David Bunn Martine, photo courtesy Southampton African American Museum

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Supported in part by the Robert L. Gardiner Foundation.

David Bunn Martine, award-winning visual artist and Curator of the Shinnecock Nation Cultural Center Museum, joins us for our April Insight Sunday. Drawing inspiration from history and reimagined perspectives, Martine’s work explores the spiritual strength and vibrancy of historical figures while stylistically staying within the realm of realism.  Martine will speak about his process, how he reimagines the world, and his purpose in selecting the historical scenes he portrays. Following the discussion there will be a Q&A with the audience.

Martine’s work The Northern Migration, a playful nod to Grant Wood’s American Gothic, is included in our exhibition Eternal Testament, on view from March 22 to June 1. (Exhibition hours: Thursday to Monday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.) Stop by the show and join us on Sunday to learn why Martine believes “art should uplift and elevate the soul and not dwell in the negative conditions of history and society.”

This special Insight Sunday is presented as a part of our current exhibition Eternal Testament, curated by Jeremy Dennis and Meranda Roberts; please click here for more information on the exhibition.

• ABOUT DAVID

  David Bunn Martine is of Shinnecock, Montauk, and Nednai-Chiricahua Apache lineage on his mother’s side and Hungarian descent on his father’s side. His work in Eternal Testament depicts a narrative historical scene of Native American life rendered in classical realism. He has a broad artistic practice that includes creating murals, portraiture, sculpture, and illustration.

  The recipient of a Joan Mitchell Award in painting and an Andy Warhol Research Fellowship, he attended the Robert Rauschenberg Residency in 2015 and was commissioned to paint The North Migration mural at the Southampton African American Museum. 

  Martine is the Curator of the Shinnecock Nation Cultural Center and Museum, and Chairperson of AMERINDA (American Indian Artists, Inc.) in New York City.  His book No Reservation: New York Contemporary Native American Art Movement (2017) defines and documents the rich diversity of Native art practices in New York City and Native artists’ contributions to larger artistic movements such as Abstract Expressionism

  Martine received a B.F.A. in Art at the University of Oklahoma, attended the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, NM, studying jewelry-making, sculpture, and museum science, and received a Master’s Degree in Art Education from the University of Central Oklahoma.