Jennifer Kaye Martin

Ormond Beach, FL 32176

Vision

I explore connections between art and science as I create series of artworks that focus on the beauty in Nature's physical systems. Inspired by patterns, color, oxidation, life, and decay in physical, geological, astronomical, and biological fields of scientific study and observation, I focus on the material aspects of these events and how best to present them for my viewers. Workshops with internationally known artists John Cage, Jiro Okura, and Ray Kass involved spontaneous or ordered (I Ching) methods of allowing natural elements to guide and create the art. This spontaneous way with Nature and my work in Particle Physics in Japan influenced a 'Zen' approach in my own work, accepting nature's way with materials.

Educational Background

Radford University, Radford, Virginia. Master of Fine Arts (with honors) Magna Cum Laude- 1994. Painting, Printmaking, and Ceramics. Phi Kappa Phi

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia. Bachelor of Arts – (with honors) Magna Cum Laude-1991. Studio Fine Arts -Painting, Printmaking, Ceramics - Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Sigma Delta, Golden Key National Honours Society, University Honors Program

Brighton Polytechnic Institute, Brighton, England. June, 1991. Study abroad.
Sussex University, Sussex, England. June 1991. Study abroad.

Professional Background

2012 – Present Self employed artist and consultant for Aeroprobe Corporation.

2005 -2012 Alan S. Maltz Gallery, Duck Key Florida and Key West, Florida, Manager and sales consultant and represented artist. Also a consultant for Aeroprobe Corporation projects.

2001- 2005+ Aeroprobe Corporation, Blacksburg, Va., Engineering Technician. Assisted with the development, design, and building of pc boards, cabling, and modules for the data collecting system for the sensor probes built by Aeroprobe employees at Texas A and M. These probes measure the velocity and magnitude of flow in water, air, or gases. I traveled to Bilbao, Spain July, 2004, to repair and train customer lab personnel to recalibrate the probes, necessitated by their sensor design. This engineering work requires AutoCad drafting applications, soldering, and assembly with microscopic and miniature tools using NASA and CE quality procedures.

2000 – 2001 Haleos (formerly ACT Microdevices, Inc.), Blacksburg, Virginia. Supervisor/manager of the PM (Polarization Maintaining) arrays and SW (Optical Switch) groups. Manage and maintain a production delivery schedule, although they were still in development. I was responsible for all activities carried out by the manufacturing workforce. This included insuring good employee training, morale, attendance, and conducting periodic performance reviews. I also made sure that the employees were well-trained with updated procedures, , productive, and produced quality product in a safe environment. I also assured the implementation of the ISO9000 quality guidelines set by the company, tracked work in process, set priorities, and scheduled daily work activities to meet the monthly revenue goals.

1998 – 2000 Recruited by World Physics Technologies Inc., Blacksburg, Va., as a Senior Scientist to assist with the development of new projects in their grant supported small business. Processed and tested crystals for use as semi-conductors. Also learned AutoCAD version 14.1, to edit and revise drawings for a Race-Track Microtron detector, and to make new drawings for the same machine. Also took Solid State Physics class at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University to learn about crystal and semiconductor materials. These projects are currently used in medical testing and bomb detection in war zones.

1985 – 1998 Department of Physics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg Virginia. -Research Specialist Senior. Assisted Drs. Al Abashian, Kazuo Gotow, and Leo Piilonen with the research and development of RPC (Resistive Plate Counter) detectors and superlayers (RPC/readout pad assemblies) for the AMY(1985-1989) and Belle(1994-1998) particle detectors. Trained and supervised 8 to 10 lab personnel and students in assembly, epoxy, soldering, and wiring techniques for the completion of the project. Maintained top quality standards by quality control and inspection. Traveled and provided oral and written reports as necessary. Wrote processes and maintained documentation. Traveled to Sendai, Japan to train personnel at Tohoku University. Traveled to Japan in August-September 1989 and November 1997, built superlayers and assisted with the installation of the superlayers into the iron skeleton of the detectors.

1983-1985 International Scientific Industries, Inc., Christiansburg, Virginia. Production Supervisor and Coordinator. Established and supervised the department for the production of servo system amplifiers, power supplies, and servo systems as a complete unit. My department also built electronic circuitry control cards, commutation, power and motor power cables. Also made engineering revision modifications as necessary

1971 – 1983 Electro-Tec Corporation - KDI, Blacksburg, Virginia. Electronic Technician wire-winding slip rings, SRAM (Short Range Artillery Missile) lead layout on flanges, then cast with plastic to be machined for fitting into a housing. Advanced into the Trident Missile Guidance System program. Next advanced into the Model Shop where I worked on prototype projects and assisted engineers with trouble-shooting parts and projects for NASA, i.e. Galileo, Voyager, Ball Brothers, Singer, Kollmorgen, and more. I was NASA certified for soldering and quality assurance inspection required for maintaining top quality standards in all projects.

Selected Solo Exhibitions

"New Species" Private Collection ANEW Museum 2016, Ft. Lauderdale, FL - donated by a private collector

Fort Lauderdale, FL. Christmas Boat Parade Celebration, Thomas W. McCormick Scholarship Fund benefit reception at the residence of Ms“The Color of Nature - The Nature of Color,” Flossie Martin Gallery, Radford University, Radford, Virginia.. Nuccia McCormick – solo exhibition

'Jennifer Martin- Painter Sculptor', Frangipani Gallery, Key West, FL

'The Nature of Color', Montgomery Museum and Lewis Miller Art Center, Christiansburg, VA. Curator – Sue Farrar

'The Nature of Color', Covington Center for the Visual and Performing Arts, Radford University Museum of Art. Curator- Dr. Roann Barris,Prof.of Art/Art History. June through September.

'Nature Painting – Painting Nature', East Martello Museum, Key West, Fl. April through July. Curator-Norman Aberle, Curator for Custom House Museum, Key West Art and Historical Society.

“Color Play -Leaving White”, by invitation, The Studios of Key West Garden and Gallery, Key West, Fl. Curators-Lauren McAloon and Eric V. Holowacz.

“La Danse de la Vie”, Armory Art Gallery, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va. - Curator- Professor Deborah Sim.

Charest-Weinberg Gallery, Key West, Fl. – Gallery 3 –Jennifer Martin – Solo.

“The Color of Nature - The Nature of Color,” Flossie Martin Gallery, Radford University, Radford, Virginia.

“The Color of Nature - The Nature of Color,” The XYZ Gallery, Blacksburg, Virginia.

Exhibition of Recent Prints. Radford University Museum-Flossie Martin Gallery, Radford University, Radford, Virginia.

University Honors Thesis Exhibit of new works in oil painting and printmaking. Donaldson-Brown Center for Continuing Education, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia.

Virginia Tech’s President’s Gallery - Galleries I and II, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia.

Selected Group and Invitational Exhibitions

Adrien/Kavachnina Contemporary, Paris, France - Miami, FL 2016

Artefact Gallery with Robert Pardo, Lake Worth, Fl. 2008 - 2015“The Color of Nature - The Nature of Color,” Flossie Martin Gallery, Radford University, Radford, Virginia.

North Beach Art Gallery, Ft. Lauderdale, FL - “Art on the Plaza”

Nina Torres Fine Art Gallery, Miami, FL 'Style Fusion Event'

Nina Torres Fine Art and the Miami International Art Fair, Miami, FL

Frangipanni Gallery, Duval Street, Key West, FL.

“The Abstract Show”, Gato Building, Key West, Fl. - by invitation - Curator- Emily Sorkin, exhibitions curator in New York City and Key West,Fl.

A.N.E.W Museum of Art, Wynwood, Miami, Fl. - ongoing

'Sculpt-Miami- Art Basel, Jurors/Founders– Dimitri, Director - A.N.E.W Museum of Art, Wynwood, Miami, Fl. 2009 - 2015

“Second Saturdays – Miami”, Kavachnina Contemporary, Wynwood, Miami, Fl. 2012 - 2016

AHHA- Art+Healing+History+Art, Centennial of Yellow Sulphur Springs, by invitation, in Virginia Tech Armory Gallery and on Springs grounds, Christiansburg, Va.

'Sculpt-Miami- Art Basel', and ' Second Saturdays', Art Rouge Gallery, Wynwood, Miami, Fl. 2009 - 2012

Experiential Gallery for Creative Technologies, Blacksburg, Va

“Bravos and Brushstrokes” -by invitation- The Taubman Museum of Art, The Arts Council of the Blue Ridge, Roanoke, Va.

“Self Portrait Wall”- by invitation -The Art Museum of Western Virginia, Roanoke, Va.

The Charest-Weinberg Gallery, Wynwood Lofts, 250 NW 23rd Street, Miami, Fl. Group Represented Artists exhibition

“The Stairway II”, Gato Building, Key West, Fl. - by invitation - Curator- Emily Sorkin, exhibitions curator in New York City and Key West,Fl.

The Charest-Weinberg Gallery, Wynwood Lofts, 250 NW 23rd Street, Miami, Fl. 305.393.1320 Group Represented Artists exhibition

“Art of the Keys”, Lower Keys Medical Center, Key West, Florida – by invitation- Curator Emily Sorkin, former gallerist/curator in New York

“Art Affair”, Gato Building, Simonton Street, Key West, Florida – by invitation – Curator Ranny Fitzgerald, Randolph Macon Women's College
Monroe County Government Center, Marathon, Fl. By invitation

Bayshore Manor, Key West, Fl. By invitation -Curator Ranny Fitzgerald

Charest-Weinberg Gallery, 1111 Duval Street, Key West, Fl. – 4 Person exhibit. Gallery 3 – Jennifer Martin – solo.

Masters Mystery Exhibition. Florida International University. Miami, Florida.

Art Pannonia Gallery – Group Exhibitions. 114 North Main Street, Blacksburg, Virginia.

Studios on the Square – Group exhibitions . Roanoke, Virginia.

American Association of University Women Invitational Show - “The Many Faces of Gender Equity”. Donaldson-Brown Center for Continuing Education, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia.

“The Nature of Color - New works by Jennifer Martin and Jeff Wilson,” The XYZ Gallery, Blacksburg, Virginia.

Selected Juried Exhibitions

Sculpture Key West, Fort Zachery Taylor venue, Key West, Fl

“STRASSEN KUNST: an international exhibition of work inspired by graffiti” Artspace Gallery at Plant Zero, Richmond, Va. Juror-Martin McFadden, LRPS.

'Sculpt-Miami- Art Basel 2009, Jurors/Founders– Dimitri, Director - A.N.E.W Museum of Art, Gala Kavachnina, Director - Art Rouge Gallery, Wynwood, Miami, Fl.

“National Art Encounter 2009”, von Liebig Art Center and Museum, Naples Art Association, Naples, Fl. Juror- Dahlia Morgan, Art Historian and Director Emerita, Frost Art Museum, Miami, Fl.

“Anne McKee Art Auction”, Key West, Fl.

“Florida Biennial IV”, Museum of Florida Art, Deland, Florida. Juror – Frank Holt, Executive Director and Curator, Mennello Museum of American Art, Orlando, Fl

“From a Woman's Hands”, Juried Florida Artists, SoDu Gallery, Key West, Fl. Juror – Norman Aberle, Curator, Custom House Museum, Key West, Fl.

“Art Encounter 2008”, Juried Florida Artists, von Liebig Art Center & Museum. Naples Art Association, Naples, Fl. Juror -Brian Dursum, Director and Chief Curator, Lowe Museum of Art, Miami, Coral Gables, Fl.

Manchester National Juried Fine Art Exhibition, 12 12 Gallery, Richmond, Va. Juror-N. Elizabeth Schlatter, Deputy Director /Curator, University of Richmond Museums, Richmond,Va.

“Art Encounter 2007”, Juried Florida Artists, von Liebig Art Center & Museum. Naples Art Association, Naples, Fl. Juror- Frank Holt, Executive Director and Curator, Mennello Museum of American Art, Orlando, Fl.

Manchester National Juried Fine Art Exhibition, 12 12 Gallery, Richmond, Va. Juror- Dr. Jefferson C. Harrison, Chief Curator of European Art and Acting Curator of American and Contemporary Art, Chrysler Museum, Norfolk , Va.

Caladan Gallery, Beverly, MA. International Juried, ‘The Spectrum of Joy’.

Radford University’s Juried MFA-BFA Exhibition. Flossie Martin Gallery, Radford University, Radford, Virginia

Radford University’s Juried MFA-BFA Exhibition. Flossie Martin Gallery, Radford University, Radford, Virginia

Clary-Miner International Juried Competition, Clary Miner Gallery, Buffalo, New York

Allegheny International Miniature Art Exhibit, Appalachian Artist Association, Bluefield, West Virginia.

Fourth National North Carolina Miniature Show: Experimental Works, Davidson County Art Guild, Lexington, North Carolina. Best in Category - Graphics.

Fifth National Miniature Show - Art Gallery of Fells Point, Admiral Fells Inn Gallery. Baltimore, Maryland. Best in Show.

New York International Art Competition #6 - Group Show of Contemporary Art, Ariel Gallery, SoHo, New York, New York

Fourteenth National Miniature Show of Fine Art and Sculpture, The Gallery La Luz, La Luz, New Mexico.

Goldsboro’s 9th Annual National Juried Fine Arts Exhibition, Goldsboro, North Carolina

“Counterpoint” – National Juried Photography, Graphics, And Crafts Exhibit – Hill Country Arts Foundation, Ingram, Texas

Thirteenth Annual National Miniature Show of Fine Arts and Sculpture, The Gallery La Luz, La Luz, New Mexico

24th Annual Contemporary American Graphics Traveling Exhibition Groups A & B, Old Bergen Art Guild, Bayonne, New Jersey.

The 1987 Lynchburg National Art Show, Lynchburg Fine Arts Center, Lynchburg, Virginia

Printmaking Council of New Jersey, Somerville Library Guild, Somerville, New Jersey

Allegheny International Miniature Art Exhibit, Appalachian Artist Association, Bluefield, West Virginia.

Second National North Carolina Miniature Painting Show, Lexington, North Carolina.

23rd Annual Contemporary American Graphics Traveling Exhibition Groups A & B, Old Bergen Art Guild, Bayonne, New Jersey.

Sixth Annual National Print Exhibition, Artlink Contemporary Artspace, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Purchase award.

Society of American Graphic Artists, Inc. SAGA Exhibition, Lumen-Winter Gallery of the New Rochelle Public Library, New Rochelle, New York.

Awards

2010- Honorarium – Radford University, 'The Nature of Color' one woman exhibition.

2010- June through October, RU Centennial Celebration, Minds Wide Open, Virginia Celebrates Women in the Arts.

2009-10- Florida Keys Council of the Arts “Special Project Grant” award. Juried through two committees. Partially funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, FKCA, the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council, Key West Art and Historical Society, and private donations.

2009-10- “Anne McKee Artists' Fund of the Florida Keys” Award for Special Project. Juried through one committee.

1994- Art Purchase Award – 'View Across the River' Radford University VA, Permanent Collection

1994 -Art Purchase Award – 'Pepper's Ferry Landing', Radford University VA, Permanent Collection

1994 -Phi Kappa Phi – Radford University, Radford, VA

University Honors -Magna Cum Laud -Thesis Exhibit of new works in oil painting and printmaking. Donaldson-Brown Center for Continuing Education, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia. First Honors Thesis Exhibit offered and supported by the university.

1991- Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Sigma Delta – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA

1991 -University Honors -Magna Cum Laud -Thesis Exhibit of new works in oil painting and printmaking. Donaldson-Brown Center for Continuing Education, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia. First Honors Thesis Exhibit offered and supported by the university.

William M. Hahn Arts Scholarship, Virginia Tech Visual Art scholarships.

1988- Best in Category-Graphics. Fourth National North Carolina Miniature Show:Experimental Works, Davidson County Art Guild, Lexington, North Carolina Juror – Robert B. Dance

1988- New York International Art Competition #6 award -Group Show of Contemporary Art, Ariel Gallery, SoHo, New York, NY-Juror- Dennis Wepman Wepman

1988- Best in Show - Fifth National Miniature Show - Art Gallery of Fells Point, Admiral Fells Inn Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland – Juror - Frederick Schuler Briggs

1986- Purchase Award. Sixth Annual National Print Exhibition, Artlink Contemporary Artspace, Fort Wayne, Indiana (Lincoln Bank collection)

1986- Honorable Mention. Society of American Graphic Artists, Inc.SAGA Exhibition, Lumen-Winter Gallery of the New Rochelle Library, New Rochelle, New York – by invitation

Awarded First, Second, and Third prizes in the Annual Newport Fair and Festival for drawing and painting.

Awarded Best in Show – Junior Division in the Giles County Art Show for painting.

Conferences, Symposia, Workshops (participant)

Ellen Shankin – Pottery Workshop –The Business of Pottery and Throwing Pots.

Christo - Speaker and critique, Radford University, Va.

Collaborations – 3 Mt. Lake Workshops: Cage, Okura, and Kass , Muscarelle Museum of Art, Williamsburg, Va. Ray Kass with Jiro Okura and the Mt. Lake Workshop conducted a special one-day painting workshop and exhibition.

Ray Kass and Keith Crown, Mt. Lake Workshop and “ Double Faces”. Art Du Monde Gallery, New York City, NY

Ray Kass and the Mt. Lake Workshop “Broad Channel: The Vorticella Polyptych” and “Writing on the River”

Friedal Dzubas - Critique Workshop, Virginia Tech.

John Cage Mt. Lake Workshop. “Fire and Water”

Jiro Okura - Zen Painting and the Mt. Lake Screen “Tachi”

Mt. Lake Symposium. “Artist’s Intentions: Enduring Values/ Discounted Goods”

Mt. Lake Workshop. Alston Conley “Fresco” Workshop

Mt. Lake Workshop. John Cage Painting Workshop

Mt. Lake Symposium.” Making Psychoanalytical Sense of Art” Psychologists, Psychoanalysts, Artists lectures and discussions

Travel and Assignments

Nassau and Long Island, Bahamas

Lived and worked three years in Playa Pelada, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Traveled throughout Costa Rica and eastern areas of Nicaragua.

Traveled to Bilbao, Spain for Aeroprobe Corporation to repair a probe for ITP Industries and teach their personnel to assemble/disassemble probes for their calibration processes. Visited galleries, museums, and historical monuments and landmarks.

Traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland two weekends consecutively to Kymata to deliver and provide technical support for array products. Visited galleries, museums, and historical monuments and landmarks.

Belle Detector project in Japan. During free time, sketched mountainous landscape of Nikko, Japan for future paintings. Studied architectural paintings, ceramics, and sculptures in Shinto and Buddhist temples, cemeteries, and gardens in Nikko and TVirginia Polytechnic Institute and Stateokyo, Japan.

Second assignment in Japan for Belle project. During free time, studied original Japanese woodcut prints and ceramics at Sendai-shi Museum, Sendai, Japan.

Studied in Europe with the International Art Studies Group from Virginia Tech. This involved studies in the humanities, studio art sessions, and art history lectures at Brighton Polytechnic Institute and Sussex University in England, and gallery/museum studies throughout France, England, Holland, and Scotland. We were allowed two weeks travel during which I visited France (especially Paris and Nice), Germany, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy.

First assignment in Japan for AMY project. During free time studied Printmaking - Tsukuba University, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Ibaraki, Japan and Ceramics - Mashiko, Japan. Also, history and research throughout Tokyo-shi, Mashiko, and Kyoto, Japan.