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Martha Schnee is an artist, educator, and mover based in Portland, Maine. Rooted in close looking, critical ethnography, and cross-disciplinary experimentation, her artistic practice explores places and excavates memory. She holds an Honors B.A., in American Cultural Studies from Bates College. Her thesis research work focused on Marfa, TX and combined historic analysis, cultural ethnography, creative nonfiction writing, photography, and critical theory to explore gentrification. She has a rigorous professional practice in arts education, holding positions at the Portland Museum of Art and SPACE Gallery in teen education and outreach, and as a co-facilitator of SPELL (South Portland Experimental Language League) at the Living Room Dance Collective. Her photography work has appeared in shows and publications nationally and internationally.