Biography

Marta Utsler was born in England and moved to the United States aged 5. In 2010, she returned to the UK and lived in London for a time; then, discovering St. Ives in Cornwall as a renowned art community, she was based, and exhibited her work there, for 4 ½ years. Now Marta lives and works in Berwick-upon-Tweed in Northumberland. At present, her work is exhibited in and around Edinburgh.

Marta was raised in northwest Indiana, just outside of Chicago, Illinois, where drawing was a childhood passion. She became aware of the Artist Relocation Program in Paducah, Kentucky (Paducah, designated a UNESCO Creative City), which was attracting many artists from all over the United States. After renovations were completed on the historic brick building, 520 Studio/Gallery was established in 2004. Marta worked on her art, managed her own gallery for 4 years, and exhibited her work in various other galleries.

In addition to painting, Marta has worked with Michael G. Crouse, Master Printer and Director of Yeiser Art Center, producing limited edition, stone lithographs from 2007 to 2009. This allowed her to continue exploration in graphic black and white abstractions, using litho crayons on the polished surface of Bavarian limestone.

Marta's work is in private collections in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia, including work owned by a member of the prominent Guggenheim family in New York.

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