ABOUT THE ARTIST

Molly Martin (b. California 1972) is an oil painter whose work explores themes of womanhood, nature and preservation. The source images for her current portrait paintings include daguerreotypes, tintypes, and other 19th century photographic portraits of women of childbearing age. Martin juxtaposes their mostly monochromatic faces with colorful and detailed representations of endangered flora and fauna. Her work links the shifting societal roles of women, the beginning of climate change during the Industrial Revolution, and present conservation efforts.. From her earlier landscapes to her recent work, Martin’s focus on the natural world brings awareness to the importance of being a caregiver of nature.

Molly Martin lives and works on the Monterey Peninsula in CA. She holds a B.A. in Fine Art from the University of California, Los Angeles, and spent a semester abroad studying art history and ecology in Florence, Italy. Martin's paintings have been in numerous galleries and juried exhibitions including The Monterey Museum of Art, “Juried All-Media Regional Exhibit,” (Monterey, CA), Carmel Art Festival, (Carmel, CA), The Pacific Grove Art Center, (Pacific Grove, CA), La Quinta Arts Foundation (“Desert Plein Air”, La Quinta, CA), The Wight Gallery, “Undergraduate Juried Art Exhibit,” (Los Angeles, CA), and The Wyoming State Museum, “Governor’s Capitol Art Exhibition” (Cheyenne, WY), where her painting was chosen to be included in The Capitol Art Collection of the State of Wyoming. She was named "Artist to Watch" by Southwest Art Magazine and her work was selected for a featured editorial in American Artist Magazine. Most recently, her painting, “Arrival” was selected by Jackson Hole Public Art’s “WildWalls,” to be displayed as a  mural in the town of Jackson.