ADA GALLERY 228 WEST BROAD STREET, RICHMOND VIRGINIA 23220

BERNARD MARTIN

RECENT EXHIBITION: NADA NY 2018

NADA New York March 8–11, 2018 Skylight Clarkson Sq 550 Washington Street

Born in Ferrum, Virginia on June 21, 1935, Bernard Martin received his MFA at Hunter College in 1962 , and his BFA at VCU in 1959.  He is professor emeritus of art at Virginia Commonwealth University where he was the first chair of the Department of Painting and Printmaking from 1966 to 1999.  Martin has had numerous solo exhibitions throughout it decades long career, including three separate traveling exhibitions with the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Since 1965, Martin has exhibited in over 200 national and international group exhibitions. He has been the recipient of two Fellowships with the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and a National Endowment for the Arts Visual Arts Fellowship, and the Pollak Lifetime Achievement Award. Martin’s work is part of several public collections including – The Smithsonian American Art Collection, Art, Washington, D.C., the Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA. Martin created two novel covers of esteemed writer, Tom Robbins and is part of many private collections. 

above: With De Kooning, acrylic on canvas, 57 x 49 inches, 2016

With Dubufett, acrylic on canvas, 55 1/2 x 47 inches, 2016

With Magritte, acrylic on canvas, 55 1/2 x 47 inches, 2016

With Sutra, 55 1/2 x 47 inches, acrylic on canvas, 2016

Lichtenstein Look Mickey 1961 / Four Color #4 1940, acrylic on canvas, 66 1/2 x 49 inches, 2010

Pettibone with Fischl, 63 x 49 inches, acrylic on canvas and panel, 2012

A Bigger Splash with Father, 63 x 49 inches, acrylic on canvas and panel, 2012

Meat with Mark, 63 x 49 inches, oil and acrylic on canvas, 2010

Picabia with Walking Man II, 63 x 49 inches, oil and acrylic on canvas, 2011

Roger With The Wrights, 63 x 49 inches, oil and acrylic on canvas, 2011

I Sold My Baby, 63 x 49 inches, oil and acrylic on canvas, 2011

Krazy Kat with African Mask, 63 x 46 inches, oil and acrylic on canvas, 2008

Sensation With Fur Lined Teacup, 63 x 46 inches, oil and acrylic on canvas, 2007

Reform School Girl With R. Mutt's Urinal, 63 x 46 inches, oil and acrylic on canvas, 2008

Real Life With Heroes, 63 x 46 inches, oil and acrylic on canvas, 2008

Magic With Rearview Eyes, 63 x 46 inches, oil and acrylic on canvas, 2008

Krazy Kat With de Chirico, 63 x 46 inches, oil and acrylic on canvas, 2007

John Wayne With Me As A Kid II, 63 x 46 inches, oil and acrylic on canvas, 2008

King With Three Flags, 63 x 46 inches, oil and acrylic on canvas, 2007

Camera With Action Painting, 63 x 46 inches, oil and acrylic on canvas, 2007

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below is an image of a previous exhibit of Bernard Martin's work at ADA gallery.  

Bernard Martin, Plastic Man With "X", 2007-08, 63 x 46", oil and acrylic on canvas