www.marthaknox.com
MARTHA KNOX
29 W Pomona Street
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Philadelphia, PA 19144
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(330) 242-4741
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marfknox@gmail.com
EDUCATION
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS MFA
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY BFA, magna cum laude
2006
2001
RESIDENCIES AND AWARDS
2015
2008
2005
2003
2001
Sunny Point Artist in Residence at the Arts Center of Yates County, Penn Yan, NY
One month residency creating woodcuts at the Artcroft Creative Center, Carlisle, KY
Justine Cretella Memorial Scholarship for graduate work at the PA Academy of the Fine Arts
Simson Award for work in the Ohio Art League Fall Juried Exhibition
Honors Research Scholarship for work on senior exhibition at the Ohio State University
COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
2015
2009
2008
2006
2002
The Peace Puzzle Woodcut: A Monumental Collaboration Print One of 120 participating
artists, organized by Maria Arango Diener, Las Vegas, NV
Two Trees From One Root Mural on the EARN Center, Congreso de Latinos Unidos,
commissioned by Congreso and sponsored by WorkReady Philadelphia. Project executed by
youth ages 15-18 enrolled in a six week summer program designed to develop career building
skills, instructed by Martha Knox.
Rubia Quilt Collaborative project of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Women's Caucus for Art,
Promoting handcrafts of women in rural Afghanistan. Exhibited in conjunction with
Environmental Distress, City Council Bldg, Wilmington, DE
What It Takes Mural at Congreso de Latinos Unidos, sponsored by the Mural Arts Advocates
anti-truancy program, ArtWorks!, lead by Martha Knox and assisted by Congreso students
enrolled in ArtWorks!
Flowers for the Dead collaborative performance and exhibition with 9 visual artists, musicians,
and poets, lead by Martha Knox and Jacob Claiborne, Madlab, Columbus, OH
Dreamtime: An Exploration of Time and Change collaborative performance and exhibition
with 11 visual artists, musicians and poets, lead by Martha Knox and Jacob Claiborne, Madlab,
Columbus, OH
PUBLICATIONS
2015
2015
2007
Owl and Cat In Love, Edward Lear’s The Owl and the Pussycat Re-imagined in Woodcuts
Cats A-Z, an alphabet book featuring black and white woodcuts, 2015
Two prints published in Vol. 4 Issue 2 of Philadelphia Stories
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2015
2014
2013
2012
Studio Cats, Ellipses, Philadelphia, PA
Naked In New Hope 9, Sidetracks Gallery, New Hope, PA
Day 2 Day Print Exchange, FS Gallery of the Art Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Featured Artist, Earth Bread and Brewery, Philadelphia, PA (solo exhibition)
Naked In New Hope 8, Sidetracks Gallery, New Hope, PA
In My Yard, Treetops Gallery at the Dede Long Nature Museum, Abington, PA (solo exhibition)
Ritual, 110 Church Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Naked In New Hope 7, Sidetracks Gallery, New Hope, PA
Faculty Exhibition, Allens Lane Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
Day 2 Day Print Exchange, FS Gallery of the Art Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Stop Slavery Now: A Conversation About Human Trafficking, F&N Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Re/Using Our Resources, Sandy Spring Museum, Sandy Spring, MD
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
Faculty Exhibition, Allens Lane Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
Featured Artist, Earth Bread and Brewery, Philadelphia, PA (solo exhibition)
Battle of the Sexes, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE
Women and Water, International House, Philadelphia, PA
Art For Giving, Isadore Gallery, Lancaster, PA
Five Pack Dot and Irma Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Northwest Artists Collective, Allens Lane Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
Oregon Ink Spot 4th Annual International Print Exchange, Nightingale Gallery, La Grande, OR
The Adventures of Pinky Sphinx, Milk Boy Coffee, Bryn Mawr, PA (solo exhibition)
Art, Peace, and Pizza Earth Bread and Brewery, Philadelphia, PA
Gone Fishin’ Highwire Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Creative Capital Commonwealth Gallery, Thomas Eakins House, Philadelphia PA
Living with Art Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
Featured Artist, Earth, Bread, and Brewery, Philadelphia, PA
Fairmont Arts Crawl, Dr. David Tecosky's Office, Philadelphia, PA (solo exhibition)
Environmental Distress City Council Bldg, Wilmington, DE
Toying With Art Art in City Hall, Philadelphia, PA
Emerging Artists Exhibition Grace and Joseph Gorevin Fine Arts Gallery, Cabrini College,
Radnor, PA
The Adventures of Pinky Sphinx Elliot U Center Gallery, Greensboro, NC (solo exhibition)
Black is the Color Plastic Club, Philadelphia, PA
Works on Paper Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
25th National Print Exhibition Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT
Pressed Image Art in City Hall, Philadelphia, PA
Graduate Thesis Exhibition PA Academy of the Fine Arts Hamilton Building, Philadelphia PA
Annexing Tradition Pure Gallery, Harrisburg, PA
All School Juried Exhibition PA Academy of the Fine Arts 1301 Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Day of the Dead Art Show Eyes Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Ohio Art League Fall Juried Exhibition Fort Hayes Shot Tower Gallery, Columbus, OH
Pet Tricks Tower Gallery, Columbus, OH (solo exhibition)
The Search for Ourselves Silver Image Gallery, Columbus, OH (senior solo exhibition)
Schoolers, Hoyt L. Sherman Studio, Columbus, OH
Visions The Buzz Hair Salon, Columbus, OH
World AIDS Day Art Exhibit AIDS Task Force, Columbus, OH
Natural Selections Aardvark Cafe, Columbus, OH
Portraits Doowac Hair Salon, Columbus, OH
Fairyland Aardvark Cafe, Columbus, OH
SELECTED TEACHING EXPERIENCE
THE WAGNER FREE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Artist-Scientist in Residence
2013-present
 Design curriculum, prepared materials, and implemented lessons for middle school students in
collaboration with science educators for SNAP Program (Science, Nature, and Art in Philadelphia)
THE COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER – Wallingsford, Pennsylvania
Teaching Artist
2013-present
 Design and teach classes and workshops for children in a variety of media
 Designed and implemented a special project incorporating children’s literature with printmaking, collage,
and installation art for the ArtStart Preschool program
 Design and teach projects in a variety of media for children enrolled in the Summer Spree art camp
UNIVERSITY CITY ARTS LEAGUE – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Instructor
 Design and teach classes and workshops for children in a variety of media
ALLENS LANE ART CENTER – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Instructor
 Design and teach courses in printmaking for all ages
2015-present
2010 - 2015
THE PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Teaching Artist-In-Residence
2012-2015
 Design curriculum, teach lessons, and prepare final projects for exhibition working with middle and high
school students in collaboration with school faculty at three elementary and one high school.
LA SALLE UNIVERSITY – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Adjunct Instructor
 Taught EDC415: Creativity and the Arts for the Developing Child
Fall 2012
MURAL ARTS PROGRAM – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Instructor
2005 - 2010
 Design and teach quarterly curriculum for teens enrolled in ArtWorks!, an anti-truancy arts education
program.
UNITED FRIENDS SCHOOL – Quakertown, Pennsylvania
Art Teacher
 Designed and taught a whole school year visual arts curriculum to students PreK-8th grade
 Collaborated with other teachers and volunteers on special projects, trips, and events.
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lead Instructor
 Designed curriculum and taught children enrolled in a summer Animal Drawing course
Assistant Instructor
 Instructed high school students enrolled in a college level Figure Drawing course
2006 - 2008
2006
2005
KID’S COLLEGE – Bundang, South Korea
Teacher
2002 - 2003
 Wrote structured lesson plans for kindergarten and after school ESL classes for first and second grade
students.
 Designed curriculum and taught after-school drawing, painting, and drama courses for students 4-9
years old
COLLECTIONS
Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
Free Library of Philadelphia Print and Picture Collection, Philadelphia, PA
Newark Public Library, Newark, NJ
Eastern Oregon University Permanent Collection, La Grande, OR
Artcroft Creative Center, Carlisle, KY
AFFILIATIONS
2014-present Baren Forum for Wood Block Printmakers
2013-2014 Abington Art Center
2007-2012 Women's Caucus for Art, Philadelphia Chapter
2007-2012 Northwest Artists Collective
2003-2004 Ohio Art League