Spatial

Caryn Martin, a Baltimore-based artist and educator, was a 2022 Finalist for the Trawick Contemporary Art Awards. She received MAT and MFA degrees from Maryland Institute College of Art, and has taught color theory, drawing, two-dimensional design, and introductory time-based media classes at various institutions. Martin has shown her work at Art on Paper, the Baltimore Fine Art Print Fair, Catalyst Contemporary, Creative Alliance, Maryland Art Place, St. John’s College, Anne Arundel Community College, School 33, Institute of Contemporary Art Baltimore, and Gallery B in Bethesda, Maryland. She has also exhibited work at Sulphur Studios in Georgia, Broward College in Florida, and Marshall University in West Virginia. In recent years, she has participated in residencies at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, VCCA France in Auvillar, ACI Residency in Italy, and at Windy Mowing in Vermont.

Juror’s Statement

It was a pleasure to experience the range of works and the high quality of submissions for “Spatial.” I was excited to see so many artists playing with the relationship between negative and positive space, often abstracting and complicating that relationship. I also enjoyed works that constricted or flattened the sense of space, pieces that captured deep space and atmospheric perspective, and others that played with clear focus against a blurred depth of field. In terms of composition, I selected a range of works that embraced balance, while also acknowledging strong asymmetrical compositions and arrangements. When making my selections, I looked for works that truly embraced space as a primary or secondary subject, while also striving to select a range of different processes and materials. Congratulations to the artists in “Spatial,” I can’t wait to see the works displayed together in this online exhibition!

-Caryn Martin