Artist Talk
Rooted and Rising & Tale's end
St. Paul Art Crawl
F-O-K Studios
St. Paul, MN
April 26, 2025
Video: Faye & Voelker
360° view
essence
F-O-K Studios Gallery
St. Paul, MN
February 21, 2025
Video: Faye & Voelker
exhibition tour
ethereal echo
F-O-K Studios Gallery
St. Paul, MN
May 24 - July 8, 2024
The restorative process is expressed in this exhibit. The human body, the natural world and the universe literally contains spirals. Metaphorically, Bird sees spirals as symbols of resilience, energy, and growth while bringing together life’s experiences, both as a journey and a reflection. The repeat of spirals reveal the innate connection between our bodies and the world around us.
Video: Faye & Voelker
Artist Interview
A World Beyond
First Universalist Church
Minneapolis, MN
July 16, 2023
Interviewer: Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout
performance
dancing willow
Eagan Art House
Eagan, MN
September 11, 2021
Over a total of 4 in-person visits, dancer Shannon Hartle and sculptor Martha Bird created this collaboration that involved each observing, and being influcenced by other as they each practice their art.
volunteer Talk
Youbetcha Build
University of Minnesota
Landscape Arboretum
Chaska, MN
May 9, 2019
During YouBetcha's creation, Patrick Dougherty, internationally-acclaimed artist, and weaver Martha Bird share about the process of building this large scale willow sculpture. For this 3 week project, Bird was specially invited to work 5 build days with Patrick (the maximum allowed).
Video: Kent Withington
Artist Talk
Artist in Residence
Anderson Center
Red Wing, MN
August 29, 2019
This is an excerpt from a longer artist talk where Martha Bird is talking about submitting her first sculptural basketry piece to the National Basketry Organization art exhibit.
presentation trailer
reclaimING basketry: working through stigma to reach creative potential
Kaddatz Galleries
Fergus Falls, MN
March 20, 2018
This is an excerpt from Martha Bird's presentation on basketry as a tool for healing and empowerment. Bird shares a history of basketry as both an art form and a therapeutic tool, providing an engaging, far-ranging look at the artform’s history, and challenging the misperceptions and stereotypes about basket weaving in popular culture.
artist talk
to really see
Minneapolis Central Library
Minneapolis, MN
August 23, 2017
Martha Bird talks about "Medicine Basket with Safety Net". This early sculptural basket was later acquired by the Minnesota Historical Society and added to their collection.
curator talk
Water's edge
University of Minnesota
Landscape Arboretum
Chaska, MN
April 6, 2017
Martha Bird was invited by the Curator of Art and Sculpture at the Arboretum to guest curate a group exhibition with the theme of water.
Video: Chance Wellnitz