MutualArt Magazine

"Her abstract paintings exemplify the resilience of the human spirit, as revealed in A Mardi Gras Fete, with vibrant layers of bold color interspersed with subtle glimmers of shimmering light, celebrating the joy and vibrancy Masterson has achieved through her art."

EXHIBITIONS, AWARDS & PUBLICATIONS

EXHIBITIONS

2003, Box Show, Mind Puddles Gallery/Bering & James Gallery Houston, TX

2004, Municipal Arts Commission, City Hall, Houston, TX

2004, Vista and Visions, Houston Foundry, Houston, TX

2007, Made in Texas, Bering & James Gallery, Houston, TX

2007, Visions, Houston, TX

2009, International Competitions, Embracing Our Differences, Sarasota, FL

2010, Visual Arts Alliance, Juried Show, Houston, TX

2012, Solo show, Winter Street Gallery, Houston, TX

2007, 2008, 2009, Art Crawl, The Foundry, Houston, TX

2013, Soul: The Artist at Work, Winter Street Gallery, Houston, TX

2013, New York Woman’s, Caucus for the Arts, Juried Show, New York, NY

2014, A Study of Viscosity Solo Show, Winter Street Gallery, Houston, TX

2015, Assistance League, Juried Show, Houston, TX

2015, Visual Arts Alliance, Juried Show, Houston, TX

2016, Between The Lines Solo show, Octavia Gallery Houston, TX

2017, Different Strokes, Group Show, Octavia Art Gallery, Houston, TX

2018, Different Strokes, Group show, Octavia Art Gallery, New Orleans, LA

2018, Voyage Houston, Meet Marthann Masterson, Houston, TX

2021, Bisong Art Gallery, Rooted Renewal with David Adickes, Houston, TX

AWARDS

2016 Visual Arts Alliance Juried Show, Honorable Mention
The Silos at Sawyer Juried Art Show, Honorable Mention

PUBLICATIONS

2009, Embracing Our Differences, Sarasota, FL

2012, Virginia Billeaus Anderson, Spotlight on Marthann Masterson, Online Subscription

2013, “The Soul Of an Artist”, Book by Janet Roe

2013, Houston Chronicle, Artist represents vision using palette of emotions, Houston, TX

2013, Stories We Tell, presented by the Womans Caucus for Art, New York, NY

2013, New York Woman’s, Caucus for the Arts, New York, NY

2016, Culture Map, This Houston artist expresses powerful emotion with every brushstroke, Houston, TX

2018, Houston Chronicle, The Grey Sofa Project, Houston, TX

2021, Houston Chronicle, From caterer to painter, Masterson built art career on abstraction

2022, Houston Chronicle, Houston artist Marthann Masterson gets a little help from gravity in her line paintings

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