EDUCATION

2003
2000
Master in Fine Arts, School of Fine Arts and Music, University of Guelph
Licenciada en Arte, Facultad de Arquitectura, Diseño y Bellas Artes, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile



SOLO EXHIBITIONS
                  
              also credited as I. M. Martinez

2011
2010
2008
2005
2003
The Weekend, featured exhibition for CONTACT Photography Festival, Gladstone Hotel, 4th Floor Gallery, Toronto, ON
Accrual, TIW Gallery, Toronto, ON

Echo, Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography (Vitrines), Toronto, ON
Chronic Flux (2003 - 2005), curated by SAVAC, Canadian Heritage Toronto, ON
Frame of Mind (MFA Thesis Exhibition), MacDonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, ON



SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
                  
               also credited as I. M. Martinez  

2012


2011






2007

2006
2005
2004

2003
Magenta Flash Forward 2011, Fairmont Battery Wharf, Boston MA
Collecting Photography, Collecting The World, Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Beaverbrook, NB   
Magenta Flash Forward 2011, The Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, Portland, ME
Magenta Flash Forward 2011, Airship 37, Toronto ON
Magenta Flash Forward 2011, PhotoWeek DC, Washington DC
The Shilian City, a Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes production, screened simultaneously at
Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral (Santiago),and across all provinces of Chile as part of the National Day of Photography
and the National Day of Culture, Chile, August 19, 2011
Middle Ground, CONTACT Photography Festival, Twist Gallery, Toronto, ON
26th Annual Juried Exhibition, Scarborough Arts Council, The Papermill Gallery, Toronto, ON
Timeraiser 2007, 4th Annual Juried Art Auction, Framework Foundation, The Berkeley Church, Toronto, ON
Little Dude, Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto, ON
Timeraiser 2006, 3rd Annual Juried Art Auction, Framework Foundation, CBC Barbara Frum Atrium, Toronto, ON
13th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Junction Arts Festival, Toronto, ON
Feriarte, Municipalidad de Vitacura, Santiago, Chile
Modular, FotoAmérica Bienal de Fotografía de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Collage 2003, The Canadian Cancer Society, 129 Spadina Ave., Toronto, ON
Nth Art Exhibit.001, Nth Art Collective, London, UK
Miniature Show, Station Gallery, Parry Sound, ON
Wegway Magazine, 2nd Annual International Juried Art Exhibition, SPIN Gallery, Toronto, ON



AWARDS AND GRANTS

2011



2010
2008
2007

2003

2002
2001
Emerging Canadian Photographer, Flash Forward Competition 2011: Emerging Photographers from Canada, USA, UK, The Magenta Foundation
OAC Exhibition Assistance Grant
SAC, 26th Annual Juried Exhibition, Honorable Mention
OAC Exhibition Assistance Grant

OAC Exhibition Assistance Grant
Emerging Canadian Photographer, Flash Forward Competition 2007: Emerging Photographers from Canada, USA, UK, The Magenta Foundation 
Board of Graduate Studies Grant for International Students, University of Guelph
University of Guelph Graduate Scholarship

Board of Graduate Studies Research Scholarship, University of Guelph
University of Guelph Graduate Scholarship



COLLECTIONS 

  Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, NB, Canada
The Framework Foundation, Toronto, ON, Canada
Nth Art Collective, London, UK
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Various private collections



PUBLICATIONS AND FEATURES
                                also credited as I. M. Martinez

2011











2010




2009
2007


2006
2004


2003
2002
Flash Forward 2011: Emerging Photographers from Canada, USA, UK, Magenta Publishing for the Arts, 2011
The Shilian City, a Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes production, part of the National Day of Photography
and the National Day of Culture, Chile, August 19, 2011
Catálogo de Fotografía, Centro Virtual de la Fotografía Chilena, Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes, Chile, 2011
The Magenta Links, curated by Konstantinos Flamiatos, July 4, 2011
Siphon Magazine (upcoming), Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre, Kingston, Ontario
NOW Magazine: Must-See Shows (May 5-12, 2011) — NOW, May 5-12, 2011, Vol 30 No 36
Horizon (x3)
por Isabel M. Martinez, Foro Latinoamericano de Fotografía de São Paulo, Mayo 4, 2011
Horizon (x3) por Isabel M. Martinez, Chilenización de la Fotografía, curated by Mane Adaro, Mayo 2, 2011
Reinventando o Tempo, Zupi Brazil, February 2, 2011
The Weekend
by Isabel M. Martinez, LOUDreams, January 31, 2011
The Weekend by Isabel M. Martinez, Art Sponge, curated by Patrick Caire, January 30, 2011
Darkmoon Lilith Journal, Issue #4, Winter 2011, Oregon, USA
The Weekend by Isabel M. Martinez, Foro Latinoamericano de Fotografía de São Paulo, November 14, 2010
Fin de Semana por Isabel M. Martinez, Chilenización de la Fotografía, curated by Mane Adaro, Nov 8, 2010   
Bank on Art, 952 Queen St. West, Toronto, ON  May 2010
NOW Magazine: Must-See Shows (March 10-17, 2011) — NOW, March 10-17, 2010, Vol 29 No 28

Artist Portfolio: Accrual, Lighthouse Magazine, Volume #8, 2010, Ottawa, ON
Same Time, Different Hours, Chilenización de la Fotografía, curated by Mane Adaro, September 12, 2009
Flash Forward 2007: Emerging Photographers from Canada, USA, UK,Magenta Publishing for the Arts, 2007
Timeraiser Artist's Portfolio 2007, Framework Foundation, Toronto, ON, Canada   
Little Dude, Arts and Entertainment, Toronto Star, February 17, 2007, Toronto, Canada
Timeraiser Artist's Portfolio 2006, Framework Foundation, Toronto, ON, Canada
Revista Vivienda y Decoración, El Mercurio, Noviembre 2004, Santiago, Chile
Artist Portfolio: Chronic Flux (2003 - 2005), Ojo Zurdo, Chilean Photo-Based Artists, 2004
Modular, FotoAmérica Bienal de Fotografía de Chile, 2004 Catalogue
Wegway Primary Culture Magazine, Issue #6, Fall 2003, Toronto, Canada
Urología Esencial, (illustrations and photography) Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, 2002




CURATORIAL AND ESSAYS

2011


2004
Amblyopia: image quality and image viewing in the digital era, Proof 18 Canadian Emerging Photographers,
Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography (catalogue essay)
Middle Ground, CONTACT Photography Festival, Toronto, ON (curator, exhibiting artist)

Modular, FotoAmérica Festival de Fotografía de Chile 2004 (catalogue essay, exhibiting artist)




ARTIST TALKS

2011





2010
2005
2000
Visiting Artist / Talk, Medium and Large Format Photography instructed by Surendra Lawoti, OCADU, Toronto
Talk, Proof 18, Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, Toronto
Artist Talk, The Weekend featured exhibition for CONTACT 2011, organized for Doors Open Toronto,
Gladstone Hotel, Toronto
Guest Artist / Speaker for Canadian Art School Hop, The Weekend featured exhibition for CONTACT 2011,
Gladstone Hotel, Toronto
Artist Talk, Accrual, TIW Gallery, Toronto

Artist Talk, Chronic Flux (2003 - 2005), Canadian Heritage Toronto, Toronto

Artist Talk, Black & White Photography and Collections, Escuela de Arte, Universidad Católica de Chile 




OTHER RELATED EXPERIENCE

2012
2011





2009 – 2011
2010
2005 to present
2005


2004
2003 - 2004
2003
2002 - 2003
2002
2001 - 2002
2000 - 2001



2000
Mentor, Outreach Mentorship Program, Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, Toronto
Visiting Artist / Talk, Medium and Large Format Photography instructed by Surendra Lawoti, OCADU, Toronto
Talk, Proof 18, Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, Toronto
Artist Talk, The Weekend featured exhibition for CONTACT 2011, organized for Doors Open Toronto,
Gladstone Hotel
Guest Artist / Speaker for Canadian Art School Hop, The Weekend featured exhibition for CONTACT 2011,
Gladstone Hotel
Chair, Exhibition Programming Committee, Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, Toronto
Artist Talk, Accrual, TIW Gallery, Toronto

Production & Inventory Manager, Edward Burtynsky Photography, Toronto
Instructor, Visual Arts, TAIE International Institute, Toronto
Juror, Ontario Arts Council's Exhibition Assistance Grant, Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, Toronto
Artist Talk, Chronic Flux (2003 - 2005), Canadian Heritage Toronto, Toronto
External Critical Advisor, Photography IV instructed by Suzy Lake, University of Guelph
Art Gallery Intern, Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, Toronto
External Critical Advisor, Photography II instructed by Suzy Lake, University of Guelph
Instructor, Foundation Studies, School of Fine Arts and Music, University of Guelph
Photography Assistant to artist Suzy Lake
Gallery Archivist, Bachinsky-Chu Print Collection, University of Guelph
Medical Illustrator,
Urology Department, Universidad Católica de Chile
Medical Illustrator, Neurology Department, Universidad Católica de Chile
Photography and Design, Literature Department, Universidad Católica de Chile

Photography Editor, Terramagica, Santiago, Chile
Artist Talk, Black & White Photography and Collections, Escuela de Arte, Universidad Católica de Chile 



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