“The images are conduit.”
Tyler McMartin is a multimedia artist and architect based in Los Angeles. His art practice is focused on challenging the conventions of abstract painting through critical experimentation to produce progressive form and aesthetic. He holds a BS in studio art from Skidmore College (2007), and an M. Arch from the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc, 2012). Exhibitions include SIGNAL 2023 at 517 Victoria Ave., PlantBased 2023, SALON 2022, Writing in Tongues 2020, and Natural Selections at the 2019 Bambay Beach Biennale.
Exhibitions:
2024, May 11-July 11, Small Scale Show, Curated group exhibition at Modest Common, 505 W. Pico, Los Angeles CA
2023, Sept. 9-20, SIGNAL, Exhibition of a silk screen print edition at 517 Victoria Ave. Venice, CA
2023, April 22-May 6, PlantBased, (Artist/Curator) Group exhibition, 310 Culver Blvd. Playa Del Rey CA
2022, Aug. 20-Sept. 17, Holy Crap 2, Curated group exhibition at Modest Common, 505 W. Pico, Los Angeles CA
2022, Feb. 1-20, SALON, A Domestic Art Show Real Estate Fantasy Core curated by Noemi Polo, Venice CA
2020, Sept. 6 & 13, Writing In Tongues, Outdoor exhibition in participation with Maiden LA 2020, Playa Del Rey CA
2019, Sept. 7-28, Pattern Language, Residency and dual exhibition with Peter Zellner at 4301 W Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles CA
2019, Painting Transformations, Digital Exhibition, Los Angeles CA
2019, Natural Selections, dual exhibition with Curime Batliner at the 2019 Bombay Beach Biennale (BBB 2019), Bombay Beach Contemporary, Bombay Beach CA
2017, REAL IMAGE, Alumni Invitation, Tang Teaching Museum, Saratoga Springs NY
Exhibition Design:
2016, Come In! DTLA, A+D Museum, Los Angeles CA
2015, Shelter: Rethinking How We Live in Los Angeles, A+D Museum, Los Angeles CA
2014, Beyond Environment, with Pentagon.la at L.A.C.E. (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions), Curated by Amit Wolf & Emanuele Piccardo, Los Angeles CA
Publication:
2017 , ‘Rapunzel Story’ Political Illustration, February Print Issue, Flaunt Magazine
2019, ‘Meet Tyler McMartin and Peter Zellner’, Local Stories Nov. 12, 2019, Voyage LA
Education:
Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), Master of Architecture, 2012
Skidmore College, Bachelor of Science, Studio Art, 2007