ADA GALLERY — Past Exhibits

Born in Ferrum, Virginia on June 21, 1935, Bernard Martin received his MFA at Hunter College in 1962 , and his BFA at RPI (pre-VCU) in 1959. He passed away Christmas Eve, 2021. Bernard was professor emeritus of art at Virginia Commonwealth University where he was the first chair of the Department of Painting and Printmaking from 1966 to 1992. 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 National Collection of Art, Washington, D.C., the Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA.

1970s

Driving to the Beach, 1975

Driving to the Desert, 1975

Boy and Bird, 1977

It's Been Awhile, Bernard Martin - 2024 june exhibition

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Seeking the Cool Side, September 2019

All Through the Night I Turn my Pillow,Seeking the Cool Side, 2019
acrylic on canvas
55.5" x 45.5"

I Give You My Word, As a Gentleman, I did it in a Moment of Weakness, 2019
acrylic on canvas
55.5" x 45.5"

Tell me the Story Father, If, Indeed, You are my Father, 2019
acrylic on canvas
55.5"x 45.5"

I'll Give You a Dollar to Sleep in the Snake Pit, 2019
acrylic on canvas
55.5" x 45.5

Waves

Purple/Blue Wave, 1986

Green/Yellow Wave, 1986

Green/Pink Wave, 1986

Green/Gray Wave, 1986

Blue Wave, 1986

Comics and Heros

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

Girl With Duchamp, 2008
oil and acrylic on canvas
63" x 46"

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

Jumbo With Josephine, 2006
oil and acrylic on canvas
63" x 46"

Superman With Cussing Parrot, 2006
oil and acrylic on canvas
63" x 46"

Pettibone with Fischl, 2012
acrylic on canvas and panel
63" x 49" x 3"

Donald Duck With Lichtenstein, 2007
oil and acrylic on canvas
63" x 46"

I Sold My Baby II
oil and acrylic on canvas
63" x 49" x 3"

Other Older Works

cowboy, 2012
oil on canvas
66" x 49"

cowboy, 2011
oil on canvas
66" x 49"

2 SPD officers
acrylic/oil Canvas
69"x 69"

3 Heads
acrylic/oil on canvas
68" x 68"

★ Exhibits before 2017 — including shows from 2003 through 2016 — are being updated and will appear here soon.