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MARTHA WAKEFIELD
Represented by Powers Gallery, Acton, MA
Selected Solo Exhibits
Wild Beauty, SheBreathes Gallery, Walpole, MA. 2019
Slips, SheBreathes Gallery, Walpole, MA. 2016
Wild Beauty, Gallery 53, Gloucester, MA. 2015
Wild Beauty, Barb Jackson Gallery, Rockport, ME. 2014
Slipping the Knot, Summer Artist Series, Rocky Neck Gallery, Gloucester, MA. 2011
Slipping the Knot, Hope Gallery Fine Arts, Bristol, RI. 2011
Slips, The Art Gallery of First Rugs, Acton, MA. 2011
Selected Two & Three Person Shows
Near & Far, Artists K. Velis Turan & Martha Wakefield, Law and Water Gallery, Gloucester, MA. 2017
Detangled, Artists Joseph Fontinha, Martha Wakefield & Wendy Young, Kathryn Schultz Gallery, Cambridge, MA. 2015
Selected Invitational Exhibits
Postcards from the Pandemic, Beard & Weil Galleries at Wheaton College. 2020
Smallish, Melanie Carr Gallery, Essex, CT. 2019
The Gift of Art, Powers Gallery, Acton, MA 2019
Building an Art Collection, Powers Gallery, Acton, MA. 2019
Summertime, Powers Gallery, Acton, MA. 2019
The Essence of Abstraction, Powers Gallery, Acton, MA. 2019
Contemporary Visions, 2018, Powers Gallery, Acton, MA. 2018
In Memory of Jon Imber, RiverSea Gallery, Dover, NH. 2017
Small Works Show, Courthouse Gallery, Ellsworth ME. 2016
Beyond Plein Air, Rocky Neck Art Colony Cultural Center, Gloucester, MA. 2016
Greater than the Sum of its Parts, Lasell College, Newton, MA. 2014
Love Shack, Nave Gallery Annex, Somerville, MA. 2014
SouthEnd by NorthEast, Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, Gloucester, MA. 2013
A Room of Our Own, Concord Art Association, Concord, MA. 2013
6 Artists, 2 Days, Gallery 206, Amesbury, MA. 2012
WGBH Art Auction, Boston, MA. Juror Larry Powers of Powers Gallery, Acton, MA. 2012
Paint the Town, Concord Art Association, Concord, MA. 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Selected Juried Exhibits
Photography 2020: Juror David H Wells, Wickford Art Association, North Kingston, RI, 2020.
RED, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA. Juror Layla Bermeo, the Kristin and Roger Servison Associate Curator of American Paintings, at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 2020
2020 ISAP All-Member Online Exhibition, Juror Stephen Quiller
ISAP 4thAnnual All-Member Online Exhibit, Juror Filomena Booth. 2019
New England Collective X, Galatea Fine Art Gallery, Boston, MA. Juror Katherine French, Gallery Director, Catamount Arts. 2019
8th Annual ISAP international Open Online Show, Juror Carole Pickle. 2017
Members Juried I, Concord Art, Concord, MA. Juror Joanna Fink, Director Alpha Gallery, Boston. 2016
18th Annual ISAP International Open Exhibition, Paso Robles, CA. Juror Myrna Wacknov. 2015
Abstract, River Arts, Damariscotta, ME. Juror Dozier Bell. 2015
14th National Prize Show, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA. Juror Caitlyn Doherty, Curator & Deputy Director of Curatorial Affairs @ the Eli & Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University. 2015
Paint, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA. Juror Ali Ringenburg, Director/Owner Sloane Merrill Gallery, Boston, MA. 2015
Driven to Abstraction, The Umbrella Arts Gallery, Concord, MA. Juror Dana Salvo, Owner Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA. 2015
Platinum, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA. Juror Alise Upitis, Assistant Curator, MIT List Visual Art Center. 2014
Artists in The Arboretum 2014, The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, Jamaica Plain, MA. 2014
6th Annual ISAP (International Society of Acrylic Painters) Signature Members Online Show. Juror Robert Burridge. 2013
69th Members Prize Show, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA. 2013 Juror Kate McNamara, Director & Chief Curator Boston University Art Gallery. 2013
14th Annual Frances N. Roddy Open Competition, Concord Art, Concord, MA. Juror Nick Capasso, Director Fitchburg Art Museum. 2013
Map It, National Juried Exhibit, Riverside Arts Center, Ypsilanti, MI. 2013
16thAnnual Open ISAP International Exhibition, Paso Robles, CA. Juror Christopher Schink. 2013
5th Annual Open ISAP International Online Exhibition. Juror Skip Lawrence. 2013
Members Juried I: Paintings & Sculpture, Concord Art, Concord, MA. Juror George Nick. 2013
ART02478: Memory, Belmont Gallery of Art, Belmont, MA. 2012
Scratching the Surface, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA. Juror Joseph Carroll of Carroll and Sons Gallery. 2012
15th Annual ISAP International Open Exhibition, Paso Robles, CA. Juror Katherine Chang Liu. 2012
Rhode Island Watercolor Society 18thAnnual National Show, Pawtucket, RI. 2011
BLUE, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA. 2010
Beyond Wild Apples: Dwelling, Refuge, Shelter, Owen Smith Schuman Gallery, Groton Public Library, Groton, MA. 2010
SeARTS Loan Program, Cape Ann Medical Center, Gloucester, MA. 2010
Members Juried I: Paintings & Sculpture, Concord Art, Concord, MA. Juror Nina Nielsen, Nielsen Gallery, Boston, MA. 2010
Flower Fantasy, Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Pawtucket, RI. Juror Mim Fawcett, Director, Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA. 2010
Curatorial
Curator, Grey Matter, Exploring the Grey Scale Through Print, Paint, Sculpture and Photography, The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, Gloucester, MA. 2017
Curator, Flirt, Inaugural Art Exhibit, Mother Brook Arts Center, Dedham, MA. 2014
Residencies
Weir Farm Art Center, Weir Farm National Park, Wilton, CT. 2018
Chateau Orquevaux, Orquevaux, France. Grant Award. 2018
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT. Grant Award. 2012
Awards
Juror’s Award, Photography 2020: Juror David H Wells, Wickford Art Association, North Kingston, RI, 2020
Honorable Mention, 2020 ISAP All-Member Online Exhibition, Juror Stephen Quiller.
Honorable Mention, Art In Bloom Online Exhibit, Fitchburg Art Museum. 2020
Watercolor Artist Magazine: “Ones to Watch 2017.”
M Graham & Co Award, 18thAnnual ISAP International Open Exhibition, Paso Robles, CA. Juror Myrna Wacknov. 2015
Juror’s Choice, Paint, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA. Juror Ali Ringenburg, Sloane Merrill Gallery, Boston, MA. 2015
2nd Place Award, 6th Annual ISAP Signature Members Online Show. Juror Robert Burridge. 2013
Most Experimental Award, 15thAnnual ISAP International Open Exhibition, Paso Robles, CA. Juror: Katherine Chang Lui. 2012
2nd Place Award, “Members Juried I: Paintings & Sculpture,” Concord Art, Concord, MA. 2009
1st Place Award, Rhode Island Watercolor Society 15thAnnual National Show, Pawtucket, RI. 2008
Cheap Joe’s Art Award, Art League of Rhode Island Associate Members’ Juried Show, Bristol, RI. 2008
3rd Place Award, “Seeing Red,” Gallery 297, Bristol, RI. 2008
3rd Place Award, “Bon Appétit,” Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Pawtucket, RI. 2007
Speaking
Color Theory for Photographers, BCA, Medford, MA. 2021
Juror Talk, This is How it Starts, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA. 2019
Artist Talk, Inspiration, An Evening of True Stories Told Live, Concord Art. 2018
Artist Talk, Memory Vessels, Weir Farm Art Center, Wilton Public Library, Wilton, CT. 2018
Moderator, Grey Matter Photo Forum Artists’ Talk, The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, Gloucester, MA. 2017
Moderator, Grey Matter Paint & Print Artists’ Talk, The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, Gloucester, MA. 2017
Artist Talk and Painting Demonstration, Newton Art Association, Newtonville, MA, 2017
Artist Talk and Painting Demonstration, Watertown Art Association, Watertown, MA. 2017
Artist Talk and Painting Demonstration, Shrewsbury Artist Guild, Shrewsbury, MA. 2016
Artist Talk and Painting Demonstration, Concord Art, Concord, MA. 2015
Moderator, Flirt Artists’ Talk, Mother Brooks Arts Center, Dedham, MA. 2014
Artist Talk and Painting Demonstration, Lexington Arts and Crafts Society, Lexington, MA. 2014
Artist Talk and Painting Demonstration, Working in Series, Concord Art, Concord, MA. 2012
Artist Talk, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT. 2012
Artist Talk: “Slipping the Knot,” Rocky Neck Gallery, Gloucester, MA. 2011
Artist Talk, Techniques in Framing Watercolors, Pemaquid, ME. 2011
Professional
Workshop Instructor 2021
Alchemy of Color I & II, 6-Week Online Classes, Concord Art, Concord, MA. Winter 2021
Play as a Creative Process, 1-Day Online Workshop, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA, Winter 2021
Embrace the Sketchbook, 1-Day Online Workshop, Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH. Spring 2021
Abstracting the Landscape, 3-Day Online Workshop, Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH. Summer 2021
2020 Workshop Instructor
Alchemy of Color I & II, 6-Week Online Class, Concord Art, Concord, MA. Winter, Spring and Fall 2020
Embrace the Sketchbook 2-Day Online Workshop, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA. Winter 2020
2019 Workshop Instructor
Intro to Cold Wax Medium with Oils, Concord Art, Concord, MA. Fall 2019
FEED your Creative Spirit, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA. Fall 2019
Alchemy of Color I, Concord Art, Concord, MA. Fall 2019
Colorful Watercolors, Chilton Club, Boston, MA. Fall 2019
Juror, This is How it Starts, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA. Winter 2019
Power Painting and Dynamic Color, 5-Day Intensive Workshop, Concord Art, Concord, MA, Summer 2019
Alchemy of Color I & II, Concord Art, Concord, MA. Winter/Spring 2019
Embrace the Sketchbook, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA. Winter 2019
Dynamic Color & Expressive Painting, New Art Center, Newton, MA. Winter 2019
2018 Workshop Instructor
Power Painting and Dynamic Color, 5-Day Workshop, Concord Art, Concord, MA. Summer 2018
Expressive Watercolor, North Hill, PurposeFULL Living, Needham, MA. Spring 2018
Dynamic Painting with Watercolors, Chilton Club, Boston, MA. 2017 - 2019
2017 Workshop Instructor
Expressive Color, Concord Art, Concord, MA. Spring/Fall 2017
Dynamic Landscape 5-Day Workshop, Concord Art, Concord, MA. Summer, 2017
Dynamic Painting Workshop: 2-Day Painting Intensive, Rockport Art Association, Rockport, MA. 2017
Art Writer, The Palette Magazine, 2009 – 2016
2016 Workshop Instructor
Expressive Color, Concord Art, Concord, MA. Spring/Fall 2016
Out of the Box Watercolors, New Bridge on the Charles, Dedham, MA. Summer 2016
Intro to Watermedia, Mother Brook Arts Center, Dedham, MA. Spring 2016
Expressive Landscape Painting, Rockport Art Association, Rockport, MA. April 2016
2012-2014 Workshop Instructor and Juror
Creating a Meaningful Series, Mother Brook Arts Center, Dedham, MA. Fall 2014
Learning the Painting Language: 3-Day Intensive, Mother Brook Arts Center, Dedham, MA. Fall 2013
Working in Series, Concord Art, Concord, MA. Fall 2012
Juror, SeArts at Bass Rocks, Gloucester, MA. 2013
Juror, Summer Artist Series, Rocky Neck Gallery, Gloucester, MA. 2012
Bibliography
This is How it Starts. January 2019
Gail McCarthy, Gloucester Daily Times online, 4/18/19, Tiny Treasures: Art Sale and Party to Benefit Rocky Neck Art Colony.
BostonCreatives: The Local Artists Who Inspire Us, http://bostonvoyager.com, May 2018
Ann Landi, Vasari 21 Newsletter, 4/17/18,
Pat Tomlinson, Artist Takes on Memory in the Abstract, The Hour, Hearst Connecticut Media, March 2018
Linda Hoffman, The Muse, Posts from the Apples Art, and Spirit Blog – Linda Hoffman Studio for 01/14/2018,
Anne Hevener, Ones to Watch, Watercolor Artist Magazine, November/December 2017
Ken Riaf, Near & Far: Artist Martha Wakefield, Law and Water Gallery,
Jennifer Gulbrand, Martha Wakefield: October Artist Featured at SheBreathes Gallery, 10/11/2016,
The Camden Herald, July 31, 2014. Four Seasons of Maine Landscapes
Meredith Cutler, Renewal Mother Brook Arts Flirts with a New Direction, Artscope, March/April 2014
Artscope blog, August 2013
Shadow and Light, A Literary Anthology on Memory, 2011. Monadnock Writers’ Group. Cover Art.
Wild Apples, A Journal of Nature, Art and Inquiry, Fall/Winter 2011, Issue Six. Artwork: Inside cover, pgs 34-37
Deborah Santoro, Beyond Wild Apples: Dwelling, Refuge, Shelter, Owen Smith Schuman Gallery, Groton, MA. 2010
The Monadnock Home Companion, August 31, 2007. “Color My World.”
Publications
“Intellect and Intuition: Laura Jackson’s Surreal World,” The Palette Magazine, January 2016
“Pushing the Edge,” Artist Richard Diedrich,” The Palette Magazine, September/October 2015
“Clean, Precise, & Personal: Artist Vera Bobson,” The Palette Magazine, June/July 2015
“Artist Everett Webber Discovers the Power of 20,” The Palette Magazine, January 2015
“Vera’s Girls, The Fascinating Portraits by Vera Dickerson,” The Palette Magazine, September/October 2014
“Shape Shifting into Series, Artist Thyra Moore Creates Magic,” The Palette Magazine, April/June 2014
“Series,” The Palette Magazine, January 2014
“Series, Series, Series,” The Palette Magazine, September/October 2013
“Gutsy Color, Poetic Light: Maine Artist Dianne Schelble Captures a Moment,” The Palette Magazine, June/July 2013
“Passion and Paint: Massachusetts Artist Tom Sutherland,” The Palette Magazine, June/July 2013
“Similar but Different: Meet Artists Rona Shuster and Catherine Maunsell,” The Palette Magazine, December 2012/January 2013
“Life’s Challenges Lead to Collage: Meet Ethel Hills,” The Palette Magazine, September/October 2012
“Forging the Masters: Helen Frankenthaler,” The Palette Magazine, September/October 2012
“Forging the Masters: Romare Bearden,” The Palette Magazine, June/July 2012
“Forging the Masters: Nathan Oliveira,” The Palette Magazine, March/April 2012
“Forging the Masters: John Marin,” The Palette Magazine, December 2011/January 2012
“Finding His Own View,” The Palette Magazine, September/October 2011
“Forging the Masters: Edward Hopper,” The Palette Magazine, June/July 2011
“Framing without Glass,” The Palette Magazine, June/July 2011
“Forging the Masters: Milton Avery,” The Palette Magazine, March/April 2011
“Forging the Masters: Elmer Bischoff,” The Palette Magazine, September/October 2010
“Floating Your Watercolor,” The Palette Magazine, September/October 2010
“Paper to Canvas,” The Palette Magazine, March/April 2009
Collections
Meditech Corporation, Westwood, MA.
Great-West Financial, Kansas City, KS.
Several International Private Collections.
Licensed Images
Wendover Art Group, Largo, FL
Image Conscious, San Francisco, CA
Professional Affiliations
Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA. Artist Member.
Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA.
Arts Worcester, Worcester, MA.
Concord Art Association, Concord, MA
PRC, Cambridge, MA.
Griffin Photography Museum, Winchester, MA
BCA, Bedford, MA
Education & Professional Development
Visual Thinking Strategies Practicum, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA.
Museum School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Continuing Ed, Boston, MA.
Artist Professional Toolbox, Boston, MA.
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT. Bachelor of Science.
Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY. Associate of Applied Science.