About the Award
Peter Martin, ’74, G’79
Artist
Retired Special Education Teacher, Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District and Old Rochester Regional High School
Was Presented by: Kathy Moore Flaherty, ’91. Past Secretary BAA Board of Directors, Past Recipient of the Dr. George A Weygand, '53, G'56 Award For Outstanding Service to the Alumni Association
Professional highlights:
- Peter Martin has both a ’74 B.S. in Special Education and a ‘79 Master’s in Education from Bridgewater State University and is certified in both Education and Art. Mr. Martin spent 25 years teaching in the Dennis-Yarmouth Public Schools on Cape Cod, and 10 years at Old Rochester Regional School (ORR) in Mattapoisett, MA. During his last 10 years of teaching, Peter was able to integrate art as an alternate form of assessment for students while co-teaching high school Biology. In 2009 he retired after 35 years as a Special Education teacher.
- Mr. Martin then became a full-time artist and continued to maintain his present studio in Historic Downtown New Bedford. Mr. Martin now works in both Whistle-line Woodblock Printing and Paper /Tyvek cuttings. His place as a paper cut artist has been established over the years with representations in both galleries and museums. Many of his designs reflect inspirations found in nature specific to the New England coast.
- In 2014, the New Bedford Whaling Museum hosted an exhibit of Mr. Martin’s monumental tyvek cuttings. Themes included his artistic interpretation of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. In 2015, Mr. Martin presented the collection at the 10th International Melville Conference in Tokyo, Japan. Next summer Mr. Martin’s collection will be hosted by the Cape Cod Museum of Art (CCMA) in Dennis, MA from June 13-August 25, 2019.
- Peter Martin resides in the village of Mattapoisett and is married to Ann Shaughnessy Martin, a 1973 graduate of Bridgewater State University. Together they have a son Caleb of San Diego (with a BA in Graphic Arts) and daughter Abby of Portland Oregon (with a BA in Studio Art).