Abstract Art, Modern Art by Marta Spendowska: About

Hi / Cześć ! My name is Marta—I'm a Polish-American, NH Seacoast based fine artist, and illustrator, on a journey to find the perfect Blue.When I'm not painting, I read Emily Dickinson, do handstands & brew hibiscus tea.

Since '07 I've worked with a wide range of art collectors, consultants, brands, and interior designers such as Oprah, Kotex, Danielle LaPorte, Better Homes & Gardens, Oreo and many more. My art is featured in many hotels, residencies and private collections.

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Member of: New Hampshire Art Association (NHAA), New England Watercolor Association (NEWS), Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA), National Watercolor Association (NWS), American Watercolor Association (AWS).

Some facts.

Art is everything to me. So are sardines.
I came to US with $700 in my pocket and an attitude : "Here I come, Hamericaaaa!". Brave. I can see it now.
My most beloved possession — an old 1800 cross from my grandpa & a huge amber from my grandma’s house, all left after Germans escaped.
I hang out on instagram but I REALLY thrive in my Àrtletter — so sign up.
Favorite smell? Vetiver, moss and new books.
YES: Chai, watercolor, handstands, travel, glitter, PICKLES.
NOPE: small talk, group exercises, flying until my first drink (terrified), laziness, real-crime series (I believe people are good yet lost), ze bugs in my food.

ABOUT ART

As an artist, I am at the mercy of beauty and spirituality which I have come to recognize as twin sisters. They are the strongest influences and have become the biggest motivators in my daily life—like my morning coffee—they trigger my energy and allow it flow freely. By learning from my experiences, I have become the unique author of what I know. And so I paint what I know.

My approach is primarily aesthetic, with the objective to balance elegance and harmony through colors, and subject.

Water media is my preferred tool because it is immediately responsive; it reminds me that life does not allow for “do overs.” The fluidity of my materials allows me to be spontaneous, with no plan or obligation other than to react to what is happening with this paper, that brush, this moment.

This intuitive process of painting helps me delve into intangible, hidden, heart-felt places—something akin to painting as prayer.

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ABOUT VERYMARTA, est 2010

V E R Y M A R T A is a brand name (est 2010) of Marta Spendowska.

Marta works under her name as a fine artist and as VERYMARTA within the illustration and product design area.

Additionally, "Spendowska" , as lovely as it is, does cause a bit of a stiff tongue to the non-Polish speaking crowd :)

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" I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way – things I had no words for"
~ Georgia O’Keeffe

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FEATURED INTERVIEWS:

SELECTED PRESS

AR Art Exhibition and Happening / NH
New Canaanite : Art Show

Boston Voyager
Anna Lucy / Big Art Theory: interview
Tiffany Han & Raise Your Hand Say Yes podcast, EP. 127: On making a change
Create Magazine : Issue 3: interview
The Jealous Curator: on Danielle's blog + iTunes podcast interview.
Studio Visit Magazine Issue 34
Urban Outfitters interview
The Jealous Curator
Listen Above: We are the REVELERS: Unraveling The Mystery w/ Marta Spendowska
Read Above: Green Bay Publishing: Arts Issue (page 25)
Evernote: "How Six Amazing Women Get More Done with Evernote"
Domino Magazine
Design Crush
Evernote (full feature + interview on blog)

Saatchi Art : Curator: Rebecca Wilson: New & Noteworthy
Love Twain (Stella McCartney project)
The Jealous Curator
Artsy Forager

SELECTED PRESS

EDUCATION

University of Lodz, Poland: Masters in Marketing & Journalism
NWTC: Graphic Communications (USA)

KNOWN COLLECTIONS:

Ritz Carlton / Half Moon Bay, CA,
Hilton Bayfront, St Petersburg
Hilton Ocean Tower, Hawaii
Hilton SF, San Francisco Caesar Palace / Las Vegas,
District 36, Miami
Marriott Dallas Market Center
Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay
Ritz Tyson Corner, VA
Riverplace, Portland OR
Golden Crown, China
Key Tower Millenia, OH
Temple Texas garden Estate
Hilton, NY
Atlanta Hyatt — Villa Christina
Huston Hyatt Place
Westin, Sarasota
Luxury Caribbean Cruise ship,
Waco Student Housing, Texas,
MOWA
Many private collections

AWARDS:

2017 / Joined (judged) NH Art Association
Finalist in 2013 Richeson International Portrait Competition
Finalist in the MOWA (Museum of Wisconsin Art) Biennial 2014
Finalist in Women in Art (online 2015)

CLIENTS:

PUBLISHED (BOOKS):

Art Collector Maine (2019)
Danielle LaPorte, 2016 Planners collaborations (2015/12016/2017/2018/2019)
How to Style Your Brand, Fiona Humberstone (2015)
Domino Magazine (Winter 2014)
1000 Dogs Portraits, Robynne Raye (05/2014)
Discover Your Nutritional Style, Holli Thompson (2014)
Uppercase: Work/Life (2013)
Directory of Illustration (2013)
many magazines

SHOWS:

Sorelle Gallery / New Canaan CT : 5/2019
BUOY / Kittery, ME : 3/2019
Nahcotta, Portsmouth NH : 3/2019
NWS / National Watercolor Society, LA : 10/2018
Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH : 7/2018
BUOY / Kittery, ME : 3/2018
Foundation Art Space: *Shift ;Register group show, Exeter, NH : 3/2-3/26, 2018
Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH : 12/2017
Exeter Historic Town Hall Holiday Group Show, Exeter, NH : 12/2017
Tower Hill Botanic Garden, MA: group show / 05/2017
Space 15twenty, LA : group show / 2016
Elliott Fouts Gallery, Sacramento, CA: 4 person show (Heather Day, Marta Spendowska, Emily Jeffords, Christina Baker) / 2016
The Framers Gallery : London, UK / 10/2014
Museum of Wisconsin Art: group show / 2014 Biennial
Solo Show: Central Public Library, Green Bay, WI/ 07/2014
Solo Show: Kavarna, Green Bay, WI / 08/2014
The Richeson Gallery : group show / 10/2013
Cyrcus of Arte : group show / 04/2013
From the Outside, Milwaukee, WI : group show / 10/2012