Martha Ponzio
823 W. Lakeside Place
Chicago - IL 60640

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 Solo Shows
    1999
  • "Martha Ponzio, pastels", at the Harry S Truman College, Chicago, Illinois
Recent Group Shows
    2002
  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago,"Intention-Intension"
  • Inclusion Art Gallery , Chicago, Illinois, "WomanArt". a juried show.
    2000
  • CCT Gallery at Evanston Hall, Northwestern University Settlement House, Chicago, "Au Printemps"
    1999
  • Byron Roche Art Gallery, Chicago, Illinois,"Birds, Birds, Birds, a group show"
    1998
  • City of Aurora Fine Art's Commission, City of Aurora Cultural Center, Aurora, Illinois,"Hispanic-American Masters"
    1996
  • Sacramento Fine Art Center, Carmichael, CA. "Pastels USA - 10th Annual International Open Exhibition". Sponsored by The Pastel Society of the West Coast. Juried exhibition. Juror: Sally Strand, P.S.A.
  • Byron Roche Gallery, Chicago, IL. Group show.
    1995
  • The Arts Club of Washington. The Sixty Second Annual International Exhibition of the Miniature Painters,Sculptors and Gravers Society of Washington,D.C.
  • World Trade Center, New Orleans, LA. Ninth Membership Exhibition.Sponsored by the Degas Pastel Society. Judge: William A Fagaly.
  • Gallery Gathering, Ragdale Foundation. Lake Forest. IL
  • Sacramento Fine Art Center, Carmichael,CA.-Pastels . U.S.A.,9th.Annual International Open Exhibition Sponsored by the Pastel Society of West Coast. Juried National Exhibition. Juror:Leslie B. De Mille.P.S.A.
  • New Visions Gallery Inc., Marshfield, WI. "Culture and Agriculture."
    1994
  • The Art Institute of Forth Lauderdale, Forth Lauderdale, FL. 14th Annual Competition Sponsored by the Florida Pastel Association. Juror: Elwin Porter, Dean, South Florida Art Institute.
  • Carlson Tower Art Gallery, North Park College, Chicago, Illinois. "Reflexion y Representacion." Invitational. Curator: Tim Lowly.
  • The Arts Club of Washington.The Sixty First Annual International Exhibition of the Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Society of Washington, D.C., Juried show. Judge: Margaret Kranking.
  • Umpaqua Valley Art Center, Rosemburg, OR, 7th Annual National Juried Exhibition sponsored by the Pastel Society of Oregon. Juror: Ben Konis.
  • Gwinnet Fine Arts Center, Duluth, GA. Six Annual International Exhibition, Sponsored by the Southeastern Pastel Society. Juror: Sally Strand.
  • Issaqua Gallery, Issaqua, WA, Ninth Annual International Exhibition, Sponsored by the Northwest Pastel Society. Juror: Grant Saylor.
  • South Haven Center for the Arts, Phoenix, MI,.1994 Juried Competition, Sponsored by Michigan Pastel Association. Juror: Larry Blovits.
  • World Trade Center, New Orleans, LA; Meadows Museum of Arts, Centenary College, Shreveport, LA, and Longview Museum and Art Center, Longview, TX. Fifth Biennial National Exhibition and Museum Tour, Sponsored by the Degas Pastel Society. Juror: Bill Creevy, PSA Master.
  • Sullivan County Museum- Art & Cultural Center. Small Works 94, Sponsored by the Catskill Art Society, Hurleyville, New York. Juror: Max Hutchinson.
  • Chautauqua Art Association Galleries, Chautauqua, New York.1994 Member's Gallery Collection,
  • The Paul Mellon Art Center, Connecticut; Renaissance in Pastel,sponsored by The Connecticut Pastel Society. Jurors: Joe Hing Lowe,P.S.A., Dan Gheno and Gene Sparkman.
  • Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Carmichael, CA,-Pastels U.S.A., 8th. Annual International Open Exhibition, Sponsored by the Pastel Society of West Coast. Juried National Exhibition. Juror: Madlyn- Ann C. Woolwich, PSA and Leslie B. Demille, PSA.
  • Lower Columbia College Art Gallery, Longview, Washington. "Contrast: Form & Texture," Curator: Trudy Woods.
  • Fort Walton Beach Museum, Forth Walton Beach, FL. Third Biennial National Exhibition, Sponsored by the Pastel Society of North Florida Juror: William Schultz, PSA Master.
  • New Visions Gallery Inc., Marshfield, WI. "Culture and Agriculture"
    1993
  • The Arts Club of Washington. The Sixtieth Annual International Exhibition of the Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Society of Washington, D.C., Juried Show. Judge: William Kloss, art historian. Director of Tours of Washington Art Associates.
  • Shades of Pastel 93. National Juried Show. Sponsored by the Maryland Pastel Society. Jurors: Jane Lund, pastelist, publisher of "Art in Progress" and owner of Resurgam Gallery of Baltimore, MD.
    1992
  • The Arts Club of Washington. The Fifty-Ninth Annual International Exhibition of the Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Society of Washington, D.C., Juried show. Judge: Dr. Virginia Meckenburg, Chief Curator, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
  • Laramie Art Guild, The 17th. Annual American National Miniature Show. Wyoming. National Juried Show. Jurors: Julia Kjelgaard, artist printmaker; John Ford, painter; Joyce Brown and Deborah Krebs, Directors for the 1992 ANMS.
  • Umpqua Valley Art Center. 5th. Annual National Juried Exhibition. Pastel Society of Oregon Juried Show. Juror: Ned Mueller, NWR, artist and art teacher.
  • Nevada Artist Association at the NAA's Gallery. Carson City, Nevada.3rd. Annual Miniature Art Exhibit.

Education
    1999/2002
  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Master of Arts in Art Therapy -MAAP-
    1966/69
  • Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fé, Argentina, Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales, Master in Law and Social Science.
    1976/86
  • Private painting and drawing studies with artists Hector Giuffré, Federico Aymá, Enrique Valderrey, Juan Oliva, Andrea Patri and Adolfo Nigro in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
    1976/89
  • Traveling Artist, going all through countries of Asia, Europe, North an South America visiting art museums and public collections, working and showing her work.
Honors and Awards
    1995
  • Degas Pastel Society, Honorable Mention. Ninth Membership Exhibition. World Trade Center.New Orleans. LA. Judge: William A. Fagaly
    1994
  • The Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest, Illinois.Artist-in-Residence Fellowship
  • Sullivan County Museum-Art & Cultural Center. 2nd. Price, Small Works 94, Sponsored by the Catskill Art Society, Hurleyville, New York. Juror: Max Hutchinson.
  • Gwinnet Fine Arts Center, Duluth, GA.Pearl Atlanta Merit-award, Juror: Sally Strand.
Recognitions
    1994
  • Member of the Visual Arts Selection Committee, Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest, Illinois.
Commissions
    1996
  • Art illustrator to "In Your Hands" campaign, City of Chicago, Department of Health, Office of Hispanics Affairs, Hispanic health Coalition, Chicago, Illinois.
    1995
  • Art illustrator to "For Your InnerPace" campaign,City of Chicago Departament of Health,Office of Hispanics Affairs, Hispanic Health Coalition of Chicago,Illinois.
  • Art illustrator to "For Your Health" campaign, City of Chicago Departament of Health, Office of Hispanics Affairs, Hispanic Health Coalition of Chicago, Illinois.
    1994
  • Art illustrator to "For Your Life" campaign, City of Chicago Department of Health, Office of Hispanics Affairs, Hispanic Health Coalition of Chicago, Illinois.
Lectures
    1994
  • North Park College. Chicago,Illinois
Memberships
  • Chicago Artist's Coalition, Chicago, Illinois.
  • Pastel Society of the West Coast. P.S.W.C. Signature member.
  • Sociedad Argentina de Artistas Plásticos. Buenos Aires, Argentina.