About
Artist Statement
Creating and problem solving are the largest part of a sculptor’s mental work. All metaphor is derived from personal context and the art object remains, in the ultimate sense, a symbol. I want to engage the audience with clear references so that the meaning and story behind the sculpture are relevant.
My work expresses my desire to understand why and how people do the work they do. My artwork is representational. I work in the figure because I believe it can permit immediate access to interpretation and connection. I am drawn to images of business and politics as I explore the human reaction to these forces. I want to capture the context of societal norms while portraying the inner dialog of an individual as I strive to share the humorous irony I see in our simultaneous connection and isolation.
–Martin Spei
Resume
Texas Contemporary 2019
Blue Rain Gallery Santa Fe, New Mexico 2014-Present
Tramoya Royale Solo Installation 2017
Dubuque Museum of Art 2019 Biennial
LA Art Show 2015-2019
SOFA Chicago 2015-2019
FORM Miami 2017
203 Fine Arts Taos, New Mexico
In Comparison – Further Evidence 2017
Amarillo Museum of Art Amarillo, Texas
Bienniel-600: Sculpture 2015
GX Gallery London, England 2015-2017
University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming
WCIAA Exhibitor 2014
CCC College Plano, Texas
FEastival Guest Artist 2014
Beasty Phil Space 2013 Santa Fe, New Mexico
Art Santa Fe Santa Fe, New Mexico
Artist Project 2013, 2014
203 Fine Art Taos, New Mexico 2013-2016
Alvorado Foundry Gallery Ciudad Juarez, Mexico 2011-2018
San Francisco Fine Art Fair 2011 San Francisco, California
Art & Design 20/21 Show Boston, Massachusetts
Tabreze 2011 Arkansas Art Center Little Rock, Arkansas
Trinidad Center for the Arts Trinidad, Colorado
Frenzy III Strange Animals 2010
Art Actually Miami, Florida
Royal Caribbean Guest Artist 2008-2010
Art Slant 2010 Santa Fe, New Mexico
Melissa Morgan Fine Art Palm Desert, California 2010-2011
Sculptural Ideas Fuller Lodge Art Center 2009 Los Alamos, New Mexico
Edgesposure 2009 The Edge Gallery Santa Fe, New Mexico
GF Contemporary Santa Fe, New Mexico 2009-2011
Lombard Contemporary Art Orlando, Florida 2009-2011
Graphite NOLA New Orleans, Louisiana 2008 – Present
ArtScapes 2009. Knoxville Museum Knoxville, Tennessee
Talking Heads 707 Gallery 2008 Santa Fe, New Mexico
Affordable Art Fair New York 2007 New York, New York
Martin Spei Intentional Grounding 2007 Millenia Fine Art Orlando, Florida
Millenia Fine Art Time Warner Center 2006 New York, New York
Lyon & Lyon Fine Art New Orleans, Louisiana 2005-2008
Working Man, Sculpture of Martin Spei, Installation
SOFA Chicago 2005 Chicago, Illinois
International Art and Design Fair 2005, 2006 New York, New York
Palm Beach 3 2005-2008 Palm Beach, Florida
Art Chicago 2005, 2006 Chicago, Illinois
Addison Parks Gallery Santa Fe, New Mexico 2004-2006
It Figures Group Show 2004
Glass Garage Gallery Los Angeles, California 2004-2005
Seventh Annual Art and Design Walk 2004
Cline Fine Art Scottsdale, Arizona
The Figure Group Show
Art Miami 2004, 2005 Miami, Florida
Taos Media Forum 2003 All Points Gallery Taos, New Mexico
Mixed Media, Mixed Messages Group Show
Galerie Mark Hachem Paris, France 2003-2005
Zaplin Lampert Gallery Santa Fe, New Mexico 2003-2004
Shidoni Foundry Tesuque, New Mexico
Outside the Box 2003 Group Show
Art in Public Places Award Purchase 2011 State of New Mexico
Vermont Studio Center Residency 1997 Johnson, Vermont
Annual Iron Pour 2008-2018
Mesalands Tucumcari, New Mexico
Annual Iron Gathering 2014-2010
Keen Foundry Invitational Houston, Texas
Iron Tribe 2014-2017
Highlands University Las Vegas, New Mexico
Annual Conference 2012-2016
Western Cast Iron Art Alliance
Corporate Collections
GraMedica, Macomb, Michigan
Perry & Associates, PC, Encino, California
BZMZ Interests, Ltd., Houston, Texas
Gluskin Sheff + Associates Inc., Toronto, Ontario
Memory Corp S.A., Bogata, Colombia
Feifel, Broadbent, Gareau and Gualazzi, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
AGT International, Zurich, Switzerland
AHG Group, Winter Park, Florida
Ritz Carlton, Denver, Colorado
Design in Motion, Coral Gables, Florida
Rykodisc, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Connextions, Inc., Orlando, Florida
Braeside Displays, Lake Bluff, Illinois
CED Companies, Maitland, Florida
Lauricella Land Company, LLC, New Orleans, Louisiana
Novak Construction, Chicago, Illinois
The Comex Group, Longtree, Colorado
Tigertail Events, Inc., Miami, Florida
PRI Project Development, New York, New York
Tawill Engineering, Inc., Orlando, Florida
Texas Pipeline and Supply Company, Houston, Texas
KODA Enterprises Group, Waltham, Massachusetts
YTech International, Miami, Florida
Credits
Photography: Daniel Barsotti, Charles Fox, Ralph E. Starkweather, Photography and Video
Website: Avian Design