Douglas Martenson (b.1960).
Sleeping Man, 1982.
Pencil on paper. Sheet measuring 11 x 15 inches.
Framed measurement: 12 x 16 inches. Mahogany custom frame.
Signed with artist initials and dated lower right.
Biography:
EDUCATION
1978 – 82 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pa
1992 – 93 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010, 2009, 2005, 2002, 1998, 1995, 1993, 1989, 1988, 1986 Gross McCleaf
Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009 The Four Seasons, Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY
Faculty exhibition, PAFA , Philadelphia, PA
Faculty exhibition, University of Pennsylvania, Pa
2008 The Four Seasons, Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY
Rooms & Voices, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia
Painting=poetry, Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY
2007 Mainely Maine, Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY
The Big Picture: Panoramic Vistas, Sherry French Galley, New York, NY
Small works: Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY
Summer Group show, Gross McCleaf gallery, Philadelphia, Pa
2006 The Painted Room, Delaware center for the Contemporary art, Wilmington, Del
Paintings of Coastal Maine, Vose Galleries, Boston, Mass
Summer Group show, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa
Faculty Drawing show, Addams gallery, University of Pennsylvania
2005 Faculty Drawing show, The Museum of Art at the Pennsylvania Academy of the fine Arts
Paintings of Maine, Vose galleries, Boston, Mass
Faculty exhibition, Addams gallery, University of Pennsylvania
2004 The PAFA Legacy: Four Philadelphia Artists, Vose
Galleries, Boston, Mass
Philadelphia on the Rocks, Collage of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine
George Nick Presents: Group Show, Concord Art Association, Cambridge, Mass
Summer Group Show, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia
2003 Realism Now: Traditions & Departures – Mentors and Protégés,Vose Galleries, Boston, Mass
Faculty Exhibition, Addams Gallery University of Pennsylvania
2002 Summer Group Show, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa
Faculty Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
2001 Summer Group Show, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa
George Nick Presents, Group Show, Cambridge, Mass
Faculty Exhibition, Addams Gallery, University of Pennsylvania
2000 Faculty Painting Show, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Summer Group Show, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa
1999 Gallery Group Show, D.F.N. Gallery, New York, NY
1998 Faculty Painting Show, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
1997 The Unbroken Line – 1897 to 1997, The Museum of American Art at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Artists as Teachers, Woodmere Art Museum, Chestnut Hill, Pa
1996 Creative Artists Network Selects, Woodmere Art Museum, Chestnut Hill, Pa
Drawing Invitational, Smith College, Northampton, Mass
1995 The Art of Drawing, Wayne Art Center
Painting Done Elsewhere, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa
1994 Summer Group Show, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa
1993 Borders, Boundaries & Barriers: “The Landscape of Limitation”, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, Del
Pew Charitable Trusts, VSC 1994 Fellows Exhibition, Philadelphia
1991 Delaware Art Museum Biennial 1991, Wilmington, Del
Realism Painting: The Ultimate Illusion, Abington Art Center
1990 Philadelphia Art Now: Contemporary Artists, Philadelphia Museum of Art
1988 In Celebration of Philadelphia, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa
PAFA 91st Fellowship Annual, Port of History Museum, Philadelphia, Pa
Perkins Center for the Arts, Juried Exhibition, Moorestown, NJ
1987 PAFA 90th Fellowship Annual, The Academy; Museum Philadelphia, Pa
47th Annual Juried Exhibition, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, Pa
Perkins Center for the Arts, juried Exhibition, Moorestown, NJ
1986 PAFA Fellowship Annual, Noyes Museum, Oceanville, NJ
Cheltenham Annual, Cheltenham Arts Center, Cheltenham, Pa
Talent 1986, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa
1985 The Persistence of Vision, Marion Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa
The Artist Views of the City, Dayton, Ohio
Ten Realist Artists, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa
City Art, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa
Gallery Group Show, Creative Artists Network, Philadelphia, Pa
Summer Sketches, Rice Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pa
Urbanscape: Portraits of the City, Art in City Hall, Philadelphia, Pa
Cityscapes, Roe Gallery, Baltimore, Md
Philadelphia Plein Air, Third Street Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa
1984 Group Exhibition, Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ
1983 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Fellowship Annual, Philadelphia, Pa
1982 Group Show, Peale House Galleries, PAFA, Philadelphia, Pa
AWARDS
2002 Individual Creative Artist Special Opportunity Stipend,
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
2000 Individual Creative Artist Special Opportunity Stipend,
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
1996 Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Fellowship Winner
Mid-Atlantic Foundation, Fellowship, Disciplinary Winner
1993 Pew Fellowship in the Arts, Disciplinary Winner
1988 Kleinbard Award, PAFA Fellowship
1987 Gibson Hazell Prize, Woodmere Art Museum Annual
1984 Perkins Center for the Arts – First Prize
1982 Philadelphia Mayor’s Award
Quaker Storage Company Award, PAFA
Catherine Grant Memorial Prize, Special Notice, PAFA
1981 Cresson European Traveling Scholarship, PAFA
COLLECTIONS
McGraw-Hill, New York City
Selisbury Ryan, New York City
Federal Reserve Bank, Philadelphia, PA
Hospital University of Pennsylvania
Nemura Securities, New York City
Subaru Corporation of America
Blue Cross of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Dilworth, Paxson, Kalish & Kauffman, Philadelphia, PA
Duane, Morris & Hecksher, Philadelphia, PA
Colonial Penn Insurance Company of Philadelphia
Bell Savings Bank, Philadelphia, PA
Fairmeadow Securities, Allentown, PA
Hay Associates, Philadelphia, PA
Himont, Inc., Philadelphia, PA
NGR America Life, Philadelphia, PA
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Green (Former Mayor of Philadelphia)
TEACHING REFERENCE
2000 Preceptorial, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa
1997 to present: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa
1992 to present: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pa
1995 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pa
International Program – The Towns of Province, France
1993 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pa
International Program: La Napoule, France
1995-99 Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa
1995 Beaver College, Glenside, Pa
