Résumé

Solo Shows

2022

1999

  • "Martha Ponzio, pastels", at the Harry S Truman College, Chicago, Illinois

Group Shows

2002

  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago, “Intention-Intension"

  • Inclusion Art Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, "Woman Art". 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.

  • 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 Fort Lauderdale, Fort 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. "Reflection y Representation." 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.

  • Umpqua Valley Art Center, Roseburg, 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. 

  • Issaquah Gallery, Issaquah, 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, Harleysville, 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, Fort 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, pastelis, 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-

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, Harleysville, New York. Juror: Max Hutchinson.

  • Gwinnet Fine Arts Center, Duluth, GA. Pearl Atlanta Merit-award, Juror: Sally Strand.

Recognitions

2023

  • Selected to participate in Florence Biennale

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 Inner Pace" campaign, City of Chicago Department of Health, Office of Hispanics Affairs, Hispanic Health Coalition of Chicago, Illinois.

  • Art illustrator to "For Your Health" campaign, City of Chicago Department 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 & Workshops

2004 - Present

1994

  • North Park College. Chicago, Illinois

Memberships

  • Chicago Artist's Coalition, Chicago, Illinois.

  • Sociedad Argentina de Artistas Plásticos. Buenos Aires, Argentina.

  • American Watercolor Society, Associate member.