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Soraida Martinez,
Artist, Designer, Author, Creator of Verdadism Ar.t
Studio Location:New Location, 220 South Berlin Road, Lindenwold, New Jersey 08021
Tel: 856-346-3131 Fax: 856-346-3251
www.soraida.com
| VERDAISM, Paintings Juxtaposed with Written Social
Commentaries Since 1992 |
| Soraida Martinez is a Latina artist of Puerto Rican heritage who
is known as the creator of Verdadism, a form of hard-edge abstraction
in which paintings are juxtaposed with social commentaries on truth in America, Soraida
was born in New York City and is also a graphic designer specializing
in corporate literature. Soraida studied art at Rowan University,
where she majored in fine art with a specialization in design and
graduated in 1981; she also holds a Liberal Arts degree focusing on
psychology. Soraida calls her art style Verdadism because her paintings
are accompanied by her written social commentaries, which are based
on her personal life experiences. Soraida has gained recognition and
received many awards for her unique thought-provoking and visually-stimulating
art style, which she created in 1992 and which addresses issues of
sexism, racism and stereotyping while seeking to promote a deeper
understanding of the human soul and tolerance. Soraida and her art
have been featured in many magazines and newspapers, as well as on
radio and television; and, she also served as a member of the New
Jersey State Council On The Arts. Through her art, Soraida is an activist
and humanitarian who visits young children in schools in order to
encourage and inspire them to strive to achieve their fullest potential.
She is frequently asked to do workshops on her Verdadism art and philosophy
at colleges and universities. |
Birthplace 1956...............................................Manhattan,
New York City
Artistic Achievements
1981-1986........................................ Product illustrator
for J.G. Durand International, French Crystal Company
1982-1985.........................................Freelance/in-house Art
Director and Graphic Designer for Corporations
1986-Present......................................Formed Persona Advertising,
Art/Design Studio Specializing in Corporate Literature Design
1992-Present......................................Created Verdadism, Art
Style with Humanistic Philosophy and Written Social Commentaries
1999...................................................Wrote Book on The
Art of Verdadism
Verdadism
Solo Art Exhibitions
1994........................................................Walt
Whitman Cultural Arts Center (Andrew Vitagliano Art Gallery), Camden-NJ
1994........................................................Camden Community
Credit Union, Camden-NJ
1994........................................................Borders Books
& Music, Marlton-NJ
1994........................................................Passaic County
Community College (Broadway Gallery), Paterson-NJ
1995........................................................Markeim Art
Center, Haddonfield-NJ
1995........................................................New Jersey
Department of Community Affairs, Trenton-NJ
1995........................................................SASCA (Spanish-American
Social & Cultural Association), Willingboro-NJ
1995........................................................Serengeti
Jazz Cafe, Pennsauken-NJ
1996........................................................Trenton State
College, Trenton-NJ
1996........................................................Omni Cultural
Center, West Chester-PA
1996........................................................University
of Dentistry & Medicine/School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford-NJ
1996........................................................Cumberland
County College (Frank Guaracini Fine Art Center), Vineland-NJ
1997........................................................West Chester
University "Women Of Color Conference," West Chester-PA
1997........................................................Department
of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Orange-NJ
1997........................................................Department
of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New York-NY
1998........................................................Atlantic City
Art Center, Atlantic City-NJ
1998........................................................University
of the Arts, Philadelphia-PA
1998........................................................Colombia University,
New York-NY
1998........................................................John Jay College
of Criminal Justice, New York-NY
1998........................................................Balch Institute
for Ethnic Studies, Philadelphia-PA
2000.........................................................Barnes &
Noble, Moorestown-New Jersey
2000.........................................................Barnes &
Noble, New York-New York/ Exhibition and book Signing
2000.........................................................Barnes &
Noble, Wilmington-DE
2000.........................................................Barnes &
Noble, Marlton-NJ
2000.........................................................Barnes &
Noble, New Brunswick-NJ
2001.........................................................University
of the Sciences, Philadelphia-PA
2001.........................................................Trinity
College, Hartford-CT
2002........................................................Veterans
Administration Regional Offices, Philadelphia, PA
Group Art Shows
1996.......................................................Summit
BanCorp, "Latin-American Artists Group Show," Princeton-NJ
1996.......................................................Camden County
Library "South Jersey Museum Group Show," Voorhees-NJ
1996.......................................................Latin American
Economic Development Association, "Distinguished Regional Artists'
Group Show," Camden-NJ
1997.......................................................Paterson Museum,
"The Diversity Of The Art of The Latina Woman," Paterson-NJ
2000.......................................................Delaware Art
Museum, "A World of Latin Artists," Wilmington-DE
Awards
and Acknowledgments
1995......................................................."Inspiration
and Commitment" award, Latino Chamber of Commerce, Mercer County-NJ
1996.......................................................Appointed by
the Governor of New Jersey to the New Jersey State Council on the Arts
1996......................................................"Distinguished
Woman of 1996" award, La Tribuna Newspaper of New Jersey /New York
1999.......................................................Inducted into
the twenty-first edition (1999-2000) of Who's Who of American Women
2001.......................................................Distinguished
Alumni, Cumberland County College, Vineland-NJ
2000.......................................................Soraida Martinez
Proclamation Day, Mayor's Office, Atlantic City-NJ
Education
1978........................................................Associate
in liberal Arts, Cumberland County College, Vineland, New Jersey
1981........................................................Bachelor of
Arts in Fine Art, Specialization in General design, Concentration in graphic design,
Glassboro State College (Rowan University)
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Appearances/Featured Articles on Verdadism Art Since 1992
Television/Radio: NJN Public Television "Images and Imagenes," "The
Steven Adubato Show," "Another View" "Philly live," WYBE Public Television,
WRTI Jazz Radio, NJN Syndicated Radio Magazines: Latina, Latina Style,
Jersey Style, Que Linda, Moderna, Rowan Newspapers/Periodicals: Philadelphia
Inquirer, Philadelphia Tribune, South Jersey Courier Post, Philadelphia
Daily News, Burlington County Times, Bergen County Times, Daily News,
Atlantic City Press, Evesham Trend, Cumberland News, Bridgeton Evening
News, Trenton Times, City Paper Spanish-Language Newspapers: El Diario/La
Prensa, La Tribuna, El Hispano, La Revista, El Veterano, Vision-Hispana,
La Actualidad, Al Dia Internet: Oprah's "Oxygen," about.com, dejanews.com
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