EDUCATION

2020 University of Toronto Masters of World View Studies Candidate

2004 Master of Fine Arts Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

1997 Bachelor of Science, Art Education Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Personal and Design Art Work: Featured in art museums, art centers, national - international fashion magazines and newspapers, Callanwolde Fine Arts Center Honorable Mention 2025, Golden Paints/Scholastic Sponsorship 2019

Gallery Owner: D U N A M I S art space opened October, 2023 and is devoted to contemporary art and spiritual contemplation.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2025  Shape II, Women Art and Dance Exhibition, Callanwolde FAC, Atlanta, GA

2024  Broyles Art Gallery, Westminster Faculty Show, Atlanta, GA

2023  Reeves House Visual Art Center, LatinX Voices, Woodstock, GA

2022  Artsy.net, Art in the Time of Corona Digital Art Exhibit

Univ. of Toronto, Toronto School of Theology 50th Anniversary Exhibit, Toronto, Canada 

2021  Museum of Contemporary Art, Georgia Exhibition

Celebrating Georgia Artists of Hispanic/Latinx Origin (In person), Atlanta, GA

2020  Museum of Contemporary Art, Georgia Instagram Takeover

Celebrating Georgia Artists of Hispanic/Latinx Origin, Atlanta, GA

Museum of Contemporary Art, Georgia Online Exhibition (COVID19)

Celebrating Georgia Artists of Hispanic/Latinx Origin Online, Atlanta, GA

2019  MANIFEST Gallery Transcendence, Cincinnati, OH

BRIGHTHOUSE BrightHouse Emerging Artist Exhibition, Atlanta, GA

Aore Pop Up Gallery Gresham Park Pop Up, Atlanta, GA

Boston Consulting Group, Acquisition Exhibition, Atlanta, GA 

2018  Open Space ATL El Show, Atlanta, GA  

Art in Orvieto Residency Show, Orvieto, Italy

Basement Projects Tres Veritates, Santa Ana, CA

Monster Drawing Rally The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA

2017  Hannacc Art Gallery Group Residency Show, Barcelona, Spain

Museum of Contemporary Art, Georgia Gathered 3, Atlanta, GA

Museum of Contemporary Art, Georgia Paddle 8 Auction, Atlanta, GA

Broyles Art Gallery Westminster Faculty Show, Atlanta, GA

2016  Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion Orange Coast Review Exhibit, Costa Mesa, CA

Penland School of Crafts Gallery Group Show, Bakersville, NC

Broyles Art Gallery Faculty Show Atlanta, GA

2015  Beep Beep Art Gallery Careless Whiskers, Atlanta, Georgia

         High Museum of Art Monster Drawing Rally, Atlanta, Georgia

         Broyles Art Gallery Westminster High School Faculty Show, Atlanta, GA

Orange Coast College Orange Coast Review Art Show, Costa Mesa, CA

         Bakersfield Museum of Art Lead by Line, Bakersfield, CA

2014  Mt. San Antonio College Way of the Flesh Part II, Walnut, CA

         Sage Hill High School OC Teacher Exhibition, Newport, CA

         Huntington Beach Art Center Centered on the Center, HB, CA

2013  Irvine Fine Arts Center $99 Show, Irvine, CA

         ALAC 3rd Annual Latina Art Exhibition, Phoenix, AZ

2010 Milk Studios Fashion Week-Esquivel Presentation, NYC, NY

         Esquivel House Handmade, Los Angeles, CA

2009 Orange County Center for Contemporary Art By the Running Foot, Santa Ana, CA

         Saddleback College Faculty Show, Mission Viejo, CA

2008 B.Spoke Showroom Fashion Week, Los Angeles, CA

         ISM Sk8ology: Now That You Know, Long Beach, San Diego and Florida

         B. Spoke Showroom Featured Painter, Los Angeles, CA

2007 Plas-Ties Warehouse The Human Skin Is Uterine Kin, Tustin, CA             

         Montage Gallery School Power Art Auction, Laguna Beach                                     

         Saddleback College Fine Arts Gallery Faculty Show, Mission Viejo, CA                

2006 Diana Ferrone Gallery Next, Laguna Beach, CA                                                    

Here Gallery Guest Artist, Tempe, AZ                                                                   

Montage Gallery School Power Art Auction, Laguna Beach, CA

2005 UpSpace Speakeasy, Los Angeles, CA                                                                

PCDM Gallery Space Cinco De Mayo Exhibition, Pasadena, CA                  

ASU Kerr Cultural Center AZ International Latino/a Festival, Scottsdale, AZ

         Virginia G. Piper Creative Learning Center Gallery Artist/Poet Collab, Tempe, AZ

         Harry Wood Gallery Virginia G. Piper Artist/Poet Collaboration, Tempe, AZ

         Stark Gallery Respite, Phoenix, AZ

2004 Mesa Gallery International Latino/Chicano Art Festival/Auction, Mesa, AZ           

Chandler Center For The Arts Arte Caliente Mexican Art Show, Chandler, AZ

Phoenix Center For The Arts Draw the Line XI Show Phoenix, AZ   

         Grace Gallery Building Sustainable Communities, Graduate Exhibition, Phoenix,  

2003 Heinrich Boll Institute Exhibition International Workshop Rostock, Germany                                                             

Frank Lloyd Wright Gammage Auditorium Hispanic Art Exhibit, Tempe, AZ                                                         

         Arizona State University Gallery 100 Graduate Exhibition, Tempe, AZ     

2002 Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego Intern Exhibition, San Diego, CA          

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024  Dunamis art space, “Satan is a Punk, God is Funny” Atlanta, GA

2023  Lee University, Holy Spirit Solo Show, Cleveland, TN

2021  Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art, Solo Show, Demorest, GA

2018  Poem88.net An idiosyncratic path toward…, Atlanta, GA

2012  Latino Arts Inc. Gallery Following Palindrome: Conversion, Milwaukee, WI

2011  Concordia University New Work, Irvine, CA

2010  Latino Art Museum Purveyors of Truth, Pomona, CA

2009  Concordia University Following Palindrome, Irvine, CA

2009  Laguna Art Source 10 Year Archive Show, Laguna Beach, CA

2008  BC Space Gallery Following Palindrome, Laguna Beach, CA

2007  Plas-Ties Pop Up Space Milagro or Prosthetic? Exhibition, Irvine, CA                                                                                                         

2006  Plas-Ties Pop UP Space Queen Make-Believe Installation, Irvine, CA                                                                                                        

2004  Harry Wood Gallery Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Tempe, AZ

2003  Here Gallery Art Exhibition, Tempe, AZ                                                                                                

2002  South Mountain Community College Thesis Exhibition, Guadalupe, AZ                                                        

2001  San Diego Junior League Fine Art Exhibition, San Diego, CA

RESIDENCIES

2018  Art in Orvieto Institute for Christian Studies, Orvieto, Italy

2017  Hannacc Residence for Art and Creativity, Barcelona, Spain

SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS

2025 Passion City Resident Program, Art as Prayer Lecture & Creative Session, GA

2023 Reeves House VAC, LatinX Voices, Artist Lecture, GA

2021 Mason-Sharfenstein Museum of Art, Panel Discussion, GA 

2021 Central Presbysterian Church, Guest Lecturer: Artist Lecture/Studio Work, GA

2021 Piedmont University, an idiosyncratic path toward…Artist Lecture, GA

2021 Weber State Univ. Art as Prayer, Guest Lecturer/Instructor for Capstone Project  

2017 Northern Kentucky Univ. School of the Arts Guest Lecturer: Creative Careers

2016 SEEKATL Studio Tour Guest Artist/Lecturer: Studio Work, CA

2015 Bakersfield Museum of Art Guest Artist/Lecturer/Panelist: Studio Work, CA

2015 Bakersfield Museum of Art Guest Artist/Lecturer: Studio Work, CA

2014 Concordia University Keynote Speaker: Missions and Art, CA

2014 Mt. San Antonio College Guest Panelist: Experimental Studio Work, CA

2011 Concordia University Guest Lecturer: Palindromes, CA

2009 Concordia University Guest Lecturer: Following Palindromes, CA

2009 Tarbut V’Torah Guest Lecturer: Art and God, CA

2004 Arizona State University Guest Lecturer: Presentation of Cooperative Learning

2004 Arizona State University Fine Art Core Curriculum Speakers Bureau

ART PRESS: DIGITAL

VoyageATL.com Digital Magazine December 12, 2024 Artist Interview

VoyageATL.com Digital Magazine August 15, 2024 Artist Interview

Bold Journey.com Digital Magazine April 30, 2024 Artist Interview

Icon and Spirit February 12, 2022

Featured artist in Zine

Editorial Staff: Will Major

SHOUTOUT MAGAZINE April 27, 2021

Meet Pamela Diaz Martinez: artist, art instructor, 

Editorial Staff: Shelly Tuscano

Trinity Magazine A Publication of the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh, “The Holy Spirit”, Vol. 40, No. 2 © 2019 Instagram Posting, Pitanglican.org

 

ARTSATL December 20, 2018

Review: “Cullum’s Notebook: At year’s end, Atlanta shows tackle weighty issues.”

Reporter: Jerry Cullum

 

ARTSATL June 27, 2017

Review: “Gathered III” makes for a rich experience, conservative in tone

Reporter: Rebecca Brantley

 

Interviews and Insights, Youtube.com 2017

Marc Leone, Northern Kentucky University

 

OCARTBLOG.COM October 24, 2014

Pamela Diaz Martinez: A Different Kind of Haunting

Reporter: Suzanne Walsh

 

Concordia University News November 11, 2014

Missions Art Night, The Intersection of Faith and Art

Reporter: Kendra

Orange County Register May 11, 2010

Magic Realism Artist Exhibits in Pomona

Art Writer: Roberta Carasso

BOOK/CATALOG PUBLICATIONS

Trinity Magazine A Publication of the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh, “The Holy Spirit”, Vol. 40, No. 2 © 2019

Zine Para Ti, Self Published © 2019

Zine The end, I mean, The Beginning. Westminster Lower School Publication © 2019

Orange Coast Review Orange Coast College: Observed and Recorded Permutation of The Holy Spirit XI © 2016

Florsheim x Esquivel Holiday Capsule Collection: Shoe Catalog Winter © 2015

Orange Coast Review Orange Coast College

Cover Art, Wavering and Quivering Self 05 © 2015 

Triumph Of Our Communities: Four Decades of Latin American Art, Bilingual Press, © 2005

Visual Text, Laura Cruser and Kris Sanford: Arizona State University Typeshop, © 2005