Uptown Gallery - Martha Jane Bradford Biography

1968 Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley MA, B.A. with Distinction, English Composition; Minor in French; Sarah Williston Scholar; Bernice McLean Award in Biology
1972-74 Museum of Fine Arts, Evening School, Boston MA, Lithography

E X H I B I T I O N S

One Person Shows

2001 Clark Gallery, Lincoln MA, "New Drawings: Digital Charcoal"
1998 Maine Coast Artists, Rockport ME, "The Inhabited Landscape"
1996 Clark Gallery, Lincoln MA, "Surroundings"
1996 Round Top Center for the Arts, Damariscotta ME, "Paintings and Prints"
1993 Clark Gallery, Lincoln MA, "Paintings of Lincoln County"
1991 Clark Gallery, Lincoln MA "New Work"
1989 Clark Gallery, Lincoln MA "Cultivated Spaces/Charcoal Drawings
1989 Artists Foundation, Boston MA, "Small Landscapes"
1986 Clark Gallery, Lincoln MA "Realism: Four Points of View"
1982 Clark Gallery, Lincoln MA "Large Drawings"

Group Shows

2004–2002 Uptown Gallery, New York NY, various group shows
2001 DeCordova Museum, Lincoln MA, "Landscapes Seen and Imagined: Sense of Place"
2001–1987 Clark Gallery, Lincoln MA, various group shows
2001 Three Columns Gallery, Mather House, Harvard University, Cambridge MA, "The Sorcerer’s Apprentice: a mouse in the studio" (Boston CyberArts Festival event)
2001 Boston Printmakers National Shows, Boston University, Boston MA
2001–1999 Nan Mulford Gallery, Rockport ME, "Gallery Artists"
2000 DeCordova Museum, Lincoln MA, "Recent Acquisitions"
2000 Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Lexington MA, "Print Print Print"
1999 Boston Printmakers National Shows, Boston University, Boston MA
1999 Boston Printmakers "Basic Black and White" Federal Reserve, Boston MA
1999 CAA National Prize Show, Federal Reserve, Boston MA, curators: Peter Rathbone, Sotheby’s, Eliza Rathbone, The Phillips Collection, and Belinda Rathbone, Historian
1998 Celebrating 10 Years of the Arts in Maine, Round Top Center for the Arts, Damariscotta
1998 Maine Coast Artists, Rockport ME, "When Pixels Replace Paint"
1996 Duxbury Art Complex Museum, Duxbury MA, "The Light Beyond"
1995–1994 "Architecture in Contemporary Printmaking" (organized by The Boston Printmakers): University of New Hampshire, Paul Creative Arts Center, Durham NH (1995); American Institute of Architecture, Washington DC (1994); Boston Architectural Center, Boston MA (1994)
1995 Boston Printmakers National Shows, 45th, Duxbury Art Complex Museum, Duxbury MA
1993 Boston Printmakers National Shows, 44th, Boston University, Boston MA
1990 Boston Printmakers National Shows, 42nd, Fitchburg Museum, Fitchburg MA
1989 Fitchburg Museum, Fitchburg MA, "Monocular Vision: An Exhibit of New England Realist Artists" Frederick P. Walkey, curator
1987 Brockton Art Museum, Brockton MA, "Triennial Exhibition"
1987 Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown OH, "Mainstream America: The Collection of Phil Desind"
1983 Mona Berman Gallery, New Haven CT, "Best of Boston"
1982 Nelson Gallery/Atkins Museum, Kansas City MO, "Repeated Exposures" George L. McKenna, curator
1981 Suzanne Brown Gallery, Scottsdale AZ, "New West 㥚"
1980 Boston Printmakers National Shows, 32nd, DeCordova Museum, Lincoln MA, Purchase Award, jurors: Gabor Peterdi and Frederick P. Walkey
1978 DeCordova Museum, Lincoln MA, "Director’s Choice"
1976 DeCordova Museum, Lincoln MA, "Patrons’ Choice: New England Artists Under Thiry-six"

R E V I E W S and P U B L I C A T I O N S

Digital Fine Art Magazine, Fall 2001, "Digital Charcoal", Linda DeNicola, pp. 41 - 43
The Camden Herald (Camden ME), June 29, 2000
The Lincoln County News (Damariscotta ME), November 19, 1998; June 27, 1996
October 14, 1993, front page photo; October 7, 1993, page 9a
Lincoln Journal (Lincoln MA), Calendar, "Pick of the Week", February 15, 1996, page 13
Washington Citizen (Washington DC), September 24, 1994, page 13
Brookline Citizen (Brookline MA), October 8, 1993, page 9
Art New England, Robert Craven, April/May 1993, page 62
The Boston Globe, Nancy Stapen, April 18, 1991, page 69
The Boston Globe "Calendar" section, "Critic's Tip", Christine Temin, March 28, 1991, page 22
The Boston Herald, Joanne Silver, May 5, 1989, page S21
Lincoln Journal (Lincoln MA), Marty Carlock, December 22, 1988, December 14, 1989
The Boston Globe "Calendar" section,"Critic's Tip", Christine Temin, March 27, 1986, page 30
Art New England, Jody Zellen, May 1983, Vol.4, No. 6, page 8
The Boston Globe, Christine Temin, December 2, 1982, page 61
Repeated Exposure: Photographic Imagery in the Print Media, George L. McKenna, Nelson Gallery/Atkins Museum, Kansas City MO, 1982, page 86

M U S E U M C O L L E C T I O N S

Art Complex Museum, Duxbury MA [Charles Weyerhaeuser]
Boston Public Library, Boston MA [Sinclair Hitchings]
DeCordova Museum, Lincoln MA [Rachel Lafo, Frederick P. Walkey]
Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland ME [Suzette Lane McAvoy]
Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge MA [Marjorie B. Cohn, Konrad Oberhuber]
Nelson Gallery/Atkins Museum, Kansas City MO [George L. McKenna]
Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City UT [E.F.Sanguinetti]
Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ [Ms. Trudy V. Hansen]

C O R P O R A T E C O L L E C T I O N S (Selected)

Aetna Casualty and Surety, Hartford CT
Ashland Oil, Inc., Atlanta/Minneapolis/New York
Bank of Boston, Boston MA
The Boston Company, Boston MA
The Boston Globe, Boston MA
Choate, Hall, and Stewart, Boston MA
Computervision, Bedford MA
Digital Equipment Corporation, Maynard MA
Fidelity Management and Research Company, Boston MA
General Electric, Fairfield CT and Waltham MA
Graphic Chemical Co., Villa Park IL
Harvard Business School, Cambridge MA Insurance Company of North America, New York NY
Johnson & Johnson, Inc., Charleston SC
Marsh and McLennan, Inc., Boston MA Massachusetts Financial Services, Boston MA
Palmer and Dodge, Boston MA
Pepsico, Somers CT
Prudential Insurance Company, Chicago Il
Rembrandt Graphic Arts Co., Rosemont NJ
Savoir Faire, Sausalito CA
Scudder, Stevens, and Clark, Boston MA
Security Pacific National Bank, Los Angeles CA
Standard Oil of Ohio, Petroleum Headquarters, Houston TX
Thorndike, Doran, Paine, and Lewis, Boston MA
United Lithograph, Inc., Somerville MA
Valley National Bank, Phoenix AZ

P R I V A T E C O L L E C T I O N S (Selected)

Roger Bell and Barbara Weinstein, Lincoln MA
Leslie Cox, Amelia Island FL and Swampscott MA
Ann Daily, Cambridge MA
Philip Desind, Bethesda MD
William R. Elfers, Boston MA
Janet and William Emerson, Carlisle MA
John Foster, Lexington MA
Barbara and Steven Grossman, Chestnut Hill MA
Abigail Johnson, Milton MA
Susan Master-Karnik, Acton MA
Katherine and James McHugh, Lincoln MA
Jean and Stephen Moulton, Charlestown MA
George and Carol Ann Najarian, Lincoln MA
Stephen D. Paine, Boston MA (estate of)
Lee and Cokie Perry, Brookline MA
Isabel Shattuck and Samuel Plimpton, Milton MA
Fred and Sharon Walkey, Saugus MA
Carol Warner, Newton MA

C O M M I S S I O N S

"Fenway" aquatint, in commemoration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of The Boston Printmakers, by The Boston Printmakers, Boston MA, 1997
"Cambridge Afternoon" serigraph poster, in commemoration of the 350th Anniversary of Harvard University, by Boston Museum Editions, Newton MA, 1986
"D and D" offset lithograph, by the DeCordova Museum, Lincoln MA, 1980

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	Martha Jane Bradford	Biography B O R N 1946, Hanover, New Hampshire E D U C A T I O N 1968 Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley MA, B.A. with Distinction, English Composition; Minor in French; Sarah Williston Scholar; Bernice McLean Award in Biology 1972-74 Museum of Fine Arts, Evening School, Boston MA, Lithography E X H I B I T I O N S One Person Shows 2001 Clark Gallery, Lincoln MA, "New Drawings: Digital Charcoal" 1998 Maine Coast Artists, Rockport ME, "The Inhabited Landscape" 1996 Clark Gallery, Lincoln MA, "Surroundings" 1996 Round Top Center for the Arts, Damariscotta ME, "Paintings and Prints" 1993 Clark Gallery, Lincoln MA, "Paintings of Lincoln County" 1991 Clark Gallery, Lincoln MA "New Work" 1989 Clark Gallery, Lincoln MA "Cultivated Spaces/Charcoal Drawings 1989 Artists Foundation, Boston MA, "Small Landscapes" 1986 Clark Gallery, Lincoln MA "Realism: Four Points of View" 1982 Clark Gallery, Lincoln MA "Large Drawings" Group Shows 2004–2002 Uptown Gallery, New York NY, various group shows 2001 DeCordova Museum, Lincoln MA, "Landscapes Seen and Imagined: Sense of Place" 2001–1987 Clark Gallery, Lincoln MA, various group shows 2001 Three Columns Gallery, Mather House, Harvard University, Cambridge MA, "The Sorcerer’s Apprentice: a mouse in the studio" (Boston CyberArts Festival event) 2001 Boston Printmakers National Shows, Boston University, Boston MA 2001–1999 Nan Mulford Gallery, Rockport ME, "Gallery Artists" 2000 DeCordova Museum, Lincoln MA, "Recent Acquisitions" 2000 Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Lexington MA, "Print Print Print" 1999 Boston Printmakers National Shows, Boston University, Boston MA 1999 Boston Printmakers "Basic Black and White" Federal Reserve, Boston MA 1999 CAA National Prize Show, Federal Reserve, Boston MA, curators: Peter Rathbone, Sotheby’s, Eliza Rathbone, The Phillips Collection, and Belinda Rathbone, Historian 1998 Celebrating 10 Years of the Arts in Maine, Round Top Center for the Arts, Damariscotta 1998 Maine Coast Artists, Rockport ME, "When Pixels Replace Paint" 1996 Duxbury Art Complex Museum, Duxbury MA, "The Light Beyond" 1995–1994 "Architecture in Contemporary Printmaking" (organized by The Boston Printmakers): University of New Hampshire, Paul Creative Arts Center, Durham NH (1995); American Institute of Architecture, Washington DC (1994); Boston Architectural Center, Boston MA (1994) 1995 Boston Printmakers National Shows, 45th, Duxbury Art Complex Museum, Duxbury MA 1993 Boston Printmakers National Shows, 44th, Boston University, Boston MA 1990 Boston Printmakers National Shows, 42nd, Fitchburg Museum, Fitchburg MA 1989 Fitchburg Museum, Fitchburg MA, "Monocular Vision: An Exhibit of New England Realist Artists" Frederick P. Walkey, curator 1987 Brockton Art Museum, Brockton MA, "Triennial Exhibition" 1987 Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown OH, "Mainstream America: The Collection of Phil Desind" 1983 Mona Berman Gallery, New Haven CT, "Best of Boston" 1982 Nelson Gallery/Atkins Museum, Kansas City MO, "Repeated Exposures" George L. McKenna, curator 1981 Suzanne Brown Gallery, Scottsdale AZ, "New West 㥚" 1980 Boston Printmakers National Shows, 32nd, DeCordova Museum, Lincoln MA, Purchase Award, jurors: Gabor Peterdi and Frederick P. Walkey 1978 DeCordova Museum, Lincoln MA, "Director’s Choice" 1976 DeCordova Museum, Lincoln MA, "Patrons’ Choice: New England Artists Under Thiry-six" R E V I E W S and P U B L I C A T I O N S Digital Fine Art Magazine, Fall 2001, "Digital Charcoal", Linda DeNicola, pp. 41 - 43 The Camden Herald (Camden ME), June 29, 2000 The Lincoln County News (Damariscotta ME), November 19, 1998; June 27, 1996 October 14, 1993, front page photo; October 7, 1993, page 9a Lincoln Journal (Lincoln MA), Calendar, "Pick of the Week", February 15, 1996, page 13 Washington Citizen (Washington DC), September 24, 1994, page 13 Brookline Citizen (Brookline MA), October 8, 1993, page 9 Art New England, Robert Craven, April/May 1993, page 62 The Boston Globe, Nancy Stapen, April 18, 1991, page 69 The Boston Globe "Calendar" section, "Critic's Tip", Christine Temin, March 28, 1991, page 22 The Boston Herald, Joanne Silver, May 5, 1989, page S21 Lincoln Journal (Lincoln MA), Marty Carlock, December 22, 1988, December 14, 1989 The Boston Globe "Calendar" section,"Critic's Tip", Christine Temin, March 27, 1986, page 30 Art New England, Jody Zellen, May 1983, Vol.4, No. 6, page 8 The Boston Globe, Christine Temin, December 2, 1982, page 61 Repeated Exposure: Photographic Imagery in the Print Media, George L. McKenna, Nelson Gallery/Atkins Museum, Kansas City MO, 1982, page 86 M U S E U M C O L L E C T I O N S Art Complex Museum, Duxbury MA [Charles Weyerhaeuser] Boston Public Library, Boston MA [Sinclair Hitchings] DeCordova Museum, Lincoln MA [Rachel Lafo, Frederick P. Walkey] Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland ME [Suzette Lane McAvoy] Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge MA [Marjorie B. Cohn, Konrad Oberhuber] Nelson Gallery/Atkins Museum, Kansas City MO [George L. McKenna] Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City UT [E.F.Sanguinetti] Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ [Ms. Trudy V. Hansen] C O R P O R A T E C O L L E C T I O N S (Selected) Aetna Casualty and Surety, Hartford CT Ashland Oil, Inc., Atlanta/Minneapolis/New York Bank of Boston, Boston MA The Boston Company, Boston MA The Boston Globe, Boston MA Choate, Hall, and Stewart, Boston MA Computervision, Bedford MA Digital Equipment Corporation, Maynard MA Fidelity Management and Research Company, Boston MA General Electric, Fairfield CT and Waltham MA Graphic Chemical Co., Villa Park IL Harvard Business School, Cambridge MA Insurance Company of North America, New York NY Johnson & Johnson, Inc., Charleston SC Marsh and McLennan, Inc., Boston MA Massachusetts Financial Services, Boston MA Palmer and Dodge, Boston MA Pepsico, Somers CT Prudential Insurance Company, Chicago Il Rembrandt Graphic Arts Co., Rosemont NJ Savoir Faire, Sausalito CA Scudder, Stevens, and Clark, Boston MA Security Pacific National Bank, Los Angeles CA Standard Oil of Ohio, Petroleum Headquarters, Houston TX Thorndike, Doran, Paine, and Lewis, Boston MA United Lithograph, Inc., Somerville MA Valley National Bank, Phoenix AZ P R I V A T E C O L L E C T I O N S (Selected) Roger Bell and Barbara Weinstein, Lincoln MA Leslie Cox, Amelia Island FL and Swampscott MA Ann Daily, Cambridge MA Philip Desind, Bethesda MD William R. Elfers, Boston MA Janet and William Emerson, Carlisle MA John Foster, Lexington MA Barbara and Steven Grossman, Chestnut Hill MA Abigail Johnson, Milton MA Susan Master-Karnik, Acton MA Katherine and James McHugh, Lincoln MA Jean and Stephen Moulton, Charlestown MA George and Carol Ann Najarian, Lincoln MA Stephen D. Paine, Boston MA (estate of) Lee and Cokie Perry, Brookline MA Isabel Shattuck and Samuel Plimpton, Milton MA Fred and Sharon Walkey, Saugus MA Carol Warner, Newton MA C O M M I S S I O N S "Fenway" aquatint, in commemoration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of The Boston Printmakers, by The Boston Printmakers, Boston MA, 1997 "Cambridge Afternoon" serigraph poster, in commemoration of the 350th Anniversary of Harvard University, by Boston Museum Editions, Newton MA, 1986 "D and D" offset lithograph, by the DeCordova Museum, Lincoln MA, 1980 Back to Top