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Martine Gutierrez(born 1989)[1] is an American, biracial, transgender female visual artist, writer, photographer, musician and performer. She is best known for her exhibition piece, Indigenous Woman which was a publicized as a faux fashion magazine and exhibited by the RYAN LEE gallery in New York City. Indigenous Woman explores indigenous cultures and feminine beauty standards. Gutierrez visual work explores sexuality, gender, LGBTQ and race to which she uses as key inspiration in her exhibition of her pieces.[2] She most recently had her pieces included in galleries in New York, North Carolina and Texas.[3] Gutierrez has also published and produced music. Her music has been previously used by fashion conglomerates such as Christian Dior and Acne Studios.[4]

Early life and Education

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Martine Gutierrez was Born in Berkeley, California in the United States. In her early years she was raised in Oakland and later in Vermont.[5] Gutierrez comes from a mixed cultural background; her father is Guatemalanand mother is white American.[6] Her mixed cultural ancestry as well as her transgender identity have been a source of inspiration in her artwork dealing with indigenous and LGBTQ representation.[7] She currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.[8]

In 2012, Gutierrez received her BFA with Honors in Printmaking from the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island.[9] Gutierrez also has worked with a variety of mixed media such as: dance, photography, video,and costume design.

Major work

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Gutierrez's most recent prominent work has been her Indigenous Women magazine piece. The piece itself is 146 page spread of photography and images that were made entirely by Gutierrez herself. Indigenous women was shown at the Ryan Lee gallery were Gutierrez currently resides at. The artwork centers around Gutierrez's own view and identity of gender fluidity, Latinx culture and American media through the style of a fashion magazine.[10] The piece was given praise by reputable art magazine Artfourm. The magazine gave praise for her work stating, "146 pages of autonomous, autonomous selection."It took Gutierrez three years to produce the magazine. She presented it at the Ryan Lee gallery in 2018. [11] A section of Gutierrez's Indigenous women titled Demons was published in a book titled Kiss my genders. [12]

References

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  1. ^ http://www.martinegutierrez.com/about-the-artist1.html
  2. ^ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/9kvaey/martine-gutierrez-trans-latinx-artist-indigenous-fashion-photography
  3. ^ https://ryanleegallery.com/artists/martine-gutierrez/
  4. ^ http://www.martinegutierrez.com/about-the-artist1.html
  5. ^ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/9kvaey/martine-gutierrez-trans-latinx-artist-indigenous-fashion-photography
  6. ^ https://iscp-nyc.org/resident/martine-gutierrez
  7. ^ http://www.martinegutierrez.com/about-the-artist1.html
  8. ^ http://www.martinegutierrez.com/about-the-artist1.html
  9. ^ https://iscp-nyc.org/resident/martine-gutierrez
  10. ^ Al-Kadhi, Amrou (August 20, 2019). Kiss my genders. Hayward Gallery Publishing. p. 240. ISBN 1853323640.
  11. ^ https://www.artforum.com/print/201901/project-martine-gutierrez-78007
  12. ^ Al-Kadhi, Amrou (August 20, 2019). Kiss my genders. Hayward Gallery Publishing. p. 240. ISBN 1853323640.
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