Martha Hill is an abstract artist residing in Kingston, NY, who is inspired by color, mood, and the natural beauty of the Hudson Valley. After earning a BFA, she worked for a decade in non-profit organizations. Martha earned her master’s in teaching in 2001 and was a special education teacher until 2022. During this time, she worked with pastels and charcoal, and beginning in 2011, studied at the Woodstock School of Art. After discovering the joy of working with oil paints, she developed a body of work combining mark-making with palette knife painting. She also creates monotypes and collages. Martha’s work has been shown in numerous Hudson Valley locations including Arbor Gallery, ArtBar Gallery, Art Society of Kingston, Create Council on the Arts, Emerge Gallery, Gallery 40, Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, and the Woodstock School of Art.