biography
Chris Martin, born 1954 in Washington, studied painting at Yale University and art therapy at the School of Visual Arts. Since the 1980s he has been an influential figure in the artistic community of Brooklyn, New York. By „letting the paintings make themselves“ he explores the psychological possibilities if art. His works are mostly abstract in composition but have a very strong connection to the physical world: Martin incorporates objects into his geometrical and patterned paintings that relate to his memories of music, literature and spirituality.
His works were shown at various institutions such as the Kunsthalle (Düsseldorf), The Corcoran Gallery of Art (Washington), The Brant Foundation (Greenwich), Nationalmuseum (Berlin), PS1 Museum (Long Island City) and The Denver Museum (Denver).
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021
Be Natural: Joe Light and Chris Martin, Parts & Labor Beacon, Beacon
2019
Sonia Gomes and Chris Martin, Chateau de Fernelmont, Fernelmont
2017
Chris Martin, Tennis Elbow, New York
New Paintings, Sommer Gallery, Tel Aviv
Chris Martin – Paris TAZ, VNH Gallery, Paris
2016
Chris Martin: Works on paper, Galerie Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels
Saturn Returns, David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles
2015
Chris Martin, Frieze Art Fair, London
2014
Chris Martin, Anton Kern Gallery, New York
2013
Chris Martin, Karma Gallery, New York
2012
Chris Martin, Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York
2011
Staring at the Sun, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf
2010
Joe Bradley & Chris Martin, Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York
2009
Aberrant Abstraction, Nerman Museum, Kansas City
Works on Paper, Mitchel-Innes & Nash, New York
2008
Chris Martin, Mitchel-Innes & Nash, New York
2007
Chris Martin, Daniel Weinberg Gallery, Los Angeles
2006
Chris Martin, Daniel Weinberg Gallery, Los Angeles