Martin Wittfooth

Biography

Martin Wittfooth’s paintings, drawings, installations and sculptural works use allegory and symbolism to explore themes of the intersection and clash of industry and nature, and the human influence on the environment.

 

Wittfooth’s work has been exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide, including the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, The Bristol Museum, The Crocker Art Museum, Akron Art Museum, and La Halle Saint-Pierre in Paris, with solo exhibitions in New York City, Los Angeles, Copenhagen, Seattle, and Montreal. His paintings have also appeared in numerous publications, including Juxtapoz, The New York Times Art Review, and Vice, and cover features in New American Paintings, Hi-Fructose, Chronogram, and American Artist Magazine. Wittfooth has lectured at many institutions, including The New York Academy of Art, The School of Visual Arts, The Savannah College of Art and Design, The Fashion Institute of Technology, and the Museum of American Illustration in New York City.

Works
  • Martin Wittfooth, Genre Painting 1, 2023
    Martin Wittfooth
    Genre Painting 1, 2023
    oil on linen
    20 x 16 in
    50.8 x 40.6 cm
  • a mounted deer head with different ornaments hanging from its antlers
    Martin Wittfooth
    Ornaments, 2024
    oil on canvas
    36 x 36 in
    91.4 x 91.4 cm
  • a rams head decorated with jewelry on pink background - painting by Martin Wittfooth
    Martin Wittfooth
    Sacraments, 2024
    oil on linen. Framed
    Artwork: 20 x 20 in
    21 1/4 x 21 1/4 in
    54 x 54 cm
  • a rabbit beneath a yellow desert sky and a snake slithering around it
    Martin Wittfooth
    Fable, 2024
    oil on canvas
    40 x 30 in
    101.6 x 76.2 cm
  • Martin Wittfooth, Aesthetic and Artifice, 2019
    Martin Wittfooth
    Aesthetic and Artifice, 2019
    oil on linen
    20 x 16 in
    50.8 x 40.6 cm
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