Martha Rich "Stop Talking"

Martha Rich lived the typical, suburban life - until she followed her husband to Los Angeles where, just short of a picket fence and 2.5 children her average American life unraveled. To cope with divorce, fate lead her to a night class in illustration at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Her teachers persuaded her to quit the pantyhose, corporate world, leave her human resources job at Universal Studios behind and become an artist full-time. She graduated with honors from the college and later went on to get an MFA in Painting from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

She currently lives and works in South Philadelphia creating illustrations, murals and installations at galleries across the country.