Martin Rollins

Martin Rollins works in oil pastels. Many of his works depict urban and suburban streets and park scenes from around Louisville. He also teaches art at the city’s Shelby Elementary and is a former associate curator of education at the Speed Art Museum.

“To understand how Mary Ann Currier influenced students, you have to first understand the gifts that she brings to her teaching,” Rollins says. “Mary Ann has a deep intellectual curiosity about art and artists in the wider world, as well as what was happening in the studios there at the Louisville School of Art. In her classes, she always kept a discussion going about the content and the intent of artwork being produced currently and advanced challenges to us regarding the role of the artist in the contemporary world. Her intent was to provoke us into our own deeper questions about art and our commitment to our own ideas about art. She was devoted to developing the uniqueness of each art student. The caliber of artistic standards that Mary Ann Currier holds for herself were those that she encouraged in her students. This was true regardless of your artistic path; if she saw that you were a serious student and you sought out her guidance, she would work with you in regards to the development of your artwork.”

See more examples of Rollins’ work at the B Deemer Gallery web site.

Far Far from Me

After the Rainbow