You Only Need 15 Minutes To Prepare For A Night Of Love

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You Only Need 15 Minutes To Prepare For A Night Of Love by Martha Rich

Light Blue/Maroon, 29″ x 11″ x 0.5″

Current Exhibition at Flower Pepper Gallery: Keep It Together curated by Mark Todd from March 26th to April 26th, 2016

Previous Exhibition at Flower Pepper Gallery: 40 x 400 curated by Mark Todd from January 10th to February 3rd, 2015

About
“I am a Philadelphia-based artist working in both the commercial and fine art fields. Drawing, painting, using words, while being absurd and funny and having a penchant for painting food is what I do.

My commercial work has been used in music videos, advertising, magazines, book covers and more and I have shown my paintings in galleries across the country and internationally.” – Martha Rich

Official Biography
Martha Rich lived the typical, suburban life – until she followed her husband to Los Angeles where, just short of a picket fence and 2.5 children her average American life unraveled. To cope with divorce, fate lead her to a class taught by painters and brothers Rob and Christian Clayton. They persuaded her to quit the pantyhose, corporate world, leave her human resources job at Universal Studios behind and become an artist full-time. She graduated with honors from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena.

Her commercial clients include Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Penguin UK, McSweeney’s, Portland Mercury, Y&R, Village Voice, Bon Appetit, San Francisco Chronicle, Henry Holt Publisher, and Country Music TV to name just a few. Her work has been featured in the Beck video “Girl” and a book Sketchbook Expressionism, featuring artwork from her sketchbooks was published by Murphy Design. Rich’s artwork has been shown in galleries throughout the U.S. and internationally.

She is currently living in her hometown of Philadelphia and recently received her MFA in Painting from the University of Pennsylvania. Rich teaches classes at Fashion Institute of Technology, Tyler School of Art and University of the Arts.

Awards and Accolades
American Illustration Book 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31
American Illustration Website 20, 24
2009: Society of Publication Designer Merit Winner
2007: Step Magazine, October
2007: Candy Culture Issue 7, February
2006: Graphic 10, December
2004: Communication Arts, Illustration Annual, July
2002: Communication Arts, Fresh, October
2002: Step Inside Design Feature, June

Speaking Engagements / Involvement
2012: Jury, Society of Illustrators, Un-commissioned Category
2010: ICON6: Illustration Conference, President
2010: Jury, Zankel Student Scholarship, Society of Illustrators
2007 – 2008: ICON5: Illustration Conference, Board Member
2005: Jury, Society of Illustrator’s Los Angeles. Editorial Illustration, Industrial Illustration, Entertainment Illustration & Fine Art
2005: Society of Illustrator’s Los Angeles: Iconoclastic Elastic. On a panel with James Jean & Jody Hewgill
2005: ICON4: Illustration Conference. Moderator for discussion on Artist Agents
2005: ICON4: Illustration Conference. Advisory Board Member
2004: Judge Society of Illustrator’s New York. Sequential Illustration
2004: Graphic Artist’s Guild: ArtTalk. Moderated a panel that included Illustrators; Mark Todd, Esther P. Watson, Jason Holley, Designers; Lisa Wagner, Mark Murphy and Brandy Flower, Sony Music and Mathew Cullen, Motion Theory
2003: ICON3: Illustration Conference. Promotion / Public Relations Committee
2002: AIGA Y Conference. Participated on an Illustration panel with Clayton Brothers, Joel Nakamura, Charles Glaubitz, Cathie Bleck and Rafael Lopez moderated by Mark Murphy
2002 -2004: Board Member, Los Angeles Chapter Graphic Artist’s Guild. Membership Chair.

Select Clients
Hollywood Records
Young and Rubicam / T-Mobile
Rolling Stone
Entertainment Weekly
Village Voice
Bon Appetit Magazine
Runner’s World
Latina
San Francisco Chronicle
Gyro Worldwide
LA Times
LA Weekly
Natural Health
Penn Gazette
AARP
Book Forum
Henry Holt Publishers
Country Music TV
Motion Theory / Beck / Less Than Jake music videos
The Progressive
AKA Advertising / Lady Footlocker
Euro RSCG
Design Ranch / Buckle

Galleries
Sloan Fine Art, New York
La Luz de Jesus, Los Angeles
Webb Art Gallery, Waxahachie, TX

Artist Website:
http://cargocollective.com/martharich

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