Martin Shell was born in the United States. He designed a Women's Ready to Wear Collection in New York before making the decision to work in an altogether different three dimensional form. Having always had a preoccupation and passion for representational portraiture, it is the individualized stylized form which is so immediately identifiable in his work. Whether it be figurative, or a piece from his bestiary series, his work can be found in public and private Collections, in the following Cities:

Aspen Atlanta Barcelona Berlin Buenos Aires Beirut Caracus Cabo San Lucas Columbus Chicago Dark Harbor Denver Dubai Edinburgh

Geneva Gothenburg Gstaad Kona London Los Angeles Malta New Orleans New York Northeast Harbor Orlando Oslo Palm Beach Paris

Pattaya Phoenix Rome San Diego San Francisco San Juan Scottsdale Sharm El Sheikh Southampton St. Moritz Tokyo Vail Washington DC Zurich