Mildred Beltré Martinez (born 1969) is a Brooklyn-based American multi-disciplinary artist known for activist works that focus on how social justice and grassroots movements might reconfigure society. She is co-founder of the Brooklyn Hi-Art! Machine[1][2]
Beltre was born in New York City in 1969 and grew up there. She completed undergraduate work in art and anthropology at Carleton College[3] and received her M.F.A from the University of Iowa.[4] She is an associate professor drawing and printmaking at the University of Vermont.[5]
Beltré's collaboration with Oasa Duverney, Brooklyn Hi-Art! Machine, started as a way to give kids in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn a creative outlet. Their ad hoc neighborhood arts camp facilitated collaborative projects such as installing a herb garden planted in recycled bottles to hang from the Franklin Avenue Shuttle tracks.[6] In addition to solo exhibitions, Beltré has been part of group exhibitions at the Brooklyn Museum, the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, NY; the International Print Center New York, and the DeCordova Museum in Lincoln, MA. She has published articles in Printmaking Today.
Among the honors which Mildred Beltré has earned are:
Beltré has had solo exhibitions at galleries and institutions including:
Mildred Beltré's work is held in permanent collections including:[3]