition at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary of Art.[1]
Exhibitions and permanent collections[edit]
Martinez's work was one of 102 US artists whose work was selected for the exhibition "State of the Art: Discovering American Art Now," at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas.[4]
Her work is in the permanent collection of Crystal Bridges Museum,[5] the Tucson Museum of Art,[6] New Mexico State University Art Museum[7] among others.
Personal life[edit]
Martinez still resides in Phoenix with her husband where she continues to create art and teaches drawing in Phoenix College.[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Burns, James (February 28, 2018). "Nothing in Stasis: Monica Aissa Martinez". Images Arizona. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Mayank (January 29, 2019). "Art & Life with Monica Aissa Martinez". Voyage Phoenix. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ↑ Royse, Nicole. "Artist Spotlight on Monica Aissa Martinez". AZ Foothills. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ↑ Rentería, Ramón (September 6, 2014). "Former El Pasoan's work selected for prestigious exhibition". El Paso Times.
|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ "Monica Aissa Martinez". Crystal Bridges Museum. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ↑ "New Acquisitions: Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block unveils Kasser Family Wing; New 6,000 square-foot wing dedicated to Latin American Art". Tucson Museum of Art. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ↑ "Monica Aissa Martinez". New Mexico State University Art Museum. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
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