Resume

Resume:     Martha Rea Baker

Education: 

BA University of California, Santa Barbara, 1965

University of Mississippi, 1961-1964

University of Dallas, Dallas TX, Drawing and Design, 1976

Collin College, Plano TX, Printmaking Portfolio, 1998-2006

Solo and Group Exhibits:  55 total

2020    The Exquisite Corpse, Duncan-McAshan Visual Arts Center, Hill     Country Arts Foundation, Ingram, TX

2019    Artists Without Limits (AWOL) Duncan-Mx Ashen Visual Arts Center,  HCAF, Ingram, TX

“Small World”, Owen Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM

2018    Martha Rea Baker and Daniel Phill: New works, Owen Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM

Artists Without Limits (AWOL) Duncan-Mc Ashen Visual Arts Center, HCAF, Ingram, TX

2017    Martha Rea Baker and Bret Price: Shapes and Surfaces, Owen Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM

Artists Without Limits, Duncan-McAshen Visual Arts Center, HCAF, Ingram, TX

Albuquerque Museum of Art,  ArtsThrive, Albuquerque, NM

2016      Martha Rea Baker: Journey, Ruhlen-Owen Contemporary, Santa FE, NM

Creative Transition, Ruhlen-Owen Contemporary, Santa FE, NM

2015      Rhythm and Hues: Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

Nature of Color: Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

Miniatures and More, Albuquerque Museum of Art, Albuquerque, NM

2014     In the Abstract: Karan ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

Artists Without Limits: Duncan-McAshen Visual Arts Center, Ingram, TX

2013      International Encaustic Artists, Santa Fe, NM

Surface Beauty: Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa FE, NM

Waxworks: Karan ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

Fondren After Five, Brown’s Fine Art, Jackson, MS

2012      The Abstract: New Mexico’s Own, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe NM

Fall Preview: New works, Karan ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

2011     Excavated Passages: Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

Mining the Unconscious, Santa Fe Arts Comission Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

Tour of Homes, ARTfeast Annual event, Santa Fe, NM

Eighteenth Red Show, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

2010     Exposure Group Exhibition: Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

Encaustic Art Institute: Art from the Heart, Santa Fe, NM

Holiday Group Exhibition, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

Pollination: New Mexico Wax Artists, Santa Arts commission Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

2009     Open Hands/Open Hearts: the Edge Gallery Santa Fe, NM

Center for Contemporary Art, Collect Eight, Santa Fe NM

Thermal Dynamics: New Mexico Wax Artists, Arts Alliance Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

2008     Open Hands/Open Hearts, Nussbaumer Fine Art, Santa Fe NM

              Center for Contemporary Art, Eight by Eight, Santa Fe NM

              Gallery VIII-New Directions, ArtCentre of Plano, Plano TX

2007       Gallery VIII Group Exhibit, Eisemann Center, Richardson TX

2005       Collin County Portfolio Printmakers, Eisemann Center, Richardson TX

                Gallery VIII–the Sequel, ArtCentre of Plano, Plano TX

2004–1982,  31 Solo Exhibitions at Gallery VIII, Plano TX

2004      House of Prints, ArtCentre of Plano, Plano, TX

2002      Impressions2: Rearranging the Square, Turley Gallery, Dallas, TX

2001       Impressed with Words, Turley Gallery, Dallas TX

2000      Art Focus XC, ArtCentre of Plano, Plano TX

1999        Art Focus XC, Ellen Noel Museum of Art, Midland TX

1997       Art Focus XC- Field of Vision  Touring Exhibition:

Longview Art Museum, Longview TX

Ft. Worth Health and Science Center, Ft. Worth TX

Rockport Center for the Arts, Rockport TX

Multicultural Center, Gulvan House, Corpus Christi TX

1996       Brown’s Fine Art, Jackson MS

Art Focus XC—Field of Vision, Trammel Crow Center, Dallas TX

Art Focus XC—Inner Vision, JC Penney Corporate Headquarters,  Plano TX

1995       Art Focus XC—Inner Vision, Trammel Crow Center, Dallas TX

Art Focus XC—Inner Vision, Collin County Community College, Plano TX

Solo Exhibit, “Angels in Architecture”, Plano Municipal Center Gallery, Plano TX

1992       Collin County Community College, Plano TX

1990       Warehouse Living Art Center, Corsicana TX—“Gallery VIII Artists”

Awards:

Best of Show, Eighth Annual National Art Exhibition, Navarro Council of the Arts

20th Annual North Texas Area Art League Annual Exhibition

Mississippi Watercolor Society Membership Show

Plano Art Association Annual Exhibition

Richardson Civic Art Society Annual Exhibition

Annual National Art Exhibitions, Warehouse Living Art Center

Dallas Museum of Natural History, “Watercolors from Nature”

Publications:

2019     Collector’s Guide: Fall/Winter cover

Santafean Magazine: April/May issue

The Bar Bulletin: May issue,

2014      Adding Color to a black Dress and Pearls, California Homes, November, p.74-81

Kairos, An Opportune Moment in Time, encaustic ARTs Magazine, Winter Edition

2012        All if the Family, Santa Fean, Oct/Nov p. 38-41

Art in Preview, Pasatiempo, August , p, 24-30, Douglass Fairfield

2011        What Lies Beneath, Albuquerque Journal North, p. S4, July 22, Kate McGRaw

1996         Southwest Art Magazine: “Women in the Arts”, November, 1996

1998         Watercolor Magazine: “Strength in Numbers, Art Focus XC”,  March issue

1990  Splash: The Glory of Color—The Best of Watercolor

Collections: Many private and corporate collections including:

 Arthur Anderson, Dallas  TX

Community Credit Union, Plano  TX

Embassy Suites, St. Paul  MN

Hilton Hotel, Columbia  MD

North Texas Cardiology Associates, Dallas  TX

Presbyterian Hospital of Plano, Plano TX

Wyndham Hotel, Albuquerque  NM

The Back Institute, Plano  TX

Competitive and Invitational Shows (Partial Listing)

2009  What Seeds Have Borne; Monotypes, Past and Present, Santa Fe      Community Gallery, Santa Fe NM

              Waning and Waxing-the Resurgence of Encaustics, Zane Bennett Contemporary, Santa Fe NM

2001   Watercolors Without Boundaries—Irving Arts Center, Irving  TX

                Acquerello senza Confini, Villa  Pomini, Castellanza, Italia

1999    Texas Visual Art Association Annual Citation Exhibit, Dallas TX

1998     Texas Visual Art Association Annual Citation Exhibit, Dallas TX

1997     Southwestern Watercolor Society Annual Exhibition, Dallas TX

Dallas Women’s Caucus for the Arts, Trammel Crow Center, Dallas TX

1996      Plano Art Association Annual Exhibition, Plano TX

Mississippi Grand National, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson MS

1994      North Texas Area Art League Annual Exhibition, Denton TX

1992    Texas and Neighbors Five State Competition, Irving TX

1992–1986  Southwestern Watercolor Annual Exhibitions, Dallas TX

1992    Mississippi Grand Nation, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson MS

1991      Artists and Craftsmen Association Annual Exhibition, Dallas TX

1990      National Watercolor Oklahoma, Oklahoma City OK

Society of Watercolor Artists, Ft. Worth TX

North Texas Area Art League Annual Exhibition, Denton TX

Texas and Neighbors Five State Competition, Irving TX

1989      Western Federation of Watercolor Societies, Dallas TX

1986      Dallas Museum of Natural History, “Watercolors from Nature”

Louisiana International Exhibition, New Orleans LA

Art Foreign Travel Studies–Greece, 1993/Italy, 1996/Russia, 1998/France, 2000/Germany and the Czech Republic, 2002/San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, 2004 and 2005