Background
Alf, Martha Joanne was born on August 13, 1930 in Berkeley, California, United States. Daughter of Foster Wise and Julia Vivian (Kane) Powell.
Alf, Martha Joanne was born on August 13, 1930 in Berkeley, California, United States. Daughter of Foster Wise and Julia Vivian (Kane) Powell.
Bachelor with distinction, San Diego State University, 1953. Master of Arts in Painting, San Diego State University, 1963. Junior college teaching credential, San Diego State University, 1969.
Master of Fine Arts in Pictorial Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1970.
Research assistant, Health and Welfare Association, Seattle, l956;
teaching assistant in drawing, instructor design, San Diego State University, l963;
instructor drawing, Los Angeles Valley College, l970-73;
instructor drawing, El Camino College, Hawthorne, California, l97l;
instructor drawing and painting, Los Angeles Harbor College, Wilmington, California, l97l-75;
instructor art, University of California at Los Angeles Extension, l97l-79. Instructor contemporary art Brand Library Art Center, Glendale, California, l973. Visiting artist California State College, Bakersfield, l980.
Freelance art critic Artweek, Oakland, California, l974-77. Guest curator Lang Art Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, California, l974.
Married Edward Franklin Alf, March l7, l95l. L child, Richard Franklin.