Rachel Martin (Dee-Deborah Rachel Martin, formerly known as Rachel Martin-Hinshaw, born 14 December 1954 in Yuba City, California is an American performance artist, draftsman, painter, printmaker, musician and writer based in Austin, Texas.
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Martin majored in English and took art and dance courses at University of North Texas in Denton and Texas Tech University in Lubbock prior to obtaining her BFA in studio art at the University of Texas at Austin.
During her student years Austin, Martin worked with transmedia artists Bogdan Perzynski and Bill Lundberg and with performance artists Carolee Schneemann and Linda Montano. In 1994 she collaborated with Montano on a piece entitled Day without Art, performed at the University of Texas.[1]
Martin formed the performance art group Hard Women in 1990, which performed frequently in Austin, Houston and San Antonio until 1994. Martin and Suze Kemper, an original member of Hard Women, came together again for a number of performances in 2003. Martin's performances often involved performing on the accordion, on which she is has been a virtuoso since childhood.
Martin has taught Performance Art at the University of Texas at Austin. Since 2003 Martin has been Assistant Dean for Student Affairs in the University of Texas at Austin, College of Fine Arts.
In 2007 Martin was honored by the National Academic Advising Association, South Central Region 7 Awards for Outstanding Advising Administrator- Certificate of Merit [2]
In 1993 & 1998 Martin was honored by the James W. Vick, Texas Excellence Awards for Academic Advising for her exceptional work with students. The award nominees are selected by students, and a student selection committee to recognize academic advisers "who have had an effective, positive influence on the educational experience of university students"[3]
Martin's son, Jimmie D. Martin-Hinshaw, is also a performance artist based in Austin, Texas.
Her Boston Terrier, Buster (named after Buster Keaton) figures frequently in her drawings and paintings.
“Hard Women Will Paint for Ten Minutes,” Houston Chronicle, September 16, 1994.
"Hard Women: Bodies of Work," Austin Chronicle, Austin, Texas, April 9, 1993.
Live Interview for Minimum Wage Art Series with John Aielli, Eklektikos Program, K-UT Radio, Austin, Texas, February 17, 1993.
"'Candy Factory' Puts Spin on T.V. Soaps," Austin American-Statesman, January 3, 1992.
"It Ain't Easy Being Hard," Austin Chronicle, October 25, 1991.
"'Factory' Makes Theater Fresh Again," The Daily Texan, July 12, 1991.
"The Austin Scene," P-Form, Chicago, Summer 1991.
"Rachel Martin-Hinshaw: A Study in Scarlet," Austin Anthology 1991, Austin, 1991.
"The Austin Scene," P-Form, Chicago, Winter 1991.