Ellen McCormick Martens
Born 1946 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA

PROFILE
I am a mixed media artist, working in acrylic and collage on paper, wood panels and canvas. I painted landscapes for many years. Then for a time, I painted symbolic shapes, dream images, and mythologized portraits of friends and family. Recently I spent several years learning to create abstract art, because nothing else expresses my inner feelings.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2024 ABSTRACT Juried Show — Hardy & Nance Studios, Houston
2024 Online Exhibition, Part Crowd Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2022 International Watermedia Exhibition — Watercolor Art Society of Houston
2019 Solo Show — Houston Iyengar Yoga Studio
2018 LSAG Qualifier Show — National Society of Artists
2017 Juried Show — National Society of Artists

2017 Texas Strong Exhibition — Fresh Arts

2016 Open Show — Art Car Museum Houston
2016 Members Exhibition — Jung Center Houston
2002 Regional Exhibition — Western New York Artists Group
2002 Independents Show — Puna Contemporary Art Center

1998 Artists of Western New York — Carnegie Art Center
1995 New Talent Show — Fanny Garver Gallery

EDUCATION

2021-23 Art with Adele Academy (online) — Major: Abstract Painting
2004-05 Glassell School, Houston, TX — Major: Painting

1997-98 SUNY at Buffalo — Major: Painting

1975-77 Museum Art School (now known as Pacific Northwest College of Art) — Major: Painting and Printmaking

1973-74 Lane Community College, Eugene, Oregon — Major: Art

AWARDS

2018 Second Place, Lone Star Art Guild Qualifier Show, National Society of Artists

2018 Honorable Mention, Lone Star Art Guild Qualifier Show, National Society of Artists

2002 3rd Place, Regional Exhibition, Western New York Artists Group, Buffalo, NY

1995 Award of Excellence, Artarama, Eagle River, WI

1991 Finalist, The Artist’s Magazine Painting Competition

REPRESENTATION

1992-98 Frogtown Gallery, Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin

1995 -96 Fanny Garver Gallery, Madison Wisconsin

1994-96 Anne Lane Associates, Chicago, Illinois

COLLECTIONS


1995 Neville Public Museum, Green Bay, Wisconsin

1995 Concourse Hotel, Madison, Wisconsin

1996 Radisson Hotel, Indianapolis, Indiana

16511 Scenic Peaks Ct., Houston, Texas 77059 832-289-6395
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