Martha Brouwer got her bachelor's degree from Lawrence University and her masters degree from Harvard University. She was a weaver for 4 years before becoming a graphic artist. She was the Art Director of four publications including Spa, Simply Seafood and Seafood Leader magazines. During the past ten years she has devoted herself to painting – primarily watermedia but also encaustics and collage. She has studied under Alex Powers, Christopher Schink, Fran Larsen, Katherine Chang Liu and Mark Rediske.
I have an appreciation for the continuity of life and am committed to exploring its splendor. In my paintings I celebrate the interconnectedness of all life. These connections imply a responsibility to care for each other and share the planet. I include people, birds and fish to show our connections. My design skills and my interest in patterns and textures are reflected in my approach. I enjoy layering different media to accomplish depth of tone and meaning. Primarily, I love to paint.
International Society of Acrylic Painters, 13th Annual ISAP International Exhibition, Santa Cruz, CA, 2010 Southwestern Watercolor Society, 47th Annual Member Exhibition, Plano, TX, 2010 Manhattan Arts International, The Healing Power of Art, Online Gallery, 2010, Women Painters of Washington, Spring Show, Kaewyn Gallery 2010, Merchandise Award Northwest Watercolor Society, Waterworks 2009 Exhibition, Cash Award Seattle CoArts, Expressions in Art, 59th Annual Juried Show, 2009, First Place Award Women Painters of Washington, American Art Company, Tacoma, WA, 2009, Merchandise Award Northwest Watercolor Society, 69th Annual Open Show, Mercer Island, WA, 2009 Collective Visions Gallery, CVG Show 2009, Bremerton, WA, 2009 Parklane Gallery, 1st Annual Juried Show, 2008, Second Place Award International Society of Acrylic Painters, Online Open Show, 2008, Merchandise Award Lynnwood Arts Commission Art Gallery, Mellow Yellow, 2008 Art & Soul Gallery, Northwest Collage Society Show, 2008 Frances Anderson Center, 51st Edmonds Art Festival Juried Show, 2008 33rd Annual Open Exhibition, Eastside Association of Fine Arts, 2008 Green: Art and the Environment, Shoreline Arts Festival, 2008, Honorable Mention Expressions in Art, Seattle CoArts 58th Annual Juried Show, 2008 Seattle CoArts, Expressions in Art, 57th Annual Juried Show, 2007, First Place Award Northwest Collage Society, Lynnwood Arts Commission Show 2007, Merit Award Hilton Head Art League, 2007 National Juried Exhibition Northwest Watercolor Society, Waterworks 2007 Northwest Collage Society, ArtsNow, 2007 Northwind Arts Alliance, Art Port Townsend/Expressions Northwest, 9th Annual Juried Art Exhibiton, 2007 Celebration of the Arts, Eastside Association of Fine Arts member exhibit, 2007 Edmonds Center for the Arts, Art of our Mother's, Fourth Annual Juried Show, 2007 Eastside Association of Fine Arts, 31st Annual Juried Exhibition, 2006 Stockton Art League, 54th Haggin Juried Exhibition, 2006 Associated Arts of Ocean Shores, 37th National Juried Fine Art Exhibition, 2006 Northwest Watercolor Society, Waterworks 2005 Eastside Association of Fine Arts, 30th Annual Juried Exhibition, 2005
Arts West, Inexplicable Allusions, 4 person show, West Seattle, 2010 Women Painters of Washington Gallery, Summer Dreaming, Group show, Seattle, WA, 2009, Voted Favorite Artist by those attending the show Phinney Association Gallery, Connections & Light, Two person show, Seattle, WA 2009 Northwest Watercolor Society, Signature Members Exhibition, University House, Issaquah, WA, 2009 Source Salon, Come Together, Solo show, Ballard, WA, 2009 Ella Mon, Harmony, Solo show, Ballard, WA, 2008 Gallery North, Bird Art, Avian art show with two other artists, Edmonds, WA, 2008 Edmonds Art Gallery, From Crayons to Oils, Edmonds, WA, 2008, People's Choice Award Participated in a show of collages painted in response to poetry by Cancer Lifeline members. Dorothy S. O'Brien Center, Seattle, WA, 2008. Cozen O'Connor, Group Show in downtown Seattle, 2007
Cover of A cappella Zoo, a poetry magazine, Fall 2010 issue Full page story with images in an article in Palette Magazine, Dec/Jan 2010 Front page story with painting published in Ballard News-Tribune, September 24, 2008 Painting titled "Self Portrait" published in Palette Magazine, Dec 08/Jan 09
Painting titled "Tired" published in Palette Magazine, Sept/Oct 2005
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