SIENNA MARTZ is an internationally recognized sculptor and fiber artist, constructing her work through alternative material manipulation blended with traditional textile techniques. As a vegan artist, she uses plant-based, recycled, and upcycled materials to ensure her work has a minimal impact on our magnificent planet. She is represented by contemporary art gallery Soapbox Arts.
Sienna has exhibited her unique work internationally in gallery and museum exhibitions—including in Seoul, Berlin, Rome, New York City, Chicago, Miami, and Philadelphia. Her work has graced the pages of major publications, including Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, House & Garden Magazine, The World of Interiors Magazine, Google Arts & Culture, and Domino Magazine. She received the 2024 Sculptor of the Year Singulart Award.
Sienna’s wall sculptures can be found in public and private collections across the globe—including the United States, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Portugal, and France. International art museums, galleries, luxury hotels & apartments, art consulting firms, dance companies, musicians, and non-profit organizations have commissioned her artwork. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. Sienna is currently based in Vermont.
IN THE STUDIO
Sienna combines spatial utility, contemporary aesthetics, and a deep-rooted ecological conscience to craft artworks that transcend form and function. Her work embodies a dedication to challenging the prevailing currents of consumerism and the excesses of late capitalism.
Through texture, color, shape, and eco-friendly materials, Sienna’s soft sculptures explore the adaptability of nature and take a stance against the unsustainable and unethical practices of the textile industry - including the fashion industry that creates 97 million tons of textile waste annually worldwide.
Sienna’s commitment to sustainability echoes through her studio and is woven into the very fibers of her art – gently reminding us all of our shared responsibility to preserve it for all species on earth. Her work is a vivid testament to her signature approach, where the tactile interplay of texture, a wild and diverse color palette, and shapes inspired by the geometry of biology are harmoniously woven with dedication to environmental integrity.
INSPIRATION & VISION
MATERIALS & PROCESS
Every year, billions of animals suffer and die in the textile industry - including for wool, mohair, cashmere, leather, fur, and feathers. At every stage of production, these animal-derived materials are hazardous to our land, air, and water, and many cases, to the workers who make them. That’s why, as an eco-conscious and vegan fiber artist, Sienna uses plant-based, recycled, and upcycled materials to ensure her art has a minimal impact on our planet and the magnificent beings that we share it with.
Her sustainable sculptures are built upon time-intensive, repetitive processes using the development of traditional textile techniques in a contemporary method. The interplay between materials becomes an essential element of her work. While giving herself only a certain amount of control over the manipulation, she lets the materials’ natural reaction to the process take place.
BEHIND THE SCENES
Watch Sienna in her artist studio in Southern Vermont on YouTube!
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