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Martha N. Hayden -- Artist.

For more than 60 years, Martha N. Hayden has been working in and out of her studio in Sharon, Wisconsin. She produces art in many mediums, including oil, acrylic, water color, gouache, lithography, fabric, ceramics and enameling. She has brought joy to thousands of people who have purchased her work, and hundreds of people who have participated in her art classes and workshops. Over the years, she has also maintained studios in New York City in Astoria (1995 - 2001) and on the Lower East Side (2001 - 2017) and she has participated in numerous Artist Residencies.


Martha Hayden at Work --May 2019

Martha N. Hayden grew up in Evanston, IL and attended Evanston High School which she graduated from in 1955. She attended Bradley College for 2 years majoring in the Ceramic Arts before transferring to the Art Institute of Chicago where she majored int he Fine Arts and received her BFA degree in 1961. At the Art Institute, she studied with Paul Wieghardt and Isabol MacKinnon. While attending the Art Institute of Chicago, she also attended the University of Chicago-Downtown Campus (1955-1961) where she took academic courses. Following graduation from the Art Institute of Chicago, she used a fellowship to study at chule des Sehens in Salzburg, Austria,with Oskar Kokoschka in 1962. AskArt.com - Martha Nessler Hayden[1] She continued to travel and paint in Europe immedeately following her studies with Kokoschka. She has traveled to Mexico to paint on multiple occasions. During these trips, she has spent time in Santo Miguel Allende, the Yucatan peninsula and Bella Vista located in the mountains near Morelia[2] And she has participated in Art Residencies throughout the US and Europe during the 1990s and 2000s.


Early Career

During the 1960s and 1970s, Martha Hayden was a regular exhibitor at The Art Institute of Chicago where her works were part of the Art Rental program there. The was also a regular participant in the Chicago and Milwaukee Art Scenes. Her works could be found in the following galleries: and during the summers she could be found at the Chicago Area Art Fairs including: Old Town, Gold Coast, Glenview, Orchard Park, and Evanston and the Milwaukee fairs including the Lake Front Festival. Her works in oil and acrylic were often large and stood out at these fairs because of their size and because of their use of color and composition. A memorable series created during this period is the "Super Fruits" These still lives featured individual pieces of fruit in ways that they are not usually viewed. Most of these works are 50 inches or more wide. All of the Super Fruit compositions were complex, but what viewers typically commented on were the amazing variety of colors that Martha found and expressed in these works. Another memorable series created during this period is the "Paper Bag" series.

Mid Career

During the 1980s, Martha Hayden

Her work is often featured in Exhibitions at the Museum of Wisconsin(MOWA). https://wisconsinart.org/archives/artist/martha-n-hayden/exhibitions-4591.aspx[3] In 2001, she was included in the Exhibition: "11 Annual Remarkable Women Show."[4]

Her largest work is a Mural portraying the history of Beloit, Wisconsin beginning with scenes from time the area was first settled by Europeans, continuing with the migration of African Americans northward from Mississippi beginning in 1917 when Beloit was emerging as a major center of manufacturing[5] and then finishes with a panoramic view of Beloit, Wisconsin in the 1980s. It includes views of the Beloit Riverfront, College, historic buildings, parks, and golf course. The mural is 6 feet high and 92 feet long and is the largest landscape painting in Wisconsin[2]. This mural is located in the Beloit City Hall. It was completed in 1985.

Late Career

During the 2000s, Martha Hayden has travelled to many parts of the world and has produced landscape paintings every place she has travelled.

Sampling of articles published about Martha Hayden:

  • Still Life in Oils: An Insight Into the Artist's Creative Process -- Seeing, Thinking, Acting, By Theodora Philcox, AVA Publishing, Crans,pres-Celigny, Switzerland,[6]
  • The Art of Martha Hayden, by Linda Godfrey, At the Lake, Winter, 2001[6]
  • Emerging Women Artists, By Janice Williams , Newbury Street and Back Bay Guide, February 2, 1999[6]
  • Artist Draws on Her Unique Journey, By James Auer, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, February 4, 1998[6]
  • New York A Second Home for State Painter, By James Auer, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Art Critic, May 11, 1997[6]
  • "Artist Finds Beauty in Beloit," Enking, Minnie Mills, Beloit Daily News, March 30, 1985. Page 83.
  • Harvard University Fine Arts Library Tumbler site: [7]




Martha Hayden is included in the following books:

  • Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors / Wisconsin Artists in All Media Centennial Exhibition, West Bend Art Museum, West Bend, WI 2000.
  • Art in Wisconsin, Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors / Artists in All Media, Madison, WI 2005
  • For the Birds: Artists Examine Aviary Abodes, Wustum Museum Racine, WI 1990

Her works can be viewed on line at:

Seaside Gallery https://seasideart.com/collections/martha-hayden Ask Art.com http://www.askart.com/artist/Martha_Nessler_Hayden/11008242/Martha_Nessler_Hayden.aspx


References

"Artist Finds Beauty in Beloit," Enking, Minnie Mills, Beloit Daily News, March 30, 1985. Page 83.

  1. ^ "Martha Nessler Hayden". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  2. ^ a b Hayden, Martha. "Martha Hayden Bio". Martha Hayden. Retrieved May 19, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. ^ "Martha N. Hayden/Exhibitions". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. ^ "11th Annual Remarkable Women Show". Museum of Wisconsin Art. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. ^ "Fairbanks Flats". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  6. ^ a b c d e "Martha Hayden". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  7. ^ "Morning Noon and Night". Fine Arts Library. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

Category:Female Artist Category:Art Institute of Chicago Category:Wisconsin Artist

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