The Goldmark Cultural Center’s Norman Brown Gallery is proud to present Under the Surface, a solo exhibition of new works by Nan Martin. The exhibition features a collection of cement and wire figure sculptures that address a common theme of the vulnerabilities of the human experience.

Under the Surface will be on display in the Norman Brown Gallery from 5 August 2022 to 2 September 2022, with a reception on Saturday, 13 August 2022, from 12 - 5pm during the Goldmark Cultural Center’s Summer Art Walk.

About the Artist
Nan Martin is a sculptor who primarily works in wire, steel, cement, and whatever else strikes her fancy. Her early creative influences came from a French mother who was a painter and her Parisian grandmother who was a clothing designer and dress maker in 1950s Hollywood and 1960s San Francisco where she grew up.

Creating wire figures had its roots in the mid-1990s after she was encouraged to take a sculpture class while struggling with a family tragedy. A sculpture professor had a powerful influence in her emotional healing through art and introduced her to the wire and steel she uses today.

After earning an M.A. degree in sculpture, her early work was in ceramics which focused on faces and the human form. This work led to an invitation to appear on the HGTV program "Modern Masters as a featured artist.

Nan makes silicon molds from ceramic body parts which are cast in cement and integrated with wire and steel.