Ned Martin

Ned Martin Bio

For the past four decades, Martin has become known for his photorealism paintings, stemming out of his classical training including the grinding and mixing of paints, emphasis on skilled drawing, and many years painting en plein aire in the fields of Scotland and along la Seine in Paris. By utilizing scrubbing, scratching, and scrapping layers of textured paint until a realistic form reveals itself, Martin created a visually complex work that with closer scrutiny, the viewer is delighted to discover broken impressionistic layers of paint that imply realism. These paintings are a reflection of the dichotomy: very calming when viewed from afar, and abstract/maniacal when examined closely.
His abstract work emerged from his photorealism work, and attempted to break down images into purely abstract forms, yet still retain his trademark technical and visual complexities. In “Forgotten Memories” the implied realism from the previous work is still present, but it takes on a new language of forum and color, creating a continuous exploration of his perception of the world around him. Martin coins the term abstract photorealism to represent the marriage of abstract and realism in his newly developed painted style. The artist ...

EDUCATION AND STUDIES
The Art Students League NYC
Schuler School of Fine Arts – Baltimore, MD
Zoll Studio – Timonium, MD
Mitchell School of Fine Arts - Baltimore, MD
Essez Community College- Essex, MD
Towson State University - Fine Arts Major Towson, Md

SELECTED ART EXHIBITIONS
2025 Solo Show TPT Gallery / Manhattan, NY
2024 Group Show Greg Savitori Gallery / Provincetown, MA
2023 Solo Show TPT Gallery / Manhattan, NY
2022 Solo Booth ART EXPO / Manhattan, NY
2021 Solo Show Sorelle Gallery / Westport, CT
2020 Group Show Malhsted Gallery / New Rochelle, NY
2019 Solo Booth Affordable Art Fair / Manhattan, NY
2018 2 Person Show Sorelle Gallery/ Westport, Ct
2017 Solo Booth Affordable Art Fair / Manhattan, NY
2016 Solo Show The Gallery at Penn College Group Show /PA
2015 Solo Show The Atelier / Manhattan, NY
2014 Solo Show The Gallery at Penn College / PA
2013 Group Show Crisolart Gallery / Barcelona, Spain
2012 Solo Show JMC Gallery/ Manhattan, NY
2011 GROUP SHOW STUDIO VOGUE / Toronto, Canada
2010 Florence Biennale- Florence / Italy
2009 Solo Show Ico Gallery / Chelsea, NY
2008 Group Show Ico Gallery / Chelsea, NY
2007 Solo Show Roca Gallery / Havre de Grace, MD
2006 Group Show Roca Gallery / Havre de Grace, MD
2005 Group Show Schuller School of Fine Art / Baltimore, MD