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Shantell Martin’s signature black and white drawings create a meditative effect defined by an uninhibited flow, her compositions embody her internal state and the impermanence of the world around her.

Martin's work is a meditation of lines; a language of characters, creatures and messages that invites viewers to share a role in the creative process.

“The advice I would give myself AND have done for years is to create your own opportunities and do that by using what YOU have access to.”

-Shantell Martin

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Words and Lines

Denver Art Museum

2019

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Are you Being There

Coney Art Walls

2017

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There is Always Us

2012

Ink on paper

24 × 18 in

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SHANTELL MARTIN NYCB Be Kind, By Moving, 2019 55.00 x 49.00 in

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One Day Today, Where they Create

2019

Ink on paper

16 1/2 × 23 1/4 in

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Shantell Martin The May Room, New York.

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Shantell Martin The May Room, New York.

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Watch Shantell Martin, make and share!

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Watch Shantell Martin, in a timelapse video making a mural!

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Listen to Shantell Martin and see how drawing can set you free!

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Shantell Martin

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As you watch, record what you observe about the artist’s style and process.

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A Martin inspired artwork

Create plans that include different lines and shapes.

Think about what lines and shapes you would use and why.

What you are trying to communicate with your work, what do you want the viewer to feel?

Using intentional lines and shapes, begin to sketch your compositions.