A. Martinez
A.Martinez is an interdisciplinary visual artist, poet, mother, and community and arts organizer living in Chicago. She received her BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Writing Program. Her work explores identity, memory, spirituality, and the body through painting, bookmaking, printmaking, words, and installation. Alyssa’s social practice involves participatory discussion and arts based community gatherings based on rituals of remembering. She is an active member of the Artist Mother community in Chicago, and organizer of the WILD YAMS Black Mother Art Artist Residency. Alyssa will release a handbound artist chapbook of poetry and prints entitled TURN in 2024. In addition to her creative practice, A.Martinez is an arts administrator for music performance organizations.
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anger became a mountain watercolor and pen on paper, 9" x 12", 2020
Featured Artworks
500 Chains
mixed media on paper, 15" x 15", 2018
spring brought that which we cherished (1)
watercolor, pen, ink on paper 12" x 12", 2022
Set from The Bathers
film backdrop, 12'X20', 2024
In Reciprocity (Zine)
Zine for Threewalls In Session Salon, 2023
empty of all that has filled me
relief print on paper, 6” x 4”, 2023
You, warmer than I (detail)
Cover and page in artist book entitled "You, warmer than I
letterpressed handbound book, edition of 30, 2014
A. Martinez has crowd-funded a project with 3AP
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I am a poet and visual artist who has always dreamed of combining my work in these artforms together into a beautifully hand-bound artist book. With this campaign, I am hoping to realize this dream by raising funds to produce …
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