{"id":197,"date":"2025-03-04T18:53:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T18:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/printcenter.org\/99th\/?page_id=197"},"modified":"2026-05-22T13:14:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T17:14:46","slug":"martensen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/printcenter.org\/100th\/martensen\/","title":{"rendered":"Martensen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kelda Martensen<br><em>Semifinalist<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Callan\/McNamara Award<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"pgc-sgb-cb wp-block-pgcsimplygalleryblock-justified \" data-gallery-id=\"a6027182\"><div class=\"sgb-preloader\" id=\"pr_a6027182\">\n\t<div class=\"sgb-square\" style=\"background:#d4d4d4\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"sgb-square\" style=\"background:#d4d4d4\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"sgb-square\" style=\"background:#d4d4d4\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"sgb-square\" style=\"background:#d4d4d4\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"simply-gallery-amp pgc_sgb_slider \"><noscript><div class=\"sgb-gallery\"><div class=\"sgb-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/printcenter.org\/100th\/pgc_simply_gallery\/martensen\/art-scan-by-bellevue-fine-art-reproduciton-llc\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"549\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/printcenter.org\/100th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Martensen-02-549x800.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/printcenter.org\/100th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Martensen-02-549x800.jpg 549w,https:\/\/printcenter.org\/100th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Martensen-02.jpg 824w\" sizes=\"auto, 250px\"\/><\/a><div class=\"sgb-item-caption\"><em><i>Shade<\/i>, 2023\n<br>Woodcut, risograph, monotype and solvent transfer\n<br>44\u201d x 30 \u00bd\u201d<\/em><\/div><\/div><div class=\"sgb-item\"><a 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src=\"https:\/\/printcenter.org\/100th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Martensen-05-586x800.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/printcenter.org\/100th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Martensen-05-586x800.jpg 586w,https:\/\/printcenter.org\/100th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Martensen-05.jpg 938w\" sizes=\"auto, 250px\"\/><\/a><div class=\"sgb-item-caption\"><em><i>Starting Again<\/i>, 2019\n<br>Woodcut and monotype\n<br>30\u201d x 22\u201d<\/em><\/div><\/div><div class=\"sgb-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/printcenter.org\/100th\/pgc_simply_gallery\/martensen\/martensen-01\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"646\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/printcenter.org\/100th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Martensen-01-646x800.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/printcenter.org\/100th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Martensen-01-646x800.jpg 646w,https:\/\/printcenter.org\/100th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Martensen-01.jpg 1034w\" sizes=\"auto, 250px\"\/><\/a><div class=\"sgb-item-caption\"><em><i>Drawdown<\/i>, 2023\n<br>Woodcut, monotype, graphite, solvent transfer and pressure print on letterpress\n<br>96\u201d x 65\u201d<\/em><\/div><\/div><div class=\"sgb-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/printcenter.org\/100th\/pgc_simply_gallery\/martensen\/scanned-by-bellevue-fine-art-reproduction-llc\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"476\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/printcenter.org\/100th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Martensen-04-476x800.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/printcenter.org\/100th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Martensen-04-476x800.jpg 476w,https:\/\/printcenter.org\/100th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Martensen-04.jpg 714w\" sizes=\"auto, 250px\"\/><\/a><div class=\"sgb-item-caption\"><em><i>Lava Rock Mountain Top<\/i>, 2021\n<br>Woodcut, monotype and collage\n<br>50\u201d x 30\u201d<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/noscript><\/div><script type=\"application\/json\" 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Her printmaking and book arts projects have been exhibited in numerous spaces including the Bellevue Art Museum, WA; the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO; the Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Salem, OR; SOIL Artist-Run Gallery and J. Rinehart Gallery, both Seattle, WA. Martensen\u2019s works are in numerous collections, including the City of Tacoma, King County, WA; Google; Microsoft; University of Missouri\u2013Columbia; University of Wisconsin\u2013Milwaukee; Washington University, St. Louis; Willamette University; and the Washington State Arts Collection. She has had artist residencies at In Cahoots; Pine Meadow Ranch; Pratt Fine Art Center; Cit\u00e9 des Arts, France; and AADK Centro Negra in Spain. She has collaborated on over 15 large-scale murals and public projects, has been an artist-educator and mentor for over 20 years, in addition to curating exhibitions and exchanges nationally. 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