Victoria Martinez

Victoria Martinez was born in Chicago, Illinois and is an interdisciplinary artist who honors her Mexican-American ancestry through textile-based projects including painting, installation art, and public art. Her work is inspired by ancient sites, architecture, and the urban environment. Martinez has exhibited at venues including the Yale University Art Gallery, the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago, the McNay Art Museum, and Museo Universitario del Chopo in Mexico City. Her work has been supported by The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library Research Fellowship at Yale University, the Actos de Confianza Grant through the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC), and a travel grant through the Theaster Gates Rebuild Foundation. She holds a BFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and an MFA from Yale University School of Art in Painting and Printmaking.