Location: San Francisco East Bay Area, California, USA.

Contact: martin@martinwebbart.com 510-684-4492  

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SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2010.        Solo Show at City of Reno Metro Gallery Summer 2010..

2009/10.   Well, how did I get here? De La Sole, San Francisco CA

2009.        Fully Guaranteed Genuine Pure Zza’s, Oakland CA.

2008.        Best Western Esteban Sabar Gallery Oakland CA.

                 Solo show. Tercera Gallery Palo Alto CA.

                 Solo show. DiPietri Todd San Francisco CA.

2007.        Passengers Float Gallery Oakland CA.

                 Solo show,Truckee River Gallery Reno NV.

2006.        Solo show Venus Berkeley CA.

 

SELECTED GROUP SHOWS

 

2010.        ArtSlant Juried Showcase Winner (online).

                 Manmade two person show with Al Honig, 525 Market Street San Francisco CA.

                 depARTures three person show. Float Gallery Oakland CA.

2009.        ProArts East Bay Open Studios.

                 California Modern Gallery San Francisco CA.
                 Metro Galleries Bakersfield CA.
                 Eco-Art Show UC Berkeley.
2008.        Reflections of the Bay juried show California Modern Gallery San Francisco CA /Mesart.
                 A New Leaf Gallery Sonoma CA.
2007.        Inart Gallery Santa Fe NM.

                 Esteban Sabar Gallery Oakland CA.
                 Tercera Gallery Palo Alto, CA.

                 A New Leaf Gallery Sonoma CA.
2006.        Ebb and Flow Sausalito Arts Commission juried show Sausalito CA.

                 Float Gallery Oakland CA.
                 Geometrical Deconstructions California Modern Gallery, San Francisco CA,.
2005.        Sculpturesite Gallery San Francisco, CA.
                 A New Leaf Gallery Sonoma, CA.
2004.        New Works A New Leaf Gallery, Berkeley CA.
                 Dwelling juried by Steven Oliver, A New Leaf Gallery, Berkeley CA.
2003.        Novo A New Leaf Gallery, Berkeley, CA.
2002.        Halcyon Sheffield UK.
2000-02.   Cupola Gallery Sheffield UK.
2000.        Benicia Arts Benicia CA.
1999.        Arts Benicia juried show Benicia, CA
 
PUBLIC ART
 
2009-10.   Northern California Public Art Academy

2009.        Cupertino CA commissioned artwork for a public park to be installed in 2010.

2009.        Los Angeles County Art Commission finalist for a public art project for Vasquez

                 Rocks Natural Area Park.
2008.        City of Santa Rosa CA commission in conjunction with Simon Properties. Piece 38x17 ft of

                 concrete paving with cut and blasted artwork inset into pedestrian walkway.
2007.        City of Walnut Creek CA “The First Object He Looked Upon” exterior wallpieces    

                 commissioned for The Mercer Building.

 

COMMISSIONS


2009.        Triptych commissioned by Chandra Cerrito Art Advisors.

2006.        Constellation triptych and Brownian diptych purchased for lobby of US headquarters of

                 Novartis Pharmaceuticals, NJ.
2004 to present. Multiple private commissions for interior and exterior pieces in the USA and UK.

PUBLICATIONS
 
2009.        Best Western – Travel paintings by Martin Webb self-published at Blurb.com
2005.        A New Leaf Gallery –an urban cultural oasis gallery retrospective,
                 Brigitte Micmacker and John Denning.

REVIEWS AND ARTICLES

 

2009.        Oakland Sweetart Magazine Family Security Matters project profiled by Obi Kaufmann.

                 East Bay Express Critic’s Choice of Pro Arts Open Studios.

2008.        East Bay Express Critic’s Choice Best Western show reviewed by DeWitt Cheng.

                 Piedmont Post Best Western show review.

                 Oakland Magazine “The Oakland Period - Reused, Recycled and Found Materials Define an

                 Art Movement" article by Alex Handy.

                 Walnut Creek Journal “The First Object He Looked Upon” commission profiled.

 

TEACHING

 

11 years full time teaching art in public, comprehensive schools in Sheffield and Rotherham, England, and Vallejo, California. Teaching students age 11 to 18 painting, drawing, mixed-media, and ceramics, including six years as Head of Department.

 
EDUCATION
 
2009-10.   Northern California Public Art Academy.

1991.        Bretton Hall College, University of Leeds UK. Post Graduate Certificate in Education – Art  

                 and Design Technology.

1986.        Lancaster University UK Bachelor of Arts Honors - Visual Arts. Special studies in  

                 drawing,painting and illustration.
1983.        West Nottinghamshire College UK DATEC Diploma in Art and Design.