Biography

Martin was born in Dublin in 1950 and moved to England in 1955.

Martin took his 'O' level Art early and then his 'A' level art at De La Salle College Salford. He attended Derby College of Art, then Stourbridge College of Art and Goldsmiths College in London.

Since 1974, Martin has taught art in London and Salford, Manchester and retired as an Assistant Head teacher in 2008.

In 2007 he was elected to be a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

He has returned to painting seriously in 2009 and has an extensive gallery of work on show on his website and a number of works are currently exhibited at Gallery 786 in Manchester.

His inspiration comes from landscapes and the power of colour and scale. From an early age he has acknowledged the importance of the American Abstract Expressionist School and in particular of the work by Barnett Newman and Adolphe Gottlieb. He was also inspired by seeing the work of John Hoyland in the Whitworth Gallery in Manchester whilst still a student.

Currently exhibited at Gallery 786 in Manchester, at Neoartists and Church Bank Gallery, Bolton and Little Sicily in Altrincham, Cheshire. He is currently represented by Li Kailin Contemporary Fine art.