Jackson Martin

News Info Links Contact

Archive for the 'News' Category

UNC Asheville

Thursday, April 18th, 2013

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.

Denmark & Pratt

Sunday, December 9th, 2012

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. [...]

A Hard Day’s Work

Friday, July 20th, 2012

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 [...]

Review in The Washington Post

Friday, April 13th, 2012

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

Field Work & Fiber Philadelphia

Wednesday, March 7th, 2012

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 [...]

HxWxD at MTSU

Thursday, February 16th, 2012

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.

Jara Island International Baggat Art Exhibition

Saturday, February 4th, 2012

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 [...]

South Korea

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

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 [...]

Tallahassee International

Thursday, August 25th, 2011

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 [...]

Viridian Artists

Monday, July 4th, 2011

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. [...]