Martin Carey graduated from the school of the Worcester Art Museum and the Yale University School of Art and Architecture. He has been a full time painter since graduation and his paintings are in the collections of among others the Whitney Museum of Art, the Chicago Art Institute, the Kansas City Art Institute, the de Menil Collection and the Rose Art Museum of Brandeis University. His work is in private and corporate collections all over the world.
EDUCATION:
1956-59, The School of the Worcester Art Museum
1959-60, Yale University School of Art and Architecture,
1960-61, Bowling Green State University, OH
FELLOWSHIPS:
1959, Cummington Summer School of the Arts
1960, Yale-Norfolk Summer Art School
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
1998, Clark Whitney Gallery, Lenox MA
1997, The Gallery at the Quechee Inn, Quechee VT
1996, Catskill Corners Gallery, Mt. Tremper, NY
1994, Woodstock Artists Association
1981, Peel Gallery, Danby, VT
1980, Night Gallery, Woodstock, NY
1976, Ulster County Community College, stone Ridge, NY
1972, Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA
1969, Cordier and Ekstrom, NY
1963, A.M. Sachs Gallery, NY
1962, Nexus Gallery, Boston
GROUP SHOWS INCLUDE:
Dallas Museum, Whitney Museum of American Art, Museum of Modern
Art, Worcester Art Museum, Chicago Art Institute, Rose Art
Museum, Kansas City Art Institute
1998, Arkville Catskill Center, Vero Beach Art Center,FL,
Hurlbutt Gallery, Greenwich Library, CT, DFS Industries, CA
1997, Gallery at Park West, Kingston, NY, “Artists For The
Environment”
Visual Field, Rhinebeck, NY, “The Collection”
Sherry French Gall~ry, Inc., “Painted Menargery”, “Flowers in
February”, “Summer Show”, “Mainly Maine”, “small Sizes-Precious
Pieces” and others
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
Chicago Art Institute,
Whitney Museum of American Art,
Museum of Modern Art, Rose Art Museum,
Worcester Art Museum,
Kansas City Art Institute
INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTIONS:
The Crocker National Bank of San Francisco
The Security National Banks of California
First National Bank of Chicago
Neeedham and Speers, Chicago, Mid-West Energy Industries
AWARDS:
Ford Foundation Purchase at the Museum of Modern Art·
Silverrnine Guild of Artists
Berkshire Art Museum
Ball state College Drawing Show
Woodstock Artists Association Lucille Blanche Award
First Prize, “Nature … and lier Inhabitants”, Spirit Echoes
Gallery, Austin, TX
GRANTS:
1981, NEA Inter-Arts Program for curating an Exhibition of Solar
Art for Passive ’81 in Portland, Oregon
1981, NEA, Museums Programs, Special Exhibitions, for organizing
an exhibition using billboards to exhibit artists’ work
nationally
1981, Philip Morris Foundation, Art on Billboards
1980, Pennsylvania Humanities Council, to direct a public forum –
on Solar Art and its use in public spaces
1978, California State Arts Council, organizing exhibition using
billboards to exhibit California artists
1976, New York State Arts council, public art project on
‘billboards
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Private classes: Drawing on the Right side of the Brain
Art All State, Worcester Art Museum, 1999-2000
1979-81, Artist-In-Residence, Columbia Greene Community College,
Painting, Drawing, Art History
1976-78, Mentor in Painting, Empire State College
1976, ERPF Catskill Cultural Center, Painting Workshop
1966-68, Pratt Institute, mixed Media
1967, Visiting Critic, Parsons School of Design
1962-68, School of the Worcester Art Museum, Drawing, Painting,
Art History, Museum Public Education Division, Adult Education
Program, high school painting classes
1964, Visiting Critic, Rhode Island School of Design
1961, Bowling Green State University, Basic design and the
Interaction of Color
EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS:
1975, Co-Founder of The Arts Community, a program designed to
offer professional classes in art, music, dance and theatre
to pre-college students.
1971, Organized the Community Free School, Woodstock, NY, an
alternative grammar school
ENVIRONMENTAL WORK:
Public Service announcement puzzle painting of 15 endangered
species for the Wildlife Conservation Society, shown on the
John Denver TV Wildlife Concert
Print for Barton Springs Association, Austin, TX
Poster for the Catskill Alliance for the Environment,
First Earth Day poster,
Nuclear Freeze NY march poster
EXHIBITION CURATOR:
1981, Solar Art Exhibition, Portland, OR 1980
SUN AS SOURCE, 5th Passive Solar Conference, University of MA,
Amherst, MA
1965, THE NEW AMERICAN REALISM, Worcester Art Museum, the first
museum level survey of POP Art
PUBLICATIONS:
1973, ON THE BUS, TRUCKIN’ THRU MEXICO WITH THE COMMUNITY FREE
SCHOOL, Doubleday
1972, FEAST, A TRIBAL COOKBOOK, Doubleday
1965, THE NEW AMERICAN REALISM, exhibition catalogue essay,
the Worcester Art Museum
ASSOCIATIONS:
Board of Directors of the Zen-Arts Center, Mt. Tremper, NY
Board of Directors,The Woodstock Artists Association
Board of Directors, The Center for Photography at Woodstock
Board of Directors, The Ulster County Council for the Arts
1985-October 1993, Owner of PICTURES GALLERY, Willow, NY,
specializing in Vintage and Contemporary Fine Photographs
Selected collections and commissions include:
Marty Keltz, film producer, entry hall, Woodstock, NY
Edward Ullman, CEO Wellcare-HMO, bedroom, Mt. Tremper, NY
Stone Flower Acupuncture Clinic, Hurley, NY
Curry Rinzler, architect, residence, Woodstock, NY
Peter Coyote, actor, Wild Dog Productions, Mill Valley, CA
Steve Menkin, CEO, Crystal Pictures, office, Los Angeles, CA
Sylvia Rosenfeld, therapist, office, NY
Dr. Maurice Tischler, office, Woodstock, NY
Howard St. John Associates, law offices, Kingston, NY
Ricken, Golden Sussman & Blythe, law offices, Kingston, NY
Tim Hurst and Ginger Rhodes, private residence, Austin, TX
Dr. Robert Gross, private residence, Rochester, NY
Senator Arlen Spector, law offices, Philadelphia, PA
Davey’s Belts & Bags, offices, Worcester, MA
Gary and Dianne Kvstad, private residence, Olivebridge, NY
Dr. and Mrs. Steve Young, private residence, Princeton, MA
Alan and Gayle Zwiebel, private residence, Woodstock, NY