Artist: Antonio Martinez
Antonio Martinez, NEBRASKA
BIO:
Antonio Martinez was born and raised in Hutchinson, Kansas. He received his BFA in ceramics at Wichita State University in 2014 and his MFA from the University of Kansas in 2018. He has taught at numerous universities and art centers while exhibiting his work nationally. His work has also been published on numerous occasions in Ceramics Monthly with most recently being one of their 2021 Emerging Artist. Currently, he is working out of Omaha Nebraska where he is an instructor of 3D Art at Metropolitan Community College.
Artist Statement:
My fascination within ceramics lies in the objects ability to transcend purpose. They can take on new forms of functions as they become entwined into our daily lives, rituals, and identity. This approach allows me to explore modes of utility that emphasizes a forms stature or lack thereof through their fabrication and minimal use of color. By assembling wheel thrown and slab-built components, I strive to create new forms that are dynamic, delicate, dignified, and balanced. Slip and textures are added as ornamentation to activate surfaces but is obscured through the glaze. These quiet forms are then contrasted with moments of vibrancy that blend and define lines between fluxed and stable surfaces. Through their poise, I hope to allow the viewer to reflect upon the vessels and begin to re-contextualize their roles, function, and place.
E D U C A T I O N
2018 MFA, Ceramics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2014 BFA, Ceramics, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
A C A D E M I C T E A C H I N G
2020 – Current Assistant Professor of Art, Middle Georgia State University, Cochran, GA, Ceramics / 3D-Design / Sculpture / 2D-Design / Art Appreciation /Color & Design Theory.
2019 - 2020 Adjunct Professor, Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence, KS, Ceramics Area Head / Beginning Ceramics / Advanced. Ceramics
2019 - 2020 Lecturer of Art, Ottawa University, Ottawa, KS, Art Appreciation
2018 - 2020 Lecturer of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, Foundations of Ceramics
2016 - 2018 Instructor of Record, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, Foundations of Ceramics
R E L A T E D E X P E I R E N C E
2017 - 2020 Ceramics Instructor, Lawrence Art Center, Lawrence, KS, Hand-building / Beginning Wheel Throwing / Adv. Wheel Throwing /Atmospheric Firings
2016 - 2018 Studio Assistant , University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2015 - 2016 Gallery Assistant, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2014 - 2015 Youth Art / Ceramics Instructor, City Arts, Wichita, KS, Youth Sculpture, Painting, Ceramics / Advanced Adult Wheel throwing
2014 - 2015 Ceramics Instructor, Wichita Center of the Arts, Wichita, KS, Youth Ceramics / Beginning Wheel-Throwing
2014 - 2015 Gallery Assistant, City Arts, Wichita, KS
2011 - 2013 Ceramics Studio Assistant, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
E X H I B I T I O N S
2020 2nd Edition Distant Ceramics: Online International Ceramic Exhibition, https://www.distantceramics.com, Juror: Shoji Satake
Recent Works By Antonio Martinez, Peacock Gallery, Middle Georgia State University, Cochran, GA (Solo Exhibition)
The Intimate Object XVI Invitational, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL
The Clay Studio National 2020, The Clay Studio Gallery, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Beneath the Surface, Midtown Gallery, The Clay Works, Hutchinson, KS (Solo Exhibition)
2020 ICAN Online Juried Exhibition: Spring Form, Ceramics Art Network, https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/ican/ican-online-juried-exhibition-gallery-spring-form/
2020 Benefit Art Auction Exhibition, Lawrence Art Center, Lawrence, KS,
Structured Spaces, E.B. White Art Gallery, Butler Community College, El Dorado, KS
Resident Exhibition, Centennial Hall Gallery, Pembroke Hill School, Kansas City, MO (Solo Exhibition)
New Works, Mingenback Art Gallery, Bethany College, Lindsborg, KS (Solo Exhibition)
7th Central Time Ceramics Exhibition, Heuser Art Gallery, Bradley University, Peoria, IL
2019 Clay3 National, ClaySpace Gallery, Lisle, IL
27th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Kevin Lehman’s Pottery, Lancaster, PA Juror: Malcolm Mobutu Smith
Eloquent Vessel, Lightwell Gallery, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Juror: Doug Casebeer
The New Cool: Emerging Artist, MarkArts, Wichita, KS (Group Exhibition)
2018 klik, Hutchinson Art Center, Hutchinson, KS (Group Exhibition)
National Ceramic Mug Invitational, Phoenix Gallery, Lawrence, KS
Wichita National 2018 Ceramics Invitational, Reuben Saunders Gallery, Wichita, KS
Affair, The Fiber Studio, Wichita, KS (Group Exhibition)
Working Pots III: Annual Utilitarian Ceramics Exhibition, James May Gallery, Algoma, WI, Juror: Liz Pechacek
Momentous, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Art and Design Gallery, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS (Solo Exhibition)
2017 Wichita National 2017 Ceramics Invitational, Reuben Saunders Gallery, Wichita, KS
Conductivity: The Many Faces of Copper in Ceramics, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN, Juror: Dick Lehman
Working Pots II: Annual Utilitarian Ceramics Exhibition, James May Gallery, Algoma, WI, Juror: Birdie Boone
KU / KSU Ceramics Graduate Exchange Exhibition, SeedCo Studios, Lawrence, KS (Group Exhibition)
KSU / KU Ceramics Graduate Exchange Exhibition, William T. Kemper Gallery, Manhattan, KS (Group Exhibition)
MFA Graduate Pop-up Exhibition, Guerilla Gallery, Lawrence, KS
2016 Atmospheric Firings: Life on the Range, Yantra, Lawrence, KS (Group Exhibition)
KC Clay Guild Tea Bowl National, Thornhill Gallery, Kansas City, MO, Juror: Jack Troy
2015 MFA Graduate Exhibition, Art and Design Gallery, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
23rd Annual Strictly Functional National, Kevin Lehman’s Pottery, Lancaster, PA, Juror: Matthew Long
We’re Not in Kansas Anymore, Pace Gallery, McCutchan Art Center, Evansville, IN
Pour: Function + Form, Belger Crane Yard Studios, Kansas City, MO, Juror: Linda Arbuckle
Ideas in Clay, Boardroom Gallery, City Arts, Wichita, KS (Solo Exhibition)
2014 Recent Works by Antonio Martinez, Stringer Fine Arts Center, Hutchinson, KS (Solo Exhibition)
Wichita National 2014 Ceramics Invitational, Cadman Gallery, Wichita, KS
Nebraska National Collegiate Exhibition, Eisentrager-Howard Gallery, Lincoln, NE, Juror: Bobby Silverman
UNF National Juried Ceramics Exhibition, UNF Gallery of Art, Jacksonville, FL, Juror: Bede Clarke
Art of Jessie Montes & Antonio Martinez, Hutchinson Art Center, Hutchinson, KS (Group Exhibition)
2013 Connexion, BFA Exhibition, Shift Space Gallery, Wichita, KS (Group Exhibition)
Annual Arts Council Exhibition, City Arts, Wichita, KS
2012 Contained, City Arts, Wichita, KS (Solo Exhibition)
20th Annual Elements Art Competition, RSC Gallery, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
51st Annual Hutchinson Art Fair & Exhibition, Sunflower Building, Hutchinson, KS
2011 Annual Arts Council Exhibition, City Arts, Wichita, KS, Juror: Louis Copt
50th Annual Hutchinson Art Fair & Exhibition, Sunflower Building, Hutchinson, KS
A W A R D S
2019 3rd place, Clay3 National, ClaySpace Gallery, Lisle, IL
2018 Honorable Mention, “Working pots III: Annual Utilitarian Ceramics Exhibition”,
James May Gallery, Algoma, WI
2017 Arts Research Project Grant, “Exploring Wood-Fire Aesthetics”, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2013 Winston & Shirley Schmidt Award, “Annual Hutchinson Art Fair and Exhibition, Hutchinson, KS
C.A.S.E AWARD, Annual Hutchinson Art Fair and Exhibition, Hutchinson, KS.
James & Catherine Buck Fine Arts Scholarship, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
2012 Marvel Senti Award, Annual Hutchinson Art Fair and Exhibition, Hutchinson, KS.
Jurors Award, Annual Hutchinson Art Fair and Exhibition, Hutchinson, KS.
1st & 2nd in Ceramics Category, 20th Annual Elements Art Exhibition, RSC Gallery, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
2011 Best of Show, Annual Arts Council Exhibition, City Arts, Wichita, KS, Juror: Louis Copt
Best of Show, 19th Annual Elements Competition, RSC Gallery, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
1st & 2nd in Ceramics Category, 19th Annual Elements Competition, RSC Gallery, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
P R O F E S S I O N A L A C T I V I T I E S
2020 Publication, Artist Interview “Spotlight: Transition in Life”, Ceramics Monthly, December Issue, Pg. 72.
Publication, “Transitions”, Ceramic Arts Yearbook 2021, Ceramics Monthly, Yearly Publication, Pg. 14.
Work Publication, Harmony and Contrast, Ceramics Monthly, September Issue, Pg. 44.
Publication & Technical, “Texture and Depth”, Glaze Recipes, Ceramics Monthly, September Issue, Pg. 60.
Guest Juror, Pembroke Art Council Juried Art Exhibition, Pembroke Hill School, Kansas City, Mo
Pembroke Hill Artist and Resident, Pembroke Hill School, Kansas City, MO
Visiting Artist / Demonstrator, Bethany College, Lindsborg, KS
2018 Visiting Artist / Demonstrator, University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, La Crosse, WI
2017 Visiting Artist / Demonstrator, Hutchinson High School, Hutchinson, KS
Visiting Artist, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Publication, “Pour It On “, Ceramics Monthly, September Issue, Pg. 48.
Guest Juror, League Art Competition, Wellsville High School, Wellsville, KS.
2016 Publication, “From Idea to Finished Form”, Ceramics Monthly, September Issue, Pg. 56.
Visiting Artist Demonstrator, Brackers Good Earth Clay, Lawrence, KS
2015 Publication, “Art in Focus”, The Daily Kansan, Art & Culture, November Issue, Pg. 8.
2014 Publication, “Undergraduate Showcase”, Ceramics Monthly, September Issue, Pg. 51.