Education
MA ENGLISH CLAREMONT GRADUATE SCHOOL, CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA 1991
MFA FINE ARTS CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA 1989
BA ARTS UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO, LONDON, CANADA 1972
Exhibitions: Artist Books
BOOK, LOS ANGELES CULTURAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, LOS ANGELES, WORLD AIRPORTS, ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ONTARIO CALIFORNIA 2005
5TH BIENNIAL ARTIST’S BOOKS EXHIBITION, ATHENAEUM MUSIC AND ARTS LIBRARY, LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA 2005
IS IT ART YET? ARTISTS BOOKS, MANIPULATED AND HANDMADE, JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT, SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA 2003
LA BIBLIOTECA, SITE GALLERY, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 1993
THE BOOK IS ART, RENEE FOTOUHI FINE ART, EAST HAMPTON, NEW YORK 1993
LOVE AND ROMANCE, THE CENTER FOR BOOK ARTS, NEW YORK 1992
WAR AND PEACE, THE CENTER FOR BOOK ARTS, NEW YORK 1991
BOOKS INSIDE AND OUT, ANCHORAGE MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND ART, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 1990
A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DECADE: AN EXHIBITION OF CONTEMPORARY BOOKS, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 1990
FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION, THE CENTER FOR BOOK ARTS, NEW YORK 1989
Selected Exhibitions: Photography
TRANSFORMATIONS, JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT EXHIBITION, JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT, SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, 2015
PHOTOGRAPHIC VISIONS, UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 1998
FACULTY EXHIBITION, ART INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA 1997-1998
IRVINE FINE ARTS CENTER, IRVINE CALIFORNIA 1997
PASSION: ART AS COMPULSIVE IMPULSE, OCCCA, SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA 1997
OUT OF CONTEXT, BC SPACE GALLERY, LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA 1996
PHOTROPOLIS, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 1994
MIND MINES, CYPRESS COLLEGE, CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA 1994
ALTERNATIVES 94, OHIO UNIVERSITY, ATHENS, OHIO 1994
LONG BEACH ARTS, LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA 1992
THE ALCHEMY OF GESTURE, SF CAMERAWORK, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 1991 -1992
GALLERY 817, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 1991
ALTERNATIVES 91, OHIO UNIVERSITY, ATHENS, OHIO 1991
LONG BEACH PHOTOGRAPHY ASSOCIATION, LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA 1991
GROUP EXHIBITION, ARIEL GALLERY, SOHO, NEW YORK 1991
CULTURAL CODES, BC SPACE GALLERY, LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA 1991
SEVEN STATES EXHIBITION, LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA 1990
ARIEL GALLERY, SOHO, NEW YORK 1990
FACULTY EXHIBITION, ART INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA 1989-1990
ALTERNATIVES 89, OHIO UNIVERSITY, ATHENS, OHIO 1989
LONG BEACH ART ASSOCIATION, LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA 1989
NEW CALIFORNIA ARTISTS, PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION, NEWPORT HARBOR ART MUSEUM, NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA 1989
LACPS ANNUAL EXHIBITION, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 1989
PHOTOGRAPH AS DOCUMENT, DOWNEY MUSEUM, DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA 1989
FREDERICK WEISMAN FOUNDATION EXHIBITION, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA 1989
JOURNEYS, WEST GALLERY, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA 1989
CLUB POST NUCLEAR, PERMANENT COLLECTION, LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA 1988-1990
LACPS EXHIBITION, BRAND LIBRARY ART GALLERIES, GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA 1889
MARTHA FULLER PHOTOGRAPHS, ART INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA 1987
Selected Honors & Awards
ORANGE COUNTY SUPERVISOR AWARD, SANTA ANA, CA 2015
FIRST PLACE JUROR’S AWARD, ATHENAEUM MUSIC AND ARTS LIBRARY, LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA 2005
JUROR’S AWARD, ATLERNATIVES 94, OHIO UNIVERSITY, ATHENS OHIO 1995
SOHO INTERNATIONAL ART COMPETITION, NEW YORK, NY 1989
JUROR’S AWARD, LONG BEACH ART ASSOCIATION, LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA 1990
SOHO INTERNATIONAL ART COMPETITION, NEW YORK, NY 1990
FREDERICK WEISMAN FOUNDATION PURCHASE AWARD, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 1989
Bibliography Reviews
Artist Connects Experiences in Imagery by Robin Pierson, The Independent, Laguna Beach, January 8, 2015
Works in Search of a Theme: Passion as Compulsive Impulse by Cathy Curtis, Los Angeles Times, March 18, 1997
Going for Layered Look, Collages by Cathy Curtis, Los Angeles Times, May 7, 1996
Culture, Landscape and Memory by Cathy Curtis, Los Angeles Times, September 13, 1990
Martha Fuller Says Her Piece in Combinations by Cathy Curtis, Los Angeles Times, July 24, 1989
Bibliography Articles
5th Biennial Juried Artists’ Books Exhibition by Erika Torri Athenaeum Volume 29, Number 2, March/April 2005
Heaven and Hell: Another Day in L.A. by Ann Marie Rousseau, Fotophile # 2 1998,
The Essence of Judaism: Photographic Visions of the Diaspora in Black and White by Joseph Woodard, Los Angeles Times, July 16, 1998
Ariel Gallery: Capturing the Spirit of the New Year – Works on Paper by Howard Farber, Artspeak, 1991
Anchorage Daily News by Jan Ingram June 17, 1990
CSUF Masters the Arts by David Battenberg, Daily Titan, September 14, 1989
Censorship in Laguna, too? by David Battenberg, Orange Coast Daily Pilot, September 9, 1990
Local Photographer’s Work Added to Newport Collection by David Battenberg, The Coast Line, August 25, 1989,
Cox Exhibit Acts as Bridge for Laguna Art Museum by Cathy Curtis, Los Angeles Times, August 14, 1989
Art Students Feel Program is Just Fine by Laura J. Tuchman, Orange County Register, July 2, 1989
Bibliography Publication Contributions
Martha’s Muse, Blog, October 2012 – present
Finding the Artist Within, Slow Beautyhttps://marthasmuse.com/category/blog/.com, August 2012
Kropper, Jean C. Handmade Books and Cards. Worcester: Davis Publications, Inc. 1997
Burchfield, Jerry, Mark Jacobs, and Ken Kokrda, eds. Photography in Focus. Chicago: NTC Publishing Group, 1997
Mindscapes, Cover Artwork, Vo. 2, No. 1, 1992A
Artweek, Contributing Writer/Reviews by Martha Fuller 1991
Permanent Collections
Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, California
Club Post Nuclear, Laguna Beach, California
Teaching Experience
OTIS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 2000 – PRESENT
MARTHA’S MUSE, LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA 2012 – PRESENT
SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 2005 – PRESENT
BOWERS MUSEUM, SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA 2010 – PRESENT
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, EXTENSION, IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 1993 – 2012
CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY, ORANGE, CALIFORNIA 1996
UCLA EXTENSION, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 1996
ORANGE COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART, NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA 1996 – 2003
SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF ART, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
CYPRESS COLLEGE, CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA 1994 – 1997
LAGUNA COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN, LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA 1989, 1995 – 1998
SADDLEBACK COLLEGE, MISSION VIEJO, CALIFORNIA 1993 – 1994