Martha Whittington received her B.A. in Sculpture from the Kansas City Art Institute. She received her M.F.A. in Sculpture from Tyler School of Art, where she studied with sculptor Winifred Lutz. Ms. Whittington has been the recipient of a 6 month artist residency at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art. In support of her work, she has been awarded grants from the Office of Cultural Affairs Atlanta and Austin Green. She has exhibited her work both nationally and internationally with shows at the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville Florida, Museum of Contemporary Art Georgia, and the AMOA-Laguna  Gloria, Austin Texas. Ms. Whittington is a Professor of Foundations Studies at the Savannah College of Art and Design.