Installation of Underlined, 2019
Shantell Martin uses her art practice not just as a passive way to create objects to admire but as an active way to teach others how to create a line that is recognizably their own.
Creating new connections between fine art, education, design, philosophy, and technology, Shantell Martin explores themes such as intersectionality, identity, and play.
As she increasingly incorporates meditative intuition into her artistic practice, Shantell hopes to teach others how to find their own LINES and inevitably find their own PATH. Her distinctive style is one of confidence, one that has grown over time. People could look at her lines and say, "Well, I can do that," and she would reply, "Yes, you can." Knowing the many benefits of creativity on mental health and personal growth and how those benefits radiate out into all spheres of one's life and the world, Shantell has made a line distinctively hers. Now, Shantell uses her art practice not just as a passive way to create objects to admire but as an active way to teach others how to create a line that is recognizably their own.