Born in 1977 on Groton Naval Base, Groton, Connecticut, USA.
Lives and works in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
Eddie Martinez was born in 1977 on Groton Naval Base, Groton, Connecticut. He lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. A self-taught artist who is well known for his vibrant colours, dynamic brushstrokes, and impeccable intuition, energy exudes from the brisk markings he makes with acrylic, oil, spray paint, Sharpies, and even baby wipes. Martinez's practice reflects elements of historical movements such as action painting and neo-expressionism, whilst spontaneously alternating between traditional and unconventional modes of painting. Constructing a fantastical world through a plethora of playful drawings, bold paintings, and endearing creaturelike bronzes, Martinez continues to revitalise his practice on a regular basis.
Martinez’s work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at museums and institutions including the Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York, the Drawing Center, New York, Yuz Museum, Shanghai, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Michigan, and the Davis Museum, Wellesley, Massachusetts. His works are included in public collections such as the Saatchi Collection and Hiscox Collection, London; Colección Jumex, Mexico City; the Marciano Collection, Los Angeles; the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C., the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Philadelphia, Morgan Library & Museum, New York; and the Davis Museum, Wellesley.
solo shows
2022
Pigeon Sweat, Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2021
Fingers Pointing at the Moon, Perrotin, Shanghai, China
Green Thumb, Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2019
EMHK19, Perrotin, Hong Kong, China
Fast Eddie: New Paintings, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, MI, USA
Eddie Martinez: Open Feast, Yuz Museum, West Bund, Shanghai, China
2018
Blockhead Stacks, Perrotin, Tokyo, Japan
White Outs, The Bronx Museum, New York, NY, USA
Love Letters and Yard Work, Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York, NY, USA
2017
Studio Wall, The Drawing Center, New York, NY, USA
Ants at a Picknic, Davis Museum at Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, USA
Cowboy Town, Timothy Taylor, London, UK
2016
Stop the world and let me off, Sorry We're Closed, Brussels, Belgium
Salmon Eye, Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York, NY, USA
2014
Island I, Timothy Taylor, London, UK
Nomader, Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Neanderthal Jeans, Half Gallery, New York, NY, USA
2013
Beginner Mind, Bill Brady KC, Kansas City, MO, USA
Matador, The Journal Gallery, New York, NY, USA
2012
Studio Drawings, Half Gallery, New York, NY, USA
2011
Seeker, Peres Projects, Berlin, Germany
New York Electric, Patricia Low Contemporary, Geneva, Switzerland
Eddie Martinez: Drawings, 2005-2011, Schwarz Contemporary, Berlin, Germany
2010
The Feast, presented by ZieherSmith, Art Positions, Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami, FL, USA
Buffet State Of Mind, Sorry We're Closed, Brussels, Belgium
Eddie Martinez, ZieherSmith, New York, NY, USA
2009
News and Updates, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Eddie Martinez, Seomi & Tuus, Seoul, South Korea
2008
Some Drawings, The Journal Gallery, New York, NY, USA
Eddie Martinez, ZieherSmith, New York, NY, USA
New Paintings, Loyal Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
2007
Hooters, Galeria Comercial, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Darkness, aliceday, Brussels, Belgium
2006
Eddie Martinez, ZieherSmith, Volta Show, Basel, Switzerland
A Horse With No Name, ZieherSmith, New York, NY, USA
A Mini Carrot Experience, Loyal Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
2005
Abracadabra, Bucket Rider, Chicago, IL, USA
A Big Ole Steely Dan Conversation, Allston Skirt Gallery, Boston, MA, USA
Cool Beans Brother, Loyal Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
group shows
2022
Eddie Martinez & Sam Moyer, South Etna Montauk Foundation, Montauk, NY, USA
Eddie Martinez & Sam Moyer (curated by Ugo Rondinone), Landcraft Garden Foundation, Mattituck, NY, USA
2021
Linger and Flow, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2020
100 Drawings from Now, The Drawing Center, New York, NY
Kaleidoscopes: Contemporary Portraiture, Perrotin, Hong Kong, China
Sam Moyer & Eddie Martinez: Arthur, Ratio 3, San Francisco, CA, USA
2019
Senior Coconut: Eddie Martinez, Gerasimos Floratos, Rafael Delacruz, Reyes Finn, Detroit, MI, USA
JAYWALKERS: Eddie Martinez, Odessa Straub, Rafael Delacruz, LOYAL Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
2018
Palo Santo, Ratio 3, San Francisco, CA, USA
A New Way of Walking, Timothy Taylor, London, UK
Beyond the Streets, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Eddie Martinez & Sam Moyer, South Etna Montauk Foundation, Montauk, NY, USA
Eddie Martinez & Sam Moyer (curated by Ugo Rondinone), Landcraft Garden Foundation, Mattituck, NY, USA
2021
Linger and Flow, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2020
100 Drawings from Now, The Drawing Center, New York, NY
Kaleidoscopes: Contemporary Portraiture, Perrotin, Hong Kong, China
Sam Moyer & Eddie Martinez: Arthur, Ratio 3, San Francisco, CA, USA
2019
Senior Coconut: Eddie Martinez, Gerasimos Floratos, Rafael Delacruz, Reyes Finn, Detroit, MI, USA
JAYWALKERS: Eddie Martinez, Odessa Straub, Rafael Delacruz, LOYAL Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
2018
Palo Santo, Ratio 3, San Francisco, CA, USA
A New Way of Walking, Timothy Taylor, London, UK
Beyond the Streets, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2017
10th Anniversary, Gallery Target, Tokyo, Japan
Drawing Island, The Journal Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2015-2016
13, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2015
The Avant-Garde Won't Give Up: COBRA and Its Legacy, Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, CA, USA
New York Painting, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Bonn, Germany
Die Dritte Hand - Last Exit Painting, Salon Dahlmann, Berlin, Germany
2014
Brushcrusher, Studio353, New York, NY, USA
Vanitas: Contemporary Reflections on Love and Death from the Collection of Stephane Janssen, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Life, The Journal Gallery at Venus Over Manhattan, New York, NY, USA
Tip Top, Greenpoint Terminal Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2013
Body Language, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
Paint On, Paint Off, Halsey McKay Gallery, New York, NY, USA
Drawing Gym, organised by Brian Belott, 247365 & Know More Games, New York, NY, USA
LAT. 41° 7' N., LONG. 72° 19' W, Martos Gallery, East Marion, New York, NY, USA
Work, Klaus Von Nichtssagend Gallery, New York, NY, USA
2012
EDDIE MARTINEZ – Paintings / PABLO PICASSO – Ceramics, Sorry We're Closed, Art Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
Group Show, Zach Feuer Gallery, New York, NY, USA
Wonders – Masterpieces from Private Collections in Denmark, KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art, Aalborg, Denmark
Eddie Martinez & Jose Lerma, Halsay McKay Gallery, East Hampton, NY, USA
Eagles, Marlborough Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Breed, Greenberg Van Doren, New York, NY, USA
Portrait of a Generation, The Hole, New York, NY, USA
New Prints 2012/Winter, International Print Center New York, New York, NY, US
Thanksgiving, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2011
BNA, ZieherSmith Pop-Up Gallery, Nashville, TN, USA
back room, Untitled, New York, NY, USA
Facemaker, curated by Kathy Grayson, Royal/T, Culver City, CA, USA
Body Language, The Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
The Big Clown Show, Sorry We’re Closed, Art Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
New York Minute, Garage Center For Contemporary Culture, Moscow, Russia
Triangle Fool, Hiromiyoshii Roppongi Gallery, Toyko, Japan
I Am Who I Am: The Portrait Reconsidered, Steven Zevitas Gallery, Boston, MA, USA
Cover Version LP, curated by Timothy Hull, BAMart, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Group Show, Galerie Suzanne Tarasieve, Paris, France
2010
The Power of Selection, curated by Ryan Travis Christian, Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL, USA
Not Quite Open for Business, The Hole, New York, NY, USA
Insider/Outsider, Portugal Arte 2010, Lisbon, Portugal
Draw, curated by Erik Foss and Curse Mackey, Museo de la Cuidad de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
Wall to Wall, Daniel Weinberg Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Apartment Show Presents Big Apple, Clifton Benevento, New York, NY, USA
Forth Estate Editions, Frederieke Taylor Gallery, New York, NY, USA
The Cannibal’s Muse, curated by Max Henry, Patricia Low Gallery, Gstaad, Switzerland
2009
Forth Estate Editions, RISD Memorial Hall Gallery, Providence, RI, USA
New York Minute, MACRO FUTURE, Museum of Contemporary Art, Rome, Italy
Grand Reopening, ZieherSmith, New York, NY, USA
Leaves of Ash, Suzanne Tarasieve Gallery, Paris, France
Just Landed, two person show with Wes Lang, aliceday, Brussels, Belgium
Collaborations, ZieherSmith, New York, NY, USA
2008
This is Boston, Not LA, LaMontagne Gallery, Boston, MA, USA
Whatever is Whatever, curated by Dimitrios Antonitsis, Hydra Project, Hydra, Greece
Timeless, Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ, USA
Mail Order Monsters, curated by Kathy Grayson, Andreas Melas Presents, Athens, Greece; and Max Wigram Gallery, London, UK
Living In A Box, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Berlin, Germany
ambivalent figuration; people, Samson Projects, Boston, MA, USA
2007
Eddie Martinez, William J. O’Brian, Roman Wolgin, Jonas Wood, Gallery Min Min, Tokyo, Japan
Accessories, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Copenhagan, Denmark
Painters, Cosar HMT, Düsseldorf, Germany
Mail Order Monsters, curated by Kathy Grayson, Deitch Projects, New York; and Peres Projects, Berlin, Germany
Athens Biennial, curated by Dan Nadel, Athens, Greece
Cabinet of Curiosities, curated by Kathy Grayson, The Journal, Brooklyn, NY, USA
So Wrong, I’m Right, Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Crystal Crunch, curated by Taylor McKimens, Perugi, Padua, Italy
Five Painters, Loyal Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
2006
Panic Room: Works from the Dakis Joannou Collection, Deste Foundation Centre for Contemporary Art, Athens, Greece
Beyond, curated by Caroline Hwang & Suzannah Sinclair, New Image Art, Los Angeles, CA, USA
You have to be almost gifted to do what I do, Alexander and Bonin, New York, NY, USA
Don’t Abandon The Ship, Allston Skirt Gallery, Boston, MA, USA
Fine Line, Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York, NY, USA
2005
Thank You for the Days, Bucket Rider Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
Winners, HiFi Gallery, Austin, TX, USA
Greater Brooklyn, CRG Gallery, New York, NY, USA
Loyal and his band hand drawn covers, Loyal Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
2004
Eddie Martinez and Denise Kupferschmidt, Evos Arts, Lowell, MA, USA
In The Making, KCDC, Brooklyn, NY, USA
The 18th Drawing Show, Mills Gallery, Boston, MA, USA
Eddie Martinez and Matt Clark, Compound Gallery, Portland, OR, USA
Suburban, 1300 Gallery, Cleveland, OH, USA
The Russian Doll Show, 65 Hope Street Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, USA; New Image Art, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Space 1026, Philadelphia, PA, USA; and Green Street Gallery, Jamaica Plain, MA, USA
2003
Dishwasher Safe, Wurst Gallery, Portland, OR, USA
Halloween Show, Evos Arts, Lowell, MA, USA
Go Team, Upstairs At Johnsons, Boston, MA, USA
Textile, Somerville Arts Center, Somerville, MA, USA
Subconscious, 1300 Gallery, Cleveland, OH, USA
Overhung, Oni Gallery, Boston, MA, USA
Animal Show, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA, USA
public collections
Yuz Museum, Shanghai, China
The Saatchi Collection, London, UK
Hiscox Collection, London, UK
La Colección Júmex, Mexico City, Mexico
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain
Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, DC, USA
The Marciano Collection, Los Angeles, CA, USA
The Morgan Library, New York, NY, USA
Davis Museum at Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, USA
The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY, USA
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO, USA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX, USA
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Pérez Art Museum Miami, Miami, FL, USA
RISD Museum, Providence, RI, USA
awards
2008
Bauernmarkt Residency, Lenikus Collection, Vienna, Austria
2007
First Place, Best Group Show in a Commercial Gallery Boston-area, International Association of Art Critics (AICA) Awards