Joey Allen Martin is a multimedia artist from Morganton, NC with a focus in painting and drawing. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from UNC Greensboro in 2020 and is currently pursuing a master’s degree at Western Carolina University.

Joey’s creative exploration is deeply rooted in a lifelong fascination with themes of nature, existence, and absurdity, paired with a sense of humor and wonderment. His work is derived through a practice of stream of consciousness drawing, which involves responding instinctively to random preliminary marks. Each piece is uniquely informed by emotions, memories, entertainment, cultural influences, and serendipitous marks. The resulting chaotic juxtaposition of imagery within the work prompts the viewer to consider the boundaries between reality and fantasy, truth and misinformation, and perception and interpretation.