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
TCEP (Telpochcalli Community Education Project) Weekly Art Studio. Chicago, Illinois
Facilitating weekly sessions in the mediums of acrylic and watercolor for adults in the community
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.