The Afro-Futurist Manifesto: Blackness Reimagined

April 23 – November 27, 2022
Palazzo Bembo, Venice, Italy

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Delita Martin
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Delita Martin (b. 1972, Conroe, Texas) is a master printmaker, illustrator, and painter based in Huffman, Texas. Through the weaving of history and storytelling, Martin offers a new narrative on the power of women whose stories are not only layered in textures and techniques but also symbolism.

Museum Collections (selected):
Crystal Bridges Museum
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Minnesota Museum of American Art
National Museum of Women in the Arts
Library of Congress
The Studio Museum in Harlem
Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African-American Art


Night Bird, 2020
Relief printing, Charcoal, Acrylic, Liquid
gold leaf, Decorative papers, Hand
stitching, 42” x 30”