Curriculum Vitae:
Education:
Solo Exhibitions:
2010 Blurred Reality, San Diego Museum of Art-Salon Series, Balboa Park, CA.
2009 Measured Resistance, Seminal Projects-Luis De Jesus Gallery, San Diego, CA.
2008 Innocence is Questionable, California Center for the Arts, Escondido, CA.
2007 Edits, Rewards and Underlines, Rotunda Gallery, Athenaeum Music & Art Library, La Jolla, CA.
2007 Domestic Deviation, Presented by the SD Art Prize. L Street Fine Art Gallery, San Diego, CA.
2006 Halftolds, The Art Produce Gallery, San Diego, CA.
2004 Inner Immensity, Everett Gee Jackson Gallery, San Diego State University, CA.
2003 Work and Play, Flor y Canto Gallery, SDSU, CA.
2003 Floating, Irvine Valley College Gallery, Irvine, CA.
2003 Floating, Flor y Canto Gallery, SDSU, CA.
2000 En la Busqueda, Galería José "Pepin" Méndez, Santurce, Puerto Rico.
1999 Visual Commentary, El Lugar del Nopal, Tijuana, BC, México.
Group Exhibitions/Invitationals:
2012 More Real Than Life, Southwestern College Gallery, Chula Vista, Ca.
The Black and White Exhibit, Contemporary C Gallery, El Cajon, Ca.
2011 Fifth Season, Space 4 Art Gallery, East Village San Diego. San Diego, CA.
2010 Here Not There: San Diego Art Now, Museum of Contemporary Art SD, La Jolla, CA.
Salon Series, San Diego Museum of Art, Balboa Park, CA.
Imaginarium, San Diego Art Department-Curated by Mesa College Museum Studies Class.
2009 Social Climbing, Seminal Projects-Luis De Jesus Gallery, San Diego, CA.
Beyond the Border International Contemporary Art Fair, The Grand Del Mar-San Diego, CA.
SWC Faculty Show, Southwestern Community College Art Gallery, San Diego, CA.
Mira Costa College Faculty Show, Kurlak Art Gallery, Oceanside, CA.
2008 Cannon Juried Biennial’09, William D. Cannon Art Gallery, Carlsbad City Library Complex, CA.
Dead on, Crossing Tracks Gallery, San Diego, CA.
2007 Athenaeum Music & Art Library 16th Annual Juried Exhibition, La Jolla, CA.
San Diego Art Prize Recipients Exhibit, presented by San Diego Visual Arts Network and SanDiegoArtist.com, L Street Fine Art Gallery
Omni Hotel in San Diego, CA.
Cannon Art Gallery Juried Biennial Exhibition ’07, Carlsbad City Library Complex, CA.
Love Handles, Crossing Tracks Gallery, San Diego, CA.
Four, the Rubber Rose Gallery, San Diego, CA.
Radio Active Future: Resurrection, Zedism Gallery, San Diego, CA.
2006 Thread, San Diego Cruise Ship Terminal, San Diego, CA.
How low can you go: Cash & Carry, Limbo Gallery, San Diego, CA.
Recycled: third time’s a charm, Limbo Gallery, San Diego, CA.
Save Other Species, Grrrrrl Power collective, Say Lula, San Diego, CA.
Arte, Color y Fiesta, Organized by the House of Mexico, UCSD, San Diego, CA.
Athenaeum Music & Art Library 15th Annual Juried Exhibition, La Jolla, CA.
Athenaeum Music & Art Library’s Benefit Art Auction, Library Association of La Jolla, CA.
Unnatural Wonders, The Kinemacolor Building,Victoria, British Colombia.
We are not alone, Grrrrrl Power Collective, The Galaxy Café, San Diego, CA.
Tread, Aerospace Museum, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA.
New Beginnings, Roger Lewis King Gallery, Fourth Avenue, San Diego, CA.
Too much of a good bling, Limbo Gallery, University Avenue, San Diego, CA.
2005 Cannon Art Gallery Juried Biennial Exhibition, Carlsbad City Library Complex, CA.
Chatter, UCSD-SDSU Collaboration, Graduate Gallery, University of California San Diego.
Closer Apart, Limbo Gallery, University Avenue, San Diego, CA.
C-Note Cash & Carry, Limbo Gallery, University Avenue, San Diego, CA.
Save Our Souls, Art of Framing Gallery, Adams Avenue, San Diego, CA.
Perpetual Motion, Korova Coffe Bar & Gallery, Park blvd., San Diego, CA.
Fast Forward, Art of Framing Gallery, Adams Avenue, San Diego, CA.
Scale-Diversity-Ambition, Art Produce Gallery, University Avenue, San Diego, CA.
2004 Student Award Exhibition VI, SDSU, CA.
2003 Cannon Art Gallery Juried Biennial Exhibition, Carlsbad City Library Complex, CA.
Hotel/Motel Exhibition-Travelodge, Downtown, San Diego, CA.
Disclosed, Graduate Review exhibition, SDSU, CA.
Student Award Exhibition V, SDSU, CA.
Machine Shop Show, Arts-Unplugged Festival, SDSU, CA.
2002 Life Stage, SUSHI-Performance and Visual Arts Space, Downtown, San Diego, CA.
Student Award Exhibition IV, SDSU, CA.
Ride, Graduate Review Exhibition, SDSU, CA.
Axis Mundi, University of California San Diego, CA.
Performance/Video Forum, Flor y Canto Gallery, SDSU, CA.
2001 Graduate Review Exhibition, SDSU, CA.
The Lab, 634 Broadway, Downtown, San Diego, CA.
Urban Elements, Hey Sailor, Downtown, San Diego, CA.
Sony Art Walk, Installation on alternative space, Downtown, San Diego, CA.
Festival of Student Art, Southwestern college, San Diego, CA.
Earth Spun, San Diego Natural History Museum, Balboa Park, CA.
Working Process, Insite 2000, Installation & Documentary Exhibit-Workshop, Centro Cultural de la Raza, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA.
2000 Hotel/Motel Exhibition-Motel 6, Downtown, San Diego, CA.
Occupied Space, Installation Exhibit, Tijuana, BC, Mexico.
Linear perspective, Southwestern College, San Diego, CA.
1999 Consortio, East Village Coffeehouse, San Diego, CA.
International Chicano/Chicana Exhibition, Port of San Diego, CA.
Art of the World, R.I.Q. Gallery, Downtown, San Diego, CA.
1998 Border Realities XI,(Multimedia inst.) Centro Cultural de la Raza, San Diego, CA.
Explorations, Students Art Exhibition, Southwestern College, San Diego, CA.
Student Aspirations, Selected Artists of San Diego Colleges, R.I.Q. Gallery, San Diego, CA.
1997 Insite 97, Border Art Workshop, Maclovio Rojas Community, BC, Mexico.
Awards and Honors:
2007 Work acquisition, Athenaeum Music & Art Library permanent collection, La Jolla, CA.
2007 Work acquisition, Quint gallery, La Jolla, CA.
2007 Honorary mention, Athenaeum Music & Art Library 16th Annual Juried Exhibition, La Jolla, CA.
2007 San Diego Art Prize/Emerging Artist, presented by San Diego Visual Arts Network and SanDiegoArtist.com, L Street Fine Art Gallery at the
Omni Hotel, CA.
2004 Isabel Kraft Scholarship, Sculpture Department, SDSU, CA.
2004 Jurors Award, Student award Exhibition, SDSU, CA.
2003 Isabel Kraft Scholarship, Sculpture Department, San Diego State University, CA.
2002 Jurors Award, Student award Exhibition, SDSU, CA.
2002 Isabel Kraft Scholarship, Sculpture Department, SDSU, CA.
1999 First Place-Digital Image, College Division, Del Mar Fair, San Diego, CA.
Press:
2009 ‘Resistance’ is futile (and fun) – Martinez’s new works are simpler than usual, but retain their usual flair by Robert L. Pincus, July 16’2009 The
San Diego Union Tribune, CA.
2009 “May-ling Martinez: Measured Resistance” See air machines turned into art at Luis De
Jesus Seminal Projects by Keli Dailey, July 2009 for signonsandiego.com
2009 “Measured Resistance”- May-ling Martinez by Kevin Freitas, July 10’2009, www.artas authority.com
2008 “Six artists spotlighted in exhibit” (Innocence is Questionable) by Emily Vizzo, March 27’ 2008, The San Diego Union Tribune, CA.
2008 “Escondido exhibition poignantly examines the concept of innocence lost” by Kirby Fairfax, North County Times, CA.
2007 “Deviation from the Norm” Review by Robert Pincus, May 10’2007, The San Diego Union Tribune, CA.
2007 “Domestic Deviant” by Barbara Davenport, July 3, San Diego City Beat, CA.
2006 “Juried show highlights renovated Athenaeum” by Dawna Bratten, August 31, La Jolla Village News, CA.
2006 “New Beginnings/Grrrrrl Power” Review by Robert Pincus, March 2, San Diego Union Tribune, CA.
2005 “May-ling Martinez” Review by Robert Pincus, November 13, San Diego Union Tribune, CA.
2005 “Grrrrrl Power” Review by Robert Pincus, May 25, San Diego Union Tribune, CA.
2003 “Cannon Gallery Biennial leads December art month”, By Bill Fark, North County Times, CA.
- Masters in Fine Arts, focusing on Sculpture. From The School of Art, Design and Art History, at San Diego State University, CA. 2007.
- Post-Graduate studies in graphic design, sculpture and installation art, Southwestern College, Chula Vista, CA. 2000.
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications and Visual Arts. Sacred Heart University, San Juan, Puerto Rico. 1996
Solo Exhibitions:
2010 Blurred Reality, San Diego Museum of Art-Salon Series, Balboa Park, CA.
2009 Measured Resistance, Seminal Projects-Luis De Jesus Gallery, San Diego, CA.
2008 Innocence is Questionable, California Center for the Arts, Escondido, CA.
2007 Edits, Rewards and Underlines, Rotunda Gallery, Athenaeum Music & Art Library, La Jolla, CA.
2007 Domestic Deviation, Presented by the SD Art Prize. L Street Fine Art Gallery, San Diego, CA.
2006 Halftolds, The Art Produce Gallery, San Diego, CA.
2004 Inner Immensity, Everett Gee Jackson Gallery, San Diego State University, CA.
2003 Work and Play, Flor y Canto Gallery, SDSU, CA.
2003 Floating, Irvine Valley College Gallery, Irvine, CA.
2003 Floating, Flor y Canto Gallery, SDSU, CA.
2000 En la Busqueda, Galería José "Pepin" Méndez, Santurce, Puerto Rico.
1999 Visual Commentary, El Lugar del Nopal, Tijuana, BC, México.
Group Exhibitions/Invitationals:
2012 More Real Than Life, Southwestern College Gallery, Chula Vista, Ca.
The Black and White Exhibit, Contemporary C Gallery, El Cajon, Ca.
2011 Fifth Season, Space 4 Art Gallery, East Village San Diego. San Diego, CA.
2010 Here Not There: San Diego Art Now, Museum of Contemporary Art SD, La Jolla, CA.
Salon Series, San Diego Museum of Art, Balboa Park, CA.
Imaginarium, San Diego Art Department-Curated by Mesa College Museum Studies Class.
2009 Social Climbing, Seminal Projects-Luis De Jesus Gallery, San Diego, CA.
Beyond the Border International Contemporary Art Fair, The Grand Del Mar-San Diego, CA.
SWC Faculty Show, Southwestern Community College Art Gallery, San Diego, CA.
Mira Costa College Faculty Show, Kurlak Art Gallery, Oceanside, CA.
2008 Cannon Juried Biennial’09, William D. Cannon Art Gallery, Carlsbad City Library Complex, CA.
Dead on, Crossing Tracks Gallery, San Diego, CA.
2007 Athenaeum Music & Art Library 16th Annual Juried Exhibition, La Jolla, CA.
San Diego Art Prize Recipients Exhibit, presented by San Diego Visual Arts Network and SanDiegoArtist.com, L Street Fine Art Gallery
Omni Hotel in San Diego, CA.
Cannon Art Gallery Juried Biennial Exhibition ’07, Carlsbad City Library Complex, CA.
Love Handles, Crossing Tracks Gallery, San Diego, CA.
Four, the Rubber Rose Gallery, San Diego, CA.
Radio Active Future: Resurrection, Zedism Gallery, San Diego, CA.
2006 Thread, San Diego Cruise Ship Terminal, San Diego, CA.
How low can you go: Cash & Carry, Limbo Gallery, San Diego, CA.
Recycled: third time’s a charm, Limbo Gallery, San Diego, CA.
Save Other Species, Grrrrrl Power collective, Say Lula, San Diego, CA.
Arte, Color y Fiesta, Organized by the House of Mexico, UCSD, San Diego, CA.
Athenaeum Music & Art Library 15th Annual Juried Exhibition, La Jolla, CA.
Athenaeum Music & Art Library’s Benefit Art Auction, Library Association of La Jolla, CA.
Unnatural Wonders, The Kinemacolor Building,Victoria, British Colombia.
We are not alone, Grrrrrl Power Collective, The Galaxy Café, San Diego, CA.
Tread, Aerospace Museum, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA.
New Beginnings, Roger Lewis King Gallery, Fourth Avenue, San Diego, CA.
Too much of a good bling, Limbo Gallery, University Avenue, San Diego, CA.
2005 Cannon Art Gallery Juried Biennial Exhibition, Carlsbad City Library Complex, CA.
Chatter, UCSD-SDSU Collaboration, Graduate Gallery, University of California San Diego.
Closer Apart, Limbo Gallery, University Avenue, San Diego, CA.
C-Note Cash & Carry, Limbo Gallery, University Avenue, San Diego, CA.
Save Our Souls, Art of Framing Gallery, Adams Avenue, San Diego, CA.
Perpetual Motion, Korova Coffe Bar & Gallery, Park blvd., San Diego, CA.
Fast Forward, Art of Framing Gallery, Adams Avenue, San Diego, CA.
Scale-Diversity-Ambition, Art Produce Gallery, University Avenue, San Diego, CA.
2004 Student Award Exhibition VI, SDSU, CA.
2003 Cannon Art Gallery Juried Biennial Exhibition, Carlsbad City Library Complex, CA.
Hotel/Motel Exhibition-Travelodge, Downtown, San Diego, CA.
Disclosed, Graduate Review exhibition, SDSU, CA.
Student Award Exhibition V, SDSU, CA.
Machine Shop Show, Arts-Unplugged Festival, SDSU, CA.
2002 Life Stage, SUSHI-Performance and Visual Arts Space, Downtown, San Diego, CA.
Student Award Exhibition IV, SDSU, CA.
Ride, Graduate Review Exhibition, SDSU, CA.
Axis Mundi, University of California San Diego, CA.
Performance/Video Forum, Flor y Canto Gallery, SDSU, CA.
2001 Graduate Review Exhibition, SDSU, CA.
The Lab, 634 Broadway, Downtown, San Diego, CA.
Urban Elements, Hey Sailor, Downtown, San Diego, CA.
Sony Art Walk, Installation on alternative space, Downtown, San Diego, CA.
Festival of Student Art, Southwestern college, San Diego, CA.
Earth Spun, San Diego Natural History Museum, Balboa Park, CA.
Working Process, Insite 2000, Installation & Documentary Exhibit-Workshop, Centro Cultural de la Raza, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA.
2000 Hotel/Motel Exhibition-Motel 6, Downtown, San Diego, CA.
Occupied Space, Installation Exhibit, Tijuana, BC, Mexico.
Linear perspective, Southwestern College, San Diego, CA.
1999 Consortio, East Village Coffeehouse, San Diego, CA.
International Chicano/Chicana Exhibition, Port of San Diego, CA.
Art of the World, R.I.Q. Gallery, Downtown, San Diego, CA.
1998 Border Realities XI,(Multimedia inst.) Centro Cultural de la Raza, San Diego, CA.
Explorations, Students Art Exhibition, Southwestern College, San Diego, CA.
Student Aspirations, Selected Artists of San Diego Colleges, R.I.Q. Gallery, San Diego, CA.
1997 Insite 97, Border Art Workshop, Maclovio Rojas Community, BC, Mexico.
Awards and Honors:
2007 Work acquisition, Athenaeum Music & Art Library permanent collection, La Jolla, CA.
2007 Work acquisition, Quint gallery, La Jolla, CA.
2007 Honorary mention, Athenaeum Music & Art Library 16th Annual Juried Exhibition, La Jolla, CA.
2007 San Diego Art Prize/Emerging Artist, presented by San Diego Visual Arts Network and SanDiegoArtist.com, L Street Fine Art Gallery at the
Omni Hotel, CA.
2004 Isabel Kraft Scholarship, Sculpture Department, SDSU, CA.
2004 Jurors Award, Student award Exhibition, SDSU, CA.
2003 Isabel Kraft Scholarship, Sculpture Department, San Diego State University, CA.
2002 Jurors Award, Student award Exhibition, SDSU, CA.
2002 Isabel Kraft Scholarship, Sculpture Department, SDSU, CA.
1999 First Place-Digital Image, College Division, Del Mar Fair, San Diego, CA.
Press:
2009 ‘Resistance’ is futile (and fun) – Martinez’s new works are simpler than usual, but retain their usual flair by Robert L. Pincus, July 16’2009 The
San Diego Union Tribune, CA.
2009 “May-ling Martinez: Measured Resistance” See air machines turned into art at Luis De
Jesus Seminal Projects by Keli Dailey, July 2009 for signonsandiego.com
2009 “Measured Resistance”- May-ling Martinez by Kevin Freitas, July 10’2009, www.artas authority.com
2008 “Six artists spotlighted in exhibit” (Innocence is Questionable) by Emily Vizzo, March 27’ 2008, The San Diego Union Tribune, CA.
2008 “Escondido exhibition poignantly examines the concept of innocence lost” by Kirby Fairfax, North County Times, CA.
2007 “Deviation from the Norm” Review by Robert Pincus, May 10’2007, The San Diego Union Tribune, CA.
2007 “Domestic Deviant” by Barbara Davenport, July 3, San Diego City Beat, CA.
2006 “Juried show highlights renovated Athenaeum” by Dawna Bratten, August 31, La Jolla Village News, CA.
2006 “New Beginnings/Grrrrrl Power” Review by Robert Pincus, March 2, San Diego Union Tribune, CA.
2005 “May-ling Martinez” Review by Robert Pincus, November 13, San Diego Union Tribune, CA.
2005 “Grrrrrl Power” Review by Robert Pincus, May 25, San Diego Union Tribune, CA.
2003 “Cannon Gallery Biennial leads December art month”, By Bill Fark, North County Times, CA.
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