Jackson Martin

I have officially accepted a full-time, tenure track position in the sculpture department at the University of North Carolina starting in the Fall. Laura, Maggie and I will be relocating to Asheville, NC this summer. To visit the UNCA Department of Art website, click HERE.

For the last 2 years my sculpture Rooted has lived in the sculpture garden at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. I recently deinstalled it, but it will live on in Denmark next summer. I have been invited to recreate the piece for Sculpture by the Sea – Aarhus. Please check back next year for details. For more information about Sculpture by the Sea, click HERE

After deinstalling Rooted, the curator at Pratt invited me to set up my piece Ascent, which was originally installed at a private residence in Charleston, SC. It will be on view in Pratt’s sculpture garden until the fall of 2013. If you are in the area please check it out. To view the sculpture, click HERE. For more information about Pratt’s Sculpture Park, click HERE

I just uploaded images of some new sculptures to my website. A Hard Day’s Work is definitely a departure from my usual work, but I’ve really been enjoying the materials/processes and I think the results are very engaging. If you’re reading this and have a few moments, let me know what you think. To view the work, click HERE.

The exhibition, Field Work was reviewed in the Washington Post today. To view the article click HERE.

I would like to announce two exhibitions, both on view through April 14th, 2012. The first is Field Work located at VisArts in Rockville, MD. The opening reception is Friday, March 9th from 7-9pm. You can view my installation HERE. To view the article in the Rockville Patch click HERE. The second is a fiber biennial, Fiber Philadelphia in Philadelphia, PA. My piece, Collapse (Until Death Do Us Part) was curated into the exhibition, Outside/Inside the Box. To check out Libby and Roberta’s Art Safari, click HERE.

I would like to announce a three-person exhibition titled, HxWxD in the Todd Art Gallery on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN. The two other artists in the exhibition are Kristina Arnold and Ron Lambert. It opened on February 7th and runs until March 1st.

I’m about to board my plane back to the US and conclude my stay here in South Korea. For the past 10 days I have lived and worked with 25 Korean, Japanese, Swedish and Austrian artists in a residency-type environment. Each artist was expected to choose an area on Jarasum Island (Gapyeong County, NE of Seoul) and create a sculptural installation that responded to that site using predominantly natural materials. My installation is titled Moving Mountains and references one of South Korea’s most impressive aspects – their mountains! The opening reception included traditional Korean dancers, parade through the city and ceremonies honoring the spirits of agriculture. It was amazingly beautiful and I am proud to have been a participant. For more information about the Baggat Art Organization, click HERE.

I’ve been invited to South Korea for the 2012 Jara Island International Baggat Art Exhibition . Now in its 31st year, this exhibition is held outdoors on Jarasum Island in February. Each participating artist creates a sculptural installation that responds to the environment using predominantly natural materials. To view the website with images from previous years, click HERE.

The 26th Annual Tallahassee International opens next week at FSU’s Museum of Fine Arts. My work, Collapse (Until Death Do Us Part) and Collapse (All-Purpose) were chosen to be part of the exhibition. The exhibition runs from August 29th through October 2nd with an opening reception on Friday, September 2nd from 5-8pm. If you are in the area, please check it out. To view the exhibition catalog click HERE (this is a large file, so please be patient).

The 22nd Annual Juried Show opened last week at Viridian Artists in NYC. My work, Collapse (Until Death Do Us Part) was chosen to be in the exhibition. Curated by Elisabeth Sussman of the Whitney Museum, the show will be on view until July 16th. If you are in the area, please check it out. To view the official press release click HERE.