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M A R T Y E   A L L E N

Earthenware, Paintings, Drawings

In both her sculptural and her functional work, this clay artist looks to images from Mimbres pottery, Inuit art and ancient cave painting in France and Spain. Martye is drawn to what she terms the “exquisite, funny animals, both real and imagined” portrayed in this work, finding inspiration for her own signature narratives involving bears and ravens. Martye  earned a BFA in painting from Wittenberg University in Ohio and studied ceramics with Warren MacKenzie at the University of Minnesota. Her home and studio are at Lake Nebagamon, WI.
​Artist Statement: ​Clay has been my passion since I first worked with it in college even though I was concentrating on drawing and painting. It came as a surprise to end up as a potter and not a painter but I have spent the last 40 years working with great joy in clay. Many different clays, glazes, firing methods, shapes and surface decorating techniques passed through my muddy fingers in that time. Some years ago however, I began to feel a pull in a different but familiar direction. Their desire to get back to my drawing and painting roots became impossible to ignore.

So now my studio time is spent with many different media. Along with throwing a few pots and building sculptures I am drawing with oil pastels and monoprinting with inks and painting with water soluble oil paints. The only common element and all this potential chaos is the animal images that are part of all of my work. Ancient rock art and Inuit art continue to be intensely inspiring. Motivation for all of my work still begins with my desire to keep the pieces alive, fresh, and welcoming. Additionally, given the challenges of the last year, I am hoping to inject some humor into it as well.

Thanks to Eduardo for the invitation to exhibit at Rio Bravo.  Thanks too to Sharon Vangelder for help with some of the titles.
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Animal Canoe Martye Allen earthenware clay, 3" x 17" x 3" $225.00
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Bear with Me Martye Allen earthenware clay, 8¾" x 9½" x 9½" $375.00
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Totem Martye Allen earthenware clay, 8¼" x 7¾" x 6" $225.00
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Circle of Friends Martye Allen earthenware clay, 4½" x 9½" x 9½" $325.00
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Raven with Squash Blossom Pots Martye Allen earthenware clay, 6¼" x 9" x 6½" $255.00
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Turtle with Raven Martye Allen earthenware clay, 10½" x 9" x 6" $325.00
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Two Ravens with Squash Blossom Pots Martye Allen earthenware clay, 6" x 12¼" x 7½" $325.00
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Labs Make the Best Bird Dogs Martye Allen mixed media drawings, 24” x 24” framed $695.00
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Ollie Martye Allen oil on panel, 6" x 6" $110.00
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Dyango Martye Allen oil on panel, 6" x 6" $110.00
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Flo Martye Allen oil on panel, 6”x6” $110.00
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Stanley Martye Allen oil on panel, 6”x6” $110.00
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The Boy and the Virgin Martye Allen mixed media, 22”x30” $1100.00
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His Northern Cousin Martye Allen mixed media, 24x30 Framed $1200.00
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Not Just a National Monument Martye Allen mixed media, 20" x 13½" image size, 27" x 20¾" $425.00
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Chocolate Chip Martye Allen oil on panel, 6" x 6" $110.00
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Does This Painting Make My Nose Look Big? Martye Allen acrylic on canvas, 17" x 23" $595.00
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Shanti Martye Allen oil on panel, 6”x6” $110.00
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The boys from Saddlestring Martye Allen mixed media.14¾" x 21½" image 24" x 30" framed $1,100,00
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Equipoise V Martye Allen mixed media drawings,18” x 22” framed $395.00. Private Collection
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When Pez Flies Martye Allen mixed media drawings, 17” x 21” framed. $425.00
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Sharon Appears to be Unclear on the Concept of Camouflage Martye Allen mixed media, 16½" x 11¼" image size, 21¼" x 17¼" $425.00
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Had She Stayed in Wisconsin Martye Allen oil on canvas 24" x 24" $495.00
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La Corvid de la Guadalupe Martye Allen mixed media drawings, 21” x 23” framed $1100.00
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Here I am Martye Allen drypoint etching, 4½" x 3½" image size 12" x 9½" framed $95.00
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Little Bear Martye Allen drypoint etching, 4" x 7¾" image 9½" x 7½" framed $95.00
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Here I am Martye Allen drypoint etching, 4½" x 3½" image size $95.00
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Little Bear Martye Allen drypoint etching, 4" x 7¾" image 9½" x 7½" framed $95.00
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Thank you!

Eduardo Alicea, Owner - Director      H. Joe Waldrum, Founder in 1998
Gallery Hours
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Open Wednesday – Sunday
Noon – 5 p.m.
And by Appointment
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RioBravoFineArt® Gallery 
110 North Broadway Avenue Truth or Consequences, 
NM 87901
Phone: 1.575.894.0572 


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  • HOME
    • ABOUT RBFA
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  • CURRENT EXHIBITION PREVIEW
    • Donna Monroe Retrospective >
      • FROM RIOBRAVOFINE-ART® GALLERY
      • ABOUT
      • MONOPRINTS & PHOTOGRAPHS
      • SCULPTURE
      • EMBELLISHED TEXTILES
      • TOTEM FIGURES
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      • ASSEMBLAGE
      • ALTERED BOOKS
      • PAPER COLLAGE'
    • 2021 GALLERY ARTISTS' SHOW
    • Martye Allen Exhibition 2021
  • WORKS FR0M H. JOE WALDRUM TRUST
    • Exhibition Preview
    • Paintings Linocuts And Etchings
    • Polaroids
    • About Joe
  • GALLERY ARTISTS INDEX
    • Roy van der Aa
    • Martye Allen >
      • Martye Allen Profile
    • Wiz Allred >
      • About Wiz Allred
    • Dave Barnett >
      • Dave Barnett Resume'
    • Delmas Howe >
      • Delmas Howe Resume' And More
    • Noël Hudson >
      • New Grasses Series Paintings
      • New Abstract Series Paintings
      • New Fragments Series Collages
      • Noel Hudson Resume'
    • Darlene Olivia McElroy >
      • About Darlene Olivia McElroy
    • Gregory Montreuil
    • Leo Neufeld
    • Joel Smith >
      • Joel Smith Resume'
    • Nolan Winkler >
      • Nolan Winkler Resume'
  • RECENT PAST EXHIBITIONS
    • Graham Murtough
    • Darlene Olivia McElroy >
      • About Darlene Olivia McElroy
    • Wiz Allred Exhibition >
      • About Wiz Allred
    • Gregory Montreuil Exhibition
    • The Family Winkler Exhibition
    • Dave Barnett Exhibition
    • Noël Hudson Exhibition >
      • Blue Room Exhibition
    • Leo Neufeld Exhibition
    • Susan Noreen Exhibition
  • AVAILABLE COLLECTIONS
    • From The Winkler Collection
  • PURCHASE INQUIRIES
  • BLOG/EXHIBITION/ REVIEWS
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