Martin, Mary (1907-1969)

English painter and sculptor. From rug design and abstract painting, she turned to construction in 1951. In 1969 she created the Wall Construction for Stirling University and won first prize (with Richard Hamilton) in the John Moores Liverpool exhibition. She often collaborated with her husband, the sculptor Kenneth Martin, who was strongly influenced by constructivism.

Martin was born in Folkestone, and trained at Goldsmiths College and the Royal College of Art.