MANDY MARTIN
Painter, Nature Lover, Beauty Hunter
Mandy Martin is an award-winning Pennsylvania artist whose work features abstract floral and landscape imagery. She resides in beautiful Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and the wildflowers and rich landscape of the region inform her paintings. Mandy is also a beach lover and enjoys escaping in the winter to lush Caribbean destinations which also inform her color palettes and landscape work.
Mandy’s work has been part of multiple juried exhibitions. Her striking paintings are available online as well as at select shows and exhibitions in the mid-Atlantic states. Her collectors reside across the United States and in Europe. She welcomes commissions and interior design collaborations.
It is Mandy’s hope that her work will inspire viewers to look more carefully at the world around them, to discover beauty in unexpected places, and to take care of the earth.
IN HER OWN WORDS
My artwork is about being free to experience life! I paint with bold colors and expressive brushstrokes because life is too short to hold back. When I look at flowers or a landscape, I see a miraculous display of color and movement unfolding before my eyes. To capture that feeling of wonder, I exaggerate color, contrast and shape. Layers of acrylic wash and splashing paint create the sense spontaneous joy I feel when observing nature. Every brushstroke reflects the freedom to express what is moving me.
Poppies are featured in many of my paintings, symbolizing resilience and rebirth. They are my favorite flower, and when they bloom each summer, they are so stunning! I am amazed by how something so beautiful and fragile can be so resilient. It is this combination of fragility and strength that inspires me to paint them again and again.
FEATURES AND PUBLICATIONS
WOMEN UNITED ART MAGAZINE
Issue II, Winter 2023
Featured artist in "The Curator's Pick" of Women United Art Magazine (p. 142)
MENNONITE CHURCH USA
Menno Snapshots Blog, September 2022
The painting "Justice Grows in the Garden" was featured on this nationwide blog.
MUSIKFEST
ArtsQuest Unveils Musikfest 2021 Poster
The poster’s theme was conceptualized prior to the COVID pandemic but took on new meaning as I worked on the piece in quarantine.
PHILLY ARTBLOG
June 2, 2020
Featured artist in "Artists in the Time of Coronavirus" with the Philadelphia Artblog.
AWARDS AND HONORS
ABSTRACT INTERNATIONAL JURIED ART COMPETITION
October 17, 2021
Honorable Mention Award at the ABSTRACT International Juried Art Competition hosted by Art Show International
FLOWER INTERNATIONAL JURIED ART COMPETITION
January 15, 2021
Finalist Award at the FLOWER International Juried Art Competition hosted by Art Show International
BLOOM AND GROW
June 23, 2020
Juror's Award at the Bloom and Grow Juried Exhibition at the Annmarie Arts Center, a Smithsonian Affiliate
SAUCON CREEK ARTS FESTIVAL
June 1, 2019
Best of Show Award at the Saucon Creek Juried Arts Festival
CARBON COUNTY ART LEAGUE
April 14, 2019
Second Place Award in the category of Painting (oil, acrylic, watercolor)
PENNRIDGE GALLERY OF THE ARTS
September 16, 2018
Third Place Award in the Category of Painting (Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Pastel)
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
2020 - Present
MEMBER, ARTS AND CULTURAL COUNCIL OF BUCKS COUNTY
The A&C Council of Bucks County fosters, strengthens, and promotes Bucks County’s diverse arts and cultural community.
2020 - Present
MEMBER, NEW HOPE ARTS
New Hope Arts, Inc. is an incorporated non-profit arts center that serves the important purpose of showcasing the work of contemporary artists in the Lambertville/New Hope area and Delaware Valley region.
2022 - Present
MEMBER, ARTISTS EQUITY
Artists Equity Philadelphia/Tri-State works to break the barriers for artists who have been marginalized or underrepresented over the years due to race, ethnicity and gender.
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