Originally from Philadelphia, Martha Rich lived the typical, suburban life - until she followed her husband to Los Angeles where, just short of a picket fence and 2.5 children her average American life unraveled. To cope with divorce, fate lead her to an illustration class taught by the Clayton Brothers. They persuaded her to ditch the pantyhose world, quit her human resources job at Universal Studios and join the world of art. She graduated with honors from Art Center College of Design and is currently based in Pasadena obsessively painting undergarments, wigs, lobsters, and Loretta Lynn.
Galleries and shows :
La Luz de Jesus Gallery. Hollywood, CA
OX-OP Gallery. Minneapolis, MN
The Riviera Gallery. Brooklyn, NY
Jack Hanley. San Francisco, CA
Motel Gallery. Portland, OR
TAG Art Gallery. Nashville, TN
Primary Space Gallery. Detroit, MI
New Image Art. Los Angeles, CA
Receiver Gallery. San Francisco, CA
Varnish Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
Chaffey College Museum, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Garde Rail Gallery, Seattle, WA
* A special thanks to Mark Murphy (www.murphydesign.com) and Ten Stories (www.ten-stories.com) for supplying ArtOpp with the Martha Rich video snippet. Keep an eye out for "Scribble" by Mark Murphy - coming soon.
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