Martin Beck (born 1962) is an American painter who live and works in Lexington, Kentucky.
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Early life
Beck's "social conscience grew up with him about 20 blocks from the famous suburban Love Canal eco-disaster in Niagara Falls, New York." Beck received a BFA from State University of New York at Buffalo in 1986 and an MFA from Carnegie Mellon University in 1992.
Career
Martin Beck is a noted artist who received two New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowships, (1994, 2000). He is featured on the Discover Jersey Arts Artists Gallery. Beck's exhibitions have been reviewed in ArtPapers, The New York Times, The Sunday Star Ledger and has also been featured in American Artist, (July 1999). Beck's work can be found in private collections primarily in New York, NY, Pittsburgh, PA and Santa Monica, CA. His portrait commissions include corporate clients such as Carnegie Mellon University Highlands Circle, and private clients.
Solo exhibitions
M.S. Rezny Studio Gallery, Recent Work, 2/19/2019 – 3/30/2019. Lexington, KY
Mill and Max Gallery, Figure Drawing: Two Views, 9/9/2016– 10/16/2016. Lexington, KY
Lexington Art League, Fourth Friday: A Figure Study. 1/22/2016 - 2/5/2016. Lexington, KY
Chamot Gallery, Modern Romance. 3/15/2001 - 4/29/2001. Jersey City, NJ.
Discover Jersey Arts, Discover Jersey Arts Online Showcase. 2/1/2001 - 3/1/2001. Trenton, NJ.
Consolidated Arts at Historic Downtown S.I.D. Office Gallery, Black Drawings and Other Works. 9/25/2000 - 12/14/2000. Jersey City, NJ.
Mercer County Community College, Modern Romance. 1/9/1999 - 2/11/1999. Trenton, NJ.
Jersey City Museum, White. 3/11/1998 - 5/30/1998. Jersey City, NJ.
David J. Brodsky Gallery, Recent Work. 9/26/1995 - 10/27/1995. Princeton, NJ.
Birke Gallery, Recent Work. 9/1/1995 - 9/21/1995. Huntington, WV.
The Contemporary Arts Center, Recent Work. 6/7/1995 - 8/6/1995. Cincinnati, OH.
Hewlitt Gallery, MFA Thesis Exhibition. 4/22/1992 - 7/29/1992. Pittsburgh, PA.
Carson Street Gallery, Recent Work. 4/14/1992 - 4/20/1992. Pittsburgh, PA.
Group exhibitions
Moon Gallery, Berry College, Blot, 10/17/2018– 12/15/2018. Mt. Berry, GA
Larkin Arts, National Juried Show, 10/5/2018 – 10/27/2018. Harrisonburg, VA
Lexington Art League, The League: Members Exhibition, 9/14 /2018– 10/14/2018. Lexington, KY
Dutchess County Art Association/Barrett Art Center, New Directions 2018, 10/6/2018 – 11/17/2018. Poughkeepsie, NY
Healdsburg Center for the Arts, Figure Study- Hidden Story, 9/8/2018 - 10/21/2018. Healdsburg, CA
ARC Gallery, Pride and Prejudice, 6/20/2018 – 7/14/2018. Chicago, IL
Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, 5th Annual Living Mark Exhibition, 6/30/2018 – 7/30/2018. Portland, OR
The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, Art and Fear, 6/1/2018 – 7/28/2018. Cape Girardeau, MO
Studio Montclair Gallery, ViewPoints 2018, 6/2/2018 – 8/16/2018. Montclair, NJ
Purdue University Galleries, Drawing Resurfaced II, 11/13/2017-12/15/2017. West Lafayette, IN. Catalogue
George Segal Gallery, Art Connections 13, 11/19/2017-12/15/2017. Montclair, NJ
Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Chasing Ghosts II: Art that Pierces the Veil through remembrance, legacy, and beyond, 10/28/2017 – 11/17/2017. Portland, OR
Reece Museum, FL3TCH3R Exhibit: Social and Politically Engaged Art, 10/9/2017 – 12/15/2017. Johnson City, TN. Catalogue