Martha Dickson Allen

Nuevo Santander Gallery
Fine Art - Antiques - Old West Collectibles
717 North Main Street ¤ McAllen TX 78501
(956) 618-4959 ¤ fax (956) 618-1746
nsantander@aol.com

Vietnamese Market $2400
22" X 30" Watercolor
© 2007 Martha Dickson Allen
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Island Girl $1800
Watercolor
© 2007 Martha Dickson Allen
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

MARTHA DICKSON ALLEN

Martha Allen was born in Temple, Texas and now lives near San Antonio, Texas. She holds a degree in art education from The University of Texas at Huntsville, has worked in fashion and advertising, illustrated two children's books published by Prentice Hall and was an illustrator of medical subjects at the Academy of Health sciences in San Antonio. The first painting in her Mexico series was purchased by actor Robert Goulet in 1984. Martha has explored nineteen cities and numerous villages researching the lifeways of Mexico's indigenous people.
Martha describes her watercolors as romantic realism since her goal is to show the richness of exotic cultures through compelling portraits typical of Latin America. Her portraits are executed in dazzling detail as she captures the profound expression on the faces of people and the authenticity of their dress. Her trademark is the accurate depiction of costumes native to dancers throughout Mexico.

Alcatraces $2400
22" X 30" Watercolor
© 2007 Martha Dickson Allen
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Fruit & Flowers Patzcuaro $2200 Watercolor 21" x 29"
© 2007 Martha Dickson Allen
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Individual Exhibitions

2003   Crockett Hotel, Los Amigos de Arte Popular, San Antonio, Texas
2003   Mexican Folk Art Society, Houston, Texas
2002   St. Anthony Hotel, San Antonio, Texas
2002   Channel 41, “Desde San Antonio”, San Antonio, Texas
2000   Private Exhibition, Houston, Texas
1997   International Good Neighbor Council, Zacatecas, Mexico
1997   Chamizal National Memorial, National Parks Service, El Paso, Texas
1997   International Folk Culture Center, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas
1994 & 1995   Art Incorporated, San Antonio, Texas
1993   Tidwell Gallery, South Padre Island, Texas
1989   Instituto Mexicana-Norteamericana de Relaciones Culturales, Monterrey, Mexico
1988    Frost National Bank, San Antonio, Texas

SELECTED Group Exhibitions

2003 Southwest Classic 7^th Annual Invitational Fine Art Show, Kerrville, Texas
2002 Ayudarte, The Teleton Navideno, El Instituto de Mexico, San Antonio, Texas
2001 Nuevo Santander Gallery, McAllen, Texas
1999 The Mazza Museum, Permanent Collection, Findlay, Ohio
1998-2001   KLRN Art Auction, San Antonio, Texas
1998 Laredo National Bank, San Antonio, Texas
1998 Miniature Show, American Academy of Women Artists, Scottsdale, Arizona
1997 David Robinson Foundation Show, San Antonio, Texas
1997   WAWA Signature Exhibition, Desert Caballeros Museum, Wickenburg, Arizona
1997 Sombrero Ranch, Wickenburg, Arizona - BEST OF SHOW
1997 Coppini Academy Fall Art Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas - THIRD PLACE
1996 Killeen Art Guild Annual Exhibition, Killeen, Texas - FIRST PLACE WATERCOLOR
1995   SAAL Award Winning Women Artists’ Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas
1992    Women’s Caucus for the Arts Annual Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas
1991-1993   San Antonio Art League Annual Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas - CASH AWARD
1990 River Art Show, San Antonio, Texas - SECOND PLACE
1990   Galeria Los Toldos, Monterrey, Mexico (30 Watercolorists)
1990   Arte Latinoamericano, Monterrey, Mexico (5 Woman Show)
1990   35^th Annual Kiwanis Western Art Show, San Antonio, Texas
               Also: 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998
1988   Cowboy Artists of America Museum, Kerrville, Texas
1987 10^th All Army Art Contest, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas
               - LOCAL SWEEPSTAKES WINNER & SIX NATIONAL PLACE AWARDS