Delita Martin
EDUCATION
MFA 2009 Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
Studio Art: Printmaking, Drawing, Mixed Media, Installation
BFA 2002 Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas
Fine Art: Drawing
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017
Between Sisters and Spirits
Nicole Longnecker Gallery, Houston, TX
The Other Side of the Moon,
Stella Jones Gallery, New Orlean, LA
Black Birds In The Night Sky,
Gallery 221, Tampa,FL
2016
Night Woman
Bradbury Museum, Jonesboro, AR
Annesdale Park Gallery, Memphis TN
I Walked On Water To My Home Land, Mosaic Templar Cultural Center, Little Rock, AR
The Women Gathered, Purdue University Gallery, West Lafayette, IN
2015-2014
I Come From People Who Could Fly
Arts & Science Center Museum for Southeast Arkansas, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas
Beyond Layers, South Dallas Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas
ARkadelphia Arts Center, Arkadelphia, AR
2013
Piecing Together, Boswell Mourot Gallery, Little Rock, Arkansas
Transitions, Norman Hall Art Gallery, Arkansas Technical College, Russellville Arkansas
2012
Piecing Together, The Stephens Gallery, University of The Ozarks, Clarksville Arkansas
2011
In My Mother’s House, Russell Fine Arts Gallery, Henderson State University,
Arkadelphia, Arkansas
2010
She Who is Brown, David W. Mullins Library, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Fayetteville, Arkansas
2009
To Know My Mother’s Name, Purdue Black Cultural Center, Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana
2008
Midnight Brings a Revelation, Shrine of the Black Madonna, Houston, Texas
2003
Something Was Lost in Translation, The Community Artist Collective, Houston, Texas
2001
All Gawd’s Chill’n Got Run’n Shoes,
Robert J. Terry Gallery, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017
Salt, Galveston Art Center, Galveston, Texas
Building Bridges: The Politics of Love, Identity and Race, Galerie Myrtis, Baltimore Maryland
State of the Art: Discovering American Art Now, Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina
State of the Art: Discovering American Art Now, The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, Tennessee
Shifting: African American Woman Artist and the Power of Their Gaze
The David C. Driskell Center at the the University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland
2016
Spectrum Miami, Miami Florida
State of the Art: Discovering American Art Now, Minneapolis Institute of Art
Minneapolis, Minnesota
State of the Art: Discovering American Art Now, Telfair Museums
Savannah, Georgia
As Bad As I Wanna Be: Reclaiming Black Womanhood,
Community Folk Art Center
Syracuse, New York
Lest We Forget, Galerie Myrtis, Baltimore, Maryland
2015
Emergence 2014: International Artist To Watch,
Gallerie Myrtis, Baltimore, Maryland
A Black Perspective, Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Redefining Print, Community Artist Collective, Houston, Texas
The Artist Gaze: Seeing Women In The 21st Century, Sirona Fine Art Gallery, Hallandale Beach, FL
2014
State of the Art: Discovering American Art Now,
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Bentonville, Arkansas
Her America, Carver Community Cultural Center, San Antonio, Texas
Suga, BLUEorange Contemporary Gallery, Houston, Texas
7th International Printmaking Biennial of Douro, Douro Museum, Alijo, Portugal
2013
Global Print 2013, Lamego Museum, Douro Museum, Alijo, Portugal
(Bas), Art League of Houston, Houston, Texas
2012
Mojo, Prairie View A&M University, Houston, Texas
STIR, Gallery M Squared, Houston, Texas
2011
The Roux, Houston Museum of African American Culture, May 2011,
University of Arkansas at Little Rock, August 2011
2010
Four Views, Lone Star College-North Harris, Houston Texas
Every Tree Counts, Oxbow Press, Reno Nevada
Faculty Exhibition, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, Arkansas
2009
Portraits, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas, 2 person show
Arts in the Art, Winthrop Rockefeller Institute of the University of Arkansas System
Morrilton, Arkansas
UALR Art Faculty Biennial Exhibition, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Little Rock, Arkansas
2008
Houston Collects, Museum Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
Re-Interpreting The Middle East, 2008 Southern Graphics Conference,
Virginia Commonwealth University
Tech nature, Metropolitan State College, Denver, Colorado
Beyond Surface, Heritage Hjemkomst Interpretive Center, Heritage Hall,
North Dakota State University, North Dakota
Traveling to: Department of Fine Art, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra,
Haryana, India
Print Zero Exchange #5, Roennebaeksholm Arts and Culture Centre,
Nestled, Denmark
Speaking Volumes: Transforming Hate, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, Montana
2007
Private Collection: Art and Design Exhibition Vol. I,
Shrine of the Black Madonna Cultural Center,
Houston, Texas
13th Annual African American Art Exhibition, Louisville, Kentucky
Visual Transparencies, University of California, Davis, California
A Half Mile From Home, Touch Gallery, Bemidji State University, Bemidji, Minnesota
International Art Exhibition, Karnataka Chitrakala Parishad, Bangalore, India
A Gathering of Printmakers: 53 Artist from Across the United States and Abroad, C.N. Gorman
Museum, University of California at Davis
2006 Pages and Voices, East and West Galleries, Patti and Rusty Rueff Galleries, Purdue University,
West Lafayette, Indiana
Spring Open House Exhibition, Historical School 30, Indianapolis, Indiana
Impress it, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Minnetonka, Minnesota
Faces of Women, Las Vegas Arts Council, Las Vegas, New Mexico
12th Annual African American Art Exhibition, Louisville, Kentucky
New, East Gallery, Patti and Rusty Ruff Galleries, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
Westwood Biannual Exhibition, Westwood House, Purdue University
AWARDS
2011
Barbara Deming Award
2011
Emerging Voices Award, Purdue University, School of Liberal Arts
West Lafayette, IN
2010
Telly Award, Educational and Cultural categories,
Bronze Statue, New York City, NY
2007
Bruce J. and Sharon Goodman Merit Award, Louisville. KY
2006
Brown-Forman Corporation Purchase Award, Louisville, KY
Delta Phi Delta Scholarship, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Mellen-Oberst Family Merit Award, Louisville, KY
VISITING ARTIST
2015
University of Tampa, Tampa, FL,
Studio Demonstartion, Gallery Talk
2009
Purdue University Black Cultural Center, Gallery Talk
University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Gallery Talk
2008
Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, Guest Lecturer
PUBLICATION
2015
The International Review for African American Art, Vol. 25 NO. 3,
Artist To Watch
2013
The Grasp That Reaches Beyond The Grave By Dr. Venetria Patton, Cover Art
PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS
2015
Artist Residency, Tougaloo Collage, Tougaloo, MS
2011
Panel Guest, Woman Call for Peace, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
2010
Invited Speaker, Symposium on African American Culture and Philosophy – New Directions in
Feminism and Womanism in Africa and the African Diaspora, Purdue University
2008
Co-curated exhibition, Inklandia,
West Gallery, Rueff Galleries, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana,
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
C.N. Gorman Museum, University of California, Davis California
University of Colorado-Boulder, Special Collections, Boulder, Colorado
Southern Graphics Council Archive, University of Mississippi Museum,
Oxford, Mississippi
Mid America Print Council Archive
Metropolitan State, Denver, Colorado
Purdue Print Archive, Lafayette, Indiana
U.S. Department of Commerce, Essence of Generations:
Selections from the Permanent Collection
NOAA Fisheries Galveston, Texas
Work is also represented in numerous private and
corporate collections in the United States
CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
2011 Southern Graphics Council Conference, Equilibrium,
Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri
2009 Southern Graphics Council Conference,
Global Implications, Colombia College
Chicago, Illinois
2008 Southern Graphics Council Conference, Command Print,
Virginia Commonwealth
University, Richmond, Virginia
2007 Anderson Ranch, Intaglio Workshop, From Concept To Color,
Snowmass Village, Colorado
2006 Mid America Print Council Conference, Forging Connections, Athens, O
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Thea Foundation Board of Directors-Board Member
College Art Association
Mid America Print Council
Southern Graphics
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2008 – Present
Owner
Black Box Press Studio, Little Rock, AR
Responsibilities include:
• Daily operation of open studio print shop
• Studio maintenance
• Create and conduct workshops for the community at large
2008-2012
Lecturer, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Department of Art
Courses Taught: Introduction to Art History
Advanced Drawing
Basic Drawing
Printmaking
2007 - 2008
Printmaking Shop Technician
Purdue University, Department of Visual and Performing Arts
2006 - 2008
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Purdue University, Department of Visual and Performing Arts
Courses Taught: Relief Printmaking
Basic Drawing
2004 - 2006
Independent Artist
2002 - 2003
Exhibition and Education Coordinator,
Community Artists’ Collective, Houston, TX
Responsibilities included:
• Oversaw the day to day operation of all education programs including the
recruitment and management of volunteers
• Researched, developed, and implemented educational programs for at risk
youth
• Organized all artist exhibitions with local artists
• Negotiated contracts with independent contractors for development and
delivery of educational programs
• Assisted in the implementation of public relations strategies to promote
awareness of the organization and its services
• Prepared line item budgets and tracked expenses for education and
exhibition projects
• Assisted in the preparation of grants for various art education projects
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