Artist Biography Article 

Monica Aissa Martinez  is a visual artist known for her richly intricate, and vibrantly delicate drawings and paintings of anatomical and biological subject matter. 

Biography (or Early Life and Education)

Monica Aissa Martinez (1962) was born and raised in El Paso, Texas. She six siblings, who like her have all found appreciation for the arts. Her father, a psychologist and educator, had a passion for Yoga. This early connection to spirituality lead her to be interested in spirit, physiology, and how to portray these matters in an artistic form. Monica later attended the University of Texas at El Paso and earned a masters in fine arts from New Mexico State University. She was married to her husband in 1990 and later moved to Phoenix where she currently resides. Soon after receiving her Master's, Martinez had her first solo exhibition at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary of Art.

Martinez still resides in Phoenix with her husband where she continues to create art and teaches drawing in Phoenix College. 

Art  (or Notable Works or Selected Works. Also Exhibitions, Projects, Collections)

Female Torso - Anterior View, From the series "Nothing in Stasis", Monica Aissa Martinez (born 1962), 2012-2013, 45 × 35 1/2 in. (114.3 × 90.2 cm); Casein, gouache, gesso, tempera, and micaceous iron oxide on canvas

 

Male Torso - Anterior View, Alternate Title, From the series "Nothing in Stasis", Monica Aissa Martinez (born 1962), 2012-2013, Framed: 45 in. × 35 1/2 in. × 1 1/2 in; Casein, gouache, gesso, tempera, and micaceous iron oxide on canvas

 

Hawk Moth, Monica Aissa Martinez (born 1962), 2014; Casein, gouache, gesso, tempera, and micaceous iron oxide on canvas

References

⦁ Burns, James. “Nothing in Stasis: Monica Aissa Martinez.” Images Arizona, 28 Feb. 2018, https://imagesarizona.com/nothing-stasis-monica-aissa-martinez/. Accessed 13 Oct. 2021. 

⦁ Mayank, and Sid. “Art & Life with Monica Aissa Martinez.” Voyagephoenix, 29 Jan. 2019, http://voyagephoenix.com/interview/art-life-monica-aissa-martinez/. Accessed 13 Oct. 2021. 

⦁ Royse, Nicole. “Artist Spotlight on Monica Aissa Martinez.” Az Foothills, https://www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com/art/113-artists/6987-artist-spotlight-on-monica-aissa-martinez.html. Accessed 13 Oct. 2021. 

Further reading

⦁ Artist Blog: https://monicaaissamartinez.wordpress.com/

External links

⦁ Artist website: http://monicaaissamartinez.com/index.html

⦁ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com

⦁ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/monicaaissamartinez