Deidre Martinez

I’ve spent much of my life on both sides of the gallery wall: creating my own art and helping others connect with art they love. While working at a commercial gallery in the Napa Valley, I introduced collectors to the work of other artists and learned how personal the experience of finding the right piece can be.

I continued making my own work throughout that time. In 2026, I opened Show It Art Gallery in Portland, Oregon, bringing those two parts of my life together. I love the creation of art and the community it brings together.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in painting and drawing from California
College of the Arts in San Francisco