Biography

Martryce Roach is a self-taught visual artist from New Brunswick, NJ, who introduced her work
in 2014. Martryce incorporates elements of music, education, geometric shapes, and environment
to construct surrealistic art stories that speak to human experiences and relationships, particularly
as they relate to African American culture. With a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health and
Africana Studies and a Master’s Degree in Social Work, the context for a lot of this artist’s work
is shaped by her passion for helping people.
In 2022, Martryce was awarded a Fellowship Grant from the New Jersey State Council on the
Arts. In 2023 Martryce was an Artist-In-Residence for ArtCrawl Harlem on Governor's Island,
NY. Every year, the artist participates in public art initiatives that transform public spaces into
beautiful places where people passing by can learn about a wide array of social challenges. Her
pastel drawing, Facing the Future Together, was licensed by Newark Liberty International
Airport and a massive, mural-sized image of it was displayed digitally in Terminal A from 2022
through 2023. Martryce is currently the Public Art and Community Engagement Mural
Ambassador for a 240 ft project being installed at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital this
October. She will also be installing a PSEG Legends Way mural this fall in Irvington, NJ, to
honor the legacy of Lebby Jones.
Martryce’s work was acquired into the permanent collection of The Colored Girls Museum in
Philadelphia, PA, and has been exhibited at a number of galleries and other museums around the
United States of America. Her work is also sold at art fundraisers, where generous portions of
those proceeds benefit efforts of providing financial assistance to marginalized communities and
talented Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) underrepresented in business and
medicine.
Martryce Roach creates to inspire social change. She is an advocate and an artist.

Curriculum Vitae

Education:
Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey New Brunswick, NJ
Master of Social Work (MSW) January, 2013
Bachelor of Science (BS) October, 2005
Areas of Concentration: Social Work, Public Health, & Africana Studies
Residencies, Grants, and Fellowships:
November 2023 South Jersey Cultural Alliance 2023 SJCA Artist Micro-Grant
October 2023 Young Audiences Arts for Learning of New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania Artist Grant
Summer 2023 Governors Island NY - Artist in Residence – ArtCrawl Harlem
March 2022 New Jersey State Council on the Arts: MidAtlantic Arts Fellowship Grant Award

Solo Exhibition History:
October 2020 Transcendence: The Art of Martryce Roach Bridge Art Gallery
Bayonne, NJ
Murals and Public Art:
April 2024 Roosevelt Elementary School – We Are What We Eat Mural
New Brunswick, NJ
October 2023 New Brunswick Youth Sports Complex – Spotlight Mural
New Brunswick, NJ
November 2022 Newark Liberty International Airport Terminal A – Facing the Future Together
Newark, NJ
October 2022 Grover Cleveland Elementary School: Reaching for Knowledge
Newark, NJ
Sept 2022 New Brunswick Domestic Violence Awareness Coalition
New Brunswick, NJ
Museum Exhibition History:
Current The Intermission The Colored Girls Museum Philadelphia, PA
June 2024 ETV: For the Love of Art Fundraiser Montclair Art Museum Montclair, NJ
February 2024 Love Black Springfield Museum of Art Springfield, OH

October 2023 Cross Cultural Perspectives Newark Museum of Art Newark, NJ
June 2023 ETV: For the Love of Art Fundraiser Montclair Art Museum Montclair, NJ
Apr-May 2022 Windows of Understanding Newark Museum of Art Newark, NJ
Jun 2022-Apr 2023 New Jersey Arts Annual: Reemergence NJ State Museum Trenton , NJ
Jun 2022 ETV: For the Love of Art Fundraiser Montclair Museum Montclair , NJ

Select Group Exhibition History:
Apr 2024 Buy What You Love Rema Hortman Foundation
New York, NY
Mar 2024 The Light of Truth Moody Jones Gallery
Glenside, PA
Mar 2024 Annual Women’s Exhibition Kente Royal Gallery
New York, NY
Jan 2024 Black Artists in the Spotlight Rye Arts Center
Rye, NY
Dec 2023 Annual 12x12 Show Elephant Room Gallery
Chicago, IL
Nov-Feb 2024 Art for the Heart and Soul Overlook Hospital Art Auxiliary
Summit, NJ
Aug-Oct 2023 About Home Ely Center of Contemporary Art
New Haven, CT
March 2023 Women Celebrate Women El Barrios Artspace
New York, NY
March 2023 Annual Women’s History Month Exhibition Kente Royal Gallery
Harlem, NY
March 2023 The Blk Child Our New Superhero Above Art Studio
New Brunswick, NJ
March 2023 Windows to the Inside: Expressions of Mental Health Woman Made Gallery
Chicago, IL
March 2023 The Universe In Black ATA @ Novartis Pharmaceuticals
East Hanover, NJ
Feb 2023 Rise Above Howard County Welcome Center
Ellicot City, MD

Feb 2023 Expressions of Our Blackness Kaplan ’02 Gallery
Bloomfield, NJ
Feb 2023 Cultural Connections The Gallery Space
Rahway, NJ
Sep 2022 Garden Renaissance Firmament Gallery
Jersey City, NJ
Jul 2022 Urban Surrealism Bridge Art Gallery
Wilmington, DE
June 2022 A Celebration of Black Fine Art Art in the Atrium
Morristown, NJ
Apr 2022 Celebrating Black Women Through Art and Poetry Overlook Medical Center
Summit, NJ
Mar 2022 Healing & Hope Kente Royal Gallery
Harlem, NY
Feb 2022 Unapologetic Invitational Exhibit
Willingboro, NJ
Jan 2022 Expressive, Creative Soul Exhibition Bridge Art Gallery
Bayonne, NJ
Jan 2022 Frequency Exhibit The Yard
Washington DC
Aug 2021 Heal Exhibit The Yard
Washington DC
July 2021 Be The Light Exhibit Bridge Art Gallery
Bayonne, NJ
June 2021 Pro Arts Jersey City Presents: Curator’s Choice 2021 Art150 Gallery
Jersey City, NJ
June 2021 Black Lives Matter: For Justice, For Equality, For Liberty West Orange Arts Council
West Orange, NJ
May 2021 Soul of a Badass Warrior Akwaaba Gallery
Newark, NJ
Jan 2021 Windows of Understanding, “We See Through Hate” AHF
New Brunswick, NJ
October 2020 Phenomenal Women Art Exhibition Moody Jones Gallery
Glenside, PA
May 2020 Online Silent Auction BSB Gallery
Trenton, NJ

March 2020 A Window To My Soul Akwaaba Gallery
Newark, NJ
March 2020 Art in the Atrium, ATA Morristown Courthouse
Morristown, NJ
Feb 2020 Creative Expressive Soul Exhibit Bridge Art Gallery
Bayonne, NJ
Feb 2020 Black Artistry Annual Exhibition, “Who We Are” John F. Kennedy Center
Willingboro, NJ
Jan 2020 Windows of Understanding, “We See Through Hate” Above Art Studios
New Brunswick, NJ
Oct 2019 Newark Arts Festival, “Her Grace Art Exhibition” Akwaaba Gallery
Newark, NJ
May 2019 Phenomenal Woman Art Exhibition Moody Jones Gallery
Glenside, PA
Aug 2018 African Diaspora Festival, “I’m Every Woman” Freehold Art Gallery
Freehold, NJ
Mar 2018 Time Through the Seasons Art Exhibition Freehold Art Gallery
Freehold, NJ
Mar 2018 Group Exhibition Above Art Studios
New Brunswick, NJ
Feb 2018 Black Artistry Annual Exhibition John F. Kennedy Center
Willingboro, NJ
Sep 2014 House of Art Exhibition
New Brunswick, NJ

Art Fairs:
Feb 2024 Harlem Fine Arts Show The Glasshouse
New York, NY
April 2023 The Other Art Fair Artifact Events
Chicago, IL
Nov 2022 Art Fair 14C Jersey City Armory
Jersey City, NJ
Sep 2021 The Other Art Fair Revel Fulton Market
Chicago, IL

Jun 2016 Art All Night Artworks
Trenton, NJ
Mar 2016 AC Craft Market Noyes Arts Garage
Atlantic City, NJ

Publications:
May 2021 Shoutout Miami, “Social impact: how does your business help the community or the world?”

https://shoutoutmiami.com/social-impact-how-does-your-business-help-the-community-or-the-
world-9/

September 2021 Shoutout LA, “Are You A Risk Taker?”
https://shoutoutla.com/meet-martryce-roach-visual-artist/
September 2021 Bridge Arts, Arts, Culture, & Lifestyle, Festival Edition
Garden Renaissance Game Changers in the New Jersey Art Scene
January 2022 TAPinto New Brunswick, “New Brunswick Artist's Work Captures Hurt, Hope of Maternal

Health Care Disparities” https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/arts-and-
entertainment/articles/new-brunswick-artist-s-work-captures-hurt-hope-of-maternal-health-care-
disparities

November 2022 A Gathering of the Tribes, Issue #16: THE BLACK LIVES MATTER ISSUE
https://www.tribes.org/shop/tribes-16-the-black-lives-matter-issue
April 2023 Suboart International Art Magazine, Issue #5 April 2023
https://issuu.com/suboartmagazine/docs/suboart_magazine_5_april_2023_pdf
October 2023 TAPinto New Brunswick, “Picture of Inspiration: New Sports Mural Unveiled in New Brunswick”

https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/arts-and-entertainment/articles/picture-of-
inspiration-new-sports-mural-unveiled-in-new-brunswick

December 2023 TAPinto New Brunswick, “TAPinto New Brunswick’s People to Watch in 2024: Martryce Roach

https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/arts-and-entertainment/articles/tapinto-
new-brunswick-s-people-to-watch-in-2024-martryce-roach

June 2024 The Philadelphia Inquirer, “She Turned Her Home Into The Colored Girls Museum...”
https://www.inquirer.com/arts/theater/colored-girls-museum-germantown-dubois-20240613.html