Marty Gordon

Marty Gordon


About

I was born in Pensacola, Florida in 1962. Most of my family still lives in the area. During my "nomad" years, I lived in every state in the southern USA except Louisiana and Mississippi. Currently, I live in Seattle with my new bride Sarah.

Marty Gordon was born in Pensacola, Florida in 1962. His mother says he was born with a pencil in his hand and hes been scribbling ever since. As a boy, he drew monsters and superheroes. As a teenager, he dreamed of a career as a comic book artist. As a college art student, his focus shifted to printmaking. Marty earned his BFA from the University of West Florida in Pensacola where he also participated in exhibitions at Art on the Tracks, a local gallery. In conjunction with his graduation, Marty was also recognized as an outstanding fine arts student by receiving a Liquitex Art Materials Award as well as several school related awards.
During the next 6 years, visual arts took a backseat as Marty explored writing and theatre. He earned an MA in Communications from Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas in 1995. Over the next 9 years, Marty spent time as a creative minister focusing on matters of faith and the arts. In the spring of 2004 he met his wife Sarah who is also an artist. They challenged each other to begin making visual art again. Learning collage from Sarah, Marty has spent the last 3 years pouring all of his experiences into developing his own unique style. Through his art, Marty is asking questions, inviting debate and telling stories. Looking at one of his works is akin to peeking through a window into another world, a world where art, humor, faith, tension and candidness live together in vignettes of surreal commentary.

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Education
- BFA University of West Florida 1989
- MA Communications Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary 1995

Past Exhibit Venues

- Edmonds Art Walk, Edmonds, WA
- Forum Center/ReMax Realty, Seattle, WA
- Candle's Cafe, Seattle, WA
- North Seattle Community College, Seattle, WA
- Hotwire Online Coffeehouse, Shoreline, WA
- Insurrection Vintage, Seattle, WA
- Twilight Artist Collective, Seattle, WA
- Art on the Tracks gallery, Pensacola, FL
- Pensacola Jr. College, Pensacola
- University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL,
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Friends

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  • Dganit Kislev
  • Alex Nowak
  • Jon Thwaites
  • Lara Clarke-Wardle

Revenge of the Sea Monkeys
When Animals Attack
The Brainwashing of Suzy Homemaker
Lost in Space
Cowboys and Indians
Take A Dive
Global Warming
The Man Who Thought Too Much
Kitty Foil
Bad Hare Day
Bad Hare Day
Kitty Foil
The Man Who Thought Too Much
Global Warming

Events & Exhibitions

Exhibitions

Selected Exhibitions

Group Exhibitions

2010 12 Days of Christmas, Twilight Artist Collective, West Seattle, WA
2010 Neo-KITSCH, Artswest, West Seattle, WA
2010 Take 5, Bherd Gallery, Seattle, WA
2010 Lost and Found: The Art of Collage, Northern Kentucky University Art Gallery, Highland Heights, KY
2010 Spectacular Sights: Postcards from Places Yet to Be Seen, Gallery KG52, Stockholm, Sweden
2010 Beeerotica 2, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2010 The Breast Show, Ouch My Eye, Seattle, WA
2009 Stop! Collaborate!, Twilight Artist Collective, West Seattle, WA
2009 The Descent of Sock Monkey, ArtsWest, West Seattle, WA
2008 Lustre Communications, Seattle, WA
2008 The Alphabet Show, Pop Tots, Seattle, WA
2007 Layerists and Multi-Media Show, North Seattle Community College Seattle, WA
2007 Alumni Art Invitational, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL

Solo Shows

2010 Skylark Café and Club, West Seattle, WA
2010 Cloud City Coffee, Seattle, WA
2010 Two Birds Tattoo, Seattle, WA
2010 Northwest Encaustic, West Seattle, WA
2010 Corridor Gallery, Tashiro Kaplan Building, Seattle, WA
2009 Candle’s Café, Seattle, WA
2008 Johnston Architects, Seattle, WA
2008 Velouria, Ballard, WA
2008 Bouncing Wall, Seattle, WA
2008 Trabant Coffee & Chai, Seattle, WA
2008 Green Bean Coffeehouse, Seattle, WA
2007 Forum Center, Ballard, WA
2007 Hotwire Online Coffeehouse, Shoreline, WA
2007 Insurrection Vintage, Seattle, WA
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