Martin Payton

Louisiana-based visual artist and sculptor Martin Payton received a BFA in visual arts from Xavier University, New Orleans, and an MFA from Otis College of Art and Design, Las Angeles, CA. Payton’s work is inspired by New Orleans jazz musicians, which can be seen in his lyrical steel sculptures.

He exhibited his work at Heriard-Cimino Gallery, New Orleans, and Louisiana State University Museum of Art, Baton Rouge. Payton worked as an assistant professor of art at Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, and a professor of art at Southern University in Baton Rouge.

—From Brandywine Workshop and Archives records