Martin Puryear

Martin Puryear
Puryear in 1984
Born (1941-05-23) May 23, 1941
Washington, D.C., United States
EducationThe Catholic University of America
Yale University (MFA)
Known forSculpture
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship
MacArthur Foundation Fellowship
Rome Prize
National Medal of Arts
J. Paul Getty Medal

Martin L. Puryear (born May 23, 1941) is an American artist known for his devotion to traditional craft. Working in a variety of media, but primarily wood, his reductive technique and meditative approach challenge the physical and poetic boundaries of his materials.

Puryear has participated in the Whitney Biennial three times and he has represented the United States multiple times with solo exhibitions at international biennials, including in 1989 at the São Paulo Biennial and in 2019 at the 58th Venice Biennale.

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