About

Martin Schumacher was born in Poughkeepsie, New York (on the grounds of Vassar College), came of age in the Midwest (at Oberlin College) and, after some time on the West Coast and Mexico, has lived nearly all of his adult life in and around Boston, Massachusetts.

 

An early interest in drawing and film led him to art school in the mid 1970s, working primarily in drawing and experimental animation. Many years later — after a career in publishing/communications and raising two wonderful daughters — Schumacher recently returned to his early interest in the visual arts, currently focusing on monotypes and mixed media.

 

He currently resides in Concord, Massachusetts with his wife Margaret and their two cats Otis and Wallace.

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Statement

I will often combine monotype printmaking with a variety of mixed media. For instance, beginning with a monotype print or a simple ink and water creation, I will then attempt to tease out a certain image or resonant details with, say, charcoal or pastels, or perhaps through digital manipulation. I will also combine prints and images digitally to create something of a monotype collage or assemblage.

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In terms of influences, I (like so many of us) point to a number of sources, including and especially the natural world, literature, travel, dreams, and, of course, other artists, particularly the Europeans and some Americans during the early stages of Modernism (late 19th and early 20th century). I often find myself drawn to a type of visual expression that explores that area where the representational and the abstract meet. 

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For price and sale inquiries, please contact Martin at mschumacher607@gmail.com

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Exhibition History

2020 – Concord Art Association, 2020 Members Juried 2, Concord, MA

 2020 – Maynard ArtSpace, National Juried Show: “Energy,” Maynard, MA

2019 – Chester Gallery of Art, New England College, MGNE’s "Press and Release" Exhibition, Henniker, NH

2019 – Loading Dock Gallery’s NE Regional Juried Show: “Repetition, Replication, Variation,” Lowell, MA

2019 – Concord Art Association, 20th Annual Frances Roddy Open Competition, Concord, MA

2019 – Concord Art Association’s 2020 calendar (with theme of “shelter”), Concord, MA

2019 – Concord Art Association, “Great Big Small Works Art Sale,” Concord, MA

2019 – Bauhaus Prairie Art Gallery, “Black & White, Etc. Juried Online Show” Honorable Mention, OK

2019 – The Rhode Island Watercolor Society, “MGNE Members’ Juried Exhibition,” Pawtucket, RI

2019 – Concord Art Association, “Members Juried 2,” Concord, MA

2018 – Gallery at the Wauregan, “The Brothers Schumacher,” Norwich, CT