Presley Martin
http://presleymartin.com/
presleym@gmail.com
408.372.8002
Education
2011 San Jose State University MFA sculpture
1999 University of Pittsburgh BA Art History
Teaching Experience
Lecturer San Jose State University 8/2009-5/2011
-Taught beginning ceramics
Teaching Assistant San Jose State University 1/2011-5/2011
-Assisted upper division mixed media sculpture class.
Bay-It Program instructor Berkeley, Ca. 9/2003-9/2004
-Taught elementary and middle school field trips about San Francisco Bay ecology.
Solo and two person shows
2011 Emergence, MFA Thesis, San Jose State University
2010 South First Friday, Higher Fire Gallery, San Jose, CA
Ballistic Garden, Gallery 2, San Jose, CA
Tree of Heaven, Gallery 5, San Jose, CA
2009 What We Were and What We’ve Become, Herbert Sanders Gallery, San Jose, CA
Illuminated Landscape, Herbert Sanders Gallery, San Jose, CA
Colonization, The Freight Elevator, San Jose, CA
2008 New Works, Herbert Sanders Gallery, San Jose, CA
2007 Earth Kiln Bay Kiln Bay, The Present Group, Oakland, CA
Group Shows
2012 Un-space ground, CAA convention, Los Angeles, CA
(Re)Modified, Hartnell College, Salinas, CA
Ink and Clay 38, Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona, CA
2011 Hypothesis: An Art/ Science Fair, The Lab, San Francisco, CA
Lift Off, ICA, San Jose, CA
Sonic, Art Ark Gallery, San Jose, CA
Sculpture on the Grounds, Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga, CA
Ink and Clay 37, Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona, CA
2010 DeYoung College Night, 111 Mina Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Modified, Art Ark Gallery, San Jose, CA
Wanted: Wall Work, 1048 Gallery, Chico, CA
2008 Clay on the Wall National, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
2007 Clay:Ecstatic Skin of the Earth, Xiem Gallery, Pasadena, CA
Watermarks, ALL Gallery, New Haven, CT
2006 California Clay Competition, The Artery, Davis, CA
2005 Accumulation Project, Lunarbase Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Local Voice, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
Clay(re)Emerge, Red Ink Studios, San Francisco, CA
California Current, Gallery Route One, Pt. Reyes, CA
Shadow Box, Lobot Gallery, Oakland, CA
2004 Honoring The Found, 2nd City Council, Long Beach, CA
Celebrations of Diversity, Living Library, San Francisco, CA
The Collectors, ASUC Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Collections
Cal Poly Pomona, Kellogg Gallery
Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula
Private Collection, Berkeley CA
Private Collection, Oakland CA
Awards
People’s Choice, Hypothesis: An Art/ Science Fair, The Lab San Francisco
Award of Excellence Ink and Clay 37
Association of Clay and Glass Artists Award
Elizabeth Heil Award San Jose State University
International Sculpture Center Honorable Mention National Student Awards
http://presleymartin.com/
presleym@gmail.com
408.372.8002
Education
2011 San Jose State University MFA sculpture
1999 University of Pittsburgh BA Art History
Teaching Experience
Lecturer San Jose State University 8/2009-5/2011
-Taught beginning ceramics
Teaching Assistant San Jose State University 1/2011-5/2011
-Assisted upper division mixed media sculpture class.
Bay-It Program instructor Berkeley, Ca. 9/2003-9/2004
-Taught elementary and middle school field trips about San Francisco Bay ecology.
Solo and two person shows
2011 Emergence, MFA Thesis, San Jose State University
2010 South First Friday, Higher Fire Gallery, San Jose, CA
Ballistic Garden, Gallery 2, San Jose, CA
Tree of Heaven, Gallery 5, San Jose, CA
2009 What We Were and What We’ve Become, Herbert Sanders Gallery, San Jose, CA
Illuminated Landscape, Herbert Sanders Gallery, San Jose, CA
Colonization, The Freight Elevator, San Jose, CA
2008 New Works, Herbert Sanders Gallery, San Jose, CA
2007 Earth Kiln Bay Kiln Bay, The Present Group, Oakland, CA
Group Shows
2012 Un-space ground, CAA convention, Los Angeles, CA
(Re)Modified, Hartnell College, Salinas, CA
Ink and Clay 38, Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona, CA
2011 Hypothesis: An Art/ Science Fair, The Lab, San Francisco, CA
Lift Off, ICA, San Jose, CA
Sonic, Art Ark Gallery, San Jose, CA
Sculpture on the Grounds, Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga, CA
Ink and Clay 37, Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona, CA
2010 DeYoung College Night, 111 Mina Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Modified, Art Ark Gallery, San Jose, CA
Wanted: Wall Work, 1048 Gallery, Chico, CA
2008 Clay on the Wall National, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
2007 Clay:Ecstatic Skin of the Earth, Xiem Gallery, Pasadena, CA
Watermarks, ALL Gallery, New Haven, CT
2006 California Clay Competition, The Artery, Davis, CA
2005 Accumulation Project, Lunarbase Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Local Voice, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
Clay(re)Emerge, Red Ink Studios, San Francisco, CA
California Current, Gallery Route One, Pt. Reyes, CA
Shadow Box, Lobot Gallery, Oakland, CA
2004 Honoring The Found, 2nd City Council, Long Beach, CA
Celebrations of Diversity, Living Library, San Francisco, CA
The Collectors, ASUC Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Collections
Cal Poly Pomona, Kellogg Gallery
Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula
Private Collection, Berkeley CA
Private Collection, Oakland CA
Awards
People’s Choice, Hypothesis: An Art/ Science Fair, The Lab San Francisco
Award of Excellence Ink and Clay 37
Association of Clay and Glass Artists Award
Elizabeth Heil Award San Jose State University
International Sculpture Center Honorable Mention National Student Awards